Question

If women are mercilessly exploited(剥削) year after year, they have only themselves to blame. Because they tremble at the thought of being seen in public in clothes that are out of fashion, they are always taken advantage of by the designers and the big stores. Clothes which have been worn only a few times have to be put aside because of the change of fashion.

Changing fashions are nothing more than the intentional creation of waste. Many women spend large sums of money each year to replace clothes that have hardly been worn. Women who cannot afford to throw away clothing in this way, waste hours of their time changing their old-fashioned dresses. Skirts are lengthened or shortened; neck-lines are lowered or raised, and so on.

No one can claim that the fashion industry contributes anything really important to society. Fashion designers are rarely concerned with necessary things like warmth, comfort and durability (耐用). They are only interested in outward appearance and they take advantage of the fact that women will put up with any amount of discomfort, as long as they look right. There can hardly be a man who hasn't at some time in his life smiled at the sight of a woman shaking in a thin dress on a winter day, or picking her way through deep snow in high heeled shoes.

When comparing men and women in the matter of fashion, the conclusions to be drawn are obvious. Do the constantly changing fashions of women's clothes, one wonders, reflect basic qualities of inconstancy and instability? Men are too clever to let themselves be cheated by fashion designers. Do their unchanging styles of dress reflect basic qualities of stability and reliability(稳定耐用)? That is for you to decide.

1. Designers and big stores always make money_________.

A. by mercilessly exploiting women workers in the clothing industry

B. because they are capable of predicting new fashions

C. by constantly changing the fashions in women's clothing

D. because they attach great importance to quality in women's clothing

2. To the writer, the fact that women change their old-fashioned dresses is seen as___.

A. a waste of money

B. a waste of time

C. an expression of taste

D. an expression of creativity

3. New fashions in clothing are created for ___________.

A. the commercial exploitation of women

B. the women's strength of character

C. basic qualities of inconstancy and instability

D. an important contribution to society

4. By saying "the conclusions to be drawn are obvious" ( Line One to Line Two, Paragraph Four), the writer means that ___________.

A. women's inconstancy in their choice of clothing is often laughed at

B. women are better able to put up with discomfort

C. men are also exploited greatly by fashion designers

D. men are more reasonable in the matter of fashion

Answer

1.C

2.B

3.A

4.D

【解析】

试题分析：本文主要是在讲现在社会，女人们的衣服都是追赶着潮流，不论衣服有没有坏掉，都希望能够去买到最时尚的衣服，同样，相比于男人而言，女人在追逐潮流上面花费也非常多。

1.C 细节题：第二段提到了Changing fashions are nothing more than the intentional creation of waste. Many women spend large sums of money each year to replace clothes that have hardly been worn说明了很多女人都非常热衷于买潮流衣服，而商家和设计师正是由于这一点，才能谋取大量利润。所以答案选C。

2.B细节题：第二段提到Women who cannot afford to throw away clothing in this way, waste hours of their time changing their old-fashioned dresses.说明了女人们丢弃他们的旧款衣服改换新款的被看作是在浪费她们的时间。所以答案选B。

3.A细节题：第一段提到了Because they tremble at the thought of being seen in public in clothes that are out of fashion, they are always taken advantage of by the designers and the big stores.说明了设计师设计新款的衣服，是因为女人们热衷于追求时尚，而这也会使他们花很多的钱。所以设计出来新款衣服，就是为了挣钱。所以答案选A。

4.D理解分析题：文中最后一段提到了Men are too clever to let themselves be cheated by fashion designers. Do their unchanging styles of dress reflect basic qualities of stability and reliability? That is for you to decide说明了男人们并不会轻易被设计师们玩弄因为他们不会刻意去追逐时尚潮流，他们注重的是坚固耐用。所以他们在对待潮流上面更理性。所以答案是D。

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