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大学英语四级考试阅读材料每日一练
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Passage 8
If
women
are
mercilessly
exploited
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
（衣柜）
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
connot afford to throw away clothing in this way,
waste hours of
their time altering the
dresses they have. 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 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 time in his life
smile 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? 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.
36. 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
37.
To
the
writer,
the
fact
that
women
alter
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
38.
The
writer
would
be
less
critical
if
fashion
designers
placed
more
stress
on
the
____of clothing
A) cost B)
appearance C) comfort D) suitability
39. According to the passage, which of
the following statements is TRUE?
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 make an important
contribution to society
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D)
Fashion
designs
should
not
be
encouraged
since
they
are
only
welcomed
by
women.
40.
By
saying
“
the
conclusions
to
be
drawn
are
obvious
”
(lines
1-2,
Para.4)
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 stable and reliable in character
Passage 8
如果女人们年复一年地被无情地剥削，<
/p>
那只能怪她们自己。
因为女人们只要想到
自己在公众场合穿
着过时的衣服就禁不住浑身发抖
（３６）
她们总是因此被设计
师和大商店利用了。
才穿过几次的衣服就得被丢到一边，
因为时尚改变了。< /p>
想想
看，只有女人才会站在堆满了衣服的衣柜前还悲伤地宣布她没有衣服可
穿。
（３９）
改变时尚潮流无异于故意浪费。
许多女人每年花大笔的钱买新衣服来取
代那些几乎没有穿过的衣服。
（３７）没有钱以这种方式扔掉旧衣的女人们则要
花上几个小时的时间对她们已有的衣
服进行改制。
加长或是剪短裙子；
放低或是
加高领口，诸
如此类。
Passage 8
If
women
are
mercilessly
exploited
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
（衣柜）
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
connot afford to throw away clothing in this way,
waste hours of
their time altering the
dresses they have. 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 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 time in his life
smile at
the sight
of a
woman shaking in
a thin dress
on a
winter day ,ordelicately
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? That is for you to
decide.
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