Naturehassuppliedeveryanimalexceptmanwithsomecoveringforhisbodysuchasfurfeathershairandshellsasathickhide.Butmanhasnothingbutathinskin.
Ifsomeoneweretoaskyou"Whydidhumanbeingsstarttocovertheirbodieswithclothes?"mostwouldanswer"Tokeepthemselveswarmofcourse."
Itisonlywhenwebegintothinkaboutitalittlethatwerealizethatclothesarewornforagreatmanyreasonsthathavenothingtodowithourprimeneedforwarmthatall.
Forexamplewewearclothestosomedegreeinordertodecorateourselves—tomakeourselvesifpossiblelookmoredignified(尊严)ornicer.
Clothesofaspecialkindareoftenworntoshowthatthewearerhasauthorityorpower.Theindividualwearingthemistreatedwithrespectbecauseheoccupiesacertainoffice.ThejudgeontheBenchforexamplemightlookaveryordinaryandunimpressivefigurewithouthiswigandgown.Clothesareanimportantpartofceremonywhetheritisconnectedwithbeliefthelawparliamentandroyaltythefightingforcesofthestate.HowdifferenttheQueen'sCoronationceremony(加冕仪式)wouldhavelookedwithouttherobescoronetsandtheclothofgold.
Sometimeseveninsomemoderncountriespeoplewearsomearticleofclothingorsomejewelbecausetheybelievethatitwillbringthemluckorprotectthemfromevilorillnessorbecauseitisconnectedwiththeirbeliefs.
Noneofthesereasonsforwearingclothes—todecorateourselvestoshowourpositionintheworldforceremonialpurposesfor"luck"togiveourselvesdignityandauthority—haveanythingtodowithourneedforwarmth.
1.Itcanbeinferredthatwearingclothesisman’sbasicnecessityto .
A.protectskin B.showbeauty
C.keepwarm D.lookmoredignified
2.Thejudgewearingspecialclothesonthebench .
A.looksnicer B.looksdifferent
C.showswealth D.showspower
3.Eveninmoderncountriessometimespeoplewearsomearticleofclothingmostlikelybecause
.
A.ofb