题文
One’s style of the dress reveals the human obsession with both novelty and tradition. People use clothing to declare their membership in a particular social group; however, the rules for what is acceptable dress for that group may change. In affluent societies, this changing of the rules is the driving force behind fashions. By keeping up with fashions, that is, by changing their clothing style frequently but meanwhile, members of a group both satisfy their desire for novelty and obey the rules, thus demonstrating their membership in the group.There are some interesting variations (变种) regarding individual status. Some people, particularly in the West, consider themselves of such high status that they do not need to display it with their clothing. For example, many wealthy people in the entertainment industry appear in very casual clothes, such as the worn jeans and work boots of a manual laborer. However, it is likely that a subtle but important signal, such as an expensive wristwatch, will prevail over the message of the casual dress. Such an inverted (颠倒的)status display is most likely to occur where the person’s high status is conveyed in ways other than with clothing, such as having a famous face.
小题1:According to the author, fashions serve all the following purposes EXCEPTA．satisfying an interest in noveltyB．signaling a change in personal beliefsC．displaying membership in a social groupD．following traditional rules小题2:Why does the author discuss individual status in paragraph 2?A．To state that individual’s status is not important in the WestB．To argue that individuals need not obey every fashion ruleC．To contrast the status of entertainers with that of manual laborersD．To explain how high status may involve an inverted status display小题3:What’s the meaning of the underlined word?A．newnessB．conventionC．noblenessD．benzene 题型：未知 难度：其他题型
答案
小题1:B
小题2:D
小题3:A
解析
文章介绍了人们的着装可以提现人们所属于的社会群体，但是因为人类对新颖和传统的痴迷，服装的时尚经常在改变。
小题1:考查推理题：题目的意思是“根据作者观点，下列哪个不符合时尚的目的”。A和D，在文中第一句话“One’s style of the dress reveals the human obsession with both novelty and tradition.”可以体现出来，C项可以在第一段中“People use clothing to declare their membership in a particular social group”找到答案，只有B项“为信仰的变化发出信号”没有在文中体现。因此，选B。
小题2:推理题：题目的意思是“为什么作者在第二段中讨论个人地位?”第二段的最后一句话“Such an inverted status display is most likely to occur where the person’s high status is conveyed in ways other than with clothing, such as having a famous face.”是对整段的总结，同时说出了本段的目的，即“哪些地位高的人会包括在倒转的地位表现中”。因此选D。A意思是“为了陈述在西方国家个人地位不重要”，而“Some people, particularly in the West, consider themselves of such high status that they do not need to display it with their clothing.”因此A与这句话意思矛盾，所以不选。B意思是“为了论述个人地位不需要遵循每个时尚规则”，在文中没有体现，不选。C意思是“为了将娱乐圈人们的地位与手工劳动者的地位作对比”，显然不是作者的目的，因此不选C。
小题3:猜词题：这句话出现在第一段，而第一句话中也出现了：One’s style of the dress reveals the human obsession with both novelty and tradition.一个人的着装风格提现了人类对新奇和传统的痴迷。和novelty是tradition对应的，可知novelty是“新奇，新奇的事物”，答案是A。
考点
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社会现象类阅读概念：
这类文章通过写人记事来揭示文章的主题，显示其社会意义，一般采用顺序或倒叙来叙述。题目经常是一些细节问题。考查的方面可以是原因和其中引发的思考。
社会现象类阅读解题技巧：
这类文章通过写人记事来揭示文章的主题，显示其社会意义，一般采用顺序或倒叙来叙述。题目经常是一些细节问题。考查的方面可以是原因和其中引发的思考。阅读这类文章要理清思路。
1、浏览试题，明确要求。
在阅读文章前，最好先浏览一下文章后面的题干和选项。知道了问题后再去看文章，可使思路更敏捷，而且也便于阅读时留意文中出现的与选项有关的信息。
2、通读全文，抓住主要内容。
在不影响理解的前提下，尽可能地阅读以便在尽可能短的时间内理解文章或段落的内容。阅读时，如遇到不熟悉的单词、词组或一时看不懂的句子，不要停下来苦思冥想，继续读下去，通过上下文的词语和句子可能就理解了。
3、抓住中心思想和段落大意。
通读全文时，要特别注意主题句。每篇文章或每个段落都有与文章有关的句子，尤其是科技、政论性文章的主题句一般都在文章的开头或结尾，插在中间的很少。所以，文章的第一段或开头的第一、二个句子往往包含着文章的中心思想、作者的意图或全文的概述，因此要特别注意，彻底理解。
4、有针对性地仔细阅读，找寻所需信息。
在前面的基础上，可进行有针对性地阅读了。把与问题无关的内容一扫而过，而对于和问题有关的内容认真阅读，还可以用笔在下面做出记号。再把这些信息与问题的要求结合起来，逐条分析，综合判断，找出正确答案。
5、进行合理的推理判断。
对文章有了全面的了解之后，可以按照文章要求以及上下文之间的关系，做出推理判断。在进行推理判断的时候，需要综合考虑句型、语法、句子之间的逻辑关系、文化背景等方面的因素。
6、认真复读，验证答案。
要用全文的中心思想统帅各个题目，研究其内在联系和逻辑关系，并依次审核那些还未打上的题目，确保理解无误。
