C

    Throughout the world, clothing has many uses. It is used to provide protection from the elements. It is also worn to prevent others from seeing specific parts of one's body. However, the parts of the body that must be covered vary widely throughout the world. Some clothing is worn to

provide supernatural protection. Wearing a lucky shirt to take an exam is calling for supernatural assistance.

    People in all cultures use clothing and other forms of bodily decoration to communicate status,intentions and other messages. In North America, we dress differently for business and various leisure activities. North American women usually are much more knowledgeable of and concerned

With little difference in messages communicated by clothes than men. At times, this leads to silly mistakes of interpretation（解释） of female intentions on the part of men. Of course. clothing styles also are intended to communicate messages to members of the same gender（性别）．

    Long before we are near enouth to talk to someone, their appearance tells their gender, age,economic class. and often even intentions. We begin to recognize the important cultural clues at an early age. The vocabulary of dress that we learn includes not only items of clothing but also

hairstyles, jewelry, and other body decoration. In most cultures, however, the same style of dress communicates different messages depending on the age, gender. and physical appearance of the individual wearing it.

   Putting on certain types of clothing can change your behavior and the behavior of others towards you. This can be the case with a doctor's white lab coat, or an army uniform. Most uniforms are clearly symbolic so that they can rapidly and unmistakably communicate status. For instance. the

strange hairstyle and clothing of the English "punks" are essential aspects of their uniforms.

   There are many forms of body decoration other than clothes that are used around the world to send messages. These include body and hair paint, and even body deformation. When doctors put braces on teeth, they are actually doing the same thing - deforming or reforming a part of the body

to make it more attractive.

49. What is the passage mainly about?

    A. Clothing and Culture          B. Communication through Clothing

    C. Clothing and Social Behavior  D. Ways of Sending Messages

50. In North America men sometimes misunderstand women's intention because

    A. men are more careless than women

    B. women spend more time on their clothes

    C. men and women have different views on clothing styles

    D. men care less about the different messages communicated by clothes

51. From the passage. it can be inferred that__________

    A. messages communicated by clothes are the same in different cultures

    B. words of dress are not enough to communicate different messages

    C. dress is better than language in communicating messages

    D. clothing plays an important role in social activities

52. What does the underlined word "essential" mean in this passage?

     A. beautiful       B. necessary      C. unimportant     D. Common

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑.

“Down-to-earth” means someone or something that is honest, practical and easy to deal with. It is   36   to find someone who is down-to-earth. A person who is down-to-earth is easy to talk to and   37   other people as equals. A down-to-earth person is just the   38   of someone who acts important and proud.

Down-to-earth persons   39   be important members of society, of course.   40  they do not let their importance “go to their heads”. They do not   41   themselves to be better persons than others of less importance. Someone who is filled with his own importance and pride, often without cause, is   42   to have “his nose in the air”. There is   43   way a person with his nose in the air can be down-to-earth.

Americans   44   another expression that means almost the same as “down-to-earth”. The expression is “both-feet-on-the-ground”. Someone with both-feet-on-the-ground is a person with a good   45   of reality. He  46   what is called “common sense”. He may have   47  , but he does not allow them to   48   his knowledge of what is real.

The opposite kind of   49   is one who has his “head-in-the-clouds”. A man with his-head-in-the-clouds is a dreamer whose   50   is not in the real world.

   51  , such a dreamer can be brought back to earth.   52   words from a teacher can usually bring a day-dreaming student down-to-earth..

Usually, the person who is down-to-earth is very   53   to have both feet on-the –ground.   54   we have both our feet on-the –ground, when we are down-to-earth, we act honestly and openly   55   others. Our lives are like the ground below us, solid and strong.

36. A.pleasant  B.sad   C.common    D.surprising

37. A.meets B.welcomes      C.receives  D.accepts

38. A.case  B.kind  C.opposite  D.example

39. A.must  B.may   C.should    D.will

40. A.But   B.So    C.For   D.And

41. A.wish  B.expect    C.desire    D.consider

42. A.said  B.told  C.asked D.made

43. A.some  B.a C.no    D.every

44. A.discover  B.find  C.make  D.use

45．A.understanding B.wish  C.reason    D.expectation

46. A.demands   B.lacks C.has   D.likes

47. A.fortunes  B.dreams    C.achievements  D.disadvantages

48. A.block B.protect   C.own   D.gain

49. A.idea  B.people    C.attitude  D.person

50. A.mind  B.life  C.body  D.head

51. A.Always    B.Therefore C.However   D.Sometimes

52. A.Sharp B.All   C.No    D.Bad

53. A.possible  B.probable  C.likely    D.able

54. A.Though    B.Since C.When  D.Unless

55.A.toward B.for   C.over  D.onto

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑.
“Down-to-earth” means someone or something that is honest, practical and easy to deal with. It is   36  to find someone who is down-to-earth. A person who is down-to-earth is easy to talk to and   37  other people as equals. A down-to-earth person is just the   38  of someone who acts important and proud.
Down-to-earth persons   39  be important members of society, of course.   40  they do not let their importance “go to their heads”. They do not   41  themselves to be better persons than others of less importance. Someone who is filled with his own importance and pride, often without cause, is   42  to have “his nose in the air”. There is   43  way a person with his nose in the air can be down-to-earth.
Americans   44  another expression that means almost the same as “down-to-earth”. The expression is “both-feet-on-the-ground”. Someone with both-feet-on-the-ground is a person with a good   45  of reality. He  46  what is called “common sense”. He may have   47 , but he does not allow them to   48  his knowledge of what is real.
The opposite kind of   49  is one who has his “head-in-the-clouds”. A man with his-head-in-the-clouds is a dreamer whose   50  is not in the real world.
  51 , such a dreamer can be brought back to earth.   52  words from a teacher can usually bring a day-dreaming student down-to-earth..
Usually, the person who is down-to-earth is very   53  to have both feet on-the –ground.   54  we have both our feet on-the –ground, when we are down-to-earth, we act honestly and openly   55  others. Our lives are like the ground below us, solid and strong.
36. A.pleasant       B.sad           C.common          D.surprising
37. A.meets          B.welcomes     C.receives        D.accepts
38. A.case           B.kind         C.opposite        D.example
39. A.must           B.may          C.should          D.will
40. A.But            B.So           C.For             D.And
41. A.wish           B.expect       C.desire          D.consider
42. A.said           B.told         C.asked           D.made
43. A.some           B.a            C.no              D.every
44. A.discover       B.find         C.make            D.use
45．A.understanding  B.wish         C.reason          D.expectation
46. A.demands        B.lacks        C.has             D.likes
47. A.fortunes       B.dreams       C.achievements    D.disadvantages
48. A.block          B.protect      C.own             D.gain
49. A.idea           B.people       C.attitude        D.person
50. A.mind           B.life         C.body            D.head
51. A.Always         B.Therefore    C.However         D.Sometimes
52. A.Sharp          B.All          C.No              D.Bad
53. A.possible       B.probable     C.likely          D.able
54. A.Though         B.Since        C.When            D.Unless
55.A.toward          B.for          C.over            D.onto

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑.

“Down-to-earth” means someone or something that is honest, practical and easy to deal with. It is   36   to find someone who is down-to-earth. A person who is down-to-earth is easy to talk to and   37   other people as equals. A down-to-earth person is just the   38   of someone who acts important and proud.

Down-to-earth persons   39   be important members of society, of course.   40  they do not let their importance “go to their heads”. They do not   41   themselves to be better persons than others of less importance. Someone who is filled with his own importance and pride, often without cause, is   42   to have “his nose in the air”. There is   43   way a person with his nose in the air can be down-to-earth.

Americans   44   another expression that means almost the same as “down-to-earth”. The expression is “both-feet-on-the-ground”. Someone with both-feet-on-the-ground is a person with a good   45   of reality. He  46   what is called “common sense”. He may have   47  , but he does not allow them to   48   his knowledge of what is real.

The opposite kind of   49   is one who has his “head-in-the-clouds”. A man with his-head-in-the-clouds is a dreamer whose   50   is not in the real world.

   51  , such a dreamer can be brought back to earth.   52   words from a teacher can usually bring a day-dreaming student down-to-earth..

Usually, the person who is down-to-earth is very   53   to have both feet on-the –ground.   54   we have both our feet on-the –ground, when we are down-to-earth, we act honestly and openly   55   others. Our lives are like the ground below us, solid and strong.

36. A.pleasant        B.sad           C.common           D.surprising

37. A.meets           B.welcomes      C.receives         D.accepts

38. A.case            B.kind          C.opposite         D.example

39. A.must            B.may           C.should           D.will

40. A.But             B.So            C.For              D.And

41. A.wish            B.expect        C.desire           D.consider

42. A.said            B.told          C.asked            D.made

43. A.some            B.a             C.no               D.every

44. A.discover        B.find          C.make             D.use

45．A.understanding   B.wish          C.reason           D.expectation

46. A.demands         B.lacks         C.has              D.likes

47. A.fortunes        B.dreams        C.achievements     D.disadvantages

48. A.block           B.protect       C.own              D.gain

49. A.idea            B.people        C.attitude         D.person

50. A.mind            B.life          C.body             D.head

51. A.Always          B.Therefore     C.However          D.Sometimes

52. A.Sharp           B.All           C.No               D.Bad

53. A.possible        B.probable      C.likely           D.able

54. A.Though          B.Since         C.When             D.Unless

55.A.toward           B.for           C.over             D.onto