单选题
Stiletto heels could be banned from the workplace because of health and safety reasons, according to British Trade Union bosses. The Trade Union Congress, predominantly male, has proposed a motion arguing that high heels are disrespectful to women while they also contribute to long term injuries. They propose instead that women wear 'sensible shoes' with an inch heel limit in an attempt to avoid future foot and back pain as well as injuries. The motion is due to be debated at next month's conference. The motion states: 'Congress believes high heels may look glamorous on the Hollywood catwalks but are completely inappropriate for the day-to-day working environment.' 'Feet bear the main burden of daily life, and for many workers long-time standing, badly fitted footwear, and in particular high heels can be a hazard. Around two million days a year are lost through sickness as a result of lower limb disorders.' 'Wearing high heels can cause long-term foot problems and also serious foot, knee and back pain and damaged joints.' 'Many employers in the retail sector force women workers to wear high heels as part of their dress code. ' 'More must be done to raise awareness of this problem so that women workers and their feet are protected.' Nadine Dorries, the Tory Member of Parliament, however criticised the motion and said the extra height heels give women can help them when in the workplace. 'I'm 5 ft 3 in and need every inch of my Christian Louboutin heels to look my male colleagues in the eye,' she said. 'If high heels were banned in Westminster, no one would be able to find me. The Trade Union leaders need to get real, stop using obvious sexist methods by discussing women's very high thin heels to divert (转移) tension away from Labour chaos.' Michelle Dewberry, a former winner of The Apprentice, said the motion was patronising (自认为高人一 等的). 'This is absolutely ridiculous and I think these union officials should be spending their time dealing with more important issues', she said. 'I'm at work in five-inch heels and perfectly able to do my job. Heels are sexy, they boost your confidence and make women feel that they are in control of their life. I can't imagine these officials debating a motion about how tightly men should wear their ties. Wearing heels is a personal choice.'
单选题
What do stiletto heels refer to according to the passage?
单选题
Why did the Trade Union leaders propose to ban stiletto heels from the workplace?
【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】根据题干中的Trade Union leaders和ban stiletto heels from the workplace将本题出处定位于第1段。文章第1段提到英国工会的领导们认为，基于健康和安全方面的考虑，工作场所应该禁止穿细跟的高跟鞋，第2段也提到他们认为高跟鞋也会对女性造成长期的伤害，提议中有详细说明，故答案为A。B不是工会领导们的观点，故排除。C是针对around two million days a year are lost through sickness设的干扰项。工会联盟认为，高跟鞋也许在好莱坞的走秀台上看起来光艳四射，但并没有说他们不想在像好莱坞一样的地方工作，故排除D。
单选题
Nadine Dorries disapproved the motion because she felt that the extra height of the heels ______
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】根据题干中的Nadine Dorries，the motion，the extra height和the heels将本题出处定位于倒数第四段，倒数第3段首先说了娜丁·多里斯的身高是5英尺3英寸(大约160厘米)，如果不穿高跟鞋，和男同事说话时她只能仰视他们，但穿高跟鞋后身高增加，她能够直视他们(look my male colleagues in the eye)，所以说是高跟鞋让她有了自信，故答案为B。C是针对no one would be able to find me设的干扰项。文中并未提到穿高跟鞋能提高她的视力和个人魅力，故排除A和D。
单选题
How does Michelle Dewberry see the motion?
【正确答案】
C
【答案解析】根据题干中的Michelle Dewberry将本题出处定位于文章最后两段。倒数第二段提到米歇尔·杜伯里说the motion was patronising 。最后一段都是米歇尔·杜伯里的观点，她认为这项提议非常荒谬(this is absolutely ridiculous)，工会官员们应该把他们的时间花在处理更重要的事情上面，最后说穿不穿高跟鞋完全是个人的选择。C正是对本段的同义转述，故答案为C。A与this is absolutely ridiculous矛盾，故排除。B与union officials should…dealing with more important issues(工会领导应该……去处理那些更重要的问题)矛盾。文中提到米歇尔·杜伯里无法想象这些官员们在一起讨论男人的领带应该系多紧将会是什么样子，她仅仅是讽刺，真实意图并非是说工会领导应该决定领带该系多紧，故排除D。
单选题
What can be inferred from the passage?
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】本文开头说英国工会的领导们认为穿高跟鞋危害女性身体健康，决定提议禁止女性在工作场合穿高跟鞋，但下面提到娜丁·多里斯和米歇尔·杜伯里这两位女性对这一提议持反对意见，由此可推断，这一提议可能会引发激烈讨论，故答案为B。工会领导基于健康考虑，提议女性在工作时不穿高跟鞋，但这并不能说明他们的职责就是关注人们的健康，故排除A。文中只提到两个人认为穿高跟鞋能增强自信(boost your confidence)，但这没有代表性，C属于过度推断。文中提到两位女性对英国工会提议女性在工作场合不穿高跟鞋持反对意见，但这并不表明女职工和工会男性领导人的想法完全不同，D属于过度推断。