13.If women are mercilessly exploited(剝削)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.When you come to think of it,only a woman is capable of standing in front of a wardrobe(衣櫥)packed full of clothes and announcing sadly that she has nothing to wear.
Changing fashions are nothing more than the intentional creation of waste.Many women spend vast 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 altering(政變)the dresses they have.Skirts are lengthened or shortened;neck-line 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 vital 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 times in his life smiled at the sight of a woman shaking in a thin dress on a winter day,or delicately 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 (不穩(wěn)定)?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(可靠)?That is for you to decide.
31.Designers and big stores always make moneyC.
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 place great importance on quality in women's clothing
32.To the writer,the fact that women alter their old-fashioned dresses is seen asA.
A.a(chǎn) waste of money
B.a(chǎn) waste of time
C.a(chǎn)n expression of taste
D.a(chǎn)n expression of creativity
33.The writer would be less critical if fashion designers placed more stress on theCof clothing.
A.cost
B.a(chǎn)ppearance
C.comfort
D.suitability.
34.According to the passage,which of the following statements is true?A
A.New fashions in clothing are created for the commercial exploitation of women.
B.The constant changes in women's clothing reflect their strength of character.
C.The fashion industry makes an important contribution to society.
D.Fashion designs should not be encouraged since they are only welcomed by women.
35.By saying"the conclusions to be drawn are obvious"the writer means thatD.
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.
分析 本文主要介紹女士們對(duì)于流行時(shí)尚的鐘愛(ài).女士穿衣時(shí),非常注意她們給周圍人所留的印象,有些衣服剛買回來(lái),沒(méi)穿幾次就扔一邊從來(lái)不穿了,原因是流行時(shí)尚變了.商家們也了解到這一情況,他們就投其所好,設(shè)計(jì)衣服時(shí)只注意外表,而不再注意服裝的保溫,舒適度和耐用.
解答 31.C 推理判斷題.根據(jù)文章第二段第一行Changing fashions are nothing more than the intentional creation of waste.以及第三段可知改變時(shí)尚更多的為了掙錢.所以答案選C.
32.A 推理判斷題."Changing fashions are nothing more than the intenational creation of waste..Many women spend vast sums of money each year to replace clothes that have hardly been worn"不斷變化的時(shí)尚只不過(guò)是浪費(fèi)國(guó)際創(chuàng)作.許多婦女每年花大量的錢來(lái)替換幾乎沒(méi)有穿的衣服.可見(jiàn)作者認(rèn)為這是一種錢的浪費(fèi),所以答案選A.
33.C推理判斷題.由短文第三自然段中的"Fashion designers are rarely concerned with vital things like warmth,comfort and durability."時(shí)裝設(shè)計(jì)師很少關(guān)心諸如溫暖、舒適和耐久等重要的東西.可知本題選C
34.A推理判斷題.由文章的第一句If women are mercilessly exploited(剝削)year after year,they have only themselves to blame如果婦女年復(fù)一年地遭到無(wú)情的剝削,她們只能怪自己.時(shí)尚不斷變化的原因-為了掙錢,特別是為了掙女人的錢.可知本題選A.
35.D旨大意題.由文章的最后一自然段中的"Men are too clever to let themselves be cheated by fashion designers."男人太聰明了,不會(huì)被時(shí)裝設(shè)計(jì)師欺騙.可知本題D項(xiàng)正確
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