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東北農(nóng)業(yè)大學(xué)網(wǎng)絡(luò)教育學(xué)院大學(xué)體驗英語第二冊作業(yè)題作業(yè)題(一)PartIIVocabularyandStructure(20minutes)Directions:Thereare30incompletesentencesinthispart.ForeachsentencetherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD)ChoosetheONEanswerthatbestcompletesthesentence.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre..Untilthen,hisfamilyfromhimforsixmonths.A)didn'thear B)hasn'tbeenhearingC)hasn*theard D)hadn*theard.Theconferenceafullweekbythetimeitends.A)musthavelastedB)willhavelastedC)wouldlastD)haslasted.Studentsorteacherscanparticipateinexcursionstolovelybeachesaroundtheislandatregular.A)gapsB)rateC)lengthD)intervals.Physicsistothesciencewhichwascallednaturalphilosophyinhistory.A)alikeB)equivalentC)likelyD)uniform.There'samanatthereceptiondeskwhoseemsveryangryandIthinkhemeanstrouble.A)makingB)tomakeC)tohavemadeD)havingmade.AftertheArabstateswonindependence,greatemphasiswaslaidonexpandingeducation,withgirlsaswellasboystogotoschool.A)tobeencouraged B)beenencouragedQbeingencouraged D)beencouraged.Thenewappointmentofourpresidentfromtheverybeginningofnextsemester.A)takeseffectB)takespartC)takesplaceD)takesturns.Thepresidentmadeaspeechattheopeningceremonyofthesportsmeeting,whichencouragedthesportsmengreatly.A)from B)with C)to D)for.Itisusefultobeabletopredicttheextentwhichapricechangewillaffectsupplyanddemand.A)from B)with C)to D)for.Findingajobinsuchabigcompanyhasalwaysbeenhiswildestdreams.A)underB)overC)aboveD)beyond.ItisnoteasytolearnEnglishwell,butifyou,youwillsucceedintheend.A)hangupB)hangaboutC)hangonD)hangontoltisreportedthatadoptedchildrenwanttoknowwhotheirnaturalparentsare.A)themostB)mostofC)mostD)themostof.Lastyeartheadvertisingrateby20percent.A)raisedB)arousedC)aroseD)rose.beforewedepartthedayaftertomorrow,weshouldhaveawonderfuldinnerparty.A)HadtheyarrivedB)WouldtheyarriveC)WeretheyarrivingD)Weretheytoarrive.Thestrongstormdidalotofdamagetothecoastalvillages:severalfishingboatswereandmanyhousescollapsed.A)wrecked B)spoiledC)tomD)injured.Thelittlemanwasonemetrefiftyhigh.A)almostmorethan B)hardlymorethanC)nearlymorethanD)asmuchas.Asannouncedintoday'spapers.TheShanghaiExportCommoditiesFairisalsoopenonSundays.A)beingB)isC)tobeD)been.Youseethelightningithappens,butyouhearthethunderlater.A)theinstantB)fbraninstantC)ontheinstantD)inatinstant.Themanagerlosthisjustbecausehissecretarywastenminuteslate.A)moodB)temperC)mindD)passionGreatasNewtonwas,manyofhisideastodayandarebeingmodifiedbytheworkofscientistsofourtime.A)aretochallengeB)maybechallengedC)havebeenchallengedD)arechallenging.Pleasethecarefulwhenyouaredrinkingcoffeeincaseyouthenewcarpet.A)crashB)polluteC)spotD)stain.I'dratherreadthanwatchtelevision;theprogramsseemallthetime.A)togetworseB)tobegettingworseC)tohavegotworseD)gettingworse.Convenievcefoodswhicharealreadypreparedforcookingareingrocerystores.A)ready B)叩proachable C)probable D)available.WhenIcaughthimIstoppedbuyingthingsthereandstarteddealingwithanothershop.A)cheating B)cheatC)tocheatD)tobecheating.Itisimportantthatenoughmoneytofundtheproject.A)becollected B)mustbecollectedC)wascollected D)canbecollected.Someoldpeopledon'tlikepopsongsbecausetheycan'tsomuchnoise.A)resistB)sustainC)tolerateD)undergo.Ifonlythecommitteetheregulationsandputthemintoeffectassoonaspossible.A)approve B)willapproveC)canapproveD)wouldapprove.onetime,Manchesterwasthehomeofthemostproductivecottonmillsintheworld.A)OnB)ByC)AtD)Of.itornot,hisdiscoveryhascreatedastirinscientificcircles.A)BelieveB)TobelieveC)BelievingD)Believed.Mr.Morgancanbeverysad,thoughinpublicheisextremelycheerful.A)byhimselfB)inpersonC)inprivateD)asindividualPartIIReadingComprehension(35minutes)Direction:Thereare4readingpassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowingbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements-ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarktheandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.Question31to35arebasedonthefollowingpassage:ThreeEnglishdictionariespublishedrecentlyalllayclaimtopossessinga"new"feature.TheBBCEnglishDictionarycontainsbackgroundinformationon1,000peopleandplacesprominentinthenewssince1988;theOxfordAdvancedLeamefsDictionary:EncyclopedicEditionistheOALDplusencyclopedicentries;theLongmanDictionaryofEnglishLanguageandCultureistheLMEplusculturalinformation.Thekeyfactisthatallthreedictionariescanbeseentohaveadistinctly"cultural"aswellaslanguagelearningcontent.Thatbeingsaid,thewayinwhichtheyapproachtheculturalelementisnotidentical,makingdirectcomparisonsbetweenthethreedifficult.Whilethereissomecommongroundbetweentheencyclopedic/culturalentriesfortheOxfordandLongmandictionaries,thereisacleardifference.OxfordlaysclaimtobeingencyclopediconcontentwhereasLongmandistinctlyconcentratesonthelanguageandcultureoftheEnglish-speakingworld.TheOxforddictionarycanthereforestandmorevigorousscrutinyforculturalbiasthantheLongmanpublicationbecausethelatterdoesnothesitateaboutviewingtherestoftheworldfromtheculturalperspectivesoftheEnglish-speakingworld.TheculturalobjectivesoftheBBCdictionaryareinturnmoredistinctstill.Basedonananalysisofover70millionwordsrecordedfromtheBBCWorldServiceandNationalPublicRadioofWashingtonoveraperiodoffouryears,their1,000briefencyclopedicentriesarebasedonpeopleandplacesthathavefeaturedinthenewsrecently.TheintendedusertheyhaveinmindisaregularlistenertotheWorldServicewhowillhaveareasonablestandardofEnglishandadevelopedskillinlisteningcomprehension.Inreality,though,theBBCdictionarywillbepurchasedbyafarwiderrangeoflanguagelearners,aswilltheothertwodictionaries.Wewillbefacedwithasituationwheremanyoftheusersofthesedictionarieswillattheveryleasthavedistinctsocio-culturalperspectivesandmayhaveworldviewswhicharetotallyopposedandevenhostiletothoseoftheWest.Advancedlearnersfromthiskindofbackgroundwillnotonlyevaluateadictionaryonhowuser-friendlyitisbutwillalsohavedefiniteviewsaboutthescopeandappropriatenessofthevarioussocio-culturalentries..Whatfeaturesetsapartthethreedictionariesdiscussedinthepassagefromtraditionalones?ThecombinationoftwodictionariesintooneThenewapproachtodefiningwordsTheinclusionofculturalcontentTheincreaseinthenumberofentries.TheLongmandictionaryismorelikelytobecriticizedforculturalprejudice.ItsscopeofculturalentriesthebeyondthecultureoftheEnglish-speakingworld.itpayslittleattentiontotheculturalcontentdthenon-English-speakingcountriesitviewstheworldpurelyfromthestandpointoftheEnglish-speakingworld.itfailstodistinguishlanguagefromcultureinitsencyclopedicentries..TheBBCdictionarydiffersfromOxfordandLongmaninthat.ithasawiderselectionOfencyclopedicentriesitismainlydesigntomeettheneedsofradiolistenersitlaysmoreemphasiscolanguagethenoncultureitisintendedtohelplistenersdeveloptheirlisteningcomprehensionskills34.Itisimpliedinthelastparagraphthat,inapproachingsocico-culturalcontentinadictionary,specialthoughtbegivento.thelanguagelevelsofitsusersthenumberofitsprospectivepurchasersthedifferenttastesofitsusersthevariousculturalbackgroundsofitsusersWhatisthepassagemainlyabout?differentwaysoftreatingsocio-culturalelementsinthethreenewEnglishdictionaries.Acomparisonofpeople'sopinionsontheculturalcontentinthethreenewEnglishdictionaries.TheadvantagesoftheBBCdictionaryoverOxfordandLongman.Theuser-friendlinessofthethreenewEnglishdictionaries.Questions36to40arebasedonthefollowingpassage.RealpolicemenhardlyrecognizeanyresemblancebetweentheirlivesandwhattheyseeonTV.Thefirstdifferenceisthatapoliceman'srealliferevolvesroundcriminallaw.Hehastoknowexactlywhatactionsarecrimesandwhatevidencecanbeusedtoprovethemincourt.Hehastoknownearlyasmuchlawasaprofessionallawyer,andwhatismore,hehastoapplyitonhisfeet,inthedarkandrain,runningdownastreetaftersomeonehewantstotalkto.Littleofhistimeisspentinchatting.Hewillspendmostofhisworkinglifetypingmillionsofwordsonthousandsdformsabouthundredsofsad,unimportantpeoplewhoareguiltyofstupid,pettycrimes.Mosttelevisioncrimedramaisaboutfindingthecriminal:assoonashe'sarrested,thestoryisover.Inreallife,findingcriminalsisseldommuchofaproblem.Exceptinveryseriouscaseslikemurdersandterroristattackslittleeffortisspentonsearching.Havingmadeanarrest,adetectivereallystarttowork.Hehastoprovehiscaseincourtandtodothatheoftenhastogatheralotofdifferentevidence.Althirdbigdifferencebetweenthedramadetectiveandtherealoneistheunpleasantpressures:first,asmembersofapoliceforcetheyalwayshavetobehaveabsolutelyinaccordancewiththelaw.Secondly,asexpensivepublicservantstheyhavetogetresults.Theycanhardlyeverdoboth.Mostofthetimesomeofthemhavetobreaktherulesinsmallways.Ifthedetectivehastodetectivetheworld,theworldoftendeceiveshim.Hardlyanyonehemeetstellshimthetruth.Andthisseparationthedetectivefeelsbetweenhimselfandtherestoftheworldisdeepenedbythesimplesmindednessasheseesit-ofcitizens,socialworkers,doctors,law-makers,andjudges,who,insteadofeliminatingcrimepunishthecriminalslessseverelyinthehopethatthiswillmakethemreform.Theresult,detectivesfeel,isthatnine-tenthsoftheirworkisre-catchingpeoplewhoshouldhavestaredbehindbars.Thismakesthemrathercynical.Apolicemanhastobetrainedincriminallawbecause.hemustworkhardtohelpreformcriminalshemustbelieveasprofessionallawyersdohemustbeabletotellwhenandwhereacrimeiscommittedhemustjustifythearrestshemakesofcriminals.Whatisthemostsuitablewordthatdescribestheworkofapolicemanaccordingtothepassage?A)DangerousB)DemandingC)DistressingD)Dramatic.Accordingtothepassage,policemenspendmostoftheirtimeanefforts.A)patrollingthestreet,rainorshineB)trackingandarrestingcriminalsC)collectingandprovidingevidenceD)consultingtherulesoflaw.What'sthepoliceman'sbiggestheadache?Hehastogetthemostdesirableresultswithoutbreakingthelawinanyway.Hehastojustifyhisarrestswhileunabletoprovidesufficientevidenceinmostcases.HecanhardlyfindenoughtimetolearncriminallawwhileburdenedwithnumerouscriminalcasesHehastoprovidethebestpossiblepublicserviceattheleastpossibleexpense.Whydopolicemenfeelseparatedfromtherestoftheworld?Becausetheydonotreceiveduesupportfromsociety.Becausetheyfindpeopleinsincerewiththem.Becausetheyfeelsuperiortosimple-mindedpeoplearoundthem.Becausetheyaresuspiciousofthepeoplearoundthem.Questions41to45arebasedonthefollowingpassage:ToliveintheUnitedStatestodayistogainanappreciationforDahrendorfsassertionthatsocialchangeexistseverywhere.Technology,theapplicationofknowledgeforpracticalends,isamajorsourceofsocialchange.Yetwewoulddowelltoremindourselvesthattechnologyisahumancreation;itdocsnotexistnaturally.Aspearorarobotisasmuchaculturalasaphysicalobject.Untilhumansuseaspeartohuntgameorarobottoproducemachineparts,neitherismuchmorethanasolidmassofmatter.Forabirdlookingforanobjectonwhichtorest,aspearorrobotservesthepurposeequallywell.TheexplosionoftheChallengerspaceshuttleandtheRussiannuclearaccidentatChernobyldrivehomethehumanqualityoftechnology;theyprovidecasesinwhichwell-plannedsystemssuddenlywenthaywireandtherewasnoreadyhandtosetthemright.Sincetechnologyisahumancreation,weareresponsibleforwhatisdonewithit.Pessimistsworrythatwewilluseouttechnologyeventuallytoblowourworldandourselvestopieces.Buttheyhavebeensayingthisfordecades,andsofarwehavemanagedtosurviveandevenflourish.Whetherwewillcontinuetodosointheyearsaheadremainsuncertain.Clearly,theimpactoftechnologyonourlivesdeservesacloserexamination.Fewtechnologicaldevelopmentshavehadagreaterimpactonourlivesthanthecomputerrevolution,scientistsandengineershavedesignedspecializedmachinesthatcandothetasksthatonceonlypeoplecoulddo.Therearethosewhoassertthattheswitchtoaninformation-basedeconomyisinthesamecampasothergreathistoricalmilestones,particularlytheindustrialRevolution.YetwhenweaskwhytheindustrialRevolutionwasarevolution,wefindthatitwasnotthemachines.Theprimaryreasonwhyitwasrevolutionaryisthatitledtogreatsocialchange.Itgaverisetomassproductionand,throughmassproduction,toasocietyinwhichwealthwasnotconfinedtothefew.Insomewhatsimilarfashion,computerspromisetorevolutionizethestructureofAmericanlife,particularlyastheyfreethehumanmindandopennewpossibilitiesinknowledgeandcommunication.TheindustrialRevolutionsupplementedandreplacedthemusclesofhumansandanimalsbymechanicalmethods.Thecomputerextendsthisdevelopmenttosupplementandreplacesomeaspectsofthemindofhumanbeingsbyelectronicmethods.Itisthecapacityofthecomputerforsolvingproblemsandmakingdecisionsthatrepresentsitsgreatestpotentialandthatpeesthegreatestdifficultiesinpredictingtheimpactonsociety..Aspearorarobothasthequalityoftechnologyonlywhenit.isusedbothasaculturalandaphysicalobjectservesdifferentpurposesequallywellisutilizedbymancanbeofusetobothmanandanimal.TheexamplesoftheChallengerandChernobylcitedbytheauthorservetoshowthat.ifnotgivencloseexamination,technologycouldbeusedtodestroyourworldtechnologyisahumancreation,soweareresponsibleforittechnologyusuallygoeswrong,ifnotcontrolledbymanbeingahumancreation,technologyisliabletoerror.Accordingtotheauthor,theintroductionofthecomputerisarevolutionmainlybecause.thecomputerhasrevolutionizedtheworkingsofthehumanmindthecomputercandothetasksthatcouldonlybedonebypeoplebeforeithashelpedtoswitchtoaninformationtechnologyithasagreatpotentialimpactonsociety.Byusingthephrase"thehumanqualityoftechnology",theauthorrefersto.thefactthattechnology.hasagreatimpactonhumanlifehassomecharacteristicsofhumannaturecanreplacesomeaspectsofthehumanminddoesnotexistinthenaturalworld.Thepassageisbasedontheauthor's.keeninsightintothenatureoftechnologyprejudicedcriticismoftheroleoftheindustrialRevolutioncautiousanalysisofthereplacementofthehumanmindbycomputersexaggerateddescriptionofthenegativeconsequencesoftechnologyQuestions46to50arebasedonthefollowingpassage:Nowcustomhasnotbeencommonlyregardedasasubjectofanygreatimportance.Theinnerworkingsofourownbrainswefeeltobeuniquelyworthyofinvestigation,butcustom,wehaveawayofthinking,isbehavioratitsmostcommonplace.Asamatteroffact,itistheotherwayaround.Traditionalcustom,takentheworldover,isamassofdetailedbehaviormoreastonishingthanwhatanyonepersoncaneverevolveinindividualactions.Yetthatisarathertrivialaspectofthematter.Thefactoffirst-rateimportanceisthepredominantrolethatcustomplaysinexperienceandinbeliefandtheverygreatvarietiesitmaymanifest.Nomaneverlooksattheworldwithpristineeyes.Heseesiteditedbyadefinitesetofcustomsandinstitutionsandwaysofthinking.Eveninhisphilosophicalprobingshecannotgobehindthesestereotypes;hisveryconceptsofthetrueandthefalsewillstillhavereferencetohisparticulartraditionalcustoms.JohnDeweyhassaidinallseriousnessthatthepartplayedbycustominshapingthebehavioroftheindividualasoveragainstanywayinwhichhecanaffecttraditionalcustom,isastheproportionofthetotalvocabularyofhismothertongueoveragainstthosewordsofhisownbabytalkthataretakenupintothelanguageofhisfamily.Whenoneseriouslystudiesaxialordersthathavehadtheopportunitytodevelopindependently,thebecomesnomorethananexactandmatter-of-factobservation.Thelifehistoryoftheindividualisfirstandforemostanadjustmenttothepatternsandstandardstraditionallyhandeddowninhiscommunity.Fromthemomentofhisbirththecustomsintowhichheisbomshapehisexperienceandbehavior.Bythetimehecantalk,heisthelittlecreatureofhisculture,andbythetimeheisgrownandabletotakepartinitsactivities,itshabitsarehishabits,itsbeliefshisbeliefs,itsimpossibilitieshisimpossibilities..Theauthorthinksthereasonwhycustomhasbeenignoredintheacademicworldisthat.customrevealsonlythesuperficialnatureofhumanbehaviorthestudyofsocialorderscanreplacethestudyofcustompeoplearestillnotawareoftheimportantrolethatcustomplaysinformingourworldoutlookcustomhaslittletodowithourwaysofthinking.WhichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtoJohnDewey?Anindividualcanexerciseverylittleinfluenceontheculturaltraditionintowhichheisbom.Customisthedirectresultofthephilosophicalprobingsofagroupofpeople.Anindividualisstronglyinfluencedbytheculturaltraditionevenbeforeheisborn.Customrepresentsthecollectivewisdomwhichbenefitstheindividual..Theworld"custom*'inthispassagemostprobablymeans.theconceptofthetrueandthefalseofasocietytheindependentlydevelopedsocialorderstheadjustmentoftheindividualtothenewsocialenvironmentthepatternsandstandardsofbehaviorofacommunity.Accordingtothepassageaperson'slife,fromhisbirthtohisdeath,.isconstantlyshapingtheculturaltraditionsofhispeopleispredominatedbytraditionalcustomiscontinuallyinfluencedbythehabitsofothercommunitiesischieflyinfluencedbythepeoplearoundhim.Theauthor*spumpinwritingthispassageis.tourgeindividualstofollowtraditionalcustomstostressthestronginfluenceofcustomsonanindividualtoexaminetheinteractionofmanandaxialcustomstoshowman'sadjustmenttotraditionalcustomsPartIVCloze(15minutes)Directions:Thereare20blanksinthefollowingpassage.ForeachblanktherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD)ontherightsideofthepaperYoushouldchoosetheONEthatbestfitsintothepassage.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.Wisebuyingisapositivewayinwhichyoucanmakeyourmoneygofurther.The51goaboutpurchasinganarticleoraservicecanactually52youmoneyorcanadd53thecost.Takethe54exampleofahairdryer.Ifyouarebuyingahairdryer,youmight55youaremakingthe56buyifyouchooseone57lookyoulikeandwhichisalsothecheapest58price.Butwhenyougetithomeyoumayfindthatit59twiceaslongasamoreexpensive60todryyourhair.Thecostoftheelectricityplusthecostofyourtimecouldwell61yourhairdryerthemostexpensiveoneofall.Sowhatprinciplesshouldyou62whenyougooutshopping?Ifyou_63yourhome,yourcaroranyvaluable64inexcellentcondition,youllbesavingmoneyinthelong65Beforeyoubuyanew66,talktosomeonewhoownsone.Ifyoucan,useitorborrowittocheckitsuitsyourparticular67.Beforeyoubuyanexpensive68,oraservice,docheckthepriceand69isonoffer.Ifpossible,choose70threeitemsorthreeestimates.51.A)formB)fashionC)wayD)method52.A)saveB)preserveC)inD)similar53.A)upB)toC)inD)on54.A)easyB)singleC)simpleD)similar55.A)convinceB)acceptC)examineD)think56.A)properB)bestC)reasonableD)most57.A)itsB)whichC)whoseD)what58.A)forB)withC)inD)?on59.A)spendsB)takesC)lastsD)consumes60.A)modeB)copyC)sampleD)model61.A)causeB)makeC)leaveD)prove62.A)adoptB)layC)stickD)adapt63.A)reserveB)decorateC)storeD)keepA)productsB)possessionC)materialD)ownershipA)runB)intervalC)periodD)timeA)applianceB)equipmentC)utilityD)facilityA)functionB)purposeC)goalD)taskA)componentB)elementC)itemD)particleA)whatA)ofB)which C)thatD)thisB)in C)byD)fromPartV.Fillintheblankswiththewordsgivenbelow.Makechangeswherenecessary.bewildercomfortableconfine daze driftinnocentlingeroverwhelm terrify ventureOnarrivingatthescenicspot,thetouristswerewarnednottoonthefiverinthesmallboat.Let'sgoandsitinthemiddleofthetheatersothatwecanseethescreenataangle.Thejudgesmusttheirattentiontothefactsonly,andleaveoutanythingthatcouldbedescribedashearsay.Roycomplainedtothedoctorthathehadbeeninaconditionrecently.OwenandNancyhadbeenhappilymarriedfor2yearsbeforetheygraduallyapartuntiltheyseparated.Mike'seyesonthedigitalcamera,anewmodelwithallsortsoffrills.WhenBonnysteppedintohishouseandsawitwasinamess,aexpressionappearedonhisface.Pompeiiwasbydustandashesfromthevolcanoeruption.Alotofpeoplelosttheirlivesduringtheborderconflict.80.ThethoughtofflyinghersomuchthatshedecidedtogiveupthetriptoEurope.PartVI.WritingOnThanksgiving作業(yè)題（二）II.ReadingComprehension.Passage1Americanareproudoftheirvarietyanindividuality,yettheyloveandrespectfewthingsmorethanauniform,whetheritistheuniformofanelevatoroperatorortheuniformofafivestar-general.WhyareuniformssopopularintheUnitedStates?Amongtheargumentsforuniforms,oneofthefirstisthatintheeyesofmostpeopletheylookmoreprofessionalthancivilian（百姓的）clothes.Peoplehavebecomeconditionedtoexpectsuperiorqualityfromamanwhowearsauniform.Thetelevisionrepairmanwhowearsauniformtendstoinspiremoretrustthanonewhoappearsincivilianclothes,Faithintheskillofagaragemechanicisincreasedbyauniform.Whateasierwayisthereforanurse,apoliceman,abarber,orawaitertolostprofessionalidentity（身份）thantostepoutofuniform?Uniformsalsohavemanypracticalbenefits.Theysaveonotherclothes,Theysaveonlaundrybills.Theyaretax-deductible（可減稅的）.Theyareoftenmorecomfortableandmoredurablethancivilianclothes.Primaryamongtheargumentsagainstuniformsistheirlackofvarietyandtheconsequentlossofindividualityexperiencedbypeoplewhomustwearthem.Thoughtherearemanytypesofuniforms,thewearerofanyparticulartypeisgenerallystuckwithit,withoutchange,untilretirement.Whenpeoplelookalike,theytendtothink,speak,andactsimilarly,onthejobatleast.Uniformsalsogiverisetosomepracticalproblems.Thoughtheyarelong-lasting,oftentheirinitialexpenseisgreaterthanthecostofcivilianclothes.Someuniformsarealsoexpensivetomaintain,requiringprofessionaldrycleaningratherthanthehomelaunderingpossiblewithmanytypesofcivilianclothes.ItissurprisingthatAmericanswhoworshipvarietyandindividuality.stilljudgeamanbyhisclothesholdtheuniforminsuchhighregardenjoyhavingaprofessionalidentitywillrespectanelevatoroperatorasmuchasageneralinuniformPeopleareaccustomedtothinkthatamaninuniform.suggestsqualityworkdiscardshissocialidentityappearstobemorepracticallookssuperiortoapersonincivilianclothesThechieffunctionofauniformisvidepracticalbenefitstothewearermakethewearercatchthepubliceye.inspirethewearer'sconfidenceinhimselfprovidethewearerwithaprofessionalidentityAccordingtothepassage,peoplewearinguniforms.areusuallyhelpfulhavelittleornoinividtilalfreedomtendtolosetheirindividualityenjoygreaterpopularityThebesttitleforthispassagewouldbe.UnifonnandSocietyTheImportanceofWearingaUniform.PracticalBenefitsofWearingaUniform.AdvantagesandDisadvantagesofUniformsPassage2You'rebusyfillingouttheapplicationformforapositionyoureallyneed;lei'sassumeyouonceactuallycompletedacoupleofyearsofcollegeworkoreventhatyoucompletedyourdegree.Isn'tittemptingtoliejustalittle,toclaimontheformthatyourdiplomarepresentsaHarvarddegree?OrthatyoufinishedanextracoupleofyearsbackatStateUniversity?Moreandmorepeopleareturningtoutterdeceptionlikethistolandtheirjobortomoveaheadintheircareers,forpersonnelofficers,likemostAmericans,valuedegreesfromfamousschools.Ajobapplicantmayhaveagoodeducationanyway,butheorsheassumesthatchancesofbeinghiredarebetterwithadiplomafromawell-knownuniversity.Registrarsatmostwell-knowncollegessaytheydealwithdeceitfulclaimsliketheseattherateofaboutoneperweek.Personnelofficersdocheckupondegreeslistedonapplicationforms,then.Ifitturnsoutthatanapplicantislying,mostcollegesarereluctanttoaccusetheapplicantdirectly.OneIvyLeagueschoolcallsthem"impostors騙子“；anotherreferstothemas“specialcases."onewell-knownWestCoastschool,inperhapsthemostdelicatephraseofall,saysthattheseclaimsaremadeby“nosuchpeople/*Toavoidoutright(徹底的)lies,somejob-seekersclaimthatthey"attended"or“wereassociatedwith”acollegeoruniversity.Aftercarefullychecking,apersonnelofficermaydiscoverthat“attending“meansbeingdismissedafteronesemester.Itmaybethat"beingassociatedwith“acollegemeansthatthejob-seekervisitedhisyoungerbrotherforafootballweekend.Oneschoolthatkeepsrecordsoffalseclaimssaysthatthepracticedatesbackatleasttotheturnofthecentury-that'swhentheybegankeepingrecords,anyhow.Ifyoudon't