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Fashion is clothing that is in style at a particular time. The concept of fa

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问题     Fashion is clothing that is in style at a particular time. The concept of fashion implies a process of style change, because fashions in dress, as well as in furniture and other objects, have taken very different forms at different times in history. Thus, the English playwright William Shakespeare observed in the 16th century that "the fashion wears out more apparel (衣服) than the man".
    Back in Shakespeare’s day, only upper-class people dressed fashionably; the mass of the rural peasants wore simple clothing that hardly changed over many generations. Since the beginning of the 20th century, however, fashions have changed rapidly. We would look strange indeed if we wore the styles our great-grandparents wore. And most people—at least in the West—follow fashion to some extent, because fashion refers to much mom than the exclusive and expensive clothing produced by leading designers. Even schoolchildren are aware that fashions exist, and change, in running shoes. Nevertheless, we do tend to distinguish, however imprecisely, between basic clothing, such as blue jeans and T-shirts, and the latest fashions created by fashion designers.
    Fashion reflects the society of which it is a part. It has been influenced by wars, conquests, laws, religion, and the arts. Individual personalities have also had an impact on fashion. Royal families and heads of state have sot fashion, and in the 20th century media stats have emerged as leaders of fashion. French writer Anatole France said that if he could come back to Earth 100 years after his death and have only one thing w read, he would choose a fashion magazine because that would show him the way people lived.
    Fashion also has its critics, who have at times blamed fashion for being irrational, frivolous (轻佻的), and immoral. Why should pink be in fashion one season and gray the next season? Why do people follow fashion like sheep when they have enough clothes already? A common criticism is that fashion designers accelerate fashion change to create new business. Yet no new fashion succeeds until people are ready to accept it. The final decision about what to buy, or whether to buy anything at all, belongs to the consumer. In essence, fashions change because many people like new and different styles. [br] What does the word "sheep" in the last paragraph mean?
选项 A、Idiot.
B、Believer.
C、Dreamer.
D、Adventurer.
答案 B
解析 这道题有一定难度。sheep一词出现在文章最后一段的一句话中“Why do people follow fashion like sheep when they have enough clothes already?”这句话的意思是“为什么人们有足够的衣服穿却还要像信徒一样追赶潮流呢?”sheep一词在这里的意思就是信徒，所以选择B。选项A有一定的迷惑性，但我们要综合语境来看。从上下文来看，批评者主要是对时尚本身进行批评，更主要的是将矛头指向了时尚设计师，而对追随时尚的大众并没有过于激烈的态度，因此用“白痴”这个词来解释是不合适的。
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