Asweallknowclothesarenecessaryandimportantforhumanbeings．Ifsomeoneisaskedwhyheorshewearsclothes，theanswerwillprobablybe"Tokeepwarmandtocovermybody"．Thesearethebasicreasonsclothesareworn，butpeop
Asweallknowclothesarenecessaryandimportantforhumanbeings．Ifsomeoneisaskedwhyheorshewearsclothes，theanswerwillprobablybe"Tokeepwarmandtocovermybody"．Thesearethebasicreasonsclothesareworn，butpeoplealsowanttolookattractiveandappearsuccessfultoothers．
Ifpeopleonlyworeclothesforwarmthandtocovertheirbodies，mostclothingwouldbesimpleandcheap．InmostWesterncountries，however，clothingissometimesveryexpensive．Themainreasonforthisisnotthecostthefabric（布料）orthecostofmakingtheclothes．Theclothesareexpensivebecauseoffashion（时尚）．Successfulbusinessmen，forexample，oftenwearveryexpensivesuits，shirtsandties．Sometimestheypaythousandsofdollarsforasuitandhundredsofdollarsforatie．It'sstilljustasuitandtiebuttheypaythesepricesbecauseofthefamousnameofthedesigner．Asuitcostingmuchlesswouldbejustaswarmandwouldcoverthewearer'sbodyjustaswell．
Fashionisconstantly（不断地）changing，whichmeansthatpeoplewhowanttobefashionablehavetobuynewclotheseveryfewmonths，eveniflastmonth'sclotheshaveonlybeenwornonceortwice．Somepeoplehavewardrobes（衣柜）fullofclothesthathavehardlybeenwornbutarenolongerinfashion．Beingfashionable，therefore，canbeaveryexpensivepastime!
46．Whydopeoplewearclothes？___
A．Onlytocoverthemselves
B．Justtomakethemselvesattractive．
C．Justbecauseoffashion
D．Foravarietyofreasons．
47．Successfulbusinessmenbuyveryexpensivesuitsbecauseof___．
A．thecostofthefabric
B．thefamousnameofthedesigner
C．thecostofmakingthem
D．thegoodpackages（包装）
48．Accordingtothepassage，fashionablepeoplehaveto___．
A．weartheirclothesonlyonce
B．buynewclothesregularly
C．wearlastmonth'sclothes
D．buynewclothesonceortwice
49．Fromthelastparagraph，wecanknow___．
A．Beingfashionablecanbeveryexpensive
B．Inmostwesterncountries，clothingissometimesexpensive
C．Itistoodifficultforpeopletocatchupwithfashion
D．Manypeoplecanhardlywearwhattheyhavebought