For Western designers, China and its rich culture have long been an inspiration for Western creative.
“It’s no secret that China has always been a source (来源) of inspiration for designers,” says Amanda Hill, chief creative officer at A+E Networks, a global media company and home to some of the biggest fashion (时尚) shows.
Earlier this year, the China Through A Looking Glass exhibition in New York exhibited 140 pieces of China-inspired fashionable clothing alongside Chinese works of art, with the aim of exploring the influence of Chinese aesthetics (美学) on Western fashion and how China has fueled the fashionable imagination for centuries. The exhibition had record attendance, showing that there is huge interest in Chinese influences.
“China is impossible to overlook,” says Hill. “Chinese models are the faces of beauty and fashion campaigns that sell dreams to women all over the world, which means Chinese women are not just consumers of fashion — they are central to its movement.” Of course, not only are today’s top Western designers being influenced by China — some of the best designers of contemporary fashion are themselves Chinese. “Vera Wang, Alexander Wang, Jason Wu are taking on Galliano, Albaz, Marc Jacobs — and beating them hands down in design and sales,” adds Hill.
For Hill, it is impossible not to talk about China as the leading player when discussing fashion. “The most famous designers are Chinese, so are the models, and so are the consumers,” she says. “China is no longer just another market; in many senses it has become the market. If you talk about fashion today, you are talking about China — its influences, its direction, its breathtaking clothes, and how young designers and models are finally acknowledging that in many ways.”

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1.What can we learn about the exhibition in New York?

A It promoted the sales of artworks.

B It attracted a large number of visitors.

C It showed ancient Chinese clothes.

D It aimed to introduce Chinese models.

解析：选B。推理判断题。根据第三段第二句The exhibition had record attendance, showing that there is huge interest in Chinese influences.可知，这次展览参观人数创历史新高，展览吸引了大量参观者，故选B。

2.What does Hill say about Chinese women?

A They are setting the fashion.

B They start many fashion campaigns.

C They admire super models.

D They do business all over the world.

解析：选A。推理判断题。根据第四段第二句Chinese models are the faces of beauty and fashion campaigns that sell dreams to women all over the world, which means Chinese women are not just consumers of fashion — they are central to its movement.可知，Hill认为中国女性不仅仅是时尚的消费者，她们也是时尚运动中的核心，即她们在开创时尚，故选A。

3.What do the underlined words “taking on” in paragraph 4 mean?

A learning from.

B looking down on.

C working with.

D competing against.

解析：选D。词义猜测题。根据第四段最后一句Vera Wang, Alexander Wang, Jason Wu are taking on Galliano, Albaz, Marc Jacobs — and beating them hands down in design and sales可知，Vera Wang、Alexander Wang、Jason Wu这些人在设计和销售方面毫不费劲地打败了传统时尚大牌，故选D。

4.What can be a suitable title for the text?

A Young Models Selling Dreams to the World.

B A Chinese Art Exhibition Held in New York.

C Differences Between Eastern and Western Aesthetics.

D Chinese Culture Fueling International Fashion Trends.

解析：选D。主旨大意题。本文通过Amanda Hill的评论，论述了中国文化、中国艺术、中国设计师等等在国际时尚中发挥着非常重要的作用，因此中国文化刺激着国际时尚的发展和潮流，故选D。