课时分层作业20 选择性必修第一册 Unit 2 Onwards and upwards(Word练习)-【名师导航】2024年高考英语一轮总复习(新教材新高考)外研版

课时分层作业(二十) 选择性必修第一册　Unit 2　Onwards and upwards Ⅰ．阅读理解(限时7分钟) (2022·武汉市部分学校质量检测) A year of lockdown has brought about some questionable fashion trends．In U．S．suburbs，bathrobes and slippers are now socially-acceptable clothing for a trip to the grocery store． Ugly shoes are also having a moment．Crocs，the maker of plastic clogs (木屐) now with a market value of $5.3 billion，had a record in 2020．The distinctive shoes，with their punch (打孔机) hole design，have long been popular with hospital staff．During the pandemic outbreak，they have become a sought-after item for those looking for something easy to wear and clean． The company sold more than 69 million pairs of shoes in 2020 and pulled in nearly $1.4 billion，a 130% jump from 2019．The share price，up 650 per cent from its pandemic low，has set repeated new highs this year． Birkenstock is another brand riding high on the shift to a more casual lifestyle．The German group recently sold itself to a LVMH-backed group in a $4 billion deal． The two brands' popularity shows no sign of fading．Poshmark，a second-hand clothing app，said Crocs and Birkenstock remained top trendy brands on its site in March．Sales are up sharply for both compared with the year-ago period．Cooperation with celebrities should help maintain the trend． The same cannot be said for dress shoes，which were already going out of fashion．The closure of the office and fewer special occasions such as weddings and graduations have accelerated the trend．Sales for the category plummeted last year，according to The NPD Group．These accounted for only 8% of total fashion footwear dollar sales in 2020，compared with 17% in 2017． People will soon reach again for going-out clothes，more formal than pajamas．But the market for dress shoes will never recover entirely．The ugly shoe movement is here to stay． 1．What does the underlined word “plummeted” in paragraph 6 probably mean? A．Increased sharply．　　 B．Increased slightly． C．Decreased sharply． D．Decreased slightly． 2．What's the aut