Servants, as employment that attracts more and more people, are not as they were in the past.A．looked down uponB．carried onC．paid attention toD．referred to 题目和参考答案——青夏教育精英家教网—

As a rule, domestic servants doing odd jobs are paid ______.

A. by the hour B. by hour　　C. by an hour D. by hours

(10·重庆C篇)

It is hardly surprising that clothing manufacturers(生产商) follow certain uniform standards for various features(特征) of clothes. What seems strange, however, is that the standard adopted for women is the opposite of the one for men. Take a look at the way your clothes button. Men’s clothes tend to button from the right, and women’s form the left. Considering most of the word’s population----men and women----are right-handed, the men’s standard would appear to make more sense for women. So why do women’s clothes button from the left?

History really seems to matter here. Buttons first appeared only on the clothes of the rich in the 17th century, when rich women were dressed by servants. For the mostly right-handed servants, having women’s shirts button from the left would be easier. On the other hand, having men’s shirts button form the right made sense, too. Most men dressed themselves, and a sword drawn from the left with the right hand would be less likely to get caught in the shirt.

Today women are seldom dressed by servants, but buttoning form the left is still the standard for them. Is it interesting? Actually, a standard, once set, resists change. At a time when all women’s shirts buttoned form the left, it would have been risky for any single manufacturer to offer women’s shirts that buttoned from the right. After all, women had grown so used to shirts which buttoned from the left and would have to develop new habits and skills to switch. Besides, some women might have found it socially awkward to appear in public wearing shirts that buttoned from the right, since anyone who noticed that would believe they were wearing men’s shirts.

64. What is surprising about the standard of the clothing industry?

A. It has been followed by the industry for over 400 years.

B. It is different for men’s clothing and women’s.

C. It woks better with men than with women.

D. It fails to consider right-handed people.

65. What do we know about the rich men in the 17th century?

A. They tended to wear clothes without buttons.

B. They were interested in the historical matters.

C. They were mostly dressed by servants.

D. They drew their swords from the left.

66. Women’s clothes still button from the left today because .

A. adopting men’s style is improper for women

B. manufacturers should follow standards

C. modern women dress themselves

D. customs are hard to change

67. The passage is mainly developed by .

A. analyzing causes B. making comparisons

C. examining differences D. following the time order

It is hardly surprising that clothing manufacturers(生产商) follow certain uniform standards for various features(特征) of clothes. What seems strange, however, is that the standard adopted for women is the opposite of the one for men. Take a look at the way your clothes button. Men’s clothes tend to button from the right, and women’s from the left. Considering most of the world’s population—men and women—are right-handed, the men’s standard would appear to make more sense for women. So why do women’s clothes button from the left?

History really seems to matter here. Buttons first appeared only on the clothes of the rich in the 17th century, when rich women were dressed by servants. For the mostly right-handed servants, having women’s shirts button from the left would be easier. On the other hand, having men’s shirts button form the right made sense, too. Most men dressed themselves, and a sword drawn from the left with the right hand would be less likely to get caught in the shirt.

Today women are seldom dressed by servants, but buttoning from the left is still the standard for them. Is it interesting? Actually, a standard, once set, resists change. At a time when all women’s shirts buttoned from the left, it would have been risky for any single manufacturer to offer women’s shirts that buttoned from the right. After all, women had grown so used to shirts which buttoned from the left and would have to develop new habits and skills to switch. Besides, some women might have found it socially awkward to appear in public wearing shirts that buttoned from the right, since anyone who noticed that would believe they were wearing men’s shirts.

1.What is surprising about the standard of the clothing industry?

A. It has been followed by the industry for over 400 years.

B. It fails to consider right-handed people.

C. It woks better with men than with women.

D. It is different for men’s clothing and women’s.

2.What do we know about the rich men in the 17th century?

A. They tended to wear clothes without buttons.

B. They drew their swords from the left.

C. They were mostly dressed by servants.

D. They were interested in the historical matters.

3.Women’s clothes still button from the left today because .

A. adopting men’s style is improper for women

B. manufacturers should follow standards

C. customs are hard to change

D. modern women dress themselves

4.The passage is mainly developed by .

A. examining differences B. making comparisons

C. analyzing causes D. following the time order

第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）

阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从21–40各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

Kate Chin, like many renters, is tired of renting．One reason is that her __21__ rent goes up like clockwork．Every year her landlord raises the rent by five percent．Another reason is her __22__．“New neighbors always seem to be more __23__ than the ones who moved out,” she said．“My first neighbor would __24__ his door very heavily．I __25__ knew when he came home or left home．__26__ he moved out, a saxophonist moved in．A saxophonist! He practiced two hours a day．On Saturday his friends would come __27__ and I had to __28__ to a whole band．I called the police, but they said saxophone playing is permitted in __29__ for up to four hours a day, because saxophone playing is job-related．They told me I was __30__ that the guy was only playing two hours a day!”

There are many unhappy renters, __31__ there are also happy renters．“I’ve been lucky my whole life,” said Karl Leen, a middle-aged man．“My neighbors couldn’t have been any __32__ if I had picked them myself．One neighbor was a cook．He’d bring me the best __33__ in the world．Another neighbor was a pianist．She played the most __34__ music．Another neighbor was a __35__ who did my tune-ups and changed the oil in my car．My __36__ neighbor is a birder; and we go __37__ every weekend with our telescopes．”

Different persons have different attitudes．Kate saw the saxophone player as __38__, yet Karl saw the __39__ player as delightful．Millions of people would be happy just to have a roof over their head．Yet there are millions who would __40__ that their roof is the wrong color．

21．A．weekly B．monthly C．daily D．annual

22．A．children B．colleagues C．neighbors D．servants

23．A．inconsiderate B．considerate C．careful D．foolish

24．A．knock B．lock C．shut D．clean

25．A．always B．occasionally C．never D．sometimes

26．A．Before B．Since C．From D．After

27．A．up B．over C．down D．on

28．A．dance B．listen C．turn D．look

29．A．departments B．apartments C．offices D．bedrooms

30．A．unfortunate B．unlucky C．lucky D．pleased

31．A．and B．so C．but D．for

32．A．worse B．sadder C．better D．happier

33．A．books B．clothes C．CDs D．leftovers

34．A．sorrowful B．heavy C．delightful D．light

35．A．artist B．cook C．barber D．mechanic

36．A．former B．latest C．latter D．previous

37．A．shopping B．boating C．hiking D．birding

38．A．amusing B．pleasing C．hating D．annoying

39．A．saxophone B．violin C．piano D．guitar

40．A．find B．remember C．praise D．complain

A characteristic of American culture that has become almost a tradition is to respect the self-made man —the man who has risen to the top through his own efforts, usually beginning by working with his hands．While the leader in business or industry or the college professor occupies a higher social position and commands greater respect m the community than the common laborer or even the skilled factory worker, he may take pains to point out that his father started life in America as a farmer or laborer of some sort．

This attitude toward manual （体力的） labor is now still seen in many aspects of American life．One is invited to dinner at a home that is not only comfortably but even luxuriously （豪华地） furnished and in which there is every evidence of the fact that the family has been able to afford foreign travel, expensive hobbies, and college education for the children; yet the hostess probably will cook the dinner herself, wil2 serve it herself and will wash dishes afterward, furthermore the dinner will not consist merely of something quickly and easily assembled from contents of various cans and a cake or a pie bought at the nearby bakery．On the contrary, the hostess usually takes pride in careful preparation of special dishes．A professional man may talk about washing the car, digging in his flowerbeds, painting the house．His wife may even help with these things, just as he often helps her with the dishwashing．The son who is away at college may wait on table and wash dishes for his living, or during the summer he may work with a construction gang on a highway in order to pay for his education．

1.From paragraph 1, we can know that in America _____．

A．people tend to have a high opinion of the self-made man

B．people can always rise to the top through their own efforts

C．college professors win great respect from common workers

C．college professors feel it painful to mention their fathers as labors．

2.According to the passage, the hostess cooks dinner herself mainly because ______．

A．servants in American are hard to get

B．she takes pride in what she can do herself

C．she can hardly afford servants

D．It is easy to prepare a meal with canned food

3.The expression " wait on table" in the second paragraph means "______”．

A．wait for others on a table B．keep accounts in a restaurant

C．wait to lay the table D．serve customers in a restaurant

4.How does the author support his opinion?

A．By analyzing causes and effects B．By giving examples

C．By reasoning and concluding D．By telling stories

A．looked down upon	B．carried on
C．paid attention to	D．referred to

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