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1、阅读理解二轮选训（3）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。(Women and Fashions)Whenever you see an old film, even one made as little as ten years ago, you cannot help being struck by the appearance of the women taking part. Their hair-styles and make-up look dated; their skirts look either too long or too short;
2、 their general appearance is, in fact, slightly ludicrous. The men taking part in the film, on the other hand, are clearly recognizable. There is nothing about their appearance to suggest that they belong to an entirely different age.This illusion is created by changing fashions. Over the year, the
3、great majority of men have successfully resisted all attempts to make them change their style of dress. The same cannot be said for women. Each year a few so- called top designers in Paris or London lay down the law and women the whole world over rush to obey. The decrees of the designers are unpred
4、ictable and dictatorial. This year, they decide in their arbitrary fashion, skirts will be short and waists will be high; zips are in and buttons are out. Next year the law is reversed and far from taking exception, no one is even mildly surprised.If women are mercilessly exploited year after year,
5、they have only themselves to blame. Because they shudder at the thought of being seen in public in clothes that are out of fashion, they are annually black-mailed by the designers and the big stores. Clothes, which have been worn, only a few times have to be discarded because of the dictates of fash
6、ion. When you come to think of it, only a women 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 deliberate creation of waste. Many women squander vast sums of money each year to replace
7、 clothes that have hardly been worn. Women, who cannot afford to discard clothing in this way, waste hours of their time altering the dresses they have. Hem-limes are taken up or let down; waist-lines are taken in or let out; neck-lines are lowered or raised, and so on.No one can claim that the fash
8、ion 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, provid
9、ing they look right. There can hardly be a man who hasnt at some time in his life smiled at the sight of a woman shivering in a flimsy dress on a wintry day, or delicately picking her way through deep snow in dainty shoes.When comparing men and women in the matter of fashion, the conclusions to be d
10、rawn are obvious. Do the constantly changing fashions of womens clothes, one wonders, reflect basic qualities of fickleness and instability? Men are too sensible to let themselves be bullied by fashion designers. Do their unchanging styles of dress reflect basic qualities of stability and reliabilit
11、y? That is for you to decide.1. The main idea of this passage is A. New fashions in clothes reflect the qualities of women. New fashions in clothing are created solely for commercial exploitation of women.C. The top designers seem to have the right to creating new fashion.D. Men have the basic quali
12、ty of reliability.2. Why do the general appearance of actresses look ludicrous?A. Because they want their appearance in the fashion. Because the top designers want them to follow the fashion.C. Because the top designers want them to make fashion.D. Because the top designers want them to lead the fas
13、hion.3. Why are women mercilessly exploited by the fashion designers?A. They love new fashion. . They love new clothes.C. They want to look beautiful. D. They are too vain.4. What are fashion designers interested in?A. Outward appearance. . Comfort.C. Beauty. D. Durability.Vocabulary1. dated 过时的2. d
14、ecree 法令，命令3. dictatorial 专制的，惟我独尊的4. arbitrary 任意的，专横的5. take exception (at) 生气，发怒6. take exception to (against) 对提出异议7. dictates (pl) 意旨，命令，指令8. squander 浪费9. hem 褶边，折缝，镶边10. flimsy 薄的，没有价值的11. dainty 雅致的，讲究的12. fickle 易变的，轻浮的13. bully 欺负14. lay down the law （制定法律）这里指服装设计师发号施令或定出条条框框难句译注1. lay down the law 制定法律。这里指：发号施令或定出条条框框。2. Next year the law is reversed and far from taking exception, no one is even mildly surprised. 参考译文 第二年，条例又反过来，人们远没有生气，甚至连稍稍的惊讶都没有。写作方法和文章大意文章论述“妇女时装更新”问题，采用因果，对比手法。先
