Question

Five years ago, David Smith wore an expensive suit to work every day. “I was a clothes addict,” he jokes. “I used to carry a fresh suit to work with me so I could change if my clothes got wrinkled (皺的).” Today David wears casual clothes — khaki pants and a sports shirt — to the office. He hardly ever wears a necktie. “I’m working harder than ever,” David says, “and I need to feel comfortable.”

More and more companies are allowing their office workers to wear casual clothes to work. In the United States, the changes from formal to casual office wear have been slow. In the early 1990s, many companies allowed their workers to wear casual clothes on Friday (but only on Friday).This became known as “dress-down Friday” or “casual Friday”. “What started out as an extra one-day-a-week benefit for workers has really become an everyday thing,” said business adviser Maisly Jones.?

Why have so many companies started allowing their workers to wear casual clothes? One reason is that it's easier for a company to attract new workers if it has a casual dress code. “A lot of young people don't want to dress up for work,” says the owner of a software company, “so it's hard to hire people if you have a conservative dress code.” Another reason is that people seem happier and more productive when they are wearing comfortable clothes. In a study made by Levi Strauss and Company, 85 percent of employers said that casual dress has a side effect on work. Supporters of casual office wear also say that a casual dress code helps them save money. “Suits are expensive, if you have to wear one every day,” one person said. “For the same amount of money, you can buy a lot more casual clothes.”

1.David Smith refers to himself as having been “a clothes addict” because ______________.

A. he often wore khaki pants and a sports shirt

B. he couldn't stand a clean appearance

C. he wanted his clothes to look tidy and clean all the time

D. he didn’t want to spend much money on clothes

2. David Smith wears casual clothes now, because ______________.

A. they make him feel at ease when working

B. he cannot afford to buy expensive clothes

C. he looks handsome in casual clothes

D. he no longer works for any company

3. According to this passage, which of the following is TRUE?

A. Company workers started to dress down about thirty years ago.

B. Dress-down has become an everyday phenomenon since the early 1990s.

C. “Dress-down Friday” was first given as a favor from employers.

D. Many workers want to wear casual clothes to impress people.

4.D. he no longer works for any company

5. According to this passage, which of the following is TRUE?

A. Company workers started to dress down about thirty years ago.

B. Dress-down has become an everyday phenomenon since the early 1990s.

C. “Dress-down Friday” was first given as a favor from employers.

D. Many workers want to wear casual clothes to impress people.

 

Answer 1

1.C

2.A

3.C

4.B

【解析】

試題分析: 在過去，美國的白領階層可以在周五隨意著裝，而不用穿公司的正式服裝。而如今在很多公司中流行的趨勢是：員工每天都可以隨便穿休閑裝上班。為什么越來越多的的公司開始這樣做呢？在本文中作者分析了其中的幾方面原因。

1.推理判斷題。根據(jù)第一段中David Smith 所說的“I was a clothes addict,” “I used to carry a fresh suit to work with me so I could change if my clothes got wrinkled (皺的).”可以推斷他說自己是“a clothes addict”的原因是因為他總想要保持衣服的整潔不皺褶，選C。

2.推理判斷題。根據(jù)首段末句David Smith所說的“and I need to feel comfortable.”推斷他現(xiàn)在喜歡穿休閑裝上班的原因是便裝會使他感覺舒適自在，選A。

3.細節(jié)理解題。文章第二段內容介紹了現(xiàn)在人們穿休閑裝上班的這種趨勢和“dress-down Friday”的由來，根據(jù)In the early 1990s, many companies allowed their workers to wear casual clothes on Friday (but only on Friday)……“What started out as an extra one-day-a-week benefit for workers has really become an everyday thing,” 可知周五讓員工穿休閑裝上班是公司雇主給員工的一種福利待遇，選C。

4.細節(jié)理解題。從文章第三段內容介紹的原因“A lot of young people don't want to dress up for work,”和Another reason is that people seem happier and more productive when they are wearing comfortable clothes以及 Supporters of casual office wear also say that a casual dress code helps them save money.可知ACD選項都是員工穿休閑裝的好處，而穿休閑裝讓員工看起來更有魅力在文中沒有涉及到，故選B。

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