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    For Western designers, China and its rich culture have long been an inspiration for Western creative.

“It’s no secret that China has always been a source(來源) of inspiration for designers,” says Amanda Hill, chief creative officer at A+E Networks, a global media company and home to some of the biggest fashion(時尚) shows.

Earlier this year, the China Through A Looking Glass exhibition in New York exhibited 140 pieces of China-inspired fashionable clothing alongside Chinese works of art, with the aim of exploring the influence of Chinese aesthetics(美學) on Western fashion and how China has fueled the fashionable imagination for centuries. The exhibition had record attendance, showing that there is huge interest in Chinese influences.

“China is impossible to overlook,” says Hill. “Chinese models are the faces of beauty and fashion campaigns that sell dreams to women all over the world, which means Chinese women are not just consumers of fashion — they are central to its movement.” Of course, not only are today’s top Western designers being influenced by China—some of the best designers of contemporary fashion are themselves Chinese. “Vera Wang, Alexander Wang, Jason Wu are taking on Galliano, Albaz, Marc Jacobs—and beating them hands down in design and sales,” adds Hill.

For Hill, it is impossible not to talk about China as the leading player when discussing fashion. “The most famous designers are Chinese, so are the models, and so are the consumers,” she says. “China is no longer just another market; in many senses it has become the market. If you talk about fashion today, you are talking about China—its influences, its direction, its breathtaking clothes, and how young designers and models are finally acknowledging that in many ways.”

121．What can we learn about the exhibition in New York?

A．It promoted the sales of artworks.                B．It attracted a large number of visitors.

C．It showed ancient Chinese clothes.               D．It aimed to introduce Chinese models.

122．What does Hill say about Chinese women?

A．They are setting the fashion.                        B．They start many fashion campaigns.

C．They admire super models.                         D．They do business all over the world.

123．What do the underlined words “taking on” in paragraph 4 mean?

A．learning from         B．looking down on     C．working with          D．competing against

124．What can be a suitable title for the text?

A．Young Models Selling Dreams to the World

B．A Chinese Art Exhibition Held in New York

C．Differences Between Eastern and Western Aesthetics

D．Chinese Culture Fueling International Fashion Trends

【回答】

121．B

122．A

123．D

124．D

【分析】

這是一篇議論文。文章論述了*文化及*美學對*時尚界的影響。

121．細節理解題。根據第三段中The exhibition had record attendance, showing that there is huge interest in Chinese influences.可知，此次展覽吸引的參觀者人數創下了記錄，顯示出人們對*影響的濃厚興趣。故選B。

122．細節理解題。根據第四段中Hill所說的話“Chinese models are the faces of beauty and fashion campaigns that sell dreams to women all over the world, which means Chinese women are not just consumers of fashion — they are central to its movement.”(*模特是向世界各地的女*推銷夢想的美麗和時尚運動的面孔，這意味著*女*不僅僅是時尚的消費者——她們是這場運動的核心。)可知，Hill說*女*正在引領新時尚，故選A。

123．詞義猜測題。根據下文and beating them hands down in design and sales說在設計和銷售上擊敗他們，由此推斷出上文Vera Wang, Alexander Wang, Jason Wu are taking on Galliano, Albaz, Mare Jacobs的意思是Vera Wang、Alexander Wang和Jason Wu正在與Galliano、Albaz和 Mare Jacobs競爭。taking on意思是“競爭”，故選D。

124．主旨大意題。本文通過Amanda Hill的評論，論述了*文化、*藝術、*設計師等等在*時尚中發揮著非常重要的作用。因此，“*文化刺激著*時尚的發展和潮流”最能概括文章大意。故選D。

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