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She leads a short life, but a very rich one. She wears many beautiful and expensive dresses and wonderful furs, and she is seen in the best stores. She has people to dress her and keep her face pretty. Still, even though she has thousands of admirers, she rarely smiles. Although she is beautiful, she rarely meets men of her own kind. She is, as you might have guessed, the mannequin(人体模特) who looks dreamy from the windows of stores.
Some of the people who design window displays think of mannequins only as objects to work with, but most of the people who make use of the figures call them by name. Although a mannequin has a number given to it by the producer, it is very often known by the name of the woman who modeled for it.
What the stores look for these days is interesting, rather than perfect faces. Like Sara Kapp’s, for example. She is a professional model whose lookalike, produced by the Adel Rootstein company, is now popular. Sara’s long nose and her green eyes make her face unusual rather than beautiful.
As fashions change, not only are there changes in faces, but changes in poses too. The figures have become more realistic. Until a few years ago, mannequins were made without toes. But now that open shoes have become popular, toes are necessary. “When trousers were very popular, mannequins stood differently, ” says Candy Pratts, who directs window designers at Bloomingdale’s, a large New York store. “Now they stand in a more relaxed way that is better for dresses.”
Even though a mannequin gets excellent care, her life in a good store is not likely to be more than two years. Bloomingdale’s has 160 mannequins in use, and Candy Pratts says her department buys some new ones every two months. And that, she adds, is why it’s best not to get used to any particular mannequin. “When I get a favorite, I hate to see her go.”
8. How do most window display designers refer to a mannequin?
A. By its sex.
B. By its number.
C. By the name of its designer.
D. By the name of the model it was based on.
9. What kind of mannequins do stores look for nowadays?
A. Fashionable. B. Economic.
C. Beautiful. D. Special.
10. What’s the main idea of Paragraph 4?
A. Mannequins stand in various poses.
B. Mannequins follow the change in fashion.
C. Mannequins are made to look like real persons.
D. Mannequins are designed to be useful rather than attractive.
11. What does Candy Pratts suggest by “When I get a favorite, I hate to see her go.”?
A. Take mannequins seriously.
B. Never focus on one mannequin.
C. Don’t buy too many mannequins.
D. Grow a deep relationship with mannequins.
【语篇解读】 本文介绍了人体模特的发展趋势。
【答案与解析】
8. D 细节题。根据第2段中的it is very often known by the name of the woman who modeled for it可知, 人体模特所模仿的那个人的名字正是大多数橱窗设计师称呼该人体模特的名字。
9. D 细节题。根据第3段中的“What the stores look for these days is interesting, rather than perfect faces.”和“Sara’s long nose and her green eyes make her face unusual rather than beautiful.”可知, 人们现在所寻找的是不同寻常的人体模特。
10. B 主旨题。根据第4段第1句“As fashions change, not only are there changes in faces, but changes in poses too.”可知, 人体模特随着流行趋势的变化而变化。
11. B 推断题。根据最后一段中的“Even though a mannequin gets excellent care, her life in a good store is not likely to be more than two years.”以及it’s best not to get used to any particular mannequin可知, Candy Pratts建议人们不要对某一个人体模特过于钟爱, 因为人体模特的更新换代非常快。
She leads a short life, but a very rich one. She wears many beautiful and expensive dresses and wonderful furs, and she is seen in the best stores. She has people to dress her and keep her face pretty. Still, even though she has thousands of admirers, she rarely smiles. Although she is beautiful, she rarely meets men of her own kind. She is, as you might have guessed, the mannequin(人体模特) who looks dreamy from the windows of stores.
Some of the people who design window displays think of mannequins only as objects to work with, but most of the people who make use of the figures call them by name. Although a mannequin has a number given to it by the producer, it is very often known by the name of the woman who modeled for it.
What the stores look for these days is interesting, rather than perfect faces. Like Sara Kapp’s, for example. She is a professional model whose lookalike, produced by the Adel Rootstein company, is now popular. Sara’s long nose and her green eyes make her face unusual rather than beautiful.
As fashions change, not only are there changes in faces, but changes in poses too. The figures have become more realistic. Until a few years ago, mannequins were made without toes. But now that open shoes have become popular, toes are necessary. “When trousers were very popular, mannequins stood differently, ” says Candy Pratts, who directs window designers at Bloomingdale’s, a large New York store. “Now they stand in a more relaxed way that is better for dresses.”
Even though a mannequin gets excellent care, her life in a good store is not likely to be more than two years. Bloomingdale’s has 160 mannequins in use, and Candy Pratts says her department buys some new ones every two months. And that, she adds, is why it’s best not to get used to any particular mannequin. “When I get a favorite, I hate to see her go.”
8. How do most window display designers refer to a mannequin?
A. By its sex.
B. By its number.
C. By the name of its designer.
D. By the name of the model it was based on.
9. What kind of mannequins do stores look for nowadays?
A. Fashionable. B. Economic.
C. Beautiful. D. Special.
10. What’s the main idea of Paragraph 4?
A. Mannequins stand in various poses.
B. Mannequins follow the change in fashion.
C. Mannequins are made to look like real persons.
D. Mannequins are designed to be useful rather than attractive.
11. What does Candy Pratts suggest by “When I get a favorite, I hate to see her go.”?
A. Take mannequins seriously.
B. Never focus on one mannequin.
C. Don’t buy too many mannequins.
D. Grow a deep relationship with mannequins.
【语篇解读】 本文介绍了人体模特的发展趋势。
【答案与解析】
8. D 细节题。根据第2段中的it is very often known by the name of the woman who modeled for it可知, 人体模特所模仿的那个人的名字正是大多数橱窗设计师称呼该人体模特的名字。
9. D 细节题。根据第3段中的“What the stores look for these days is interesting, rather than perfect faces.”和“Sara’s long nose and her green eyes make her face unusual rather than beautiful.”可知, 人们现在所寻找的是不同寻常的人体模特。
10. B 主旨题。根据第4段第1句“As fashions change, not only are there changes in faces, but changes in poses too.”可知, 人体模特随着流行趋势的变化而变化。
11. B 推断题。根据最后一段中的“Even though a mannequin gets excellent care, her life in a good store is not likely to be more than two years.”以及it’s best not to get used to any particular mannequin可知, Candy Pratts建议人们不要对某一个人体模特过于钟爱, 因为人体模特的更新换代非常快。
