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. 1.
   Designers and big stores always make money_________
   1. A.
      by mercilessly exploiting women workers in the clothing industry
   2. B.
      because they are capable of predicting new fashions
   3. C.
      because they attach great importance to quality in women's clothing
   4. D.
      by constantly changing the fashions in women's clothing
2. 2.
   To the writer, the fact that women change their old-fashioned dresses is seen as ___________
   1. A.
      a waste of time
   2. B.
      a waste of money
   3. C.
      an expression of taste
   4. D.
      an expression of love beauty
3. 3.
   New fashions in clothing are created for ___________
   1. A.
      an important contribution to society
   2. B.
      the women's strength of character
   3. C.
      basic qualities of inconstancy and instability
   4. D.
      the commercial exploitation of women
4. 4.
   By saying "the conclusions to be drawn are obvious" (Line One to Line Two, Paragraph Four),
   the writer means that ___________
   1. A.
      men are more reasonable in the matter of fashion
   2. B.
      women are better able to put up with discomfort
   3. C.
      men are also exploited greatly by fashion designers
   4. D.
      women's inconstancy in their choice of clothing is often laughed at

Answer 1

DADA
为什么女性服装的时尚一直在变化，女士因为设计师要从爱美得女性身上赚更多的钱，男性在时尚方面比女性更为理性。
1.推理题。根据第二段第一行Changing fashions are nothing more than the intentional creation of waste.可知这些设计师不断的改变时尚就是为了剥削女士们以获得更多的利润。
2.细节题。根据第二段第三行，那些买不起新衣服的女性就改衣服，浪费了很多时间。
3.推理题。时尚的变化就是为了从女性身上获得更多的金钱。
4.推理题。根据文章最后一段可知男性的衣服很少有大的变化，是因为男性在时尚方面比女性更理性。