阅读理解Theywearthelatestfashionswith

阅读理解 They wear the latest fashions with the most up-to-date accessorise(配饰)。Yet these are ginrls in their teens or twenties but women in their sixties and seventies.A gengration which would once only wear old-fashioned clothes is now faouring the same high street looks worn by those half their age.Professor Julia Twigg, a social policy expert , said ,“Wimen over 75 are now shopping for clothes more frequently than they old 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 puechase only every three or four years — now you can pick one up at the supernnackrt whosever you wish to .Fashion is a lot cheaper and peope fet tired of things more quickiy . ”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 programmes showing people how they can change theiy look,and many of my older customers do roga 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 caill ordinsry women .My own mother is 61 and she wears the latest fashions in a way she would never have done ten yeare 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 cotothesD.the amount of chothes 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 quicklyB.TV shows teach them how to change lookC.they are in much better shape nowD.clothes are much cheaper than before4.Which is the best possible title of the passage ?A.Age Is No Barrier for Fashion FansB.The More Fashionable ,the Less ExpensiveC.Unexpected Changes in FashionD.Boom of the British Fashion Industry

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