【阅读练习】 Americans are proud of their variety and individualty, yet they love and respect few things more than a uniform. Why are uniforms so __1__ in the United States?
* d9 u3 Q$ `4 ?, C6 X7 y" D% `( N! s Among the arguments for uniforms, one of the first is that in the eyes of most people they look more __2__ than civilian(百姓的) clothes. People have become conditioned to __3__ superior quality from a man who wears a uniform. The television repairman who wears a uniform tends to __4__ more trust than one who appears in civilian clothes. Faith in the __5__ of a garage mechanic is increased by a uniform. What an easier way is there for a nurse, a policeman, a barber, or a waiter to __6__ professional identity(身份) than to step out of uniform? Uniforms also have many __7__ benefits. They save on other clothes. They save on laundry bills. They are often more comfortable and more durable than civilian clothes.
# D2 D! ?; t' E5 Y Primary among the arguments against uniforms is their lack of variety and the consequent loss of __8__ experienced by people who must wear them. Though there are many types of uniforms, the wearer of any particular type is generally stuck with it, without __9__, until retirement. When people look alike, they tend to think, speak, and act __10__, on the job at least.
8 B% V: p t$ \* o% Y [A]skill
0 @- \! c6 H. v- `0 _ [B]popular
3 b" g0 S5 Y6 ^ [C]get
7 Q7 |4 o! ^* h/ D. L8 { [D]change& N0 [( A- |0 t* n
[E]similarly
3 s8 E r: V. ~3 ]4 z( {. n& }# c9 ? [F]professional% v" D9 w9 a) e
[G]character" b! ~" R5 e1 x; Y5 M/ t
[H]individuality$ n& o, i+ o* y' I" X2 V
[I]inspire
* @4 E8 j X% R9 E u* p [J]differently
7 b% `9 ?3 d( i6 Q, v" \9 ^( o [K]expect
1 k* c; r. l9 e! b$ Z+ z0 r [L]practical7 E) M5 [1 U! T/ N; ]. {) W1 U
[M]recall
" s! p; i. y7 S) t5 ? [N]lose
, V6 F2 e' r/ B) \8 g+ H3 ]8 h6 a% u) N [O]ordinary6 X; s" e2 z' D" K2 ` ~
ANSWERS:* m# O) e/ k2 l2 Q3 F
1.选B)。从文章的第一句they love and respect few thins more than a uniform“他们又无比热爱和崇尚制服”,说明了制服在美国很受欢迎。因此选项B)popular符合原文意思。选项中的professional“职业的”、practical“实用的”和ordinary“普通的,平常的”都不符合第一段的意思。
! T7 Y9 ^- c# r$ ]4 Y, P 2.选F)。此处应填形容词。从more...than civilian clothes可知,此处要填的形容词意思与civilian相对,说明制服的特点。选项中的形容词中只有professional“职业的”和civilian相对的,故F)正确。而pratical“实用的”和ordinary“平常的”意思都不能和civilian对应,故排除。: R3 o) z3 \4 Q/ c- L- O
3.选K)。由be conditioned to do sth.“习惯于”可知,此处应填动词原形。从前面的look more“看起来更...”和后面的tend to“倾向于”可知,这段要说明的是人们的主观印象,应填入表示“期望(得到)”的单词,只有K)expect符合原文语气。选项中get“得到”与上下文的语气不符合。
$ C( [& g2 X4 W9 D9 L1 j$ x# q" a 4.选I)。此处应填动词原形。从原文中“人们习惯...从穿制服的人那儿得到优质服务。”可知,人们更信任穿制服的人,即制服能使人产生信任感。选项中的动词原形中只有inspire“使产生”符合文章。( q0 D+ t! i. j8 @* J+ a
5.选A)。此处应填名词。前面两句表达了人们对穿制服的人更加信任的意思,那么对于garage mechanic“汽车修理工”来说,人们信任的是它的技术,而不是人品,故选项中只有A)skill符合原文意思。, g7 C& K1 J$ ?0 D5 M: ~( o
6.选N)。此处应填动词。...step out of uniform“脱掉制服”是对护士、警察等来说是......职业身份的很简单的方式。脱下制服就是失去了职业身份,由此可以推知此处应填N)lose。
. c1 ?* R2 a5 Y* i2 t' x+ Y$ B 7.选L)。此处应填形容词,说明制服的其他有点。从下文“...节省购买其他衣服的开销,节省洗衣费用,比便服更舒适也更耐穿”可知,制服除了增加信任感还有实际的优点。选项中的pratical“实用的”和ordinary“平常的”,很明显L)pratical符合原文意思。
; H( [4 O5 d4 [* ?, t 8.选H)。此处应填名词。文章手段就说“美国人为自己的多元化和个性化感到高傲无比,然而他们又无比热爱和崇尚制服”,其中包含制服使他们失去自己的个性的意思,那么联系第一段,此处指出的制服的缺点即为失去个性,故选项H)individuality正确。individuality强调与他人特点的区别,而character指的是个人特定的内在本质。7 s1 c! x' [% Z+ R0 t6 M3 C4 h8 i
9.选D)。此处应填名词。前面说制服让人失去了个性,虽然有很多种制服,但穿上制服的人直至退休都是那件制服,所有是没有变化的,故此处应填change,故D)正确。8 Z: S1 c6 g& `# T0 X, Q; C/ j
10.选E)。此处应填副词,修饰动词act。前面指出...look alike,they tend to...,说明此处填的词和alike意思相近。选项种副词有similarly和differently,很明显,E)similarly与alike意思相近,故选E)。 |