中小学教育资源及组卷应用平台 Unit 5 What are the shirts made of 第四课时Section B（3a ~ Self check） 一、短文填空。 There were once two guitar makers in a town in Mexico. They were 1 . One was popular for the low prices and the other was famous 2 the high quality (质量). The young maker, who made 3_____ the cheap guitars, could make guitars very quickly. The old maker took his time and paid much attention to the quality. Everyone wanted to buy a guitar because it was a sign of being rich, 4 both makers were very busy. But bad times came to the town and no one had much money. The young maker did well, but the old maker went out of business because no one could afford (买得起) his guitars. After a few years, the cheap guitars began to fall apart (破碎). Some people were so 5_____ that they went to the guitar maker’s house to get their money back. They pulled him from his home and pushed him onto the ground. Suddenly, a voice called out from behind the crowd. “How can you blame (责怪) him He never said his guitars were perfect. You cared only about how they made you look rich!” The voice 6 to the old guitar maker. “I have spent my whole life 7 how to make good guitars. Something that is really good takes a lot of time and effort” Hearing this, those people left in shame. “How do you make your guitars ” asked the young man. “Good guitars are 8 of good materials. You also need to be patient to process the materials,” answered the old man. “Please teach me 9 to make good guitars,” said the young man. The old man taught him and the young man taught others. Now, the town is 10 known as the guitar capital of Mexico. 阅读理解。 The time has come for “Made in China” — and it’s a popular one. The story of Chinese fashion (时尚) began in 2011 when Feiyue and Huili, both Chinese sports shoe brands, suddenly got international attention. Their products were seen all over the world. Chinese sportswear brand Li Ning was at the New York Fashion Week in September, 2018. It showed its new designs (设计) — sweaters and jackets with Chinese characters. Shaun Rein, the leader of China Market Research Group, said that the latest Chinese brands no longer catch customers’(顾客的) eye by low prices. He told CNN, “They are sure that they can go head to head with foreign brands.” Maybe it is because Chinese young people are now more confident about their own culture. Western culture doesn’t excite the Chinese youth as before. “Today’s young people in China are crazy about Chinese cultural elements (元素).” Jin Qu, the leader of a clothing shopping website, said at a cultural festival in 2018. They like these elements printed on their clothes, even the brand picture of Laoganma in China, which was once seen as outside of fashion. But now young people are proud of these Chinese symbols. “In fact, many stars in the West are now interested in Chinese cultural elements in fashion. Rihanna, a US singer, for example, wore a Chinese yellow dress to the Met Gal ... ...
