天津市蓟县2016高考英语一轮阅读理解专题选练（5）阅读理解。It is hardly surprising that clothing manufacturers(生产商) follow certain uniform standards for various features(特征) of clothes. What seems strange, however, is that the standard adopted for women is the opposite of the one for men. Take a look at the way your clothes button. Mens clothes tend to button from the right, and womens from the left. Considering most of the worlds population-men and women-are right-handed, the mens standard would appear to make more sense for women. So why do womens clothes button from the left? History really seems to matter here. Buttons first appeared only on the clothes of the rich in the 17th century, when rich women were dressed by servants. For the mostly right-handed servants, having womens shirts button from the left would be easier. On the other hand, having mens shirts button from the right made sense, too. Most men dressed themselves, and a sword drawn from the left with the right hand would be less likely to get caught in the shirt. Today women are seldom dressed by servants, but buttoning from the left is still the standard for them. Is it interesting? Actually, a standard, once set, resists change. At a time when all womens shirts buttoned from the left, it would have been risky for any single manufacturer to offer womens shirts that buttoned from the right. After all, women had grown so used to shirts which buttoned from the left and would have to develop new habits and skills to switch. Besides, some women might have found it socially awkward to appear in public wearing shirts that buttoned from the right, since anyone who noticed that would believe they were wearing mens shirts. ( ) 1. What is surprising about the standard of the clothing industry? A. It has been followed by the industry for over 400 years. B. It is different for mens clothing and womens. C. It woks better with men than with women. D. It fails to consider right-handed people. ( ) 2. What do we know about the rich men in the 17th century? A. They tended to wear clothes without buttons. B. They were interested in the historical matters. C. They were mostly dressed by servants. D. They drew their swords from the left. ( ) 3. Womens clothes still button from the left today because.A. adopting mens style is improper for women B. manufacturers should follow standards C. modern women dress themselves D. customs are hard to change ( ) 4. The passage is mainly developed by. A. analyzing causes B. making comparisons C. examining differences D. following the time order 【语篇解读 语篇解读】本文由男女衣服的不同,分析产生这种不同的原因,并且告诉我们这种不同为 语篇解读 什么延续到现在.1. 答案 B 【解析】 细节理解题. What seems strange , however, is that the standard adopted for women 由 is the opposite of the one for men.可知男女衣服的标准不一样令人惊奇.所以答案选 B 项. 2. 答案 D 【解析】 细节理解题. 根据文中 Most men dressed themselves, and a sword drawn from the left with the right hang would be less likely to get caught in the shirt.可判断选 D 项. 3. 答案 D 【解析】细节理解题.根据Actually, a standard , once set, resists change.可知,习惯一旦 养成,就很难改变是女式衣服的纽扣仍然在左边的原因.由此判断选 D 项. 4. 答案 A 【解析】组织结构题.通观整篇文章可以看出,作在开始提到一个现象男女衣服的标准 相反,然后分析这种现象产生的历史原因,最后告诉我们现在这是这样的原因.由此判断选 A 项. 【重庆市南开中学2014高考英语二诊考试】 请阅读下列短文，从每篇短文后所给各题的A，B，C，D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。It is hard to imagine that such a small country，the size of Indiana with the population of Alaska，tucked in the Himalaya Mountains，accessible only by two airplanes，is the “Happiest Country in the world and has one of the fastest growing GDPS in the worldThis country is Bhutan，“Land of the Thunder Dragon”，which is located in South Asia and is encompassed by India，China，and NepalBhutan is the last standing Buddhist Kingdom in the World and，until recently，has preserved much of their culture since the l7th century by avoiding globalization and staying isolated from the worldInternet，television，and western dress were banned from the country up until ten years agoOver the past ten years globalization has begun to change in Bhutan，but things remain perfectly balancedBhutan is the only country in the world that has a GNH，which refers to “Gross National HappinessThe process of measuring GNH began when Bhutan opened up to globalizationIt measures peoples quality of life，and makes sure that “material and spiritual development happen together”Bhutan has done an amazing job of finding this balanceBhutan has continually been ranked as the happiest country in all of Asia，and the eighth Happiest Country in the world according to Business WeekIn 2007，Bhutan had the second fastest growing GDP in the world，at the same time as maintaining their environment and cultural identityIn 2008，in Bhutans first democratic election，28-year-old Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wang Chuck was elected president of BhutanHe promises to “maintain a stance （立场)of protection against the worst aspects of globalization，maintaining the Gross National Happiness”But Jigme himself is no stranger to glob