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【题目】 More and______ companies around the world are telling staff (职员) they do not need to wear a suit and tie. In the _____century, most business people and office workers had to wear business clothes. In today's world,______ is becoming less important. Companies now want their workers to dress _____ a more casual 随意的) way. This is to make staff feel more relaxed, so they work harder. The latest international company to _____ its dress code is the investment bank Goldman Sachs. It said its staff could _____ not to wear a suit, but asked them to "exercise good judgment" in deciding how to dress for work.It said the change was due to (由于) "the changing nature of workplaces generally in favor of a more casual environment."

Many people in business think more casual dress is not a good thing. Justin Urquhart Stewart,founder of the investment company 7IM, said not wearing a suit and tie could give a bad______ to customers. He said: "You're looking after people's money, so you should behave and dress respectfully. I would not expect to _____ over my pension (津贴) to someone in jeans and a football shirt. It may be _____- fashioned but I think it would be dangerous for a business to do that." However, many companies, like Google and Amazon, _____ their staff to dress casually and wear jeans and T-shirts to the office.

【1】A.moreB.manyC.muchD.most

【2】A.beforeB.agoC.lastD.gone

【3】A.whatB.thenC.thatD.there

【4】A.withB.inC.onD.to

【5】A.easyB.weakC.calmD.relax

【6】A.choiceB.choseC.chooseD.chosen

【7】A.thingB.ideaC.impressionD.help

【8】A.backB.headC.handD.arm

【9】A.notB.backC.newD.old

【10】A.suggestB.allowC.stopD.need

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】C

【3】C

【4】B

【5】D

【6】C

【7】C

【8】C

【9】D

【10】B

【解析】

本文介绍了现在越来越多的公司要求他们的员工不必穿西服和领带，让他们穿着随意。但是，很多商界人士认为穿休闲装不是一件好事。

【1】句意：世界各地越来越多的公司告诉员工他们不需要穿西服和领带。

A. more更多的，是many和much的比较级；B. many很多的，修饰可数名词；C. much 很多的，修饰不可数名词；D. most最多的，是many和much的最高级。more and more“越来越多的”，故选A。

【2】句意：上个世纪，大多数商务人士和办公室职员都必须穿商务服装。

A. before在……之前，B. ago以前，C. last上一次的，D. gone离去的。last century “上世纪”，故选C。

【3】句意：在当今世界，这一点正变得越来越不重要。

A. what什么，B. then然后，C. that那个，D. there那里。此处代指前面的大多数商务人士和办公室职员必须穿商务服装这件事，因此用代词that，故选C。

【4】句意：公司现在希望他们的员工穿着更休闲。

A. with和……一起，B. in在……里，C. on在……上面，D. to向。in a+形容词+way，表示“用……的方法”，故选B。

【5】句意：最新一家放宽着装要求的国际公司是高盛集团的投资银行。

A. easy容易的，B. weak虚弱的，C. calm 冷静的，D. relax放松。位于动词不定式符号to后，用动词原形，根据前文的“Companies now want their workers to dress ___4___ a more casual 随意的) way.”可知，此处表示放松的方式，故选D。

【6】句意：该公司表示，员工可以选择不穿西装，但要求他们在决定上班着装时“做出良好判断”。

A. choice选择，是名词；B. chose选择，是过去式；C. choose选择，是动词原形；D. chosen选择，是过去分词。位于情态动词could后，作谓语，用动词原形，故选C。

【7】句意：投资公司7IM的创始人贾斯汀厄克特斯图尔特说，不穿西装打领带可能会给顾客留下不好的印象。

A. thing事情，B. idea主意，C. impression印象，D. help帮助。give a bad impression to sb“给某人一个不好的印象”，故选C。

【8】句意：我不会指望把我的退休金交给一个穿着牛仔裤和足球衫的人。

A. back后背，B. head头，C. hand当动词讲时，意为传递；当名词讲时，意为手；D. arm胳膊。hand over “交给”，故选C。

【9】句意：这可能是过时的做法，但我认为这样做，对企业来说是危险的。

A. not不，B. back后面的，C. new新的，D. old古老的。根据后文的“However, many companies, like Google and Amazon, ___10___ their staff to dress casually and wear jeans and T-shirts to the office.”可知，现在很多公司允许他们的员工穿着随意，因此穿着举止得体，穿着得体，应是过时的事。故选D。

【10】句意：然而，许多公司，如谷歌和亚马逊，允许他们的员工穿着随意，穿着牛仔裤和T恤衫去办公室。

A. suggest建议，B. allow允许，C. stop停止，D. need需要。allow sb to do sth “允许某人做某事”，故选B。