Question

阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
When we walk through the city, we all experience a kind of information overload but we pay attention only to those that are important to us. We don’t stop, we keep our faces expressionless and eyes straight ahead, and in doing so, we are not just protecting ourselves but are avoiding overloading other people as well.
We make use of stereotypes as convenient ways to make quick judgments about situations and people around us. They may not always be accurate, and they can often be dangerously wrong, but they are used regularly.
The problem with the stereotypes is that they restrict experience. By using limited clues to provide us with a rapid opinion of other people or places we may choose to limit our communication. We may decide not to go to certain places because we believe they will not offer something we enjoy.
In the city, styles of dress are particularly important with regard to self-presentation. Different groups often use clearly identifiable styles of clothes so that they can be easily recognized. It is becoming increasingly common for brand names to be placed on the outside of clothes, and this labeling makes it easy to send out information about fashion and price instantly, and lets other tell at a distance whether an individual has similar tastes and is a suitable person to associate with.
In England, where social grouping or class continues to make social distinctions, clothes, hairstyles, people’s pronunciation and the manner of speaking are all clues to our social group. Class distinctions tend to be relatively fixed, although in the city where greater variety is permitted, they are more likely to be secondary determining factors of friendship and association.
【小题1】People walking in cities ignore the surroundings because _________________.

A．they do not wish to talk to other people

B．everyone else is expressionless

C．the environment is already familiar to them

D．there is too much information to get

【小题2】According to the passage, the main disadvantage of using stereotypes is that they _________.

A．are likely to lead us into dangerous situations

B．may make us miss some pleasant experience

C．can rarely be relied on

D．make us mentally lazy

【小题3】From the passage we may conclude that _____________.

A．stereotypes can help to understand people fully

B．people are becoming more interested in fashion

C．dressing can send messages about individuals

D．stereotypes can do more harm than good to people

【小题4】It would appear that in England, a person’s class ____________.

A．might be less important in making friends in a city

B．is mainly determined by his pronunciation

C．plays less of a role than it did in the past

D．is something that can be changed easily

Answer 1

【小题1】D
【小题2】B
【小题3】C
【小题4】A

解析【小题1】推理题。根据第一段第一行we all experience a kind of information overload but we pay attention only to those that are important to us.可知人们在街上只关注自己感兴趣的东西，对于别的那些不感兴趣的不予理睬，是因为信息的输入太大。
【小题2】细节题。根据第三段第一行The problem with the stereotypes is that they restrict experience.可知stereotypes会限制人们的经历，也就是会让人错过一些令人愉快的经历。
【小题3】推理题。根据第四段1,2行styles of dress are particularly important with regard to self-presentation. Different groups often use clearly identifiable styles of clothes so that they can be easily recognized.可以推断出服装可以传递出个人的信息。
【小题4】推理题。根据最后一句, Class distinctions tend to be relatively fixed, although in the city where greater variety is permitted, they are more likely to be secondary determining factors of friendship and association.可以知道a person’s class并不是决定因素。