they wear the latest fashions with the most up-to-date accessories(配饰)．阅读理解答案

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1、Theywearthelatestfashionswiththemostup-to-dateaccessories(配饰)．阅读理解答案　　Theywearthelatestfashionswiththemostup-to-dateaccessories(配饰)．Yetthesearenotgirlsintheirteensortwentiesbutwomenintheirsixtiesandseventies．Agenerationwhichwouldonceonlywearold-fashionedclothesisnowfavouringthesamehighstreetlookswo

2、rnbythosehalftheirage．　　ProfessorJuliaTwigg,asocialpolicyexpert,said,“Womenover75arenowshoppingforclothesmorefrequentlythantheydidwhentheywereyounginthe1960s．Inthe1960sbuyingacoatforawomanwasaseriousmatter．Itwasanexpensiveitemthattheywouldpurchaseonlyeverythreeorfouryears—nowyoucanpickoneupatthesup

3、ermarketwheneveryouwishto．Fashionisalotcheaperandpeoplegettiredofthingsmorequickly．”　　ProfessorTwigganalysedfamilyexpenditure(支出)dataandfoundthatwhilethepercentageofspendingonclothesandshoesbywomenhadstayedaroundthesame—at5or6percentofspending—theamountofclothesboughthadrisensharply．　　Theprofessors

4、aid,“Clothesarenow70percentcheaperthantheywereinthe1960sbecauseofthehugeexpansionofproductionintheFarEast．Inthe1960sLeedswastheheartoftheBritishfashionindustryandthatwaswheremostoftheclothescamefrom,butnowalmostallofourclothesaresourcedelsewhere．Everyoneisbuyingmoreclothesbutingeneralwearenotspendi

5、ngmoremoneyonthem．”　　FashiondesignerAngelaBarnard,whorunsherownfashionbusinessinLondon,saidolderwomenweremuchmoreaffectedcelebrity(名流)stylethaninpreviousyears．　　Shesaid,“WhenpeopleseestarssuchasJudiDenchandHelenMirrenlookingattractiveandfashionableintheirsixties,theywanttofollowthem．Olderwomenaremu

6、chmoreawareofcelebrities．There’salsotheboominTVprogrammesshowingpeoplehowtheycanchangetheirlook,andmanyofmyoldercustomersdoyogatostayinshapewellintheirfifties．WhenIstartedmybusinessafewyearsago,myoldercustomerstendedtobeveryrich,butnowtheyarewhatIwouldcallordinarywomen．Myownmotheris61andshewearsthe

7、latestfashionsinawayshewouldneverhavedonetenyearsago．”　　28．ProfessorTwiggfoundthat,comparedwiththe1960s,_________．　　A．thepriceofclotheshasgenerallyfallenby70%　　B．thespendingonclotheshasincreasedby5%or6%　　C．