【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?
# S1 N5 Q5 V- M7 ~& D9 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.
4 k. P9 S$ H) C0 p5 _+ j* _& R0 P" T 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.
z, K; V A, m& J+ V6 M [A]skill& E* A: I, W+ }7 q" E& T6 J& B
[B]popular
4 C! C" J+ N" \+ u- y% c. M, g [C]get3 R# ~5 A( P' j ?. |, g! Y
[D]change
5 Z/ z- _) S7 M [E]similarly) j2 \; t. X% [
[F]professional. W6 Y4 }. l& ]# @7 u/ p a( `3 g' _
[G]character0 C B2 l/ d B
[H]individuality/ N e/ u% O: j! y' b: N
[I]inspire
0 j7 R3 z1 Z1 Z( I7 x$ O [J]differently1 b3 Y) h1 |$ N# S \$ R" U6 x
[K]expect
- q* q, i. u1 Q8 i% n& R& b5 S* G [L]practical
5 j" u( y0 i: s [M]recall' s: W* B$ D0 O
[N]lose% F* K8 T) I+ I5 [* e( U
[O]ordinary2 \6 [" f2 k! Z4 @9 `' ]
ANSWERS:
4 m4 O( J* n- N 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) N. M. r, z0 ? e; d
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。% h ^% H3 V ~) x2 q, }* R
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。
6 ?( w- t* h; I! e& i 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。5 Q8 x s. f, W' j) X. ~
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。
# c$ t: v5 n, N" { 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。& P7 y* a8 P( n, _% t: M/ i
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。* D2 x; q% `) o. ]8 z' x, B
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。6 t: m$ s% O5 H- ]7 V* ?) `
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。
9 S( Z2 ]3 m4 @& u- a. t 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)。 |