考博英语（阅读理解）模拟试卷140
阅读理解
Some people in the British Victorian era hated mustaches. They thought an unshaven upper lip was crude and ungentlemanly. For example, a British businessman left 10 pounds to each of his employees without a mustache. Managers of the Bank of London seemed to be a little more tolerant. They prohibited mustaches only during working hours.
Are you laughing yet? After all, our society doesn\’t pay attention to such silly details of how we look. Or does it? Spend 15 minutes watching customers shop at any department store. You\’d think they were making decisions that compare with choosing a career!
Consider that importance of athletic shoes. In 1984 Michael Jordan wore a pair of black and red high-tops in a pre-season basketball game because the NBA said he\’d be fined if he wore his \\
1.The examples in the first paragraph are given in order to______.(A)
A. introduce that people today care as much about appearance as before
B. entertain readers with odd behaviors of Englishmen in Victorian era
C. show how Englishmen in the past cared about their look
D. explain that a mustache was not popular in the past
解析：纵观全文可知，本文讲述的主题就是人们对外表的关注。第一段通过讲述英国维多利亚时代人们讨厌胡子的事例，引出本文的主题。而本题中选项A“介绍现在的人们和以前一样注重外表”，与原文主旨相一致，因此本题的答案为A。
2.According to the passage, \\(B)
A. a pair of black and red high-tops
B. a new brand of Nike basketball shoe
C. a symbol of independence in people
D. a sales pitch used on TV commercials
解析：答案在文章第三段第二和四句：1984年，迈克尔·乔丹在季前赛中穿了一双黑红相间的高帮鞋，因为NBA表示，如果他在常规赛中穿着Air Jordans，就会对他进行罚款。电视广告这样描述乔丹鞋：“10月15日，耐克推出了一款革命性的新篮球鞋。”由此可以推出，Air Jordans是耐克新的篮球鞋品牌。因此本题的答案为B。
3.The fashion industry follows teenagers closely because______.(B)
A. the ads for fashion are their favorite topic
B. teenagers are a large consumer group of fashions
C. marketing the latest fads needs the opinions of teenagers
D. their thoughts and hobbies are attractive to the fashion industry
解析：答案在文章第四段最后一句：因为青少年每年花费数十亿美元购买最新流行和时尚产品。B项“青少年是一个庞大的时尚消费群体”最符合原文意思，因此本题的答案为B.
4.By \\(C)
A. Christians never worry about what to wear
B. Christians need to get away from the mass media
C. a real Christian should not desire to follow fashion
D. the influence of fashion ads cannot reach Christians
解析：答案在文章第五段最后一句：我们一不小心就很容易变得更加担心我们的外表，而不是我们的想法。以及最后一段的第一句：时尚是一门关于外表的科学，它激发了人们渴望看起来时尚而不是真正成为时尚的人。由此可以推出，作者认为真正的基督徒不应为时尚所左右。C项“一个真正的基督徒不应该渴望追求时尚”更符合原文的推断，因此本题的答案为C。
5.Which of the following is an appropriate title for this article?(B)
A. Power of advertising.
B. Fashion marketing.
C. Being fashion-conscious.
D. Being clothes-minded.
解析：纵观全文可知，本文讲述的是人们对时尚的追求，对外表的关注，重点并不是在广告上面。因此A项“广告的力量”不符合原文的主旨。C项“注重时尚”和D项“注重衣着”与全文主旨无关，因此本题答案为B项“时尚营销”。
Tight-lipped elders used to say, \\
6.What do the elders mean when they say, \\(B)
A. You’ll certainly get what you want.
B. It’s no use dreaming.
C. You should be dissatisfied with what you have.
D. It’s essential to set a goal for yourself.
解析：本题中，A项“你肯定会得到你想要的东西”与文章第1段的意思不符：在文中没有提到C项的“你应该不满足于你所拥有的东西”；D项不正确，“为你自己确定一个目标很有必要”是本文作者提倡的观点，不是年长者说这句话的意思。从文章第1段的内容可知，出言谨慎的年长者过去常说：在这个世界上，重要的不是你想要什么，而是你！能得到什么；从第1段的内容可知，心理学教育人们，如果你知道你想要什么，并且你想要的东西又合乎情理，那么你肯定会得到它。据此可知，年长者说这句话的意思应该是：要面对现实，不要想那些不合乎情理的东西。B项说“
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