Question

    When asked why he or she wears clothes, some people will probably answer "to keep warm and to cover my body". These are the basic reasons why clothes are worn, but people also want to look attractive and appear successful to others.

If people only wore clothes for warmth and to cover their bodies, most clothes would be simple and cheap. In most Western countries, however, clothes are sometimes very expensive. The main reason for this is not the cost of the cloth or the cost of making the clothes. The clothes are expensive because of fashion(时尚).

Successful businessmen, for example, often wear very expensive suits, shirts and ties. Sometimes they pay thousands of dollars for a suit and hundreds of dollars for a tie. It’s just a suit and a tie but they pay these prices because of the famous name of the designer. A suit costing much less would be just as warm and would cover the wearer's body just as well.

Fashion is always changing, which means those who want to be fashionable have to buy new clothes every few months, even if last month's clothes have only been worn once or twice. Some people have wardrobes full of clothes that have hardly been worn but are no longer in fashion. Being fashionable, therefore, can be a very expensive pastime（消遣）!

1.What do people basically wear clothes for?

A.Looking attractive to others. B.Following the fashion.

C.Appearing successful to others. D.Keeping warm and covering bodies.

2.We can learn from the passage that _______.

A.fashion is an expensive pastime. B.fashion is not always changing

C.expensive clothes are warmer D.fashion designers like expensive clothes

3.What does the underlined word “wardrobes” in Paragraph 4 mean?

A.Fashionable clothes shops. B.The clothes that some people have.

C.Cupboards for storing clothes. D.Shelves used for keeping books.

4.What is the passage mainly about?

A.Suits and ties. B.Clothes and fashion.

C.Beauty and success. D.Cost and pastime.

Answer

1.D

2.A

3.C

4.B

【解析】

这是一篇说明文。文章介绍人类穿衣服的基本需求是保暖，但是现在更多的人是为了追求时尚买一些很贵的衣服，但是时尚在不断的变化，所以很多人的衣橱充满了过时的衣服，时尚是一个昂贵的消遣方式。

1.细节理解题。由第一段“When asked why he or she wears clothes, some people will probably answer "to keep warm and to cover my body”可知，人当被问及为什么要穿衣服时，有些人可能会回答“为了保暖和遮挡身体”。所以人们穿衣服主要是为了保暖。故选D项。

2.细节理解题。由第二段“The clothes are expensive because of fashion”可知，衣服贵的原因是它们是时尚的。所以我们可以从这篇文章中学到时尚是一种昂贵的消遣方式。故选A项。

3.词句猜测题。由最后段“full of clothes that have hardly been worn but are no longer in fashion”可知，装满了几乎没有穿过但不再流行的衣服。所以根据上下文语境可以判断出，第四段下划线的“wardrobes” 是指储藏衣服的橱柜。故选C项。

4.主旨大意题。通读全文尤其是从最后一段“Fashion is always changing, which means those who want to be fashionable have to buy new clothes every few months”可知，时尚总是在变化的，这意味着那些想要时尚的人不得不每隔几个月就买新衣服。所以这篇文章讲的主要是衣服和时尚的话题。故选B项。