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【题目】My daughter went to see The Wild One recently and she commented that Marlon Brando was wearing jeans so long ago. Of course he helped set the trend, so that got me thinking about the link between films and trends in fashion. Fashion and films have gone hand in hand for long. The Wild One is a good example: it appeared in 1954, starring Brando. Dressed in a black leather motorcycle jacket, leather cap and jeans, he created a look which is still considered “cool” today. Everyone from Madonna to middle-aged men is seen wearing the classic leather motorcycle jacket.

Another strong influence on fashion trends was Breakfast at Tiffany’s, starring Audrey Hepburn. She made famous the simple black dress that looks perfect at either a cocktail party or just standing around an expensive department store like Tiffany’s with a pastry and coffee in your hand, as Audrey Hepburn does in the film. She looks so elegant, wearing simple but beautiful dresses, big dark glasses and a string of pearls around her neck. Audrey Hepburn still influences women’s fashion with her “Tiffany’s look”.

In more modem times, the film star Uma Thurman created a major fashion trend when she appeared in the film Pulp Fiction, made in 1994. Her style was very simple. Her black trousers, crisp white shirt and hair style was copied by women in the world.

Influencing fashion trends can often be about timing. The movie Memoirs of a Geisha came just in time to start a trend in Japanese fashion. It starred the Chinese actress Zhang Ziyi, who wore beautiful silk kimonos (和服), and it won an Oscar for Costume Design. Many travel companies picked up on the trend and ran “geisha trips” to Japan. The film has also led to a regained interest in kimonos. It is now quite common to see young Japanese women wearing kimonos not just on traditional occasions, but at various social events. The fashion is also beginning to spread to Western countries.

【1】What is the best title of the passage?

A. Films and fashion. B. Stars’ fashion.

C. Influential films. D. Film cultures.

【2】Who will people associate Madonna wearing the leather motorcycle jacket with?

A. Zhang Ziyi. B. Audrey Hepburn.

C. Uma Thurman. D. Marlon Brando.

【3】What is implied in the film Breakfast at Tiffany’s according to the passage?

A. One can be active by wearing black.

B. One can be elegant by dressing simply.

C. One can be famous by looking perfect.

D. One can be stylish by eating at Tiffany’s.

【4】What does the film Memoirs of a Geisha lead to?

A. The popularity of the Chinese actress.

B. The worldwide reading of Geisha stories.

C. The recovery of interest in kimonos.

D. The “geisha trips” to social events.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】D

【3】B

【4】C

【解析】试题分析：本文主要介绍了电影对时尚的影响，并通过具体的例子来证明这一观点。

【1】A 主旨大意题。根据第一段第二句Of course he helped set the trend, so that got me thinking about the link between films and trends in fashion.可知本文通过马龙.白兰度的著名电影The Wild One 引出了电影能够影响流行时尚趋势的话题。接下来列举多部电影引起流行时尚的变化的例子。可知本文正是关于电影和时尚。故A正确。

【2】D 细节理解题。根据第一段后三句The Wild One is a good example: it appeared in 1954, starring Brando. Dressed in a black leather motorcycle jacket, leather cap and jeans, he created a look which is still considered “cool” today. Everyone from Madonna to middle-aged men is seen wearing the classic leather motorcycle jacket.可知正是Brando在电影The Wild One中的机车夹克、牛仔裤和皮帽子的的服装创造出一种现在人们仍然认为很酷的时尚潮流，当麦当娜穿上这样的服装的时候，人们会联想到马龙.白兰度。故D项正确。

【3】B 推理判断题。根据文章第二段倒数第二句She looks so elegant, wearing simple but beautiful dresses, big dark glasses and a string of pearls around her neck.可知在电影Breakfast at Tiffany’s中Tiffany开创了一种简约而优雅的时尚服饰潮流。故B正确。

【4】C 细节理解题。根据文章倒数第三句The film has also led to a regained interest in kimonos.可知电影Memoirs of a Geisha重新激发了人们对日本和服的喜爱。故C项正确。