- 阅读理解A
题干：Clothesplayacriticalpartintheconclusionswereachbyprovidingcluestowhopeopleare,whotheyarenot,andwhotheywouldliketobe.Theytellusagooddealaboutthewearer’sbackground,personality,status,mood,andsocialoutlook.Sinceclothesaresuchanimportantsourceofsocialinformation,wecanusethemtomanipulatepeople’simpressionofus.Ourappearanceassumesparticularsignificanceintheinitialphasesofinteractionthatislikelytooccur.Anelderlymiddle-classmanorwomanmaybealienated(疏远)byayoungadultwhoisdressedinanunconventionalmannerregardlessoftheperson’seducation,background,orinterests.Peopletendtoagreeonwhatcertaintypesofclothesmean.Adolescentgirlscaneasilyagreeonthelifestylesofgirlswhowearcertainoutfits，includingthenumberofboyfriendstheylikelyhavehadandwhethertheysmokeordrink.Newscasters,ortheannouncerswhoreadthenewsonTV,areconsideredtobemoreconvincing,honest,andcompetentwhentheyaredressedconservatively.Andcollegestudentswhoviewthemselvesastakinganactiveroleintheirinterpersonalrelationshipssaytheyareconcernedaboutthecostumestheymustweartoplaytheserolessuccessfully.Moreover,manyofuscanrelateinstancesinwhichtheclothingweworechangedthewaywefeltaboutourselvesandhowweacted.Perhapsyouhaveusedclothingtogainconfidencewhenyouanticipatedastressfulsituation,suchasajobintervieworacourtappearance.Intheworkplace,menhavelonghadwell-definedprecedentsandrolemodelsforachievingsuccess.Ithasbeenotherwiseforwomen.Agoodmanywomeninthebusinessworldareuncertainabouttheappropriatemixtureof“masculine”and“feminine”attributestheyshouldconveybytheirprofessionalclothing.Thevarietyofclothingalternativestowomenhasalsobeengreaterthanthatavailableformen.Maleadministratorstendtojudgewomenmorefavorablyformanagerialpositionswhenthewomendisplayless“feminine”grooming(打扮)—shorterhair,moderateuseofmake-up,andplaintailoredclothing.Asonemaleadministratorconfessed,“Anattractivewomanisdefinitelygoingtogetalongerinterview,butshewon’tgetajob.”
题目：The word “precedents” (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
扫码下载亿题库
精准题库快速提分
参考答案【正确答案：A】
该题要求根据上下文推测precedent的词义。分析第四段第一句可以看出precedent和role models一起是并列宾语，所以precedent意义与role models类似，另外从构词法角度分析前缀re前面，在四个选择项当中，符合以上二点要求的只有A项，正确答案是A。
您可能感兴趣的试题- 1 【阅读理解A】 The word “oscillated” (Line 3, Paragraph 3) most probably means（）.
- A 、fell
- B 、climbed
- C 、developed
- D 、swang
- 2 【阅读理解A】 he word “pinpoint” (Para. 1, Line 3) basically means（）.
- A 、appreciate
- B 、obtain
- C 、interpret
- D 、identify
- 3 【阅读理解A】 The word “portend” (Line 1, Para. 1) is closest in meaning to “（）”.
- A 、defy
- B 、signal
- C 、suffer from
- D 、result from
- 4 【阅读理解A】The word “savvy” ( Line 2，Para 2) probably means_____.
- A 、suspicious
- B 、secure
- C 、shrewd
- D 、simple
- 5 【阅读理解A】The word “techies” (Line 4, Para.1 ) probably refers to those who are_____·
- A 、afraid of technology
- B 、skilled in technology
- C 、ignorant of technology
- D 、incompetent in technology
- 6 【阅读理解A】The word “savvy” ( Line 1，Para.2) probably means_____.
- A 、suspicious
- B 、secure
- C 、shrewd
- D 、simple
- 7 【阅读理解A】The word "mania" (Line 4，Para.2) most probably means_____.
- A 、fun
- B 、craze
- C 、hysteria
- D 、excitement
- 8 【阅读理解A】The word ” bummer" ( Line 4，Para.5 ) most probably means something_____.
- A 、religious
- B 、unpleasant
- C 、entertaining
- D 、commercial
- 9 【阅读理解A】The word “arbiters” ( Line 6，Para.4)most probably refers to those_____.
- A 、who work as coordinators
- B 、who function as judges
- C 、who supervise transactions
- D 、who determine the price
- 10 【阅读理解A】The word “gizmos”(Line 1，Para.2)most probably means_____.
- A 、programs
- B 、experts
- C 、devices
- D 、creatures
热门试题换一换
- What Mr.Smith did was important, but_____.
- 凡是绿色或发芽的土豆中都含有较多的毒性生物碱——茄碱。没有一个经过检查的土豆是绿色的或发芽的。所以，经过检查的土豆都是可以安全食用的。 如果使用以下哪项陈述作为假设，上面推理的结论就可以逻辑地推出（）。
- 如果某人答应作为矛盾双方的调解人，那么，他就必须放弃事后袒护任何一方的权利。因为在调解之后再袒护一方，等于说明先前的公正是伪装的。 下列哪项是以上论述最强调的（）。
- 甲乙两人同时从A点出发，沿400米跑道同向均匀行走，25分钟后乙比甲少走了一圈，若乙行走一圈需要8分钟，甲的速度是(单位：米/分钟)（）。
- 画家Peter Brandon从来不在其作品上标注日期，其作品的时间顺序现在才开始在评论文献中形成轮廓。最近将Brandon的一幅自画像的时间定位为1930年一定是错误的，1930年时Brandon已经63岁了，然而画中的年轻、黑发的男子显然是Brandon本人，但却绝不是63岁的男子。 下列哪一项如果假设合理，允许上面的结论成立（）。
- 本着健康、低碳的生活理念，租自行车骑游的人越来越多。某自行车租车点的收费标准如下： 每车每次租车不超过2个小时免费； 超过2小时的部分每小时收费标准为2元(不足1小时的部分按1小时计算)； 而甲、乙还车时间的概率如下： 那么甲、乙两人所付的租车费用之和小于6元的概率是（）。
- 在10道备选试题中，甲能答对8题，乙能答对6题，若某次考试从这10道备选题中随机抽出3道作为考题，至少答对2题才算合格，则甲乙两人考试都合格的概率是（）。
- 如图，已知AE=3AB，BF=2BC.若△ABC的面积是2，则△AEF的面积为（）。
- SriniPillay suggests that
- 点(3，1)和 (-4，6)在直线3x-2y+a=0的两侧。（） （1）-8 （2）-1
- What puzzled the mother when her daughter asked her to see something one morning?
亿题库—让考试变得更简单
已有600万用户下载
5G7d8