2016年12月英语四级阅读冲刺练习题及答案(八)思维导图

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　　Americans are pound of their variety and individuality, yet they love and respect few things more than a uniform, whether it is the uniform of an elevator operator or the uniform

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Americansarepoundoftheirvarietyandindividuality,yettheyloveandrespectfewthingsmorethanauniform,whetheritistheuniformofanelevatoroperatorortheuniformofafive-stargeneral.WhyareuniformssopopularintheUnitedStates?

Amongtheargumentsforuniforms,oneofthefirstisthatintheeyesofmostpeopletheylookmoreprofessionalthancivilian(百姓的)clothes.Peoplehavebecomeconditionedtoexpectsuperiorqualityfromamanwhowearsauniform.Thetelevisionrepairmanwhowearsuniformtendstoinspiremoretrustthanonewhoappearsincivilianclothes.Faithintheskillofagaragemechanicisincreasedbyauniform.Whateasierwayisthereforanurse,apoliceman,abarber,orawaitertoloseprofessionalidentity(身份)thantostepoutofuniform?

Uniformsalsohavemanypracticalbenefits.Theysaveonotherclothes.Theysaveonlaundrybills.Theyaretax-deductible(可减税的).Theyareoftenmorecomfortableandmoredurablethancivilianclothes.

Primaryamongtheargumentsagainstuniformsistheirlackofvarietyandtheconsequentlossofindividualityexperiencedbypeoplewhomustwearthem.Thoughtherearemanytypesofuniforms,thewearerofanyparticulartypeisgenerallystuckwithit,withoutchange,untilretirement.Whenpeoplelookalike,theytendtothink,speak,andactsimilarly,onthejobatleast.

Uniformsalsogiverisetosomepracticalproblems.Thoughtheyarelong-lasting,oftentheirinitialexpenseisgreaterthanthecostofcivilianclothes.Someuniformsarealsoexpensivetomaintain,requiringprofessionaldrycleaningratherthanthehomelaunderingpossiblewithmanytypesofcivilianclothes.

练习题：

Choosecorrectanswerstothequestion:

1.ItissurprisingthatAmericanswhoworshipvarietyandindividuality________.

A.stilljudgeamanbyhisclothes

B.holdtheuniforminsuchhighregard

C.enjoyhavingaprofessionalidentity

D.willrespectanelevatoroperatorasmuchasageneralinuniform

2.Peopleareaccustomedtothinkthatamaninuniform________.

A.suggestsqualitywork

B.discardshissocialidentity

C.appearstobemorepractical

D.lookssuperiortoapersonincivilianclothes

3.Thechieffunctionofauniformisto________.

A.providepracticalbenefitstothewearer

B.makethewearercatchthepubiceye

C.inspirethewearer’sconfidenceinhimself

D.providethewearerwithaprofessionalidentity

4.Accordingtothepassage,peoplewearinguniforms________.

A.areusuallyhelpful

B.havelittleornoindividualfreedom

C.tendtolosetheirindividuality

D.enjoygreaterpopularity

5.Thebesttitleforthispassagewouldbe________.

A.UniformsandSociety

B.TheImportanceofWearingaUniform

C.PracticalBenefitsofWearingaUniform

D.AdvantagesandDisadvantagesofUniforms

1.[B]事实细节题。根据文章首句转折词yet后面的信息“尽管美国人很为他们的多样性和个性自豪，但是没有什么比制服更让他们喜爱与尊敬的了”结合核心词uniform及同义表达(hold…inhighregard即respect),故选B。

2.[A]推理判断题。根据第2段第2句“人们习惯性地期望穿制服的人有较高的专业素质”，故选A。选项D错在用superior来比较人了，文中用的是superiorquality。

3.[D]主旨大意题。根据第2段首句“theylookmoreprofessionalthancivilianclothes”及尾句的反问“Whateasierwayisthere…toloseprofessionalidentitythantostepoutofuniform?”选含有高频词汇professional的D。

4.[C]推理判断题。根据第4段首句中的“lossofindividuality”进行同义替换,选C。

5.[D]主旨大意题。根据第2至4段首句的对比,对于文章最好的概括为选项D“制服的优缺点”。

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