PETS四级阅读模拟题一2008-07-17Text1Nooneshouldbeforcedtowearauniformunderanycircumstance.Uniformsaredemeaningtothehumanspiritandtotallyunnecessaryinademocraticsociety.Uniformstelltheworldthatthepersonwhowearsonehasnovalueasanindividualbutonlylivestofunctionasapartofthewhole.Theindividualinauniformlosesallself-worth.Therearethosewhosaythatwearingauniformgivesapersonasenseofidentificationwithalarge,moreimportantconcept.Whatcouldbemoreimportantthantheindividualoneself?Ifanorganizationissoweakthatitmustrelyonclothandbuttonstoinspireitsmembers,thatorganizationhasnorighttocontinueitsexistence.Otherssaythatthepracticeofmakingpersonswearuniforms,sayinschool,eliminatesallenvyandcompetitioninamatterofdress,suchthatapoorpersonwhocannotaffordgood-qualityclothing,whywouldanyonestrivetobebetter?Itisonlyashortstepfromforcingeveryonetowearthesameclothingtoforcingeveryonetodrivethesamecar,havethesametypeofhouse,eatthesametypeoffood.Whenthishappens,allincentivetoimproveone’slifeisremoved.Whywouldparentsbothertoworkhardsothattheirchildrencouldhaveabetterlifethantheyhadwhentheyknowthattheirchildrenaregoingtobeforcedtohaveexactlythesamelifethattheyhad?Uniformsalsohurttheeconomy.Rightnow,billionsofdollarsarespentonthefashionindustryyearly.Thousandsofpersonsareemployedindesigning,creating,andmarketingdifferenttypesofclothing.Ifeveryonewereforcedtowearuniforms,artisticpersonnelwouldbeunnecessary.Salespersonswouldbesuperfluousaswell:whybothertoselltheonlyitemsthatareavailable?Thewearingofuniformswoulddestroythefashionindustrywhichinturnwouldhavearippleeffectonsuchindustriesasadvertisingandpromotion.Withoutadvertising,newspapers,magazines,andtelevisionwouldnotbeabletoremaininbusiness.Ourentireinformationandentertainmentindustrieswouldfounder.PETS四级阅读模拟题一2008-07-1741、Theauthor’sviewpointonuniformscanbestbedescribedas__________.A.practicalB.hystericalC.radicalD.critical（本题分值：1.5分）【正确答案】C42、Judgedfromitsstyle,thispassagemightbefoundin__________.A.achildren’scomicsbookB.aneditorialinapaperC.asociologytextbookD.apoliticalplatform（本题分值：1.5分）【正确答案】B43、Itcanbeinferredthattheauthorbelievesthat__________.A.individualshavenoself-worthwhentheybecomepartofanorganizationB.individualsaremoreimportantthanorganizationsC.individualsarenotsoimportantasorganizationsD.individualsarethesameimportantasorganizations（本题分值：1.5分）【正确答案】B44、Theauthorbringsintheexampleofaparentstrivingtomakelifebetterforhischildrentomakethepointthat__________.A.parentshaveresponsibilitiesfortheirchildrenB.uniformswouldbelessexpensivethanclothingforchildrenC.uniformscausedissensionbetweenparentsandchildrenD.individualmotivationwouldbedestroyedbyuniforms（本题分值：1.5分）【正确答案】D45、Thelastwordofthepassage"founder"probablymeans__________.A.collapseB.shrinkC.disappearD.establish（本题分值：1.5分）【正确答案】AEXERCISE5Themeaningoftimedifferindifferentpartsoftheworld.Thus,__1_arisebetweenproplefromculturethat_2__timedifferently.Promptnessisvalued_3__inAmericnalife.Forexample,ifpeoplearenotprompt,__4_mayberegardasimpolite__5_notfullyresponsible.IntheUS,noonewould__6_ofkeepingabusinessassociate__7_foranhour.Itwouldbetooimpolite,_8__equalmeet,apersonwhoisfiveminuteslateisecpected_9__ashortapology.__10_heislessthanfiveminuteslate,he_11__sayafewwordsofexplaintion,_12__perhapshewillnotcomp...
