Question

These days, most people in Britain and the US do not wear formal (正式的) clothes. But sometimes it is important to wear the right thing. Many British people don’t think about clothes very much. When they go out to enjoy themselves, they can wear almost anything. At theatres (剧院), cinemas and concerts (音乐会) you can put on anything you like: from beautiful suits and dresses to jeans and sweaters. Anything goes, as long as you look clean and tidy. But in Britain, as well as in the US, men in offices usually wear suits and ties and women wear dresses or skirts (not trousers). Doctors and business people always wear quite formal clothes. And in some hotels and restaurants men have to wear ties and women have to wear tidy dresses.

In many ways, Americans are less formal than British people, but they are more careful with their clothes. At home, most Americans wear informal (非正式的) or sports clothes. But when they go out in the evening, they like to look nice. In good hotels and restaurants, men have to wear jackets and ties, and women have to wear pretty clothes.

It is difficult to say exactly (确切地) what people wear in Britain and the US, because everyone is different. If you are not sure what to wear, watch what other people do and then do the same. You’ll feel good if you don’t look too different from everyone else.

1.The best title (题目) for this passage (文章) would be________  .

A. What British and American people wear nowadays (现在)

B. Office manners (习俗) in Britain and the US

C. Differences between British and American business men

D. No trousers for office ladies

2.People in Britain and the US wear informal clothes when they________  .

A. go out to enjoy themselves

B. are in offices

C. are in big restaurants

D. go out to work

3.At concerts British business people wear________  .

A. sweaters                      B. anything they like

C. suits and ties               D. clothes like players

4.Which of the following is True according to the passage?

A. Women are usually not allowed (允许) to wear trousers in offices.

B. Lawyers (律师) always wear formal clothes even though (即使) they are at home.

C. British people are more careful with their clothes than American people.

D. Though everyone is different, they wear the same clothes in offices.

Answer

1.A

2.A

3.B

4.D

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文给我们介绍了英国人和美国人的着装习惯，短文从不同的场合和不同的职业入手，总结了英美人的穿着，他们的穿着很多时候都不是很正式的，但是在办公室里人们的着装通常就比较正式。

1.A主旨大意题。根据短文的开头These days, most people in Britain and the US do not wear formal (正式的) clothes和文意可知，这篇短文讲述的是英国和美国人现在的着装问题。短文从不同的场合、不同的职业等方面介绍了英国人和美国人的着装习惯。结合选项可知应选A。

2.A细节理解题。根据短文中When they go out to enjoy themselves, they can wear almost anything可知，英美国家的人们在出去玩的时候，几乎可以穿任何衣服，很随意，故应选A。根据短文第一段的介绍可知，B、C和D三种场合，都需要穿正式的衣服。

3.B细节理解题。根据短文第一段中At theatres (剧院), cinemas and concerts (音乐会) you can put on anything you like: from beautiful suits and dresses to jeans and sweaters. Anything goes, as long as you look clean and tidy可知，在去听音乐会的时候，你可以穿任何你喜欢的衣服，什么样的都行，只要看起来干净、整洁。由此可知应选B。

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考点：文化类短文阅读。