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If women are mercilessly exploited 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. 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 intentional 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 altering 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 the most important things like warmth, comfort and durability. 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 delicately 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 designer. Do their unchanging styles of dress show basic qualities of stability and reliability? That is for you to decide.

单选题 Designers and big stores always make money _____.
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】本题为细节理解题。 第一段最后一句提到一个女人站在衣服成堆的衣柜前还抱怨自己没衣服穿， 说明时尚 变化太快， 女性为了紧跟潮流不得不大把大把花钱， 给了服装店挣钱的机会， 故选C。
单选题 To the writer, the fact that women alter their old-fashion dress is seen as ______.
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】本题为细节题。 根据第二段waste hours of their time altering the dresses they have可以得出B选项正确。
单选题 The writer would be less critical if fashion designers placed more stress on the ______ of clothing.
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】本题为细节理解题。 第三段整段都在批判女人为了漂亮，服装再怎么不舒服也是可以忍的。 作者认为衣服最重要的应当是暖和， 舒服， 耐久。 合不合适没有固定标准， C选项最符合原文， 故选C。
单选题 According to the passage, which or the following statements is TRUE?
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】本题为主旨 大意题。 衣服只能表现女性的爱美之心与品味并不能展示她们性格优点， B选项错误。 C选项不符合原文， D选项过于绝对， 故选A。
单选题 By saying “the conclusions to be drawn are obvious” (Para. 4) , the writer means that ______.
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】本题为主旨 大意题。 最后一段对比男装和女装的风格， 显然男装风格没有女装多变， 市场的变化来源于顾客的需求， 所以原因在于男性选择衣服更理智， 而不是设计师欺骗了男性， 故选D。