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阅读理解:InEuropemendonotusuallywearskirts.ButtheScottishnationalclothingformenisakindofskirt.Itiscalledakilt.TheScottishliketobedifferent.Theyarealsoproudoftheircountryanditshistory
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InEuropemendonotusuallywearskirts.ButtheScottishnationalclothingformenisakindofskirt.Itiscalledakilt.TheScottishliketobedifferent.Theyarealsoproudoftheircountryanditshistoryandtheyfeelthatthekiltispartofthathistory.That'swhythemenstillwearkiltsattraditional(传统的)dancesandonnationalholidays.TheybelievetheyarewearingthesameclothesthatScottishmenalwaysusedtowear.

That'swhattheybelieve.Howeverkiltsarenotreallysoold.Before1730Scottishmenworealongshirtandblanketaroundtheirshoulders.Theseclothesgotinthewaywhenthemenstartedtoworkinfactories.Soin1730afactoryownerchangedtheblanketintoaskirt;thekilt.That'showthefirstkiltwasmade.

Theninthelate1700sScottishsoldiersintheBritishArmybegantowearkilts.Onereasonforthiswasnationalsentiment(=feelings).TheScottishsoldierswantedtobedifferentfromtheEnglishsoldiers.TheBritishArmyprobablyhadadifferentreason.AScottishsoldierinakiltwasalwayseasytofind!TheScottishsoldierfoughtveryhardandbecamefamous.Thekiltwaspartofthefameandintheearly1800smenallaroundScotlandbegantowearkilts.

Thesekiltshadcolorfulstripes(条纹)goingupanddownandacross.Inthe1700sandearly1800sthecolorofthestripeshadnospecialmeaning.Mensometimesownedkiltsinseveraldifferentcolors.ButlaterthecolorsbecameimportanttotheScottishfamilies.Byabout1850mostfamilieshadspecialcolorsfortheirkilts.ForexamplemenfromtheCampbellfamilyhadkiltswithgreenyellowandbluestripes.Scottishpeopleoftenbelievethatthecolorsofthekiltsarepartoftheirfamilyhistory.Infacteachfamilyjustchosethecolortheylikedbest.

ThisisnotthestoryyouwillheartodayifyouareinScotland.MostScottishpeoplestillbelievethatkiltsareasoldasScotlandandthatthecolorsareasoldastheScottishfamilies.Sometimesfeelingsarestrongerthanfacts!

1.Thistextismainlyabout________.

A.soldiers'clothesinBritain

B.thehistoryofScotland

C.aspecialkindofskirt

D.Scottishfamilies

2.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?

A.TheEnglishsoldierswerethefi

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  答案:C;B;C;A;D   解析:
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