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Nature has supplied every animal except man with some covering for his body such as fur, feather, hair, shells or a thick hide (兽皮). But man has nothing but a thin skin, and for thousands of years human beings must have wandered about the world with no other coveting-though the earliest men may perhaps have been hairier than modem man.
If someone were to ask us, “Why did human beings start to cover their bodies with clothes?” most of us would answer, “To keep themselves warm, of course”.
It is only when we begin to think about it a little that we realize that clothes are worn for a great many reasons that have nothing to do with the climate, or with our need for warmth, at all.
For instance, we wear clothes to some extent in order to decorate (装饰) ourselves-to make ourselves, if possible, look more graceful (文雅的) than we are. Even the plainest clothes worn by civilized (文明的) people have their buttons, belts, collars and so forth arranged (排列) in such a way that they form a kind of decoration. The material itself is of a kind and colour that we think suits us, and is cut or arranged in a way that we think looks nice-though ideas about what looks nice change very much from time to time.
Besides decorating us our clothes have to link (联系的)us up with the people among whom we live. We feel uncomfortable if they do not “look right”-if they are not similar to those which other people of our age, sex and country are wearing.
Clothes of a special kind are often worn to show that the wearer has authority (权力) or power. The individual (个人) wearing them is treated with respect because he occupies (占据) a certain office. Clothes are an essential (不可缺少的) part of all ceremonial (仪式的) occasions, whether it is connected with religion, the law, the state, or some less important body.
Sometimes, even in civilized countries, people wear some article of clothing, or some jewel or charm (护身符), because they believe that it will bring them luck or protect them from evil(灾难) or illness, or because it is connected with their religious beliefs. None of these reasons for wearing clothes have anything to do with our need for warmth and protection from the weather.
1．At one time man may have had ________ according to the passage.
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A．some coveting
B．a thin skin
C．a thick skin
D．more hair titan other animals
2．All of the following is the reason that we wear clothes EXCEPT that ________.
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A．it protects us from the weather
B．it keeps us warm
C．it makes us more beautiful
D．it enables us to get well along with people
3．According to the 6th paragraph, the author believes that ________.
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A．you are respected as long as you wear special clothes
B．special clothes are always worn by very important people
C．special clothes are usually needed on ceremonial occasions
D．special clothes are not really needed on less important ceremonial occasions
4．Which of the following statements is true?
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A．Besides keeping us warm, we wear clothes for many other reasons.
B．We feel comfortable if we wear clothes different from others.
C．Special clothes are often worn by lawyers, government officials, and less important people.
D．Some people wear clothes for good luck when they are ill.
5．The main idea of the passage is ________.
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A．why we wear clothes
B．how we wear clothes
C．the history of clothes
D．clothes in different styles
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