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create collections and less expensive for them to show and sell their work, experts say.
Instead of spending tens of thousands of dollars on a show at New York Fashion Week, some
designers presented collections for spring and summer 2010 online, while others are expanding their
brand by making it easier for shoppers to buy their clothes online.
"It is the technology that is changing our lives, "said Designer Norma Kamali, who displayed her
spring and summer 2010 collection as well as exclusive lines(专卖品) for eBay Inc and Walmart.com
at the Apple store in Manhattan"s Soho Neighborhood.
Kamali"s iPhone application has a"Try Before You Buy"option, which allows clothes to be sent
overnight to a customer, who provides her credit card information, so she can try them on at home
before deciding to buy.
Menswear designer Miguel Antoinne and womenswear designer Marc Bouwer both put on virtual
fashion shows, while models at fashion designer Vivienne Tam"s show carried a laptop computer
adorned with a Tam design.
Mazdack Rassi, cofounder and creative director of Milk Studios, a downtown space that showed
about 70 collections during New York Fashion Week, was considering projecting shows on the side
of a building so people at a nearby park could watch.
With cable TV and the Internet, designers know that their shows can be seen by many more people
than just the editors and the media who attend.
Designers are finding that technology can also help the actual design work by allowing artists to
explore new ideas and processes.
But Simon Collins, the dean of fashion at Parsons-the new school for design, said even though
technology is helpful, there is still no substitute for talent and hard work."Absolutely, there"ll be people
out there that have successful businesses that don"t know the first thing about draping and construction,
just think it up, put it on the computer, fire it off the factory and it works, "Collins said."But they"re the
exception, not the rule."
1.According to the passage, one advantage of the Internet is that it allows the designers to ___.
A. share their collections with other designers
B. display their work at a lower cost than usual
C. get information about the popular fashion trend
D. inform the editors and the media of their collections
2.Which of the following is TRUE about Kamali?
A. She"s aware of the importance of the Internet.
B. She"s strongly against buying clothes online.
C. She thinks highly of New York Fashion Week.
D. She" s running a "Try Before You Buy" website.
3.We can infer from the passage that ___.
A. it"s difficult to become a wellknown designer
B. it"s very dangerous to do online shopping now
C. few people pay attention to virtual fashion shows
D. designers are struggling to promote their shows
4.According to the passage, ___values people"s natural gift and hard work.
A. Norma Kamali
B. Miguel Antoinne
C. Mazdack Rassi
D. Simon Collins
5.The purpose of the writing is to __ .
A. celebrate the success of New York Fashion Week
B. stress the important role of the Internet and technology in fashion
C. introduce the activities in New York Fashion Week
D. advertise New York Fashion Week on the Internet
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in the 1900s most American towns and cities had a Main Street.Main Street was always in the heart of a
town.This street was 1 on both sides with many 2 businesses.Here, shoppers walked into stores to
look at all sorts of merchandise:clothing, furniture, hardware, groceries. 3 , some shops offered 4 .
These shops included drugstores, restaurants, shoerepair stores, and barber or hairdressing shops. 5 in
the 1950s, a change began to 6 .Too many automobiles had crowded into Main Street while too few
parking places were 7 shoppers.Because the streets were crowded, merchants began to look with
interest at the open spaces 8 the city limits. Open space is what their cardriving customers needed.
And open space is what they got when the first shopping centre was built.Shopping centres, or rather
malls, 9 as a collection of small new stores 10 crowded city centres. 11 by hundreds of free parking
space, customers were drawn away from 12 areas to outlying malls.And the growing 13 of shopping
centres led 14 to the building of bigger and better stocked stores.By the late 1970s, many shopping
malls had almost developed into small cities themselves.In addition to providing the 15 of one stop
shopping, malls were transformed into landscaped parks, with benches, fountains, and outdoor
entertainment.
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| Few laws are so effective that you can see results just days after they take effect.But in the nine days since the federal cigarette tax more than doubled-to $1.01 per packsmokers have jammed telephone"quit lines" across the country seeking to kick the habit. This is not a surprise to public health advocates.They"ve studied the effect of state tax increases for years, finding that smokers, especially teens, are price sensitive.Nor is it a shock to the industry, which fiercely fights every tax increase. The only wonder is that so many states insist on closing their ears to the message.Tobacco taxes improve public health, they raise money and most particularly, they deter people from taking up the habit as teens, which is when nearly all smokers are addicted.Yet the rate of taxation varies widely. In Manhattan, for instance, which has the highest tax in the nation, a pack of Marlboro Light Kings cost $10.06 at one drugstore Wednesday.In Charleston, S.C., where the 7centapack tax is the lowest in the nation, the price was $4.78. The influence is obvious. In New York, high school smoking hit a new low in the latest surveys-13.8%, far below the national average.By comparison,26% of high school students smoke in Kentucky.Other lowtax states have similarly depressing teensmoking records. Hal Rogers, Representative from Kentucky, like those who are against high tobacco taxes, argues that the burden of the tax falls on lowincome Americans "who choose to smoke". That"s true.But there is more reason in keeping future generations of lowincome workers from getting hooked in the first place.As for today"s adults, if the new tax drives them to quit, they will have more to spend on their families, cut their risk of cancer and heart disease and feel better. 1.The text is mainly about ____ . A. the price of cigarettes B. the rate of teen smoking C. the effect of tobacco tax increase D. the differences in tobacco tax rate 2.What does the author think is a surprise? A. Teen smokers are price sensitive. B. Some states still keep the tobacco tax low. C. Tobacco taxes improve public health. D. Tobacco industry fiercely fights the tax rise. 3.The underlined word "deter"in Paragraph 3 most probably means ___ . A. discourage B. remove C. benefit D. free 4. Rogers" attitude towards the lowincome smokers might be that of ___ . A. tolerance B. unconcern C. doubt D. sympathy 5.What can we learn from the last paragraph? A.The new tax will be beneficial in the long run. B. Lowincome Americans are more likely to fall ill. C. Future generations will be hooked on smoking. D. Adults will depend more on their families. | ||||||
| 语法填空 Maybe you never opened that account, but someone else 1 -someone used your name, your credit card number or 2 (person) information to commit fraud(造假)without letting you know, 3 is actually a crime. The biggest problem is 4 (probable) that you may not know that someone has taken away your identity 5 you notice that something is wrong.You may get bills for 6 credit card account you never opened.Your credit report may include debts you never knew you had, 7 you may see charges on your bills that you didn"t sign for. If your identity 8 (steal) like that, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC)suggests that you should take at least two actions immediately.First, contact the fraud departments of the major credit offices and ask them 9 copies of your credit reports.Then, review your reports carefully 10 (check)your information. | ||||||
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| My husband, Bob, died in January 2010. His death was unexpected as well. I __1__ condolences (哀悼) from people I hadn"t heard from in years: letters, cards, flowers, calls, and visits. I took a bad knock with __2__. I was so struggling to __3__ the whys and hows of this terrible thing that had happened to my family, knowing in my heart that there really were no __4__. It"s just all so sad. One message __5__ me deeply. I received a letter from my best friend from sixth __6__ through high school. We had drifted somewhat since __7__ in 1959, as she stayed in our home town and I did not. __8__ it was the kind of friendship that could quickly resume even if we __9__ touch for five or ten years. Her husband, Pete, had died perhaps 20 years ago at a young age, __10__ her with deep sorrow and heavy __11__: finding a job and raising three young children.She and Pete, __12__ Bob and I, had shared one of those rare, close, "loveofyourlifeyoucanneverforget"__13__. In her letter she __14__ an anecdote about my mother who had passed away years ago. She wrote, "When Pete died, your dear mother __15__ me and said, "Trudy, I don"t know what to say...so I"ll just say I love you."" She closed her letter to me repeating my mother"s words of so long __16__, "Bonnie, I don"t know what to say...so I"ll just say I love you." I felt I __17__ almost hear my mother speaking to me now. What a __18__ message of sympathy! How dear of my friend to cherish it all those years and then __19__ it on to me. I love you. __20__ words. A gift. A legacy(遗赠物). | ||||||
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