【Ifwomenaremercilesslyexploited（剥削）yearafteryear，theyhaveonlythemselvestoblame.Becausetheytrembleatthethoughtofbeingseeninpublicinclothesthatareoutoffashion，theyarealwaystakenadvantageofbyth】

　　Ifwomenaremercilesslyexploited（剥削）yearafteryear，theyhaveonlythemselvestoblame.Becausetheytrembleatthethoughtofbeingseeninpublicinclothesthatareoutoffashion，theyarealwaystakenadvantageofbythedesignersandthebigstores.Clotheswhichhavebeenwornonlyafewtimeshavetobeputasidebecauseofthechangeoffashion.Whenyoucometothinkofit，onlyawomaniscapableofstandinginfrontofawardrobe（衣柜）packedfullofclothesandannouncingsadlythatshehasnothingtowear.

　　Changingfashionsarenothingmorethantheintentionalcreationofwaste.Manywomenspendvastsumsofmoneyeachyeartoreplaceclothesthathavehardlybeenworn.Womenwhocannotaffordtothrowawayclothinginthisway，wastehoursoftheirtimechangingthedressestheyhave.Skirtsarelengthenedorshortened；neck-linesareloweredorraised，andsoon.

　　Noonecansaythatthefashionindustrycontributesanythingreallyimportanttosociety.Fashiondesignersarerarelyconcernedwithvitalthingslikewarmth，comfortanddurability（耐用）.Theyareonlyinterestedinoutwardappearanceandtheytakeadvantageofthefactthatwomenwillputupwithanyamountofdiscomfort，aslongastheylookright.Therecanhardlybeamanwhohasn’tatsometimeinhislifesmiledatthesightofawomanshakinginathindressonawinterday，orcarefullypickingherwaythroughdeepsnowinhighheeledshoes.

　　Whencomparingmenandwomeninthematteroffashion，theconclusionstobedrawnareobvious.Dotheconstantlychangingfashionsofwomen’sclothes，onewonders，reflectbasicqualitiesofinconstancy（易变）andinstability？Menaretooclevertoletthemselvesbecheatedbyfashiondesigners.Dotheirunchangingstylesofdressreflectbasicqualitiesofstabilityandreliability？Thatisforyoutodecide.

　　7l.Howdodesignersandbigstorestakeadvantageofwomen?

　　A.Bymercilesslyexploitingwomenworkersintheclothingindustry.

　　B.Byattachinggreatimportancetoqualityinwomen’sclothing.

　　C.Byconstantlychangingthefashionsinwomen’sclothing.

　　D.Byproducinglargenumberofnewclothes.

　　72.Tothewriter，thefactthatwomenchangetheirold-fashioneddressesisseenas .

　　A.awasteofmoney