题目内容
After years of war, the people in that country were eager to live in_________.
| A.peace | B.public | C.silence | D.trouble |
A
解析试题分析:介词短语辨析。In peace和平地;in public当众;in silence安静地;in trouble陷入麻烦;句意:多年的战争以后,那个国家的人迫切地想生活在和平中。故A正确。
考点:考查介词短语辨析
点评:介词短语一直是命题者常设置的考点和重点,平时要加强记忆。本题的四个选项都很重要,尤其要注意四个短语在具体语言环境中的使用,考生应注意对短语的正确归类和对词义的准确理解。
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 wome |
| 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 |
| 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 reasonable in the matter of fashion |