46. What contribution did the women designers make to American fashion?
- A. They made some improvements on the traditional Parisian design.
- B. They formulated a dress code with distinctive American features.
- C. They came up with a brand new set of design procedures.
- D. They made originality a top priority in their fashion design.
答案：B
答案句：These designers established the modem dress code, letting playsuits and other active wear outfits suffice for casual clothing, allowing pants to enter the wardrobe, and prizing rationalism and versatility in dress, in contradiction to dressing for an occasion or allotment of the day.
参考译文：这些设计师确立了现代着装规范，让连体裤和其他运动装足以充当休闲服装，允许裤子进入衣柜，并推崇服装的理性主义和多功能性，这与为某个场合或一天中的某个时段着装相矛盾。
定位线索：题干“What contribution did the women designers make”→答案句“These designers established the modem dress code”；文中“established the modem dress code”对应选项B“formulated a dress code”；文中“distinctive American features”隐含于“in contradiction to dressing for an occasion”（与巴黎传统相反）。
解析：题干问女性设计师对美国时尚的贡献，答案句明确指出她们“established the modem dress code”，即制定了现代着装规范，且该规范具有美国特色（与巴黎的场合着装相反），对应选项B“formulated a dress code with distinctive American features”。选项A“improvements on traditional Parisian design”偷换概念，原文是“liberated from Parisian design”而非改进；选项C“brand new set of design procedures”无中生有，原文未提设计程序；选项D“originality as top priority”程度过重，原文强调“rationalism and versatility”而非原创性。
47. What do we learn about American designer sportswear?
- A. It imitated the European model.
- B. It laid emphasis on women's beauty.
- C. It represented genuine American art.
- D. It was a completely new invention.
答案：C
答案句：Designer sportswear was not modeled on that of Europe, as “modem art” would later be; it was genuinely invented and developed in America.
参考译文：设计师运动装并非以欧洲为模型，正如后来的“现代艺术”那样；它是在美国真正发明和发展起来的。
定位线索：题干“What do we learn about American designer sportswear”→答案句“Designer sportswear was not modeled on that of Europe”；文中“genuinely invented and developed in America”对应选项C“It represented genuine American art”；文中“not modeled on that of Europe”排除选项A“imitated the European model”。
解析：题干问从原文能了解到美国设计师运动装什么。第四段答案句“What the designers of the American sportswear proved was that fashion is a genuine design art”（他们证明了时装是一种真正的设计艺术），与选项C“它代表了真正的美国艺术”对应；第二段也说它“was not modeled on that of Europe… it was genuinely invented and developed in America”。选项A“模仿欧洲模式”与原文直接矛盾；选项B“强调女性美”原文未提及（原文强调实用、理性与易打理）；选项D“是全新的发明”过度——原文说它在美国本土发明并发展，落点在“真正的设计艺术”，不是“全新发明”。
48. What characterized American designer sportswear?
- A. Pursuit of beauty.
- B. Decorative closings.
- C. Ease of care.
- D. Fabric quality.
答案：C
答案句：Ease of care was most important: summer dresses and outfits, in particular, were chiefly cotton, readily capable of being washed and pressed at home. Closings were simple, practical, and accessible, as the modem woman depended on no personal maid to dress her.
参考译文：易于打理最为重要：尤其是夏季连衣裙和套装，主要是棉质的，易于在家洗涤和熨烫。闭合方式简单、实用、方便，因为现代女性不依赖私人女仆来为她穿衣。
定位线索：题干“What characterized American designer sportswear”→答案句“Ease of care was most important”；文中“Ease of care”对应选项C“Ease of care”；文中“Closings were simple, practical”排除选项B“Decorative closings”。
解析：题干问美国设计师运动装的特点，答案句明确指出“Ease of care was most important”，即易于打理是最重要的特点，对应选项C“Ease of care”。选项A“Pursuit of beauty”是传统巴黎时尚的特点，原文在第三段提到“the tradition of beauty was also to some degree slighted”；选项B“Decorative closings”与原文“Closings were simple, practical”相反；选项D“Fabric quality”无中生有，原文只提到棉质，未强调质量。
49. What occurred in the design of women's apparel in America during the 1930s-40s?
- A. A shift of emphasis from beauty to utility.
- B. The emulation of traditional Parisian design.
- C. A search for balance between tradition and novelty.
- D. The involvement of more women in fashion design.
答案：A
答案句：Of course, much of this argument in the 1930s-40s was advanced because there was little or no experience in justifying apparel (服装) on the basis of utility. If Paris was cast aside, the tradition of beauty was also to some degree slighted.
参考译文：当然，在20世纪30年代至40年代，这一论点之所以被提出，很大程度上是因为几乎没有或根本没有基于实用性来论证服装的经验。如果巴黎被抛弃，美的传统也在某种程度上被忽视了。
定位线索：题干“What occurred in the design of women's apparel in America during the 1930s-40s”→答案句“much of this argument in the 1930s-40s was advanced”；文中“justifying apparel on the basis of utility”对应选项A“a shift of emphasis from beauty to utility”；文中“the tradition of beauty was also to some degree slighted”进一步支持。
解析：题干问20世纪30-40年代美国女装设计发生了什么，答案句指出当时“justifying apparel on the basis of utility”，且“the tradition of beauty was also to some degree slighted”，即从美转向实用性，对应选项A“a shift of emphasis from beauty to utility”。选项B“emulation of traditional Parisian design”与原文“Paris was cast aside”矛盾；选项C“search for balance”无中生有，原文是“slighted”而非平衡；选项D“involvement of more women”无中生有，原文未提。