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They wear the latest fashions with the most up-to-dateaccessories(配飾).Yet these arenot girls in their teens or twenties but women in their sixties and seventies.A generationwhich would once only wear old-fashioned clothes is now favoring the same highstreet looks worn by those half their age.
Professor Julia Twiggy, a social policy expert,said,“Women over 75are now shopping for clothes more requently than they did when they were youngin the 1960s.In the 1960sbuying a coat for a woman was a serious matter.It was anexpensive item that they would purchase only every three or four years—now youcan pick one up at the supermarket whenever you wish to.Fashion is alot cheaper and people get tired of things more quickly.” Professor Twiggy analyzed family expendingdata and found that while the percentage of spending on clothes and shoes bywomen had stayed around the same—about 5 or 6 percent of spending,the amount ofclothes bought had risen sharply.
The professor said,“Clothes arenow 70 percent cheaper than they were in the 1960s because of the hugeexpansion of production in the Far East.In the 1960sLeeds was the heart of the British fashion industry and that was where most ofthe clothes came from,but now almostall of our clothes are sourced elsewhere.Everyone isbuying more clothes but in general we are not spending more money on them.’’
Fashion designer Angela Barnard,who runs herown fashion business in London,said olderwomen were much more affected by celebrity style than in previous years.She said,“Whenpeople see stars such as Judi Dench and Helen Mirren looking attractive andfashionable in their sixties,they want tofollow them.Older womenare much more aware of celebrities.There’s alsothe boom in TV programmers showing people how they can change their look,and many of myolder customers do yoga to stay in shape well in their fifties.When I startedmy business a few years ago,my oldercustomers tended to be very rich,but now theyare what I would call ordinary women. My own mother is 6l and she wears thelatest fashions in a way she would never have done ten years ago.”
(1)It can be concluded that old women tend to wear the latest fashions today mainly because___________.
A.they get tired of themselves more quickly
B.TV shows teach them how to stay in shape
C. they feel much younger now
D.clothes are much cheaper than before
(2)What can we learn about old women in terms of fashion?
A.They are often ignored by fashion designers.
B.They are now mole easily influenced by stars.
C.They are regarded as pioneers in the latest fashion.
D.They are more interested in clothes because of their old age.
(3)Which is the best possible title of the passage?
A.Age Is No Barrier for Fashion Fans.
B.The More Fashionable,the Less Expensive.
C.Unexpected changes in Fashion.
D.Boom of the British Fashion Industry

【答案】
(1)D
(2)B
(3)A
【解析】全文講述女性生活的一個(gè)新變化:隨著社會(huì)的發(fā)展,在追逐時(shí)尚的主力軍中,活躍著六七十歲的女性。
(1)D推理判斷題。關(guān)于本文所談?wù)摰默F(xiàn)象:六七十歲的老人青睞時(shí)裝,文章提到的原因有:在60年代,服裝價(jià)格昂貴,每三四年才能買一件,而如今的時(shí)裝更便宜。由此判斷D項(xiàng)正確。從第二段最后一句可知A項(xiàng)不是針對(duì)老年女性說(shuō)的;最后一段說(shuō),電視節(jié)目教育她們?nèi)绾胃淖冏约旱挠^點(diǎn),很多老年婦女學(xué)瑜伽來(lái)保持形體美,但B、C兩項(xiàng)都不是“主要原因”。答案:D
(2)B推理判斷題。最后一段開頭說(shuō),“當(dāng)人們看見(jiàn)像Judi Dench和Helen Mirren這樣的明星在60多歲依然穿的時(shí)尚,魅力十足,他們就想模仿這些人,而且老年婦女對(duì)名人效應(yīng)更感興趣”,由此推斷B項(xiàng)正確.老年婦女更容易受到明星的影響。A.項(xiàng)意為“她們常被時(shí)裝設(shè)計(jì)師忽視”,C項(xiàng)意為“她們被視為最新時(shí)尚的先鋒”,D項(xiàng)意為“因?yàn)樗齻兡昙o(jì)大了才對(duì)時(shí)裝感興趣”,都不符合該段及文章的敘述。 答案:B
(3)A主旨大意題。全文講述女性生活的一個(gè)新變化:隨著社會(huì)的發(fā)展,在追逐時(shí)尚的主力軍中,活躍著六七十歲的女性。隨后作者分析其中的原因。全文圍繞老年婦女追逐時(shí)尚展開,因此本文的標(biāo)題應(yīng)該是A項(xiàng)。B項(xiàng)意為“越時(shí)尚的東西越不貴”;C項(xiàng)意為“時(shí)裝界出乎意料的變化”;D項(xiàng)意為“英國(guó)時(shí)裝界的繁榮”,都不能作為全的標(biāo)題?忌谕评砼袛囝}類型中出錯(cuò)的主要原因是沒(méi)有依據(jù)文章的細(xì)節(jié)展開合理推斷,而是根據(jù)想當(dāng)然或一知半解的常識(shí)做出選擇,導(dǎo)致誤選失分。答案:A

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