A
When fashion designer Mindy Scheier’s middle child, Oliver, came home one day and told her he wanted to wear jeans to school rather than sweatpants (宽松运动裤), she was faced with difficulty. Oliver has a rare disease, which causes him to struggle with everyday tasks, such as dressing himself. Would she tell her 8-year-old son that he couldn’t wear what everyone else got to wear, or could she figure out a way in which he could? She chose the latter, altering (更改) a pair of jeans for him. And with that, the Runway of Dreams Foundation was born.
Scheier started the foundation in 2014 to make adaptive clothing more accessible and fashionable for people with disabilities. As part of its aims, Runway of Dreams Foundation partners with brands to make stylish adaptive clothing lines available to the disabled, creates scholarships for students focusing on adaptive clothing and helps with employment opportunities for people in the disability community.
“It is truly unbelievable how one pair of jeans has changed the world ” Scheier said. “Creating adaptive clothing for people with disabilities and trying to make change happen in the fashion industry felt so much bigger than just Oliver or just me. It felt like something that had to happen. The future of fashion is inclusion. We’ve been dressing different body shapes, and now it’s time to dress different abilities. I am so thrilled that Runway of Dreams Foundation really started a movement to make change happen.”
“They told my mother that I wasn’t going be able to do anything for myself, but I proved them wrong. What people like me can do with a disability is the same as someone who doesn’t have one. It might look a little bit different, or a little bit strange, but it can be done. I never opened up a magazine and saw someone that looked like me. So it’s good now for disabled young kids to see a model in an ad with a disability,” said Oliver.
1. What is Paragraph 2 mainly about?
A. The goals of Runway of Dreams Foundation.
B. The popularity of Runway of Dreams Foundation.
C. How Runway of Dreams Foundation was founded.
D. How Runway of Dreams Foundation raises money.
2. What does Scheier think of Runway of Dreams Foundation?
A. It should focus on normal people.
B. It will lead to changes in the fashion industry.
C. It has little influence on disabled people's life.
D. It fails to take fashion designing into consideration.
3. What can we learn from Oliver’s words?
A. He never reads magazines.
B. He feels ashamed of himself.
C. He dreams to become a model.
D. He appreciates adaptive clothing.
【答案】1. A 2. B 3. D
【解析】
本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述时装设计师 Mindy Scheier受到他儿子的启发，开启梦想之路基金，为残疾人设计适合的时尚的服装。
【1题详解】
主旨大意题。根据文章第二段中的Scheier started the foundation in 2014 to make adaptive clothing more accessible and fashionable for people with disabilities.可知，Scheier在2014年启动了该基金会，为残疾人制作更方便和时尚的合适的服装。由此可知，第二段主要讲述梦想之路基金的目标。故选A。
【2题详解】
细节理解题。通过文章第三段中的“It is truly unbelievable how one pair of jeans has changed the world,”Scheier said. “Creating adaptive clothing for people with disabilities and trying to make change happen in the fashion industry felt so much bigger than just Oliver or just me. 可知，Scheier说：“一条牛仔裤是如何改变世界的，这真是难以置信。为残疾人创造适合的服装，并试图让时尚行业发生变化，感觉比只有Oliver或我更重要。”由此可知，Scheier认为梦想之路基金可以引导时尚行业的变化。故选B。
【3题详解】
推理判断题。根据文章最后一段中的It might look a little bit different, or a little bit strange, but it can be done. I never opened up a magazine and saw someone that looked like me. So it’s good now for disabled young kids to see a model in an ad with a disability,可知，它看起来可能有点不同，或者有点奇怪，但它是可以做到的。我从来没有打开一本杂志，看到一个像我一样的人。因此，现在残疾儿童在残疾广告中看到一个模特是件好事。由此可知，尽管奥利弗是一个残疾人，但他相信自己能够像正常人一样当模特，为残疾人展示时尚的适合性服装。由此推知，奥利弗很欣赏这些适应性服装。故选D。
