Perfume (香水) has been in existence for a long time. These days, certain perfumes are considered comparable to great works of art. Here are a few of the most famous perfumes in history.
Chanel No.5
This perfume is probably the best-selling scent (氣味) in the history of fragrance (香水). Created by Ernst Beaux for Coco Chanel in 1921, it has been described as “the world’s most legendary fragrance”, and remains the company’s most famous perfume.
Shalimar
Jacques Guerlain created this vanilla (香草) fragrance in 1925. The perfume takes its name from the Garden of Shalimar, which was built by Emperor Shah Jehan for one of his wives. It was an immediate hit in 1925 and is still extremely popular today.
Joy
Joy is famous for having been the most expensive perfume in the world at one point. It was created in 1930 by Henri Alméras for Jean Patou to lift the bad mood that had swept over the world after the 1929 stock market crash.
L’Air duTemps
Francis Farbon created Nina Ricci’s L’Air du Temps in 1948. The fragrance is known for its spicy (香的) carnation (康乃馨) and gardenia (梔子) scents as well as its beautiful crystal (水晶的) bottle (designed by Lalique).
Eternity
Calvin Klein’s second perfume was created by Sophia Grojsman in 1988. Known for its light, flowery scent, the perfume was listed in the Fragrance Hall of Fame in 2003. It is recommended for daytime wear.
Angel
This wildly popular perfume was created in 1992 by Olivier Cresp for Thierry Mugler. The perfume was an instant success. The perfume has often been described as “delicious”, owing to its chocolatey (巧克力味的) scent. The perfume comes in beautiful star-shaped bottles. Angel perfume also comes in several bath and body products.
小題1:Who created Joy?
A．Henri Alméras.B．Jean Patou.
C．Sophia Grojsman.D．Jacques Guerlain.
小題2:Which of the following perfumes is known for its wonderful crystal bottle?
A．Shalimar. B．Chanel No. 5C．L’Air du Temps.D．Eternity.
小題3:The Angel perfume has been described as delicious because of __________.
A．its spicy scentB．its special bottle design
C．its vanilla scent D．its chocolatey scent
小題4:Which of the following statements is TRUE?
A．Emperor Shah Jehan created the Shalimar perfume for one of his wives.
B．Joy was created to cheer people up after the stock market crash.
C．Lalique created Nina Ricci’s L’Air du Temps in 1948.
D．Eternity was listed into the Fragrance Hall of Fame in 1988.
小題5:Where can you probably see this article?
A．In a textbook.B．In the newspaper.
C．In a travel magazine.D．In a fashion magazine.

小題1:A
小題2:C
小題3:D
小題4:B
小題5:D 

試題分析：文章介紹了一些歷史上著名的香水，介紹這些香水出名的原因，發(fā)明人，和與香水有關(guān)的背后的知識。
小題1:細(xì)節(jié)題：從文章第四段的句子：It was created in 1930 by Henri Alméras可知Henri Alméras.創(chuàng)造了Joy，選A
小題2:細(xì)節(jié)題：從文章第五段的句子：The fragrance is known for its spicy (香的) carnation (康乃馨) and gardenia (梔子) scents as well as its beautiful crystal (水晶的) bottle (designed by Lalique).可知L’Air du Temps 因為它的水晶瓶而著名，選C
小題3:細(xì)節(jié)題：從文章最后一段的句子：The perfume has often been described as “delicious”, owing to its chocolatey (巧克力味的) scent.可知The Angel perfume 被描述成是可口的，因為它的巧克力口味，選D
小題4:細(xì)節(jié)題：從文章第四段的句子：It was created in 1930 by Henri Alméras for Jean Patou to lift the bad mood that had swept over the world after the 1929 stock market crash.
可知Joy是在股票市場崩潰之后讓人們高興起來而設(shè)計的，選B
小題5:文章出處題：從文章的句子：Here are a few of the most famous perfumes in history.
可知文章介紹了一些歷史上著名的香水，所以這篇文章是出自時尚雜志，選D 
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