《2025年真题圈九年级英语全一册冀教版河北专版》

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Clothing is a language. It tells us about individuals: their personality, age, place in society and so on. If we want to know more about society, we can look at traditional clothing.
The continent of Africa has a long history and a rich culture, and this is shown in traditional dress. You often find three colours—red, gold and green in the clothing. The first colour stands for the blood of millions of people who suffered as slaves (奴隶). The second is for the rich resources of the African earth, and the third represents (代表)the grasslands of home.
The patterns on the clothing also have a meaning. A common pattern is in the form of a cross “X”, which stands for “unity”. Another pattern is a rectangular(矩形的)box, which represents “strength”.
Because clothing has a strong social meaning, people are very careful in choosing what to wear. It would be a serious mistake to wear the wrong clothing, or to wear clothes in the wrong way. For instance, in Ghana, a woman should wear her waistband differently according to the importance of the social event.
Traditional dress also tells us about everyday life. African designs are famous for loose (宽松的)clothing. The climate, with the hot sun and wide temperature ranges (变化), requires that the clothes should be comfortable for daily life.
Although many people wear Western clothes, particularly in the big cities in Africa, traditional dress is very highly valued (评价). This is because it has deep cultural meanings.
( )59. Clothing tells us something except people’s __________.
A. age B. place in society
C. personality D. height and weight
( )60. According to the passage, red in the African clothing __________.
A. represents the setting sun
B. is chosen because it is a bright colour
C. stands for African unity
D. is a reminder of the sad history in Africa
( )61. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A. There are only two patterns on African traditional dresses.
B. Africans get tired of loose clothing because it is out of style.
C. In Ghana, for a woman, always wearing the same waistband is a mistake.
D. We can learn the weather at night in Africa is as hot as that in the day.

答案： 59-61 DDC