【文章內(nèi)容簡(jiǎn)介】
hrough deep snow in highheeled shoes. When paring 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. 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 2. To the writer, the fact that women change their oldfashioned dresses is seen as __________. A. a waste of money B. a waste of time C. an expression of taste D. an expression of creativity 3. The writer would be less critical if fashion designers placed more stress on the ____________ of clothing. A. cost B. appearance C. fort D. suitability 4. According to the passage, which of the following statements is true? A. New fashions in clothing are created for the mercial exploitation of women. B. The constant changes in women’s clothing reflect their strength of character. C. The fashion industry makes an important contribution to society. D. Fashion designers should not be encouraged since they are only weled by women.B While parents, particularly mothers, have always been attached to their infants(嬰兒), societal conditions frequently made this attachment difficult to maintain(保持). First of all, the high infant death rate in the premodern times meant that such attachments often ended in hopelessness. Perhaps to prevent the sadness that infant death caused, a number of societal practices developed which worked against early attachment of mother and child. One of th