Whenever you see an old film, even one
made as little as ten years ago, you cannot help being struck by the appearance
of the women taking part. Their hairstyles and make-up look dated; their skirts
look either too long or too short; their general appearance is, in fact,
slightly ludicrous. The men taking part in the film, on the other hand, are
clearly recognizable. There is nothing about their appearance to suggest that
they belong to an entirely different age. This illusion is created by changing fashions. Over the years, the great majority of men have successfully resisted all attempts to make them change their style of dress. The same cannot be said for women. Each year a few so-called top designers’ in Paris or London lay down the law and women the whole world over rush to obey. The doctrines of the designers are unpredictable and dictatorial. This A. introducing an illusion. B. making a comparison. C. depicting a vivid scene. D. posing a sharp contrast. [单项选择]Whenever you see an old film, even one made as little as ten years ago, you cannot help being struck by the appearance of the women taking part. Their hair-styles and make-up look dated; their skirts look either too long or too short; their general appearance is, in fact, slightly ludicrous. The men taking part in the film, on the other hand, are clearly recognizable. There is nothing about their appearance to suggest that they belong to an entirely different age.
This illusion is created by changing fashions. 1 The same cannot be said for women. Each year a few so-called top designers in Paris or London lay down the law and women over the whole world rush to obey. The decrees of the designers are unpredictable and dictatorial. This year they decide in their arbitrary fashion, skirts will be short and waists will be high; zips are in and buttons are out. Next year the law is reversed and far from taking exception, no one is even mildly surprised.
If women are mercilessly expl
[填空题] Whenever you see an old film, even one made as (36)_____as ten yeas ago, you cannot help being (37)_____by the appearance of the women taking part. Their (38)_____and make-up look dated; their skirts look either too long or too short; their general appearance is, in fact, slightly (39)_____. The men taking part in the film, on the other hand, are clearly (40)_____. There is nothing about their appearance to suggest that they belong to an (41)_____different age.
This (42)_____is created by changing fashions. Over the years, the great (43)_____of men have successfully resisted all the attempts to make them change their style of dress. The same cannot be said for women (44)______________. This year, they decide in their arbitrary fashion. Next year the law is reversed and far from taking exception, no one is ever mildly surprised. And women all over the world rush to obey.
Changing fashions are nothing more than the deliberate creation of waste. (45)_______________. Fashion
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