Plaid Fashion Vocabulary and Expressions preppy worsted yarn nerd culture Gaelic suspender

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问题 Plaid Fashion
Vocabulary and Expressions
preppy         worsted yarn             nerd culture
Gaelic         suspender                stereotypical
lumberjack     prep fashion               pocket protector
flannel shirt     the punk rock movement     versatility
Which of the following is NOT true about the history of plaid?
Plaid Fashion
   Thinking about plaid brings a number of different images to mind. Some might think about the Scottish Highlands, others might imagine preppy school girls in boarding school, still others might think of edgy, punk rockers, or even lumberjacks. Plaid is ubiquitous; you can see it anywhere and everywhere nowadays.
   The pattern actually has a very interesting history. Plaid arrived in Scotland in the 16th century and since then it has become a prominent part of Scottish culture. In fact, the word "plaid" is actually derived from the old Gaelic word "plaide", which means blanket. Certain patterns became associated with different parts of the Highlands and individual families began to associate themselves with different patterns. To this day, plaid is still a celebrated part of Scottish history.
   Perhaps the most popular form of plaid is the flannel shirt. Flannel is a soft fabric woven out of wool or worsted yarn. Somehow, over the ages flannel shirts began to be printed with plaid, and they have been inseparable ever since. In popular culture, lumberjacks are always pictured with a long-sleeved plaid flannel shirt and suspenders, possibly because many early lumberjacks wore flannel for its warmth. Flannel shirts are also associated with Southerners, as the style was very popular with farmers in the American South.
   In the later part of the 20th century, plaid became associated with a number of different groups. Plaid became an important aspect of prep fashion as they began to branch out into more colorful clothing. However, plaid was also important in the punk rock movement, with many wearing plaid skirts or pants to imitate the style of their British counterparts. And, who can forget the contribution of plaid to nerd culture? The stereotypical nerd wears thick glasses, suspenders, and a short-sleeved plaid shirt with a pocket protector.
   Despite all the different ideology, cultural value, and fashion sense, plaid seems to have worked its way into all social groups. Perhaps the versatility of plaid is what has led to its recent comeback.

选项 A、Plaid arrived in Scotland in the 16th century.
B、Plaid has become a prominent part of Scottish culture since the 19th century.
C、The word "plaid" originally means blanket.
D、Individual families in Scotland associated themselves with different patterns of plaid.

答案B

解析 根据原文“Plaid arrived in Scotland in the 16th century and since then it has become a prominent part of Scottish culture”可知,方格于16世纪进入苏格兰并成为苏格兰文化的重要部分,故正确选项为B。
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