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. A young adult who is dressed in an unconventional manner, regardless of the person"s education, background, or interests, may alienate an elderly middle-class man or woman. 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 interpersonal relationships say they are concerned about the costumes they must wear to play these roles successfully. Moreover, many of us 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" appearance: shorter hair, moderate use of make-up, and plain tailored clothing. As one male administrator confessed," An attractive woman is definitely going to get longer interview, but she won"t get a job."

单选题 According to the passage, the way we dress ______.

【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】解析：本题为意图理解题。第二段第一句Since clothes are such an important source of social information，we can use them to manipulate people"s impression of us．可知"我们可利用衣着打扮影响别人对我们的印象"。就是说，衣着打扮对别人会怎样看待我们有着直接的影响。其他选项文中未提及，或说法不是and who they would like to be的意思。

单选题 From the third paragraph of the passage, we can conclude that young adults tend to believe that certain types of clothing can ______.

单选题 The word "precedent"(Line 1, Para 4) probably refers to ______.

单选题 According to the passage, many career women find themselves in difficult situations because ______.

【正确答案】 D

【答案解析】解析：本题为推理判断题。可从文章最后一段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．推断，职业女性穿衣的烦恼是，她们的穿着打扮到底该男性化些还是应该更有女人味些，也就是答案选项表述。其他选项是答案项导致的结果，不是根本原因或未提到。