9.They wear the latest fashions with the most up-to-date accessories (配飾).Yet these are not girls in their teens or twenties but women in their sixties and seventies.A generation which would once only wear old-fashioned clothes is now favouring the same high street looks worn by those half their age.
    Professor Julia Twigg,a social policy expert,said,"Women over 75 are now shopping for clothes more frequently than they did when they were young in the 1960s.In the 1960s buying a coat for a woman was a serious matter.It was an expensive item that they would purchase only every three or four years-now you can pick one up at the supermarket whenever you wish to.Fashion is a lot cheaper and people get tired of things more quickly."
    Professor Twigg analysed family expenditure (支出)data and found that while the percentage of spending on clothes and shoes by women had stayed around the same-at 5or 6per cent of spending-the amount of clothes bought had risen sharply.
     The professor said,"Clothes are now 70per cent cheaper than they were in the 1960s because of the huge expansion of production in the Far East.In the 1960s Leeds was the heart of the British fashion industry and that was where most of the clothes came from,but now almost all of our clothes are sourced elsewhere.Everyone is buying more clothes but in general we are not spending more money on them."
    Fashion designer Angela Barnard,who runs her own fashion business in London,said older women were much more affected by celebrity (名流) style than in previous years.
    She said,"When people see stars such as Judi Dench and Helen Mirren looking attractive  and  fashionable  in  their sixties,they want  to follow  them.Older women are much more aware of celebrities.There's also the boom in TV programmes showing people how they can change their look,and many of my older customers do yoga to stay in shape well in their fifties.When I started my business a few years ago,my older customers tended to be very rich,but now they are what I would call ordinary women.My own mother is 61and she wears the latest fashions in a way she would never have done ten years ago."

59.Professor Twigg found that,compared with the 1960s,A.
A.the price of clothes has generally fallen by 70%
B.the spending on clothes has increased by 5% or 6%
C.people spend 30% less than they did on clothes
D.the amount of clothes bought has risen by 5% or 6%
60.What can we learn about old women in temps of fashion'?B
A.They are often ignored by fashion designers.
B.They are now more 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.
61.It can be concluded that old women tend to wear the latest fashions today mainly becauseD.
A.they get tired of things more quickly
B.TV shows teach them how to change their look
C.they are in much better shape now
D.clothes are much cheaper than before
62.Which is the best possible title of the passage?A
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.

分析 本文屬于說明文閱讀,作者通過這篇文章向我們介紹了上世紀(jì)60年代衣服的價錢與如今的對比,現(xiàn)在的衣服比從前便宜了很多,因此很多人更傾向于購買更多的衣服.

解答 59.A  細(xì)節(jié)理解題,根據(jù)第六段 The professor said,"Clothes are now 70per cent cheaper than they were in the 1960s because of the huge expansion of production in the Far East.可知Twigg教授發(fā)現(xiàn)與上世紀(jì)60年代時相比,如今衣服的價格普遍下跌了70%,故選A.
60.B  細(xì)節(jié)理解題,根據(jù)最后一段When people see stars such as Judi Dench and Helen Mirren looking attractive  and  fashionable  in  their sixties,they want  to follow  them.Older women are much more aware of celebrities.可知年老的女人更了解明星,因此更容易受到他們的影響,故選B.
61.D  推理判斷題,根據(jù)第二段Women over 75 are now shopping for clothes more frequently than they did when they were young in the 1960s.In the 1960s buying a coat for a woman was a serious matter.It was an expensive item that they would purchase only every three or four years-now you can pick one up at the supermarket whenever you wish to.可知年老的女性會比以前更頻繁地購物,因為在上世紀(jì)60年代買衣服是一個昂貴的項目,而如今的衣服比以前便宜很多,故選D.
62.A  主旨大意題,通讀全文可知本文主要介紹了年齡不會對時尚造成障礙,故選A.

點評 考查學(xué)生的細(xì)節(jié)理解和推理判斷能力.做細(xì)節(jié)理解題時一定要找到文章中的原句,和題干進(jìn)行比較,再做出正確選擇.在做推理判斷題時不要以個人的主觀想象代替文章的事實,要根據(jù)文章事實進(jìn)行合乎邏輯的推理判斷.

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