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1、江西彭泽县2017高考英语阅读理解一轮选练阅读理解。Itishardlysurprisingthatclothingmanufacturers(生产商)followcertainuniformstandardsforvariousfeatures(特征)ofclothes.Whatseemsstrange,however,isthatthestandardadoptedforwomenistheoppositeoftheoneformen.Takealookatthewayyourclothesbutton.Men'
2、sclothestendtobuttonfromtheright,andwomen'sfromtheleft.Consideringmostoftheworld'spopulation----menandwomen----areright-handed,themen'sstandardwouldappeartomakemoresenseforwomen.Sowhydowomen'sclothesbuttonfromtheleft?Historyreallyseemstomatterhere.Buttonsfirsta
3、ppearedonlyontheclothesoftherichinthe17thcentury,whenrichwomenweredressedbyservants.Forthemostlyright-handedservants,havingwomen'sshirtsbuttonfromtheleftwouldbeeasier.Ontheotherhand,havingmen'sshirtsbuttonfromtherightmadesense,too.Mostmendressedthemselves,andas
4、worddrawnfromtheleftwiththerighthandwouldbelesslikelytogetcaughtintheshirt.Todaywomenareseldomdressedbyservants,butbuttoningfromtheleftisstillthestandardforthem.Isitinteresting?Actually,astandard,onceset,resistschange.Atatimewhenallwomen'sshirtsbuttonedfromthel
5、eft,itwouldhavebeenriskyforanysinglemanufacturertoofferwomen'sshirtsthatbuttonedfromtheright.Afterall,womenhadgrownsousedtoshirtswhichbuttonedfromtheleftandwouldhavetodevelopnewhabitsandskillstoswitch.Besides,somewomenmighthavefounditsociallyawkwardtoappearinpu
6、blicwearingshirtsthatbuttonedfromtheright,sinceanyonewhonoticedthatwouldbelievetheywerewearingmen'sshirts.()1.Whatissurprisingaboutthestandardoftheclothingindustry?A.Ithasbeenfollowedbytheindustryforover400years.B.Itisdifferentformen'sclothingandwomen's.C.Itwok
7、sbetterwithmenthanwithwomen.D.Itfailstoconsiderright-handedpeople.()2.Whatdoweknowabouttherichmeninthe17thcentury?A.Theytendedtowearclotheswithoutbuttons.B.Theywereinterestedinthehistoricalmatters.C.Theyweremostlydressedbyservants.D.Theydrewtheirswordsfromthele
8、ft.8()3.Women'sclothesstillbuttonfromthelefttodaybecause.A.adoptingmen'sstyleisimproperforwomenB.manufacturersshouldfollowstandardsC.modernwomendressthemselvesD.customsareha