首页
外语
计算机
考研
公务员
职业资格
财经
工程
司法
医学
专升本
自考
实用职业技能
登录
外语
There are many different reasons why fashion is such a powerful cultural and economic influence in developed societies at the be
There are many different reasons why fashion is such a powerful cultural and economic influence in developed societies at the be
admin
2017-04-21
176
问题
There are many different reasons why fashion is such a powerful cultural and economic influence in developed societies at the beginning of the 21st millennium and why it has been so powerful during the twentieth century. The economic interest of manufacturers and advertisers has certainly been important but it is highly unlikely that these would have been successful unless their message met a receptive audience within the mind of the culture.
Just as men compete with one another so do women, women want to stand out and be noticed. To wear something beautiful, if not outrageous, does just this. It gives a woman a competitive advantage with regard to other women. The most brightly colored and scented flowers in the otherwise verdant green of a tropical jungle tend to attract the most visits from potential insect pollinators. How many women, when they ask another woman what she is wearing to a function, do so because they want to make sure they are wearing the same thing? To be fashionable is also an indication of status because, initially in any case, designer wear is expensive and beyond the reach of most. It indicates status, power, and access to resources. Fashion, initially outrageous, is then copied by other women so that by definition it becomes less outrageous and more the norm. The boundary keeps moving further back so that the outrageous has to become even more extreme.
However, equally important is to wear something "new". Women do not like to always look the same. This, for many of them, is a psychological preference which probably evolved in response to the Coolidge effect in men. To wear something different, to have a different make-up, a different style is to bring an element of "newness" into the equation and to appeal to men’s(or her man’s)innate desire for novelty. Of course, the risk in the new look or the new hairstyle is that it will not be found to be attractive, hence the significant anxiety which women often find themselves experiencing when they make such a change.
According to the passage, one woman’s advantage over another lies in ______.
选项
A、intelligence
B、economic status
C、how fashionable her dress is
D、social status
答案
C
解析
本题是细节题。根据第2段的第2、3、4句可知:女人们为了引人注目,穿漂亮的衣服,甚至是奇装异服,这就使自己比别的女人有优势,由此判断选项C正确。
转载请注明原文地址:https://kaotiyun.com/show/dW9d777K
本试题收录于:
BFT阅读题库国际化人才外语考试(BFT)分类
0
BFT阅读
国际化人才外语考试(BFT)
相关试题推荐
Readthefollowingpassageandanswerquestions9-18.1.Peoplehavebeenpaintingpicturesforatleast30,000years.Theearli
Readthefollowingpassageandanswerquestions9-18.1.Mostyoungpeopleenjoysomeformsofphysicalactivity.Itmaybewalk
WildBillDonovanwouldhavelovedtheInternet.TheAmericanspymasterwhobuilttheOfficeofStrategicServicesinWorldWar
Amulticulturalpersonissomeonewhoisdeeplyconvincedthatallculturesareequallygood.【R1】______Andmostlikelyhehasbe
1.WhydosomanyAmericansdistrustwhattheyreadintheirnewspapers?TheAmericanSocietyofNewspaperEditorsistryingto
Thesingle,decisivefactorthatmadeitpossibleformankindtosettleinpermanentcommunitieswasagriculture.【R1】______Once
ItiscommonforAmericanstohavedifferent"circlesoffriends"suchaschurchfriends,workfriends,orsportsfriends.【R1】__
ItiscommonforAmericanstohavedifferent"circlesoffriends"suchaschurchfriends,workfriends,orsportsfriends.【R1】__
Theinfluenceofclimateonbehaviorappearsall-pervasive.Indeed,whocanclaimthatweatherfactorshavenoinfluenceonthei
Beautyhasalwaysbeenregardedassomethingpraiseworthy.【R1】______Theyhavebettermarriagesandhavemorerespectableoccupat
随机试题
有癫痫或精神病史者抗结核治疗时应慎用何药:
A.大剂量青霉素B.大观霉素C.盐酸四环素D.庆大霉素E.红霉素
急性左心衰竭的处理方法是什么?
某项目建设期为2年,第一年贷款4000万元,第二年贷款2000万元,贷款年利率10%,贷款在年内均衡发放,建设期内只计息不付息。该项目第二年的建设期利息为()万元。
预制拼装连续箱梁桥的预应力钢绞线下料长度,应根据张拉千斤顶长度、张拉伸长值、弹性回缩值以及()计算确定。
下列选项中,不属于合格理财师综合素质要求的是()。
年末基金单位净值为2.6元,年初基金单位净值为2.5元,年末基金单位为500万份,年初基金单位为4007份。则基金收益率为()。
有关洪堡洋流的叙述,不完全正确的一项是:根据文中表述,对“北美洲的加拿大等国的食品价格比往年上涨了许多”和“南美洲秘鲁海域的海水比往年同期变暖了”之间的联系理解正确的一项是:
Thedemoralizingenvironment,decrepit(老朽的)buildingandminimalmaterialsmakethehighschoolexperienceforthesechildrenan
A、price.B、quality.C、status.D、safety.C
最新回复
(
0
)