Question

If women are mercilessly exploited（剥削）year after year,they have only themselves blamed．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 intended 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 changing 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 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 carefully 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 change and unsteadiness?Men are too clever to let themeslves be cheated by fashion designers．Do their unchanging styles of dress reflect basic qualities of steadiness and reliability（可靠）?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 telling in advance new fashions C． by constantly changing the fashions in women's clothing D． because they consider the quality of women's clothing very important (2) To the writer,the fact that women change their oldfashioned dresses in seen as ________ [　　] A． a waste of money B． a waste of time C． an expression of taste D． an expression of creativity (3) The writer would be less critical if fashion designers placed more stress on the ________ of clothing． [　　] A． cost B． appearance C． comfort D． suitability (4) By saying“the conclusions to be drawn are obvious”,the writer means that ________ [　　] A． women's constant change in the 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

答案：1．C;2．B;3．C;4．D;
解析：

(1)	由第一段可知
(2)	由第二段可读出答案。
(3)	由第三段可知。
(4)	由第四段推知答案。