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Clothes play a critical role in the conclusions we reach by providing clues to who people are, who they are not, and who they would like to be. They tell us a good deal about the wearer’s background, personality, status, mood and social outlook.
Since clothes are such an important source of social information, we use them to manipulate people’s impression of us. Our appearance assumes particular significance in the initial phases of interaction that is likely to occur. An elderly middle-class man or woman may be alienated by a young adult who is dressed in an unconventional manner, regardless of the person’s education, background, or interests.
People tend to agree on what certain types of clothes mean. Adolescent girls can easily agree on the lifestyles of girls who wear certain outfit, including the number of boyfriends they likely have had and whether they smoke or drink. Newscasters, or the announcers who read the news on TV, are considered to be more convincing, honest, and competent when they are dressed conservatively. And college students who view themselves as taking an active role in their interpersonal relationships say they are concerned about the costumes they must wear to play these roles successfully. Moreover, many of us can relate instances in which the clothes we wore changed the way we felt about ourselves and how we acted. Perhaps you have used clothing to gain confidence when you anticipated a stressful situation, such as a job interview, or a court appearance.
In the workplace, men have long had well-defined precedents and role models for achieving success. It has been otherwise for women. A good many women in the business world are uncertain about the appropriate mixture of “masculine” and “feminine” attributes they should convey by their professional clothing. The variety of clothing alternatives to women has also been greater than that available for men. Male administrators tend to judge women more favorably for managerial positions when the women display less “feminine” grooming—shorter hair, moderate use of make-up, and plain tailored clothing. As one male administrator confessed, “An attractive woman is definitely going to get a longer interview, but she won’t get a job.”
1. According to the second paragraph, an elderly middle-class man and an unconventionally dressed young man may be unable to ______.

2. The author uses the newscasters’ example to illustrate the idea that ______.

3. Men’s professional clothing can best be described as “______”.

4. What can women do with their professional clothing according to the passage?

5. What is the best title for the passage?

问题1选项
A.understand each other’s lifestyle
B.share the same background or interests
C.manipulate their impression on each other
D.enter the initial phase of a potential interaction
问题2选项
A.certain clothing gives people more confidence
B.clothes have nothing to do with one’s abilities
C.we tend to stereotype people by their clothes
D.competent people are dressed conventionally
问题3选项
A.conventional
B.individualistic
C.out-of-date
D.undiversified
问题4选项
A.They must be dressed conservatively.
B.They don’t have an explicit dressing style to follow.
C.They choose either masculine or feminine clothing.
D.They can’t wear unconventional outfit.5. What is the best title for the passage?
问题5选项
A.Dressing and the Effect.
B.Dressing and Personality.
C.Dressing Up Appropriately.
D.Dressing and Management.
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