Wearing ties was originally the mark of Britain’s most powerful classes, which m

Wearing ties (领带) was originally (最初) the mark of Britain’s mostpowerful classes, which made the tie itself a symbol of power and respect. Andthat led it to be adopted(采用) by a much larger group－the business group.

You cannot wear a tie if you work withmachinery (机械). Sowearing a tie became a sign that you were a man who used your brain to make aliving, rather than your hands. It showed you were serious. It showed you werea professional (专业人员). It meant that everyone who wanted a job in business had to wearone. It was just impossible to take seriously a man who didn’t wear a piece ofcolored silk around his neck.

This is how millions of people came to bewearing ties across the world. They are part of the uniform (制服) of business.

“Ties offer a point of indifference,” saysJohn Milne, head of the British Guide of Tie Makers, “They give a chance to saysomething about their own personality.”

So if you happen to meet a man with a verybrightly colored tie, there is a good chance that he is the office jobber.There is also a good chance that he will be wearing brightly colored socks.

Is there a future for ties? The signs arenot promising. Tie wearing seems to be rare among the new brands ofentrepreneurs (创业者)in the Internet and new technology Industries. Many political leaders,including former British Prime Minister Tony Blair, now go without ties. Thisshows they are men of the people－but not the people wearing ties.

It was common for men across the westernworld to wear hats as part of their business uniform up until around 1960. Thatchanged with the election of John F. Kennedy to the presidency of the UnitedStates. Kennedy never wore a hat－in fact his nickname was “hatless Jack”. Seeing that the mostpowerful man in the world did not have to wear a hat, millions of other mendecided that they did not have to, either. Hats simply vanished across theWestern world. Perhaps “tieless Tony” (former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair)will have the same effect as “hatless Jack”.

56.In Britain, ties were first used as asign to show a person’s       .

         A.personality  B. social position      C. wearingstyle       D. favorite hobby

57.The underlined word “vanished” in thispassage may mean        .

         A.sold      B. washed        C.appeared     D. disappeared

58.The writer may hold the opinionthat       .

         A.Blair is the best leader in the world

         B.Kennedy is the best leader in the world

         C.millions of people will go to work without a tie

         D.people will wear hats instead of ties

59Which of the following statements is TUREaccording to the passage?

         A.If you are a professional, you can’t wear a tie in Britain.

         B.The tie will become more fashionable and popular in the future.

         C.It was the election of John F. Kennedy to the presidency of the United Statesthat changed the fact that wearing hats as part of their business uniform.

         D.Men across the western world didn’t wear hats as part of their business uniformuntil around 1960.

60..From the last paragraph we know that___________.

Wearing ties remains very popular withpowerful men in the world.

It is possible that wearing ties will notbe fashionable in the future.

Wearing ties shows a man’s socialidentification, so it is likely that people, especially men around the worldstill will have to follow this fashion.

It will be inconvenient for people to wearties and hats at work.

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 B

 D

 C

 C

 B

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