单选题
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 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 avail able 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 make
up, 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."
单选题
According to the passage, the way we dress______.
A. provides clues for people who are critical of us
B. indicates our likes and dislikes in choosing a career
C. has a direct influence on the way people regard us
D. is of particular importance when we get on in age
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______.
A. change people's conservative attitudes toward their lifestyle
B. help young people make friends with the opposite sex
C. make them competitive in the job market
D. help them achieve success in their interpersonal relationships
【正确答案】
D
【答案解析】[解析] 第三段指出“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.”热衷于社交活动的年轻人认为自己的穿着能帮助他们取得成功。此外，还有好多例子说明我们的衣服能改变我们的自我感觉和行动方式。故选D。
单选题
The word "precedent" (Line 1, Para. 4) probably refers to______.
A. early acts for men to follow as examples
B. particular places for men to occupy especially because of their
importance
C. things that men should agree upon
D. men's beliefs that everything in the world has already been
decided