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?
9 m% N& o, G# e7 e5 y% E2 M 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.+ e6 P* u& W: p5 {; h7 \) a' l
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./ u2 i$ _- @' h3 P, I& I# K
[A]skill
- ?) |/ v$ i N2 l [B]popular
9 w% U4 F8 t: E: d, k- Q2 j [C]get1 W1 ?8 v# O+ H: A( f6 X% K# R
[D]change
' l- e" a: T4 D [E]similarly2 \) G8 Y" c5 ~* [; S' N8 N4 _* u
[F]professional
! E, d- ]" [3 ^0 ] p) `; S' R [G]character
' r' g9 C- v- a [H]individuality
$ s8 [7 m+ V- i9 I6 H. S [I]inspire# n6 N1 F: z1 _1 A) f) C3 g
[J]differently$ V. n% b4 ?2 y* a7 s
[K]expect
2 F m# F& X, _0 i9 T [L]practical6 B1 O; v! T, K# Z# t
[M]recall
5 x2 x- b1 z8 d" h5 U [N]lose
, B5 j) W# ~) b/ n! F: R [O]ordinary9 v0 Z- }6 t) g- \, C8 d8 f
ANSWERS:
# j8 U) [" \! \3 x3 H* @: a 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。
" @, V5 X" a }4 f$ t9 Y! t 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。4 T% d8 T+ y6 ~" k# |. K6 G
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。. G% R' r& d. ~" Q/ s7 _. o
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。
9 f5 S" t& o& O1 ?* V- M! S& x# P7 Y 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。. \2 d+ |& G) @ B; p+ w0 [7 Q. P2 z
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。
N j9 l" q+ p% {7 H* R 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。
+ q8 k0 ^$ j2 q# J2 o3 n) c7 ~7 X1 J: @ 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。
0 d# I$ ^0 G4 L$ j+ n7 k. T7 i7 S 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。2 c/ p9 u$ H2 a8 w6 }
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)。 |