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

Answer

1.C

2.B

3.A

【解析】

试题分析：

1.细节题，由第一段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.可知设计师和一些大的商店通过改变服装的时尚设计，促进妇女消费。故选C。

2.细节题，由第一段Women who cannot afford to throw away clothing in this way, waste hours of their time changing their old-fashioned dresses.可知女人认为改变旧衣服是浪费时间。故选B。

3.推理题，有第三段No one can claim that the fashion industry contributes anything really important to society.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. 可推出衣服的时尚元素的开发创造主要为了妇女的商业广告宣传。故选A。

考点：说明文的阅读。