七、任务型阅读。
阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
People around the world have their own traditional clothes.
In Scotland, men wear kilts(短短裙).
G
And the colour and the style of a man's kilt can tell you what his family name is. They also wear long white socks with a small knife in one of their socks. They keep their money safe in special wallets.
D
Indian ladies wear beautiful clothes made of cotton and silk.
A
They wrap it round their bodies carefully.
Japanese ladies have very expensive clothes. They wear special wooden sandals and a dress called the kimono(和服).
C
Russian men often wear a big fur hat because it is cold in Russia in winter.
B
People in the Middle East often wear very long clothes and hats to protect them from the sun.
A. Their long dress is called the sari, a traditional Indian costume.
B. The hat keeps them warm.
C. Many kimonos are made of silk and sometimes they are very heavy.
D. They wear the wallets on the front of their kilts.
E. People from Holland wear big and strong wooden shoes.
F. They also wear small white hats.
G. A kilt looks like a skirt but it is very thick.
1.
G
2.
D
3.
A
4.
C
5.
B
解析：
【分析】
首先通读短文，明确各段落围绕不同国家的传统服饰展开。解题时需结合空白处前后的语境，匹配选项内容：1. 空白前介绍苏格兰男性穿kilt，后句说明kilt的颜色和样式与姓氏相关，需先解释kilt的特征；2. 空白前提到“special wallets”，需说明钱包的放置位置；3. 空白前介绍印度女性的服饰，需具体说明该服饰的名称；4. 空白前提到日本女性的和服，需补充和服的相关特点；5. 空白前提到俄罗斯男性戴大皮帽，需说明帽子的作用，据此逐一匹配选项。
【解析】
1. 前文介绍苏格兰男性穿kilt，后文说明kilt的颜色和样式可体现姓氏，选项G“A kilt looks like a skirt but it is very thick.”解释了kilt的外观特征，衔接自然，故选G。
2. 前文提到“keep their money safe in special wallets”，选项D“They wear the wallets on the front of their kilts.”说明钱包的放置位置，承接上文，故选D。
3. 前文介绍印度女性穿棉和丝的漂亮衣服，选项A“Their long dress is called the sari, a traditional Indian costume.”具体说明该服饰的名称（纱丽），符合语境，故选A。
4. 前文提到日本女性穿和服（kimono），选项C“Many kimonos are made of silk and sometimes they are very heavy.”补充和服的材质特点，衔接合理，故选C。
5. 前文提到俄罗斯男性戴大皮帽，选项B“The hat keeps them warm.”说明帽子的作用，符合俄罗斯寒冷的语境，故选B。
【答案】
1. G 2. D 3. A 4. C 5. B
【知识点】
任务型阅读（七选五）、文化常识类阅读
【点评】
本题围绕不同国家的传统服饰文化展开，考查学生对上下文语境的理解与衔接能力，属于常见的任务型阅读题型，难度适中。
【难度系数】
0.7
