单选题 It is interesting to reflect how we judge people by the clothes they wear. Long hair and patched blue jeans? A student, we say to ourselves instantly, and not living at home either, or he wouldn"t be going about with those holes in his jeans. A graceful lady in a close-fitting dress, carefully cut nails and earrings? Must be a foreigner, we think, English woman of that age don"t dress so smartly, and she probably has money, too, those shoes weren"t bought in a chain store. And that man walking along the pavement over there? Well-tailored suit, hat just at the right angle? A businessman, of course, and undoubtedly English. Why English? Well, it"s raining, isn"t it? Only an Englishman would carry his treasure umbrella, still perfectly rolled, in the rain. I once read of a journalist who went into an extremely expensive department store dressed in her shabby clothes. She was eyed with suspicion as she examined the goods on display. When she finally decided on a small purchase, she said she had forgotten to bring enough money with her and could she pay by cheque. The assistant politely told her that cheques were not accepted for goods of 2 or under. The next day she went back, dressed to kill, smelling of expensive perfume. She selected an even cheaper article, told the same story and her cheque was accepted without question. It only goes to show how easily we are impressed by clothes. I wonder if Stone Age Man selected his woman by the quality of the bearskin she was wearing?
单选题 Why do we suppose that the "student in jeans" is not living at home? Because his______.
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】解析:这是一道细节题。即使我们不知道“patched”意思是“打补丁的”,我们可以从“or he wouldn’t be going about with those holes in his jeans”中的“holes”判断出来,这句话意思是“否则的话,他也不会穿着这些有洞的牛仔裤到处乱晃”。再结合常识,如果牛仔裤到处是洞,没有补好,可推断他没住在家里。因此选C。
单选题 The graceful lady described in the passage appears to be rich because______.
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】解析:这是一道细节题。根据题干可定位到“she probably has money,too,thoseshoes weren’t bought in a chain store.”她的鞋子看起来不是在连锁店买的,言外之意是鞋子质量好且不便宜,故选D。
单选题 The writer suggests that Englishmen______.
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】解析:这是一道推断题。根据我们对英国的了解我们知道,英国属海洋性温带气候,绝大部分时间是雨天。英国人的绅士观念很强,为了使自己在下雨时不显得狼狈,有失体面,就总手提一把雨伞。经过历史的沉淀,伞已经变成了一种装饰,也成了绅士的标志!英国人爱伞在世界上是出了名的。根据文中的“treasure”、“perfectly rolled”我们可推断出答案为D。
单选题 When the journalist was not dressed in smart clothes, the shop assistant______.
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】解析:这是一道细节题。根据题干我们可以定位到“cheques were not accepted forgoods of 2 or under.”所以C为正确答案。A“很不情愿地接受了信用卡”;B“说商品不出售”和D“拒绝卖给她任何商品”都不符合文意。
单选题 The second time the journalist visited the store, the thing she bought cost______.
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】解析:这是一道细节推断题。根据文章最后一段,我们得知记者第一天挑了件商品想结账时,店员告诉她2英镑或2英镑以下的商品不能用支票。很显然,记者挑的商品是不超过2英镑的,而第二天她挑了件更便宜的商品(an even cheaper article),因此肯定是少于2英镑的,故选B。