题目内容
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.
【小题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 |
A.a waste of money | B.a waste of time |
C.an expression of taste | D.an expression of creativity |
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 |
【小题1】C
【小题2】B
【小题3】A
解析试题分析:
【小题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。
【小题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。
【小题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。
点评:文章讲的是女人对时尚的追求为服装设计师和商家的提供的赚钱的机会,还介绍了男人与女人对衣服的关注是不同的。说明文的阅读首先要阅读全文掌握大概意思,然后根据提问所涉及到的细节再认真阅读,选出正确选项。考查考生的快速阅读理解能力。
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“Go for nutrient-dense foods,”she suggests,“foods that contain a multiple of nutrients. For example,select whole wheat bread as a breakfast food,rather than coffee cake. Or drink orange juice rather than orange drink,which contains only a small percentage of real juice—the rest is largely colored sugar water. You just can't compare the value of these foods, the nutrient-dense ones are so superior,”she emphasizes.
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According to Morrissey,trying to find a diet that can cure your illnesses,or make you superwoman is a fruitless search.“ As women,many of us are too concerned with staying thin,”she says,and “we believe that vitamins are some kind of magic cure to replace food.”
“We need carbohydrates,protein and fat-they are like the wood in the fireplace. The vitamins and minerals are like the match,the spark,for the fuel,”she explains.“ We need them all,but in a very different proportions(部分). And if the fuel isn't there,the spark is useless.”
1.From the first paragraph we know that working women________.
A.think cooking is especially complicated |
B.do not share the same views with registered dietitians |
C.are busy and not interested in cooking |
D.are likely to eat healthfully |
2.Orange juice is different from orange drink because________.
A.it contains only a small percentage of real juice |
B.it is natural,nutritious and prepared from real oranges |
C.it is largely orange-colored sugar water |
D.it produces nothing but calories |
3.In Paragraph 4,“a fruitless search” means “____”.
A.an effort with no results |
B.a search for a diet without fruits |
C.a research on fruitless diet |
D.a diet serving as medicine |
4.Many women take it for granted,according to the passage that________.
A.a balanced diet can result in being fat |
B.staying thin and healthy are both possible |
C.lack of variety in diets leads to staying thin |
D.vitamins are some kind of substitutions(代替物)for food |
5.By saying “if the fuel isn't there,the spark is useless”,the author means “________”.
A.carbohydrates,protein and fat are enough to support a human life |
B.vitamins and minerals are almost of no value |
C.carbohydrates,protein and fat are as important as vitamins and minerals |
D.without carbohydrates,protein and fat,vitamins and minerals are of no use |