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 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 soon.
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－h(huán)eeled shoes.
　 When comparing men and women in the matter of fashion, the conclusions to be drawn are obvious. Does the constantly changing fashion of women's clothes, one wonders, reflect basic qualities of instability? Men are too clever to let themselves be cheated by fashion designers. Do their unchanged styles of dress reflect basic qualities of stability and reliability? That is for you to decide.
小題1:The writer would be less critical if fashion designers placed more stress on the of clothing
___ .
A．comfortB．a(chǎn)ppearance C．costD．suitability
小題2:According to the passage, which of the following statements is TRUE？
A．Fashion designs should not be encouraged since they are only welcomed by 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．New fashions in clothing are created for the commercial exploitation of women.
小題3:By saying “the conclusions to be drawn are obvious”, the writer means that _____.
A．women’s inconstancy in their choice of clothing is often laughed at
B．women are better able to put up with discomfort
C．men are also exploited greatly by fashion designers
D．men are more reasonable in the matter of fashion

小題1:A
小題2:D
小題3:D
文章談?wù)摿四行院团詫Υ龝r尚的不同態(tài)度，批評了女性服裝設(shè)計師為了利潤而忽視了服裝的基本功能——保暖和舒適。
小題1:A 推理題。根據(jù)第三段2,3行Fashion designers are rarely concerned with vital things like warmth, comfort and durability. They are only interested in outward appearance可知如果設(shè)計者關(guān)注服裝的舒適的時候，作者就不會批評他們。
小題2:D 推理題。根據(jù)文章第2段1,2行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.可知新的時尚的出現(xiàn)主要是為了掙女性口袋里的錢。
小題3:D 猜測句義題。根據(jù)本段內(nèi)容可知男性在服裝商更理性。故D正確。
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A．mostlyB．exactlyC．onlyD．simply
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A．a(chǎn)ppointedB．namedC．givenD．taken
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Take three times daily after meals.
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Imagine that you are in school, giving a speech to your class. Now think what it feels like when stammering (口吃) makes it a struggle to communicate your thoughts and feelings to other people.
The King’s Speech, which won the best picture at the Academy Awards in March, 2011, focuses on stammering along with other speech-related problems. The movie tells the story of Britain’s King George VI, who became king after his brother Edward VIII gave up the crown to marry an American woman.
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“Stammering masks your ability,” he said. “It's a serious disability.”
Most stammerers face bullying (欺負(fù)) in school, something that is “usually carried over into the workplace”.
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D．the sufferings caused by stammer haven’t been found yet
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What kind of job do you want to do in the future ? One that earns the most money or one that gives you the highest social position? What about a job that makes you feel happy? Surprisingly, these three things do not always go together in the job world .
According to a general social survey by the National Organization for Research at the University of Chicago in the US, the ten happiest jobs are not those with better pay or higher social position. They are ordinary jobs.
But what is it that makes a “happy” job?
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Being able to express oneself is also important for people to feel satisfied . Take authors as an example. Their pay is “ridiculously low or non-existent”, but “the freedom of writing down the contents of your own mind leads to happiness ,”wrote business author Steve Denning on his blog on Forbes.com.
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Todd May from The New York Times didn’t find the results strange. He argued that
“ a meaningful life must, in some sense then , make people feel worthwhile”. If a person doesn’t participate in the causes “ that are generally regarded as worthy, like feeding and clothing the poor, their life will lack meaning ,”he said . Work takes up the greater part of most people’s  lives . It’s no wonder that the people with the most worthwhile jobs are the happiest of all.
However, it’s important to remember that these two surveys are broad ones and that it doesn’t matter whether your dream job is on the two lists. Now it is the time to think about the future . After all, something that satisfies your mind will always bring you happiness.
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C．A teacher of artD． A technical expert
小題2:Steve Denning thinks that being an author is happy mainly because authors_____.
A．a(chǎn)re helpful to others
B．can be free to express themselves
C．earn much money
D．a(chǎn)re considered respectable
小題3:From the passage we learn that_________.
A．the more you earn , the happier you are
B．respectable jobs are happy jobs
C．the higher your social position is , the happier you are
D．most happy jobs are related to helping others
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