spending - the amount of clothes bought had risen sharply.

　　The professor said, "Clothes are now 70 percent cheaper than they were in the 1960s because of the huge expansion of production in the Far East. In the 1960s Leeds was the heart of the British fashion industry and that was where most of the clothes came from, but now almost all of our clothes are sourced elsewhere. Everyone is buying more clothes but in general we are not spending more money on them."

　　Fashion designer Angela Barnard, who runs her own fashion business in London, said older women were much more affected by celebrity (名流) style than in previous years.

　　She said, "When people see stars such as Judi Dench and Helen Mirren looking attractive and fashionable in their sixties, they want to follow them. Older women are much more aware of celebrities. There's also the boom in TV programmes showing people how they can change their look, and many of my older customers do yoga to stay in shape well in their fifties. When I started my business a few years ago, my older customers tended to be very rich, but now they are what I would call ordinary women. My own mother is 61 and she wears the latest fashions in a way she would never have done ten years ago."

　　1．Professor Twigg found that, compared with the 1960s, ________.

　　A．the price of clothes has generally fallen by 70%

　　B．the spending on clothes has increased by 5% or 6%

　　C．people spend 30% less than they did on clothes

　　D．the amount of clothes bought has risen by 5% or 6%

　　解析：选A　细节理解题。由文中提到的每个数据，依次判断相关数据与句意表达是否相符，从而得出A项正确。

　　2．What can we learn about old women in terms of fashion?

　　A．They are often ignored by fashion designers.

　　B．They are now more easily influenced by stars.

　　C．They are regarded as pioneers in the latest fashion.

　　D．They are more interested in clothes because of their old age.

　　解析：选B　细节理解题。由文中第五段中的"...older women were much more affected by celebrity style than in previous years."和最后一段"Older women are much more aware of celebrities" 可以判定B项符合题意。

3．It can be concluded that old women tend to wear the latest fashions today mainly because