[2025江苏扬州中考]Fashion trends (趋势) are around us, and can be exciting. A trend used to happen in a 20-year cycle, but the latest development of the Internet and clothing business has increasingly cut the length of the cycle short. Now, it seems there comes a new fashion trend every couple of months, but it still follows the same stages:
· A trend is usually first brought in during a big fashion show. Reporters, writers, and some other important people collect what they have learned in the show and predict a trend in the near future.
· Then the trend is talked about online and finally worn by famous people to make it better accepted, which leads to the rise of the trend.
· Once the trend becomes popular, it will go to the public soon. Large clothing companies and shops begin following the trend so that everyone can get their hands on it. This is when the trend gets to the highest point.
· After that, the trend usually falls and becomes out of date. However, this is not always the end, as trends happen in broader cycles and most get popular again.
Trends can be a great way to try something new and test your style. A survey says some people enjoy following trends because they keep fashion exciting and provide fresh ideas. However, others may not think so, especially when a trend doesn't agree with how they feel about themselves. Trends can be fun, but sometimes prove a waste of money because many simply see trends as brands (品牌). So, should we follow fashion trends?
Clearly, there's no right answer—whether to follow trends or not depends on how they go with your values, spending, and sense of self. It does not hurt to watch trend reports but never choose to follow them unless you really think they fit with your personal style.
1. How long does a new fashion trend last now?

2. Who usually first realizes a new fashion trend?

3. Which situation means the trend has reached the highest point?

4. Why do some people dislike following trends according to the survey?

5. 新考向开放性试题 Do you prefer brands when buying clothes? Why or why not?

1. A couple of months. 根据“Now, it seems
there comes a new fashion trend every couple of
months”可知，现在时尚趋势持续几个月。
2. Reporters, writers, and some other
important people. 根据“A trend is usually
first brought in during a big fashion show.
Reporters, writers, and some other important
people collect what they have learned in the
show and predict a trend in the near future.”可
知，最先意识到新时尚趋势的是记者、作家和
一些其他的重要人物。
3. Everyone can get their hands on it. 根
据“Large clothing companies and shops begin
following the trend so that everyone can get their
hands on it. This is when the trend gets to the
highest point.”可知，大型服装公司和商店开
始追随这一趋势，以便每个人都能获取流行
趋势，这是趋势到达最高点的时候。
4. Because the trends don't agree with how
they feel about themselves. 根据
“However, others may not think so, especially
when a trend doesn't agree with how they feel
about themselves.”可知，部分人因潮流与自我
认知不符而不喜欢追随。
5. No, because personal style matters
more./... 开放性试题，言之有理且无语法
错误即可。

【分析】本题为中考英语阅读理解题，前4道为细节理解题，需根据题干关键词精准定位原文对应段落的关键语句，提取匹配信息作答；第5道为开放性试题，需结合原文观点（如个人风格、价值观等），表达合理且符合语法即可。
【解析】1. 定位原文第一段关键句“Now, it seems there comes a new fashion trend every couple of months”，可得出新时尚趋势当前的持续时长；2. 定位原文第一个阶段的描述“A trend is usually first brought in during a big fashion show. Reporters, writers, and some other important people collect what they have learned in the show and predict a trend in the near future”，可提取最先意识到新趋势的主体；3. 定位原文第三个阶段的关键句“Large clothing companies and shops begin following the trend so that everyone can get their hands on it. This is when the trend gets to the highest point”，可明确趋势到达最高点的标志；4. 定位原文第二段转折部分的描述“However, others may not think so, especially when a trend doesn't agree with how they feel about themselves”，可提取部分人不喜欢追趋势的原因；5. 开放性试题，结合原文“never choose to follow them unless you really think they fit with your personal style”，表达合理即可。
【答案】1. A couple of months.
2. Reporters, writers, and some other important people.
3. Everyone can get their hands on it.
4. Because the trends don't agree with how they feel about themselves.
5. No, because personal style matters more./...（言之有理且无语法错误即可）
【知识点】英语阅读理解，细节理解，开放性试题
【点评】本题为中考英语常规阅读理解题，侧重考查学生的信息定位能力与观点表达能力，前4道细节题难度较低，第5道开放题贴合学生实际，符合中考英语的考查要求。
【难度系数】0.6