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雅思（阅读）模拟试卷91(题后含答案及解析)

题型有：1.

Youshouldspendabout20minutesonQuestions1-13,whicharebasedon

ReadingPassage1below.TrendsintheIndianfashionandtextile

industriesDuringthe1950s,theIndianfashionscenewasexciting,stylishandvery

graceful.Therewerenocelebritydesignersormodels,norwerethereanylabelsthat

werewidelyrecognised.Thevalueofagarmentwasjudgedbyitsstyleandfabric

ratherthanbywhomadeit.Itwasregardedasperfectlyacceptable,evenfor

high-societywomen,toapproachanunknowntailorwhocouldmakeagarmentfora

fewrupees,providingtheperfectfit,finishandstyle.Theywereproudofgettinga

bargain,andofgivingtheirownnametotheendresult.The1960swasanerafullof

mischievousnessandcelebrationinthearts,musicandcinema.Theperiodwas

characterisedbyfreedomfromrestrictionsand,inthefashionworld,anacceptanceof

innovativetypesofmaterialsuchasplasticandcoatedpolyester.Tight-fittingkurtas*

andchuridars**andhighcoiffureswereatrendamongwomen.Thefollowingdecade

witnessedanincreaseintheexportoftraditionalmaterials,andthearrivalinIndiaof

internationalfashion.Syntheticsbecametrendy,andthediscocultureaffectedthe

fashionscene.Itwasintheearly80swhenthefirstfashionstoreRavissant‘’openedin

Mumbai.Atthattimegarmentswereretailedforafour-figurepricetag.American

designerslikeCalvinKleinbecamepopular.InIndiatoo,contoursbecamemore

masculine,andeventhesalwarkameez***wasdesignedwithshoulderpads.Withthe

evolutionofdesignerstorescamethecultureofdesignerfashion,alongwithitshefty

pricetags.Whateveragarmentwaslike,consumerswereconvincedthatahigher

pricetagsignifiedelegantdesignerf