Question

They wear the latest fashions with the most up-to-date accessories(配饰). Yet these are 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 favoring 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 whosever you wish to .Fashion is a lot cheaper and people felt tired of things more quickly . ”

Fashion designer Angela Barnard ,who runs own fashion business in London ,said older women were much more affected 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 programs 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 fen years ago .my older customers wended to be very rich, but now they are what I would call ordinary women .My own mother is 61 and she wears the latest fashions in a way she would call ordinary women .My own mother is 61 and she wears the latest fashions in a way she would never have done ten years ago.”

1. Professor Twigg found that ,compared with the 1960s,_______.

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%

2. What can we learn about old women in terms of fashion？

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 .

3.It can be concluded that old women tend to wear the latest fashions today mainly because.

A. they get tired of things more quickly 

B.TV shows teach them how to change look

C. they are in much better shape now 

D. clothes are much cheaper than before

4.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

Answer

1.A

2.B

3.D

4.A

【解析】

试题分析：本文主要讲述的是老年人也会追逐时代的潮流。

1.A细节题。根据第四顿Clothes are now 70 percent cheaper than they were in the 1960s because of the huge expansion of production in the Far East可知现如今的衣服比六十年代的衣服便宜70%，故选A。

2.B细节题。根据倒数第二段Fashion designer Angela Barnard, who runs her own fashion business in London, said older women were much more affected by celebrity style than in previous years可知B正确。

3.D推断题。本文前四段都在讲述衣服比以往更加便宜，在A、B、C、D四项中只有D项最符合题意。

4.A主旨大意题。本文主要讲述的是老年人也会追逐时代的潮流，所以A项最符合。

【名师点睛】

根据主题句归纳文章中心。要注意不是所有的段落都有主题句，有时主题句暗含在句中。阅读这样的文章，就需要自己根据文章的细节来分析，概括出段落的主题，从而推导出文章的主旨。分析的方法是：先弄清该段落主要讲了哪几方面的内容，这些内容在逻辑上有什么联系，然后加以归纳形成主题。5.主旨大意题。本文主要讲述的是老年人也会追逐时代的潮流，所以A项最符合。

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