Believe it or, there are good reasons for wearing a school uniform. It makes you 1 proud of your school. It builds a common spirit of unity(整体) among students and 2 them of the values and history of their school. But for most students, school uniform are not something to be proud of 3 .
“Why 4 the school uniform just one day a week? Always wearing the same clothes makes me feel boring,” a senior student from a high school complained(抱怨).“I don’t like the big English letters of the name of our school on the back, said a junior student “They could be 5 .” The main students complaints about school uniforms are: simple colors, boring designs and bad 6 . And a teacher at a middle school in Guangzhou said that 7 a teacher and a mother, she eagerly 8 the quality of school uniforms will be improved soon.
What has caused all these problems? Chen Hong, a uniform designer in Shenzhen, pointed out that problems 9 because the whole society doesn’t see the 10 of the school uniform.
“Most designers are 11 to stick to the same old fashion, 12 there are no professionals 13 work for students,” Chen said.
His company 14 most of the awards in the first national competition for school uniforms last month in Nanning, Guangxi.
“Besides, high quality calls for a high price,” said Chen. “But in some schools, the annuals expense for each student’s uniform is only 50 to 60 Yuan. How can we produce high quality clothes with so 15 money?”
Even with these problems, efforts have been made 16 the situation, according to Zhai Shiliang, 17 of the School Uniform Administration and Service Center in Beijing. A school clothes competition was held in April in Beijing. Thirty-seven uniforms, 18 in schools next spring, were selected from 570. “We will offer the samples(样品) for school to choose.” Zhai said.
“The perfect uniform should remind the students of the school’s honor and cause them to be proud of it 19 they are.” Chen said. Zhai added, “During the 2008 Olympic Games, the whole world will see the new appearance of our 20 century young generation with new school uniforms.”
1. A. take B. feel C. to take D. to feel
2. A. remains B. remember C. reminds D. recalls
3. A. at all B. in all C. for all D. after all
4. A. not to wear B. to wear C. not wear D. wear
5. A. large B. larger C. small D. smaller
6. A. quantity B. amount C. quality D. unit
7. A. as B. like C. for D. with
8. A. wishes B. needs C. wants D. hopes
9. A. come through B. come up C. come in D. come on
10. A. importance B. important C. design D. possibility
11. A. like B. possibly C. unlikely D. likely.
12. A. if B. although C. because D. because of
13. A. what B. which C. that D. 不填
14. A. won B. has won C. wins D. had won
15. A. few B. little C. much D. many
16. A. improve B. develop C. change D. to change
17. A. a head B. the head C. no head D. head
18. A. being seen B. to be seen C. to see D. will be seen
19. A. whenever and wherever B. when and where
C. what and who D. whatever and whoever
20. A. 19th B.20th C. 21st D. 22nd
答案与解析:
1.B make 后面接不带to的不定式作宾补,排除C和D, feel proud of “对…… 感到自豪。
2.C remind sb. of sth. 是固定搭配,意思是使…想起…。
3.A at all 用在否定句末尾,以加强语气,意思是 根本,全然。
4.C Why not do sth. 是一个表示建议的句型,意思是 为什么不…?
5.D 由上句的“I don’t like the big English letters…” 可判断此处是smaller.
6. C 采用排除法,可以判断学生抱怨校服质量不好。
7.A as 在这里作介词,意思是作为…。
8.D 由句意和结构来判断,此处选择hope; wish 也可以接从句,但要用虚拟语气。
9.B. come up 意思是问题被提出,形式上要用主动,意义上是被动的。
10.A 这个从句意思是 “整个社会没有意识到学校服装的重要性。
11. D be likely to do 是likely的固定用法,意思是 可能会。
12.C 从上下文判断,应该用because 引导表原因的状语从句。
13.C that 在这里引导定语从句,修饰professional, that 在从句中作主语,不能省略。
14.A 由句中的时间状语last month 可判断应该用一般过去时。
15.B 这句话意思是 用如此少的钱,怎能作出高质量的衣服呢?money 是不可数名词,用little修饰。
16.D 不定式短语在此处做目的状语。
17.D 表示头衔、职位的名词做主补,宾补或同位语时,前面一般不加冠词。
18.B 不定式短语的被动式在此处做定语,表将来意义,修饰thirty-seven uniforms.
19. A whenever and wherever 引导让步状语从句,表示 无论何时何地。
20.C 由 the 2008 Olympic Games 可判断是21世纪