2017届高考英语二轮专题复习 阅读理解部分之限时训练（十四）
<p> 2017届高考英语二轮专题复习精品之</p><p> 阅读理解</p><p> <span word="Five">Five</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>, <span word="David">David</span> <span word="Smith">Smith</span> <span word="wore">wore</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="expensive">expensive</span> <span word="suit">suit</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="day">day</span>．"<span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="clothes">clothes</span> <span word="addict">addict</span>, "<span word="he">he</span> <span word="jokes">jokes</span>．" <span word="I">I</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="carry">carry</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fresh">fresh</span> <span word="suit">suit</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="change">change</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="clothes">clothes</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="wrinkled">wrinkled</span>．" <span word="Today">Today</span> <span word="David">David</span> <span word="wears">wears</span> <span word="casual">casual</span> <span word="clothes">clothes</span> – <span word="khaki">khaki</span> <span word="pants">pants</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="sports">sports</span> <span word="shirt">shirt</span> – <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="office">office</span>．<span word="He">He</span> <span word="hardly">hardly</span> <span word="ever">ever</span> <span word="wears">wears</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="necktie">necktie</span>．"<span word="I">I</span>'<span word="m">m</span> <span word="working">working</span> <span word="harder">harder</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="ever">ever</span>," <span word="David">David</span> <span word="says">says</span>, "<span word="and">and</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="feel">feel</span> <span word="comfortable">comfortable</span>．"</p><p> <span word="More">More</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="companies">companies</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="allowing">allowing</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="office">office</span> <span word="workers">workers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="wear">wear</span> <span word="casual">casual</span> <span word="clothes">clothes</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="work">work</span>．<span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="change">change</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="formal">formal</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="casual">casual</span> <span word="office">office</span> <span word="wear">wear</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="gradual">gradual</span>．<span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="early">early</span> 1990<span word="s">s</span>, <span word="many">many</span> <span word="companies">companies</span> <span word="allowed">allowed</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="employees">employees</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="wear">wear</span> <span word="casual">casual</span> <span word="clothes">clothes</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span>．<span word="This">This</span> <span word="became">became</span> <span word="known">known</span> <span word="as">as</span> "<span word="dress">dress</span>-<span word="down">down</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span>" <span word="or">or</span> "<span word="casual">casual</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span>．" "<span word="What">What</span> <span word="started">started</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="extra">extra</span> <span word="one">one</span>-<span word="day">day</span>-<span word="a">a</span>-<span word="week">week</span> <span word="benefit">benefit</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="employees">employees</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="everyday">everyday</span> <span word="thing">thing</span>．" <span word="said">said</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="consultant">consultant</span> <span word="Maisly">Maisly</span> <span word="Jones">Jones</span>．</p><p> <span word="Why">Why</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="companies">companies</span> <span word="started">started</span> <span word="allowing">allowing</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="employees">employees</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="wear">wear</span> <span word="casual">casual</span> <span word="clothes">clothes</span>? <span word="One">One</span> <span word="reason">reason</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="easier">easier</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="company">company</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="attract">attract</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="employees">employees</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="casual">casual</span> <span word="dress">dress</span> <span word="code">code</span>．"<span word="A">A</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="don">don</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="dress">dress</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="work">work</span>," <span word="says">says</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="owner">owner</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="software">software</span> <span word="company">company</span>, "<span word="so">so</span> <span word="it">it</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="hard">hard</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="hire">hire</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="conservative">conservative</span> <span word="dress">dress</span> <span word="code">code</span>．" <span word="Another">Another</span> <span word="reason">reason</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="seem">seem</span> <span word="happier">happier</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="productive">productive</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="wearing">wearing</span> <span word="comfortable">comfortable</span> <span word="clothes">clothes</span>．<span word="In">In</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="study">study</span> <span word="conducted">conducted</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Levi">Levi</span> <span word="Strauss">Strauss</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Company">Company</span>, 85 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="employers">employers</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="believe">believe</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="casual">casual</span> <span word="dress">dress</span> <span word="improves">improves</span> <span word="employee">employee</span> <span word="morale">morale</span> （士气）．<span word="Only">Only</span> 4 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="employers">employers</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="casual">casual</span> <span word="dress">dress</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="negative">negative</span> <span word="effect">effect</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="productivity">productivity</span>．<span word="Supporters">Supporters</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="casual">casual</span> <span word="office">office</span> <span word="wear">wear</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="argue">argue</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="casual">casual</span> <span word="dress">dress</span> <span word="code">code</span> <span word="helps">helps</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="save">save</span> <span word="money">money</span>．"<span word="Suits">Suits</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="expensive">expensive</span>, <span word="if">if</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="wear">wear</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="day">day</span>," <span word="one">one</span> <span word="person">person</span> <span word="said">said</span>．"<span word="For">For</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="amount">amount</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="money">money</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="buy">buy</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="casual">casual</span> <span word="clothes">clothes</span>．"</p>
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