公共英语四级-阅读理解题专项试题(一)
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公共英语四级-阅读理解题专项试题(一)
一、Reading Comprehension （共50小题,共50.0分）Read the following three texts ．Answer the questions on each text by choosing A, B, C or D ． 第1题
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 changes of fashion. When you come to think of it, only a woman is capable of standing in front of a wardrobe packed full of clothes and announcing sadly that she has nothing to wear.
Changing fashions are nothing more than the international 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 vital 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 designers. Do their unchanging styles of dress reflect basic qualities of stability and reliability? That is for you to decide.
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
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D because they attach greater importance to quality in women's clothin
【正确答案】：C 【本题分数】：1.0分
【答案解析】
[解析] 这篇文章讲述了对时装的看法。指出服装设计师和大商场通过不断改变时装潮流而大赚女性的钞票。这道题的正确答案是C 。
第2题
To the writer, the fact that women alter their old-fashioned dresses is seen as______.
A a waste of money
B a waste of time
C an expression of taste
D an expression of creativity
【正确答案】：B 【本题分数】：1.0分
【答案解析】
[解析] 这道题的题干是怎么看待女性改制她们过时的衣物。选项A 、B 都是指的浪费。细读文章第二段就会发现认为买新衣服是浪费钱，没钱买新衣服、改衣物的女士是浪费时间。故选B 。
第3题
The writer would be less critical if fashion designers placed more stress on the______of clothing.
A cost
B appearance
C comfort
D suitability