Question

【题目】C

No one should be forced to wear a uniform under any circumstance. Uniforms are controlling the human spirit and totally unnecessary in a democratic(民主的) society. Uniforms tell the world that the person who wears one has no value as an individual but only lives to function as a part of the whole. The individual in a uniform loses all self-worth.

There are those who say that wearing a uniform gives a person a sense of identification with a larger, more important concept. What could be more important than the individual himself? If an organization is so weak that it must rely on cloth and buttons to inspire its members, that organization has no right to continue its existence.

Others say that the practice of making persons wear uniforms, say in school, gets rid of all envy and competition in a matter of dress, such that a poor person who cannot afford good-quality clothing is not to be looked down upon by a wealthy person who wears expensive clothing. Those persons ignore the concepts as freedom of choice, motivation, and individuality. If all persons were to wear the same clothing, why would anyone struggle to be better? It is only a short step from forcing everyone to drive the same car, have the same type of food. When this happens, all motivation to improve one’s life is removed. Why would parents bother to work hard so that their children could have a better life than they had when they know that their children are going to be forced to have exactly the same life as they had?

Uniforms also hurt the economy(经济). Right now, billions of dollars are spent on the fashion industry yearly. Thousands of people are employed in designing, creating, and marketing different types of clothing. If everyone were forced to wear uniforms, artistic personnel would be unnecessary. Salesmen would be extra as well. Why bother to sell the only items that are available? The wearing of uniforms would destroy the fashion industry which in turn would have a wave effect on such industries as advertising and sales promotion. Without advertising, newspapers, magazines, and television would not be able to remain in business. Our entire information and entertainment industries would collapse.

【1】What is the main idea of the passage？

A. The advantages of uniforms.

B. The disadvantages of uniforms.

C. Different opinions of uniforms.

D. Measures to forbid uniforms.

【2】Why does the author discuss forcing everyone to buy the same car or eat the same food?

A. To show that freedom of choices is absolute in modern society.

B. To show that the government has too much control over people’s lives.

C. To predict the way the society will be in the next few generations.

D. To suggest the result if uniforms became compulsory.

【3】What does the author talk about in the last paragraph?

A. The effect uniforms have on personality.

B. The effect uniforms have on information industries.

C. The effect uniforms have on economy.

D. The effect uniforms have on cultural industries.

【4】What does the underline word “collapse” mean?

A. Come up. B. Turn out prosperous.

C. Come into being. D. Come to an end.

【5】What is the author’s attitude towards uniforms?

A. Opposed. B. Favorable.

C. Unclear. D. Doubtful.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】D

【3】C

【4】D

【5】A

【解析】很多人认为统一制服可以避免人们之间的攀比现象，可以避免人们之间的嫉妒行为，而且还可以有利于团队精神的形成和产生，但是在本文中作者对这些观点一一进行了反驳，他认为制服在一个民主的社会是对人自由的限制，局限了人个性的发展。

【1】B推理判断题。文章开篇提出作者的观点No one should be forced to wear a uniform under any circumstance.，然后在下文中进行论证分析，由此判断作者反对统一制服，选B。

【2】D细节理解题。从文章第三段内容可知作者把统一制服和人们开一样的汽车，吃一样的食物来进行联想，对那些坚持认为穿校服可以解决嫉妒和攀比的观点进行反驳，由此判断选D。

【3】C 主旨大意题。根据本段主题句Uniforms also hurt the economy可知选C。

【4】D词义猜测题。根据上文内容可知作者认为制服的统一不利于时装界、广告业，由此判断整个信息行业和娱乐界就会坍塌，也就是会结束，选D。

【5】A. 推理判断题。作者开门见山提出自己的观点：在任何情况下都不应该要求人们统一服装，然后对各种观点进行批驳，由此可知作者对统一制服持反对观点，选A。