New York has taken the title of the world’s top fashion capital from Milan. The annual survey suggest that the top five fashion cities are facing petition from Asia and Australia. New York had been the top fashion city for five years, but Milan took the title in 2009. The survey was made by the Global Language Monitor, a US based organization. It tracks the frequency（频率） of words and phrases in the media, on the Internet and throughout the blog. With the US economy recovering, New York once again took the top title. Hong Kong took second place. It was followed by London, Paris and Los Angeles. The other top 10 cities were Milan, Sydney, Miami, Barcelona and Madrid.
“Because of the new economic situation, the global fashion centers have also changed a lot, ”said Bekka Payack. the Manhattan-based fashion reporter for the Global Language Monitor. “The new list shows that global fashion centers will change now and then. Compared with the traditional fashion cities, some new ones are performing better and better. ”She said that perhaps this is new trend, and it is the first sign that the traditional top five fashion cities——New York, Paris, London, Milan, and Rome——do not control global fashion any more.
The biggest changes in the list are Hong Kong, Madrid and Melbourne. The Group said that the top newers to the list include Amsterdam at number 17, Cape Town at 23, Johannesburg at 25 and Vienna at 27.
The following are the 10 top fashion cities of 2010 and the changes from 2009.
1. New York（up 1） 2. Hong Kong（up 5）
3. London（up 2） 4. Paris（down 1）
5. Los Angeles（up 1） 6. Milan（down 5）
7. Sydney（up 2） 8. Miami（up 5）
9. Barcelona（up 5） 10. Madrid（up 11）
【小题1】New York has regained the title of the world’s top fashion capital mainly because .A．the US economy has been recoveringB．Milan faced petition from other citiesC．few big cities took part in the petitionD．the survey was made by an American organization【小题2】Compared with the 2009 list, which of the following has the greatest change?A．Hong KongB．MilanC．Madrid D．Barcelona【小题3】We can infer from the text that . A．New York has lost the top title several timesB．all the traditional fashion cities are in the 2010 listC．economic situations influence global fashion centersD．new fashion cities have performed better than traditional ones【小题4】The text is probably taken from a . A．science reportB．fashion magazineC．geography textbook D．history bookA
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(答案→)A
解析：
【小题1】A细节理解题。结合With the US economy recovering, New York once again took the top title可知答案：随着美国经济的复苏，纽约再一次夺得了时尚界老大的头衔。
【小题2】C细节理解题。结合The biggest changes in the list are Hong Kong, Madrid and Melbourne和Hong Kong（up 5）及10. Madrid（up 11）可知答案。“列表中最大的变化是香港、马德里和墨尔本的排名变化。”
【小题3】C推理判断题。结合Because of the new economic situation, the global fashion centers have also changed a lot可知答案：由于新的经济形势的出现，全球流行时尚中心将会时不时转移。
【小题4】B文章出处题。文章主要内容是：随着经济形势的变化，全球流行时尚中心将会时不时转移。中心说的是“世界时尚中心”的变化，所以选B。