Test OneSection A Passage Understanding (26 points, 2 points each)Directions: This part is to test your reading ability .There are 3 passages in this section. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A), B), C), and D). You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter.Passage OneQuestions 41 to 45 are based on the following passage.Clothes play two major roles: functional and decorational. When we buy clothes, there are more factors to take into consideration: size, price and durability.Perhaps the most difficult decision to make in buying a piece of clothing is about its style on esthetical ( 审美学的) grounds; its shape, its color ,the texture of its material, and its Workmanship. As what we wear tells stories about us, showing to others what kind of people we are and what kind of taste we have, we cannot afford to be careless about this. We try a coat on and stand before a mirror, turning this way and that, imaging how others would think of us in it. When finally we decided to take it, it is because we are convinced that we have properly exercised our taste in addition to other practical considerations.41. We buy clothes for all of the following reasons EXCET A) it can keep us from cold B) it looks good on usC) we like its color D) we have money42. The fact that we wear different clothes for different seasons and occasions is a good example of .A) the clothes’ decorational role B) the clothes’ functional roleC) the clothes’ price factor D) the clothes’ size factor43. What it the least important factor considered by a rich customer in a fashion shop?A) Workmanship. B) Size....
