2022年考博英语-西北大学考前模拟强化练习题（附答案详解）1. 单选题Clothes play a critical part 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 as a good deal about the wearers background, personality, status, mood and social outlook.Since clothes are such an important source of social information, we can use them to manipulate peoples 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 maimer, regardless of the persons 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 outfits, 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 clothing 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.1.According to the passage, the way we dress （ ）.2.From the third paragraph of the passage, we can conclude that young adults tend to believe that certain types of clothing can（ ）.3.The word precedent (Line 1, Para. 6) probably refers to（ ）.4.According to the passage, many career women find themselves in difficult situations because（ ）.5.What is the passage mainly about?问题1选项A.provides clues for people who are critical of usB.indicates our likes and dislikes in choosing a careerC.has a direct influence on the way people regard usD.is of particular importance when we get on in age问题2选项A.change peoples conservative attitudes towards their lifestylesB.help young people make friends with the opposite sexC.make them competitive in the job marketD.help them achieve success in their interpersonal relationships问题3选项A.early acts for men to follow as examplesB.particular places for men to occupy especially because of their importanceC.things that men should agree uponD.mens beliefs that everything in the world has already been decided问题4选项A.the variety of the professional clothing is too wide for them to chooseB.women are generally thought to be only good at being fashion modelsC.Men are more favorably judged for managerial positionsD.they are not sure to what extent they should display their feminine qualities through clothing问题5选项A.Dressing for effectB.How to dress appropriatelyC.Managerial positions and clothingD.Dressing for the occasion【答案】第1题:C第2题:D第3题:A第4题:D第5题:A【解析】1.细节事实题。根据第一段的内容，着装通过提供线索让我们得出一个人是怎样的人，不是怎样的人以及想成为怎样的人的结论上起到了至关重要的作用。它们能很好地告诉我们穿着者的背景、性格、地位、心情和社会前景。也就是说，穿着对人们看待我们的方式有直接影响，选项C符合原文。2.细节事实题。根据第三段的内容，青春期女孩很容易就能认同那些穿某种服装的女孩的生活方式，包括她们可能有多少男朋友，她们是否抽烟或喝酒。也就是说，年轻人倾向于相信某些类型的衣服可以帮助他们在人际关系中取得成功。选项D符合原文。3.词汇题。根据句意可知，“precedents”应该和“role models”意思相近，所以选项A“男性追随的榜样的早期行为”符合原文所表述的意思。4.细节事实题。根据最后一段第三句“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.”商界的许多女性都不确定，她们应该通过职业着装来传达什么样的“男性化”和“女性化”特质。也就是说，她们不确定应该在多大程度上通过服装来展现自己的女性气质，选项D符合原文。5.主旨大意题。结合全文内容可知，本文主要讲的是穿着可以呈现出一个人什么样，给人的印象是怎样的，也就是说，穿着对人产生了影响。所以选项A最能概括全文主旨。2. 翻译题人们对金钱有各自的看法。有的人喜欢钱是因为钱能为他们买到东西，另一些人则把它看作安全的保障。有的人担心自己永远挣不到足够的钱，另一些人则不喜欢有太多的钱。人们对于钱的态度取决于许多方面：在什么样的环境中长大，习惯于拥有多少钱，是为钱而努力工作还是为喜欢的工作而挣钱。甚至人们对生活的信念也影响对金钱的看法。对于金钱的态度没有正确和错误之分，每种态度都自有其合理之处。【答案】People have their own views on money. Some people like money because money can buy things for them, while others treat it as a security guarantee. Some people worry that they will never earn enough money, while others would not like to have too much money. Peoples attitude towards money depends on many aspects such as in what kind of environment you grow up, how much money you are used to obtaining, and you work hard for making money or make money just because you love the jo