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Findingtheperfectpairofjeansusuallyrequirespatience,luckandseveralfrustratinghoursbehindachangingroomcurtain.
(1)
theprocesscouldsoonbecomemuchsimpler
(2)
toarevolutionarymachinewhichhelpswomenchoosetherightsize,shapeandcut.
Previously
(3)
onlyinhigh-endshops,a3Dbodyscannerisbeingtrialedonthehighstreet—andpromisesto
(4)
shopperstodenimthatfitsandflatters.The£35,000machinecouldbethe
(5)
forwomenwhowanttofollowCarolVorderman'
sleadwithjeansthatsuittheirshapeandflattertheircurves,butwhodon'
thavetimetotryondozensofpairs.Usingdigitalwhitelight,thescannertakes
(6)
from16anglesandcreatesa
(7)
ofthecustomer'
sbodyshapeinseconds.
(8)
thehelpofshop
(9)
theimagecanthenbeusedtoidentifyjeansthatarethe
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sizeandstyle.Thescanner,whichisaround10fttalland5ftwide,isalreadyinuseattheManchesterArndaleshoppingcentreandisbeing
(11)
byfashionchainPeacocks,withotherhighstreetstores
(12)
tofollowsuit.
DebsHatfield,styleadviseratManchesterArndale,said,"
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youcanfindthebestfittingjeansforyourbodyshape,youmusthaveaclearunderstandingofwhatyourbodytype
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is.Thatinitselfisnoeasytasksincealotofusaren'
taclear-cuttype,butoftena
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oftwoormore."
Newsofthe**esasresearchbyPeacocksfound60millionpairsofjeansarestashedawayinwardrobes
(16)
thecountryandneverworn.The
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of2,000shoppersfoundthatoneinfivewomenownssixpairsofjeanstheynolongerwear
(18)
toweightlossorgain.JaneHotz,directorofladieswearforPeacocks,added,"
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theperfectpairofjeansisoneofthemoststressfulshoppingtripsawomanhasto
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butit'
salsooneoflife'
sgreathighswhenyoufindjeansthatfitgreatandlookfantastic.\
1.A.BecauseB.AlthoughC.WhileD.But
2.A.asB.liableC.thanksD.according
3.A.tradableB.reliableC.identifiableD.available
4.A.devoteB.pointC.recommendD.condemn
5.A.solutionB.criterionC.methodD.decision
6.A.detachmentsB.measurementsC.complementsD.elements
7.A.structureB.figureC.graphicD.character
8.A.ByB.WithC.UnderD.Since
9.A.machineryB.customerC.scannerD.staff
10.A.diverseB.multipleC.originalD.ideal
11.A.authorizedB.testedC.practicedD.enforced
12.A.expectedB.declaredC.supposedD.committed
13.A.IfB.SinceC.BeforeD.After
14.A.particularlyB.franklyC.certainlyD.actually
15.A.interfusionB.involvementC.mixtureD.compound
16.A.onB.overC.throughoutD.toward
17.A.observationB.surveyC.summaryD.data
18.A.dueB.obligedC.attributeD.ascribe
19.A.AssemblingB.FindingC.HuntingD.Detecting
20.A.endureB.experienceC.persistD.repel
SectionⅡReadingComprehension
PartA
Readthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEETI.
Text1
Winebuffsarelikeartcollectors.Fewcantellthedifferencebetweenawell-madefakeandtherealthing.Yetwhereascounterfeitarthasbeenaroundforcenturies,wineforgeryisrelativelynew.Itstartedinthelate1970swhenthepricesofthebestwines—especiallythosefromBordeaux—shotup.Today,withdemandfromChinafuellingaremarkableboom,counterfeitingisrife.Bysomeestimates5%offinewinessoldatauctionoronthesecondarymarketarenotwhattheyclaimtobeonthelabel.
Thesimplesttechniqueistoslapthelabelofa1982Chà
teauLafite(oneofthemostprizedrecentvintages)ontoabottleof1975Lafite(alessdivineyear).Anothertrickistobribethesommelierofafancyrestauranttopassonemptybottlesthatonceheldexpensivewine,alongwiththecorks.Thesecanberefilledwithcheaperwine,recorkedandresealed.EmptyLafiteandLatourbottlesaresoldoneBayforseveralhundredeuros.
Themarginsarefruity.Agreatwinemaycosthundredsoftimesmorethanamerelyexcellentone.Smallwonderthatoenophilesaregrowingmorevigilant.BillKoch,anenergytycoonandavidwinecollector,currentlyhasfivelawsuitspendingagainstmerchants,auctioneersandothercollectors.Hisgrape-relatedgripesbeganin2006,whenhefiledacomplaintagainstaGermanwinedealerwhosoldbottlesofLafiteheclaimedhadoncebelongedtoThomasJefferson.Thecaseisunresolved.
"
Thereisacodeofsilenceintheindustry,"
saysMr.Koch,whoowns43,000bottlesofwineandestimatesthathehasspent$4m~5monfakes.Somecollectorsaretooproudtoadmitthattheyhavebeenduped.O