单选题 .  (英语专业必做)
    No one should be forced to wear a uniform under any circumstance. Uniforms are     21    to the human spirit and totally     22    in a democratic society. Uniforms tell the world that the person who wears one has no value as     23    but only lives to function as a part of words. Those     24    uniforms lose all their self worth.
    There are those who say that wearing a uniform gives a person sense of     25    with a larger, more important concept. What could be more important than the individual himself? If an organization is so weak that it must     26    cloth and buttons to inspire its members, that organization has     27    reason to continue its existence. Others say that the     28    of making people wear uniforms,     29    in a school, removes all envy and competition in the matter of dress     30    that a poor person who cannot     31    good quality clothing need not be belittled(轻视) by a     32    person who wears expensive, quality clothing. Those in favor of wearing uniforms tend to ignore     33    critical concepts as freedom of choice, motivation, and individuality.
    Uniforms also     34    the economy. Right now, billions of dollars are spent     35    the fashion industry every year. Thousands of persons are     36    in designing, creating, and marketing different types of clothing. The wearing of uniforms would destroy the fashion industry, which     37    would have an unfavorable effect on such industries as advertising and marketing.     38    advertising, mass media such as newspapers, magazines and television would not be able to     39    in business. Our entire information and entertainment industries would     40    .
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【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】 D项的penetrate洞察;发现;揭示;A项的entertain vt. & vi. 款待,招待 vt. 使欢乐,使娱乐;抱有,考虑;B demand要求,需求;C项的charm使高兴,使着迷;吸引;该句意思是说制服能让人洞察到人类精神灵魂,故选择D项。
[参考译文] 本文讲述的是关于制服的话题。制服会给出一些不好的信息,比如此人作为个体毫无用处,会让他们失去自我价值。但也有人对此持不同观点,认为穿制服会给人一种重要的观念。而且制服可以消除贫富观念,不会出现在服饰上被人看不起,这在学校和对穷人都有好处。然而也有人认为如果一个公司要靠制服来激励它的员工,那么这家公司已经没有存在的价值。而且制服会对经济、时尚、广告的发展都有危害,挫败它们的积极性。最终导致整个信息和娱乐行业的垮台。