問題詳情
Ⅲ.Blank-filling （每格 1 分） An outlet based in Teesside, North England, offers its selection of faceless black coveringspressingly under the somewhat overstated slogan “effortlessly elegant”. (16)E such prudishness,leading Muslim designers recently took part in London Fashion Week, a global (17) of threads,to prove that what they called “Modest Fashion” could be as (18) as a bedtime story from aThousand and One Nights. The organizers avoided the word sexy, since that would be un-Islamic,explained one. But their models wore make-up, nail-polish, and figure-hugging costumes. Some had veils,though these tended to slip from their heads as they (19) to techno beats. Nearby, cosmeticscompanies (20) alcohol-free perfume and lipsticks free of animal fat, which made the products(21) , though still viewed by some clerics (22) not sharia-compliant for being flirtatious.Islamic fashion could be big business. Worldwide, Muslims spend close to $300bn a year on clothes andshoes, only a bit (23) than America does, though only a fraction goes on fashion. In Westerncountries, at least, observant Muslim, Jewish or Christian women who want to cover their flesh oftenmix-and-match from collections which care (24) for modesty. That could change. Earlier thisyear, Debenhams, a British department store, began (25) an Islamic line. And some more fashioncompanies have launched collections for Middle Eastern customers. Thus, design has mushroomed.
(A) sleek
(B) running
(C) as
(D) for
(E) defying (AB) halal (AC) strutted (AD) plied(AE) less (BC) little (BD) showcase
【題組】16
參考答案
答案：E
難度：適中0.48
統計：A(2),B(1),C(6),D(3),E(12)