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+ Z+ f5 ~* y1 ?* I 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? w$ @% T% _; O* n
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.; T1 f$ y. `0 Y2 T, o
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 g0 v% r- o& M% B; s4 V7 @
[A]skill
3 z3 }3 o" ]1 j. F. n$ x- ` [B]popular) C) s N% ?: u- j5 l
[C]get3 a, T1 A! B, M% e
[D]change
0 n. o* ]# m, L+ ~/ @( Z; @; Q6 t [E]similarly
t& E1 Q! ~1 U [F]professional
: `( ~) G7 P0 H) J& P/ I- ? [G]character
; w! ~4 M. g6 X0 R+ t [H]individuality$ y! l8 y; H3 R+ o2 y1 S
[I]inspire
( M% s$ G7 o5 |5 |/ M$ ` [J]differently
* z; a% I; E9 b) v% r$ E; K [K]expect# n e1 z h) @9 s
[L]practical5 E- S# U5 z3 } n
[M]recall! S1 F+ ]; V; v( f+ q" ^
[N]lose
4 M5 M0 p" G% K) I- [' n [O]ordinary
, ^1 S$ c7 i# ~" S2 y+ B1 J 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。
3 C" R/ {4 e6 m D3 D+ @& E 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。$ G- _/ ^0 w& m& W5 y! K2 i E
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。
W1 l) I/ K0 I) N, k7 c( Y 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。
& y1 e7 M: c: q ?/ x; ?- x" P- b 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。% e3 t$ x ?2 t" v, [
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。1 w8 j# K, }: k
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。' y5 x# Y) k, x% l
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。 r( o+ N2 G- b" W G. K. B
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。
3 d% r, Q2 u* Q# C% R$ [ 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)。 |