NewYorkhastakenthetitleoftheworld'stopfashioncapitalfromMilan.TheannualsurveysuggestthatthetopfivefashioncitiesarefacingcompetitionfromAsiaandAustralia.NewYorkhadbeenthetopfashioncityforfiveyears,butMilantookthetitlein2009.ThesurveywasmadebytheGlobalLanguageMonitor,aUSbasedorganization.Ittracksthefrequency(频率)ofwordsandphrasesinthemedia,ontheInternetandthroughouttheblog.WiththeUSeconomyrecovering,NewYorkonceagaintookthetoptitle.HongKongtooksecondplace.ItwasfollowedbyLondon,ParisandLosAngeles.Theothertop10citieswereMilan,Sydney,Miami,BarcelonaandMadrid.
"Becauseoftheneweconomicsituation,theglobalfashioncentershavealsochangedalot,"saidBekkaPayack.theManhattan-basedfashionreporterfortheGlobalLanguageMonitor."Thenewlistshowsthatglobalfashioncenterswillchangenowandthen.Comparedwiththetraditionalfashioncities,somenewonesareperformingbetterandbetter."Shesaidthatperhapsthisisnewtrend,anditisthefirstsignthatthetraditionaltopfivefashioncities--NewYork,Paris,London,Milan,andRome--donotcontrolglobalfashionanymore.
ThebiggestchangesinthelistareHongKong,MadridandMelbourne.TheGroupsaidthatthetopnewcomerstothelistincludeAmsterdamatnumber17,CapeTownat23,Johannesburgat25andViennaat27.
Thefollowingarethe10topfashioncitiesof2010andthechangesfrom2009.
1.NewYork(up1)2.HongKong(up5)
3.London(up2)4.Paris(down1)
5.LosAngeles(up1)6.Milan(down5)
7.Sydney(up2)8.Miami(up5)
9.Barcelona(up5)10.Madrid(up11)
40.NewYorkhasregainedthetitleoftheworld'stopfashioncapitalmainlybecause___.
A.theUSeconomyhasbeenrecovering
B.Milanfacedcompetitionfromothercities
C.fewbigcitiestookpartinthecompetition
D.thesurveywasmadebyanAmericanorganization
41.Comparedwiththe2009list,whichofthefollowinghasthegreatestchange?___
A.HongKong B.Milan C.Madrid D.Barcelona
42.Wecaninferfromthetextthat___.
A.NewYorkhaslostthetoptitleseveraltimes