2013年职称英语理工类的A级阅读理解练习题5
<p> <span word="Is">Is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Tie">Tie</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Necessity">Necessity</span>?</p><p> <span word="Ties">Ties</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="neckties">neckties</span>, <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="symbol">symbol</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="politeness">politeness</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="elegance">elegance</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Britain">Britain</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="centuries">centuries</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="casual">casual</span> <span word="Prime">Prime</span> <span word="Minister">Minister</span> <span word="Tony">Tony</span> <span word="Blair">Blair</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="problems">problems</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="them">them</span>. <span word="Reports">Reports</span> <span word="suggest">suggest</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="civil">civil</span> <span word="servants">servants</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="stop">stop</span> <span word="wearing">wearing</span> <span word="ties">ties</span>. <span word="So">So</span>, <span word="are">are</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="famously">famously</span> <span word="formal">formal</span> <span word="British">British</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="abandon">abandon</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="neckties">neckties</span>?</p><p> <span word="In">In</span> <span word="fact">fact</span>, <span word="Blair">Blair</span> <span word="showed">showed</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="attitude">attitude</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="guests">guests</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="cocktail">cocktail</span> <span word="party">party</span>. <span word="Many">Many</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="celebrities">celebrities</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="ties">ties</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="unimaginable">unimaginable</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="recent">recent</span> <span word="past">past</span>.</p><p> <span word="But">But</span> <span word="today">today</span>, <span word="people">people</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="begun">begun</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="accept">accept</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="casual">casual</span> <span word="style">style</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="formal">formal</span> <span word="occasions">occasions</span>.</p><p> <span word="It">It</span> <span word="wasnt">wasnt</span>, <span word="however">however</span>, <span word="until">until</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="late">late</span> 18<span word="th">th</span> <span word="century">century</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="fancy">fancy</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="men">men</span> <span word="introduced">introduced</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="colorful">colorful</span>, <span word="flowing">flowing</span> <span word="piece">piece</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="cloth">cloth</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="eventually">eventually</span> <span word="became">became</span> <span word="known">known</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tie">tie</span>. <span word="Then">Then</span>, <span word="clubs">clubs</span> <span word="military">military</span> <span word="institutions">institutions</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="schools">schools</span> <span word="began">began</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="colored">colored</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="patterned">patterned</span> <span word="ties">ties</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="indicate">indicate</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wearers">wearers</span> <span word="membership">membership</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="late">late</span> 19<span word="th">th</span> <span word="century">century</span>. <span word="After">After</span> <span word="that">that</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tie">tie</span> <span word="became">became</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="necessary">necessary</span> <span word="item">item</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="clothing">clothing</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="British">British</span> <span word="gentlemen">gentlemen</span>.</p><p> 31 <span word="The">The</span> <span word="tie">tie</span> <span word="symbolizes">symbolizes</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="following">following</span> <span word="except">except</span></p><p> <span word="B">B</span> <span word="elegance">elegance</span></p><p> <span word="D">D</span> <span word="democracy">democracy</span></p><p> <span word="A">A</span> <span word="Because">Because</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="wants">wants</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="show">show</span></p><p> <span word="C">C</span> <span word="Because">Because</span> <span word="ties">ties</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="costly">costly</span>.</p><p> 33 <span word="Which">Which</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="following">following</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="NOT">NOT</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="social">social</span> <span word="occasion">occasion</span>?</p><p> <span word="B">B</span> <span word="Going">Going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="office">office</span>.</p><p> <span word="D">D</span> <span word="Going">Going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="party">party</span>.</p><p> <span word="A">A</span> <span word="Tony">Tony</span> <span word="Blair">Blair</span>.</p>
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