If women are mercilessly exploited（剥削）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.

Changing fashions are nothing more than the intentional creation of waste. Many women spend large 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 changing their old-fashioned dresses. Skirts are lengthened or shortened; neck-lines are lowered or raised, and so on.

No one can claim that the fashion industry contributes anything really important to society. Fashion designers are rarely concerned with necessary things like warmth, comfort and durability（耐用）. 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 picking her way through deep snow in high heeled shoes.

When comparing men and women in the matter of fashion, the conclusions to be drawn are obvious. Do the constantly changing fashions of women's clothes, one wonders, reflect basic qualities of inconstancy and instability? Men are too clever to let themselves be cheated by fashion designers. Do their unchanging styles of dress reflect basic qualities of stability and reliability（稳定耐用）? That is for you to decide.

1.Designers and big stores always make money_________.

A. by mercilessly exploiting women workers in the clothing industry

B. because they are capable of predicting new fashions

C. by constantly changing the fashions in women's clothing

D. because they attach great importance to quality in women's clothing

2.To the writer, the fact that women change their old-fashioned dresses is seen as _______.

A. a waste of money                  B. a waste of time

C. an expression of taste               D. an expression of creativity

3.New fashions in clothing are created for ___________.

A. the commercial exploitation of women

B. the women's strength of character

C. basic qualities of inconstancy and instability

D. an important contribution to society

4.By saying "the conclusions to be drawn are obvious"（ the underlined sentence in Paragraph Four）, 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

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Two teenagers who are lost at sea off the United States for six days were saved yesterday.

Driscoll, 15, and his best friend, 18-year-old Josh Long, were found on Saturday about 11 km 1Cape Fear in North Carolina. That was six days and more than 100 miles（161 km）from where they had  2from Sullivan’s Island, South Carolina, on April 24.

The boys had  3a lot of water and were tired, but in pretty good  4. They set out 5on a 4.3-metre sailboat on a  6day when the National Weather Service had warned small boats to stay out of the water. They realized they were  7almost immediately and tried to swim back to  8,   9the boat along with them.

Within  10, they were far out at sea.

 “We  11our fishing equipment on the second day,” Driscoll said. “So we couldn’t catch any fish.”

The boys’ hopes faded  12each day. They stood on their boat  13they saw another boat,  14. One night they were woken up by  15coming into the boat. A large ship was very close to them.

 “  16was like some huge building in the water,” Driscoll said.

At one point, the boys thought they had gone across the Atlantic Ocean and were close to Africa. 17, they were 179km north of their starting point. A coast guard boat set out to  18them.

The boys got up and made some  19. This time, they were heard.

 “What we have experienced is a completely surprising story of  20. That’s going to be studied for years to come,” said Richard Goerling, Long’s uncle. “I think the boys have a book to write.”

1.A. at                 B. on               C. beside           D. off

2.A. arrived         B. set off            C. returned          D. finished

3.A. drunk          B. lost            C. saved            D. found

4.A. shape          B. health          C. spirit            D. energy

5.A. traveling          B. racing               C. fishing           D. swimming

6.A. fine               B. rainy                C. windy            D. snowy

7.A. in trouble         B. in safe              C. at sea            D. far away

8.A. shore              B. the sea              C. an island            D. harbor

9.A. driving            B. sailing              C. pushing          D. pulling

10.A. a week       B. hours                C. minutes           D. seconds

11.A. bought       B. found                C. lost             D. repaired

12.A. by           B. for                  C. on               D. with

13.A. every time        B. once                 C. one day            D. sometimes

14.A. jumping and singing                   B. waving and shouting

C. crying and speaking                 D. screaming and whistling

15.A. a shark           B. a mouse         C. water             D. some noise

16.A. He           B. This            C. That              D. It

17.A. Instead           B. Therefore            C. But                  D. So

18.A. search            B. look for             C. look into            D. defend

19.A. fire              B. noise                C. balloons             D. flags

20.A. voyage       B. struggle             C. survival             D. sailing

 Didn’t it ever ________to you that one day you wouldn’t be fired because of your carelessness?

A. dream         B. occur        C. strike        D. happen

 In a sports team each player has a clear role, and there are few occasions ________members are confused or uncertain of their roles.

A. why        B. where      C. when         D .in which

 If you are out to get up early and do exercises every morning, it will _____good health.

A. get across      B. end up in C. make for        D. contribute for

 They _____ on the program for almost one week before I joined them, and now we _____ it as no good results have come out.

A. had been working; are still working

B. had worked; were still working

C. have been working; have worked

D. have worked; are still working

 What he has told us about the situation in Iraq simply doesn’t make any________.

A. use      B. reason        C. value         D. sense

 The careless driver is _______ for the traffic accident_______ yesterday.

A. to blame; happened        B. to blame; happening    

C. to be blamed; happened    D. to be blamed; happening

 _______ the interview in Boston lasted so long, I missed my connecting flight to New York.

A. Due to         B. So long as         C. As         D. Despite

 At the last place Gary worked, they ______ an annual company picnic. All the employees _____ bring their families along and spend the day at a nearby park. It was great.

A. had to have; had to                 B. used to have; couldn’t

C. would have; didn’t have to           D. used to have; would