Wearing much jewelry is proper for business occasions so as to make people more beauti

A.It is acceptable for a woman to wear a mini-skirt.

B.Jewelry or accessory is forbidden in the interview.

C.The clothes must be properly fit, but never overdresse

D.Wearing a hat is considered to be lacking in confidenc

ou can hardly open a magazine without reading about the "latest trend in jewelry (珠宝) "—the right-hand diamond ring.

Economically independent women are no longer waiting for a man to buy them a diamond for the ring finger of their left hand. Married or not, they are buying their own diamonds, and wearing them on the right hand as a symbol of their independence. According to the ads, which appear in first-class magazines, wearing a diamond on the right hand means you are independent and free.

The idea of using feminism (女权主义) to sell stuff to women is not new. Before cigarette advertising was banned, Virginia Slims tried, through advertising, to link smoking with female independence. It worked: More women took up the habit. The De Beers campaign is also working. In a recent magazine article, writer Hermione Eyre announced the "beginning of a revolution" in the diamond trade, saying: "(The ads) mark the creation of the Me-Ring, as brilliant and expensive as an engagement ring, only representing independence. It is a symbol of love from you to yourself." The New York Times has also declared the right-hand ring finger the "bling finger" ("bling" being the name given to the big, shining jewelry that pop stars wear).

Not everybody is impressed. Erika Katz, who runs a jewelry design business from her website, declares the right-hand ring campaign "so stupid", especially the line that says "Your Left Hand Says 'We'. Your Right Hand Says 'Me' ". "I'm married. I never stopped being who I was because I got married," Ms Katz said.

But not everybody agrees. Women of the world are putting out their right hands, with credit cards in their right hands as well. Maybe it proves only one thing: Men can't tell these women what to do, but marketers (市场营销人员) certainly can.

6、What is the "latest trend in jewelry" （Para. 1）, according to many American fashion magazines？（）

A.Jewelry companies put more ads on fashion magazines

B.Women wear bigger diamond rings on their right-hand fingers

C.Economically independent women buy themselves right-hand diamond rings

D.Married women ask their husbands to buy them right-hand rings

7、What does a right-hand diamond ring stand for, according to these ads？（）

A.Women's beauty

B.Women's independence

C.Women's love for men

D.Men's love for women

8、Why did Hermione Eyre name the right-hand ring "Me-Ring" （Para. 3）？（）

A.Because a right-hand ring is the way women show off themselves

B.Because women's left hands say "we" while their right hands say "me"

C.Because a right-hand ring is a symbol of women's being true "me"

D.Because a right-hand ring is a symbol of love from women to themselves

9、Why isn't Erika Katz impressed by this campaign？（）

A.Because she believes that the right-hand ring has nothing to do with a woman's independence

B.Because she regards all jewelry campaigns as stupid and meaningless

C.Because she thinks a married woman is expected to take on different responsibilities

D.Because she believes that left-hand rings are enough for women to show their independence

10、What can be inferred from this passage？（）

A.The right-hand diamond ring campaign is a revolution in the diamond trade

B.More women are wearing their diamond rings on their right hands instead of on their left hands

C.The Beers launched the first right-hand ring advertising campaign across the US

D.More and more women are influenced by the right-hand ring campaign

A.give it to him

B.say “Thanks” and smile

C.say “Would you like to have it？”

D.say “Oh, this cheap thing？ Its not worth much”

In keeping with the theory that royalty has helped keep hat-wearing tradition alive, which of the following is NOT true？

A.Queen Elizabeth II wrote a book of the rules to appropriately wear hats.

B.Queen Elizabeth II has worn about 100 hats per year.

C.Queen Elizabeth II reigns Britain for the longest years.

D.Queen Elizabeth II loves hat wearing so much so that she can be called a fan.

time trying to be considerate.We imagine our friends (1) a gift that is impressive,expensive,and sentimental. We imagine the look of happinessand surprise on their faces and the warmth we feel. (2) .But there’s something thatthe most sentimental-gift-givers tend not to think too much about: (3) the gift is practical in the first place.

(4) , practicality seems like an enemy of great gift giving. Beautiful jewelry, lovely watches, perfect rugs, finely crafted kitchen hardware: These things(5) great gifts because they communicate something beyond practicality. Theycommunicate that the giver cares.

But do the receivers care？ Often,no. "Gift receivers would be (6) ifgivers gave them exactly what they requested (7) . attemptingto be&39;thoughtful and considerate&39; by buying gifts they did not explicitly request" to surprisethem, the researchers write. Their clever paper asks givers and receivers to (8) gifts from two perspectives: desirability (e.g. the cost of a coffee maker) and feasibility(e.g. the (9) of the coffee maker).Across several experiments, theyfind that givers consistently give gifts based on desirability and receivers (10) favor gifts based on feasibility .

A.to open

B.opening

C.have opened

D.opened

“But as Miss Brill wondered, the ermine toque turned, raised her hand as though she'd seen someone else, much nicer, just over there, and pattered away.” This sentence about the woman wearing an ermine toque shows that_____.

A.the woman, like Miss Brill, feels herself as an actress in a play

B.the woman, like Miss Brill, longs for company

C.the woman, like Miss Brill, remains active and hopeful after a humiliating rejection

D.the woman, like Miss Brill, is curious about others’ lives

l attitude, while others claim it’s being wealthy. But according to one researcher, the answer may in fact lie in what we’re wearing. Professor Karen Pine from the University of Hertfordshire said that specific clothing—including even superhero T-shirts—can make people more confident in all sorts of situations. The research is outlined in her new book Mind What You Wear. In the book she claims clothing affects a person's mental processes and perceptions. Putting on different clothes creates different thoughts and mental processes. “My book aims to make people more aware of this, to understand how their clothes can change their mood and their thoughts.” In the study, she gathered a group of students and asked some to wear a superman T-shirt. She wanted to know if heroic clothing would change how students thought. Surprisingly, she found that not only did it make them more confident, but it also made them actually think they were physically stronger. "When wearing a Superman T-shirt the students rated themselves as more likable and superior to other students," she explained. "When asked to estimate how much they could physically lift, those in a Superman T-shirt thought they were stronger than students in a plain T-shirt, or in their own clothing." It wasn’t just superhero clothing that affected a person's state of mind, though. In another test, women were asked to do a maths test in a swimsuit or wearing a sweater, with the latter group performing better. Wearing a white coat, meanwhile, was found to improve a person's mental agility. And in the book she claims when women are stressed, they neglect 90 percent of their wardrobe, choosing to dress up only to feel confident. In addition to scientific research, Professor Pine said she also has "tips on how to feel happier and more confident with the right clothes, explaining not only that we are what we wear, but that we become what we wear.

(1)According to Professor Karen Pine, specific clothing can make people more confident only in some situations.

(2)According to Professor Karen Pine, putting on different clothes creates different thoughts and mental processes.

(3)Professor Karen Pine’s new book Mind What You Wear aims to make people stronger.

(4)In Professor Karen Pine’s study, she found that when wearing a Superman T-shirt the students rated themselves as more likable and superior to other students.

(5)In another test, women were asked to do a maths test in a swimsuit or wearing a sweater, the group wearing sweaters performing better.

ised that it would not happen again. Pessimists were certain that it would occur again within five years at the latest. In July 1977, there was a repeat performance which produced varying degrees of chaos throughout the city of eight million people. In 1965, the failure occurred in the cool autumn and at a time of comparative prosperity. In 1997, the disaster was much more serious because it came when unemployment was high and the city was suffering from one of its worst heat waves.

In 1965, there was little crime or looting during the darkness, and fewer than a hundred people were arrested, in 1977, hundreds of stores were broken into and looted. Looters smashed shop windows and helped themselves to jewelry, clothes or television sets. Nearly 4, 000 people were arrested but far more disappeared into the darkness of the night. The number of policemen available was quite inadequate and they wisely refrained from using their guns against mobs which far outnumbered them and included armed men.

Hospitals had to treat hundreds of people cut by glass from shop windows. Banks and most businesses remained closed the next day. The black-out started at 9:30 p. m. , when lightning hit and knocked out vital cables. Many stores were thus caught by surprise.

The vast majority of New Yorkers, however, were not involved in looting. They helped strangers, distributed candles and batteries, and tried to survive in a nightmare world without traffic lights, refrigerators, elevators, water and electrical power. For twenty-four hours, New York realized how helpless it was without electricity.

Look at the first paragraph, who were fight？ The authorities or the pessimists？

A．The authorities.

B．The pessimists.

C．Both.

D．Neither.

A.rings

B.necklace

C.socks

D.shoes

E.towel

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