Chanel’s work is without question part of the liberation of women．She threw out a jacket design to women twice during two distinct periods apart：the 1920s and the 1950s．She focused on styles, materials and articles of clothing that were worn by men and also, made sports clothes part of the language of fashion．She couldn’t afford the fashionable clothes of the period — so she made her own, using, say, the sports jackets and ties that were typically male style, where she was climbing her first social ladders．

Throughout the 1920s, Chanel’s social and professional progress continued, and her success grew to the status of legend．Probably the single element that most ensured Chanel’s being remembered is not a piece of clothing but a form of liquid gold — Chanel N°5, which was launched in 1923．It was the first perfume to bear a designer’s name．By the early 1930s she had almost married one of the richest men in Europe, the Duke of Westminster; when she didn’t, her explanation was, “there have been several Duchesses of Westminster．There is only one Chanel．”

It’s not by accident that she became associated with the modern movement that included Picasso, Stravinsky and Cocteau．Like those artists, she was determined to break the convention and invent a way of expressing herself．Cocteau once said of her that “she has, by a kind of miracle, worked in fashion according to rules that would seem to have value only for painters, musicians and poets．”

In the late 1960s, Chanel began her fashion revolution （變革） against society by aiming at the head, with hats．Her boyish “flapper （輕佻女郎）” creations were in sharp contrast to the “Belle Epoque” hats that were in fashion at the time, about which she asked, “How can a brain function under those things?” Actually, her sharp mind is clear in everything she did．She was always commenting：“Fashion is not simply a matter of clothes．Fashion is in the air, born upon the wind．One senses it．It is in the sky and on the road．”

1．The underlined sentence “she was climbing her first social ladders” probably means ______．

       A．she began to be well-known in the society

       B．she climbed the ladders in the jackets she made by herself

       C．she was trying hard to make her design special

       D．she found something better than her own design by climbing higher

2．What do you know about Chanel from Cocteau’s comment on her?

       A．Chanel also knew how to express herself by painting or music．

       B．Chanel had a sharp sense of art and used it in her fashion design．

       C．Chanel put the materials for painters, musicians and poets in fashion design．

       D．It was a miracle for Chanel to work out what could only be done by painters, musicians and poets．

3．Which is TRUE about Chanel N°5?

       A．It was produced with gold added．

       B．It showed her fashion revolution against society．

       C．It was the first fashion design to bear the designer’s name．

       D．It was likely to be the single element marking her unforgettable success．

4．Which can be the best title for the passage?

       A．Liberation of Women                            B．Life of Chanel

       C．Chanel, a Fashion Legend                     D．Fashion Is to Be Sensed

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【小題1】All of the following fashions belong to Chanel’s design style EXCEPT _____

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② Chanel served as a nurse.
③ Chanel worked as a singer.
④ Chanel introduced the perfume, Chanel No. 5.
A．④①③②B．①②③④
C．③④①②D．②③④①
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 From her first women's hat shop, opened in 1910, Gabrielle Coco Chanel rose to become one of the most important fashion designers in Paris. Her fashion themes included simple suits and dresses, women's trousers, perfume (香水) and so on.

   She claimed a birth date of 1893 and a birthplace of Auvergne; she was actually born in 1883 in Saumur, though. Her mother worked in a nursing home for pool people. Gabrielle was born there. Her mother died whet she was only six.

   She began to use the name Coco during a brief career a, a cafe and concert singer from 1905 to 1908. By the 1920s，her fashion house had expanded greatly. Her relaxing fashions, such as short skirts with casual look, were very different from the fashions popular in the formal decades.

   In 1922 Chanel introduced a perfume, Chanel No.5 which became very popular and still remains a popular product today. Pierre Wertheimer became her partner in the perfume business in 1924. Wertheimer owned 70% of the company, Coco Chanel 10% and her friend, Bader, 20%. The Wertheimers continue to control the perfume company today.

   She briefly served as a nurse in World War I. The fashion business in Paris was thus off for some years. In 1954 she came back and her women's clothing business returned to its former popularity. Her natural, casual clothing once again caught the eye of women. She was still working in 1971 when she died.

1.All of the following fashions belong to Chanel's design style EXCEPT _____

   A. a comfortable suit  B. a tight dress

   C. a short skirt       D. a loose sweater

2.The right order of the following events should be ____

    ① Chanel began to do business with Wertheimer.

    ② Chanel served as a nurse.

    ③ Chanel worked as a singer.

    ④ Chanel introduced the perfume, Chanel No. 5.

   A. ④①③②    B. ①②③④

   C. ③④①②    D. ②③④①

3.According to the passage, we can see that Chanel ____

   A. was brought up by her father

   B. worked in a nursing home for some time

   C. earned more than Wertheimer from the perfume company

D. had an active and creative mind

 

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From her first women’s hat shop, opened in 1910, Gabrielle Coco Chanel rose to become one of the most important fashion designers in Paris. Her fashion themes included simple suits and dresses, women’s trousers, perfume (香水) and so on.
She claimed a birth date of 1893 and a birthplace of Auvergne; she was actually born in 1883 in Saumur, though. Her mother worked in a nursing home for pool people. Gabrielle was born there. Her mother died whet she was only six.
She began to use the name Coco during a brief career a, a cafe and concert singer from 1905 to 1908. By the 1920s，her fashion house had expanded greatly. Her relaxing fashions, such as short skirts with casual look, were very different from the fashions popular in the formal decades.
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She briefly served as a nurse in World War I. The fashion business in Paris was thus off for some years. In 1954 she came back and her women’s clothing business returned to its former popularity. Her natural, casual clothing once again caught the eye of women. She was still working in 1971 when she died

  1. 1.

    All of the following fashions belong to Chanel’s design style EXCEPT ______.

    1. A.
      a comfortable suit
    2. B.
      a tight dress
    3. C.
      a short skirt
    4. D.
      a loose sweater
  2. 2.

    The right order of the following events should be ______.

    ① Chanel began to do business with Wertheimer.
    ② Chanel served as a nurse.
    ③ Chanel worked as a singer.
    ④ Chanel introduced the perfume, Chanel No. 5

    1. A.
      ④①③②
    2. B.
      ①②③④
    3. C.
      ③④①②
    4. D.
      ②③④①
  3. 3.

    According to the passage, we can see that Chanel______.

    1. A.
      was brought up by her father
    2. B.
      worked in a nursing home for some time
    3. C.
      earned more than Wertheimer from the perfume company
    4. D.
      had an active and creative mind

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