2013职称英语综合类的A级真题及答案阅读理解
<p> 第4部分：阅读理解：下面有3篇短文，每篇短文后有5道题。请根据短文内容，为每题确定1个最佳选项。</p><p> 第一篇<span word="Making">Making</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Loss">Loss</span> <span word="Is">Is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Height">Height</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Fashion">Fashion</span> <span word="Given">Given</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="haute">haute</span> <span word="couturebusiness">couturebusiness</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="lose">lose</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="usual">usual</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="prevailing">prevailing</span> <span word="mood">mood</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Paris">Paris</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="week">week</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="sensational">sensational</span>.<span word="The">The</span> <span word="big">big</span>-<span word="name">name</span> <span word="designers">designers</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="faIIing">faIIing</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="themselves">themselves</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="boast">boast</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="outfits">outfits</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="sold">sold</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="below">below</span> <span word="cost">cost</span> <span word="price">price</span>，<span word="and">and</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="proved">proved</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fashion">fashion</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="healthier">healthier</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="ever">ever</span>.<span word="JeanPaul">JeanPaul</span> <span word="Gaultier">Gaultier</span> <span word="reported">reported</span> <span word="record">record</span> <span word="sales">sales</span>。<span word="but">but</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="dont">dont</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="it">it</span>，，<span word="t">t</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="designer">designer</span> <span word="assured">assured</span> <span word="journalists">journalists</span> <span word="backstage">backstage</span>.<span word="No">No</span> <span word="maker">maker</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="successful">successful</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="are">are</span>，<span word="you">you</span> <span word="cant">cant</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="profit">profit</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="couture">couture</span>，<span word="explained">explained</span> <span word="JeanJacques">JeanJacques</span> <span word="Picart">Picart</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="veteran">veteran</span> <span word="fashion">fashion</span> <span word="PR">PR</span> <span word="man">man</span>，<span word="and">and</span> <span word="cofounder">cofounder</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="nowbankrupt">nowbankrupt</span> <span word="Lacroix">Lacroix</span> <span word="house">house</span>.</p><p> <span word="Almost">Almost</span> 20 <span word="years">years</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="passed">passed</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="unusual">unusual</span> <span word="economics">economics</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="couture">couture</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="exposed">exposed</span>.<span word="Outraged">Outraged</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="Losing">Losing</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="evening">evening</span> <span word="dresses">dresses</span> <span word="costing">costing</span> <span word="tens">tens</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="thousands">thousands</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="pounds">pounds</span>，<span word="the">the</span> <span word="couturier">couturier</span> <span word="Jean">Jean</span>-<span word="Louis">Louis</span> <span word="Scherrer">Scherrer</span> <span word="published">published</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="costs">costs</span>.<span word="One">One</span> <span word="outfit">outfit</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="described">described</span> <span word="curtained">curtained</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="half">half</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="mile">mile</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="gold">gold</span> <span word="thread">thread</span>，1 8，000<span word="sequins">sequins</span>，<span word="and">and</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="required">required</span> <span word="hundreds">hundreds</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="hours">hours</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="handstitching">handstitching</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="atelier">atelier</span>.<span word="A">A</span> <span word="fair">fair</span> <span word="price">price</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span>~50，000，<span word="but">but</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="couturier">couturier</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="get">get</span>~35。000 <span word="for">for</span> <span word="it">it</span>.<span word="Rather">Rather</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="riding">riding</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="foolishness">foolishness</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="superrich">superrich</span>，<span word="he">he</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="barely">barely</span> <span word="feed">feed</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="hungry">hungry</span> <span word="families">families</span>.</p>
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