As we all know, nature has supplied every animal except man with some covering for his body such as fur, feathers, hair, and shells as a thick hide. But man has nothing but a thin skin.
If someone were to ask you, "Why did human beings start to cover their bodies with clothes?" most would answer, "To keep themselves warm, of course."
It is only when we begin to think about it a little that we realize that clothes are worn for a great many reasons that have nothing to do with our need for warmth at all.
For example, we wear clothes to some degree in order to decorate ourselves-to make ourselves, if possible, look more dignified (尊嚴(yán)) or nicer.
Clothes of a special kind are often worn to show that the wearer has authority or power. The individual wearing them is treated with respect because he occupies a certain office. The judge on the Bench, for example, might look a very ordinary and unimpressive figure without his wig and gown. Clothes are an important part of ceremony, whether it is connected with belief, the law, parliament, and royalty, the fighting forces or the state. How very different the Queen's Coronation ceremony (加冕儀式) would have looked without the robes, coronets and the cloth of gold.
Sometimes, even in some modern countries people wear some article of clothing, or some jewel, because they believe that it will bring them luck or protect them from evil or illness, or because it is connected with their beliefs.
None of these reasons for wearing clothes-to decorate ourselves, to show our position in the world, for ceremonial purposes, for "luck", to give ourselves dignity and authority-have anything to do with our need for warmth.

  1. 1.

    From the passage we know that wearing clothes is man's basic necessity to________.

    1. A.
      protect skin   
    2. B.
      show beauty     
    3. C.
      keep warm   
    4. D.
      bring luck
  2. 2.

    According to the passage, the judge wearing special clothes on the Bench________.

    1. A.
      looks nicer     
    2. B.
      looks different       
    3. C.
      shows wealth        
    4. D.
      shows power
  3. 3.

    Even in modern countries, sometimes people wear certain clothes because________.

    1. A.
      they believe that they will get protected from bad luck and illness
    2. B.
      it has something to do with their wealth
    3. C.
      they want to show their power
    4. D.
      they enjoy wearing such kind of clothes
  4. 4.

    The author's purpose in writing this article is to tell us that clothes are worn________.

    1. A.
      for ceremonial occasions
    2. B.
      for many other reasons besides warmth
    3. C.
      to keep people impressive and nicer       
    4. D.
      to show people's authority or power       
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