2015职称英语考试综合类A级阅读理解专项复习(3)
<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="Maybe">Maybe</span>. <span word="Last">Last</span> <span word="week">week</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="UKs">UKs</span> <span word="Cabinet">Cabinet</span> <span word="Secretary">Secretary</span> <span word="Andrew">Andrew</span> <span word="Turnbull">Turnbull</span> <span word="openly">openly</span> <span word="welcomed">welcomed</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="tieless">tieless</span> <span word="era">era</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="hinted">hinted</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="civil">civil</span> <span word="servants">servants</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="soon">soon</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="tree">tree</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="costliest">costliest</span> 12 <span word="inches">inches</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="fabric">fabric</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="men">men</span> <span word="ever">ever</span> <span word="buy">buy</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="lives">lives</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="For">For</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="conservative">conservative</span> <span word="British">British</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tie">tie</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="proper">proper</span> <span word="appearance">appearance</span>. <span word="Earlier">Earlier</span>, <span word="Labor">Labor</span> <span word="leader">leader</span> <span word="Jim">Jim</span> <span word="Callaghan">Callaghan</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="died">died</span> <span word="rather">rather</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="seen">seen</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="tie">tie</span>. <span word="For">For</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="Callaghan">Callaghan</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tile">tile</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sign">sign</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="complete">complete</span>, <span word="of">of</span> <span word="showing">showing</span> <span word="respect">respect</span>. <span word="Men">Men</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="supposed">supposed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="wear">wear</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="tie">tie</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="church">church</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>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="party">party</span> - <span word="almost">almost</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="social">social</span> <span word="occasion">occasion</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="The">The</span> <span word="origin">origin</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tie">tie</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="tricky">tricky</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="started">started</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="simply">simply</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="band">band</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="term">term</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="mean">mean</span> <span word="anything">anything</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="mans">mans</span> <span word="neck">neck</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="appeared">appeared</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="finer">finer</span> <span word="ways">ways</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> 1630<span word="s">s</span>. <span word="Frenchmen">Frenchmen</span> <span word="showed">showed</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="love">love</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="particular">particular</span> <span word="fashion">fashion</span> <span word="statement">statement</span>. <span word="Their">Their</span> <span word="neckwear">neckwear</span> <span word="impressed">impressed</span> <span word="Charles">Charles</span> <span word="II">II</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="king">king</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="England">England</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="exiledto">exiledto</span> <span word="France">France</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="time">time</span>. <span word="When">When</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="returned">returned</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="England">England</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1660, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="brought">brought</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="fashion">fashion</span> <span word="item">item</span> <span word="along">along</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="him">him</span>.</p>
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