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I. 阅读理解 Mary Quant was born in 1934. When she was young, there were no teenage fashion. Young women were dressed like grown ups or little girls. At thirteen, she designed her own school uniform. She wore short dresses and long socks. After school, Mary went to Goldsmith’s College in London. She didn’t enter the college gate but she met her future husband, Alexander Plun Kett Green. Like Mary her wore unusual clothes, such as purple velvet trousers and pyjama jackets. In 1955 Mary left college and worked for a hat maker in London’s West End. But soon they opened their own shop. It was called Bazaar and it was the first small shop for women in the King’s Road in Chelsea. Many designed all the clothes and made them on her old sewing machine. The 1960s are often called the “Swinging Sixties”. During these years Mary’s designs became very popular. Everyone loved her mini skirts and coloured tights. Thanks to Mary, London became the fashion capital of the world. Mary’s fashion shows differed a lot from what they had been before. Mary’s models didn’t walk – they danced to pop music. Soon Mary’s fashion clothes became popular in America, too. At the age of 37, Mary had a son, Orlando. She says, “Becoming a mother was quite the most important thing that ever happened to me.” In 1966, Mary was awarded the O.B.E. (a special medal given by the Queen). She went to Buckingham Palace in a mini skirt to collect the medal. Later on Mary started her own cosmetics(化妆品) company. She designed smart black, white and silver packaging for it, with the Quant daisy sybol that is still the same today. Today, Mary’s business is worth 100 million pounds. She is still designing – not just clothes, but also a perfume called “Havoc” and some other things. She has now opened the Mary Quant Colour Shop in London’s Carnaby Street. 1. When Mary was thirteen, _________. A. she dressed like a little girl B. she designed her school uniform C. she dressed like a grown-up D. she became a teacher 2. Ma