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Clothes play a critical part in the conclusions we reach by providing clues to who people are, who they are not, and who they would like to be. They tell us a good deal about the wearer's background, personality, status, mood, and social outlook.
Since clothes are such an important source of social information, we can use them to manipulate people's impression of us. Our appearance assumes particular significance in the initial phases of interaction that is likely to occur. An elderly middle class man or woman may be alienated by a young adult who is dressed in an unconventional manner, regardless of the person's education，background, or interests.
People tend to agree on what certain types of clothes mean. Adolescent girls can easily agree on the lifestyles of girls who wear certain outfits, including the number of boyfriends they likely have had and whether they smoke or drink. Newscasters, or the announcers who read the news on TV, are considered to be more convincing, honest, and competent when they are dressed conservatively. And college students who view themselves as taking an active role in their inter-personal relationships say they are concerned about the costumes they must wear to play these roles successfully. Moreover, many of as can relate instances in which the clothing we wore changed the way we felt about ourselves and how we acted. Perhaps you have used clothing to gain confidence when you anticipated a stressful situation, such as a job interview, or a court appearance.
In the workplace, men have long had well defined precedents and role models for achieving success. It has been otherwise for women. A good many women in the business world are uncertain about the appropriate mixture of “masculine” and “feminine” attributes they should convey by their professional clothing. The variety of clothing alternatives to women has also been greater than that available for men. Male administrators tend to judge women more favorably for managerial positions when the women display less “feminine” grooming— shorter hair， moderate use of makeup, and plain tailored clothing. As one male administrator confessed, “An attractive woman is definitely going to get a longer interview, but she won't get a job.”
According to the passage, the way we dress________.
文章第一段提到了“Clothes play a critical part in the conclusions we reach by providing clues to who people are”衣服在他人如何判断我们方面起着重要的作用。由此可知，我们穿的衣服会直接影响人们如何看待 我们。故选 C。
From the third paragraph of the passage, we can conclude that young adults tend to believe that certain types of clothing can________.
定位到文章第三段，作者介绍了“少女喜欢穿整套的衣服，新闻播报员认为保守一点的服装会更令人信任，大学生为了日常交际的成功非常注重其穿着。面试为了增加自信，也会注重衣着”由此推测成年人认为服装的类型会影响其社交的成功。故选 D 。
The word“precedents”( Line 1, Para. 4) probably refers to ________.
定位到文章第四段“长期以来，男性有成功的model供其模仿，而女性不确定自己通过衣着是要显示出更刚性一点还是更柔性一点…… ”。故选A。
According to the passage, many career women find themselves in difficult situations because________.
文章第四段提到了 “A good many women in the business world are uncertain about the appropriate mixture of “masculine” and “feminine” attributes they should convey by their professional clothing” 大量女性不确定其职业装应该展示出刚性还是柔性的风格。故选D 。
What is the passage mainly about?
文章通过介绍穿着的影响，不同人群对穿着的看法，以及职场男性和女性的衣着，作者意在表达“Dressing for the occasion”穿着要考虑场合。故选 D。