首页
财务会计
医药卫生
金融经济
考公考编
外语考试
学历提升
职称考试
建筑工程
IT考试
其他
登录
职称考试
Is the Tie a Necessity? (2006 年真题) Ties, or neckties, have been a symbol of...
Is the Tie a Necessity? (2006 年真题) Ties, or neckties, have been a symbol of...
admin
2020-12-24
32
问题
Is the Tie a Necessity? (2006 年真题)
Ties, or neckties, have been a symbol of politeness and elegance in Britain for centuries. But the casual Prime Minister Tony Blair has problems with them. Reports suggest that even the civil servants may stop wearing ties. So, are the famously formal British really going to abandon the neckties?
Maybe. Last week, the UK's Cabinet Secretary Andrew Turnbull openly welcomed a tieless era. He hinted that civil servants would soon be free of the cosdiest 12 inches of fabric that most men ever buy in their lives.
In fact, Blair showed this attitude when he had his first guests to a cocktail party. Many of them were celebrities (知名人士) without ties, which would have been unimaginable even in the recent past.
For some more conservative British, the tie is a must for proper appearance. Earlier, Labor leader Jim Callaghan said he would have died rather than have his children seen in public without a tie. For people like Callaghau, the tie was a sign of being complete, of showing respect. Men were supposed to wear a tie when going to church, to work in the office, to a party---almost every social occasion.
But today, people have begun to accept a casual style even for formal occasions.
The origin of the tie is tricky. It started as something called simply a "band". The term could mean anything around a man's neck. It appeared in finer ways in the 1630s. Frenchmen showed a love of this particular fashion statement. Their neckwear (颈饰) impressed Charles II, the king of England who was exiled (流放) to France at that time. When he retnmed to England in 1660, he brought this new fashion item along with him.
It wasn't, however, until the late 18th century that fancy young men introduced a more colorful, flowing piece of cloth that eventually became known as the tie. Then, clubs military institutions and schools began to use colored and patterned ties to indicate the wearer's membership in the late 19th century. After that, the tie became a necessary item of clothing for British gendemen.
But now, even gentlemen are getting tired of ties. Anyway, the day feels a bit easier when you wake up without having to decide which tie suits you and your mood.
The tie symbolizes all of the following except __()
选项
A.respect.
B.elegance.
C.politeness.
D.democracy.
答案
D
解析
第一段: Ties, or neckties, have been a symbol of (C) politeness and (B) elegance in Britain for centuries. But the casual Prime Minister Tony Blair has problems with them ...第四段 ... For people like Callaghan, the tie was a sign of being complete, of showing (A) respect
转载请注明原文地址:https://ti.zuoweng.com/ti/dOMQKKKQ
相关试题推荐
Johnwasirritatedbythenecessityforpoliteconversation.()A.annoyedB.troubl
StopEatingTooMuch(2008年真题) "Cleanyourplate!"and"Beamemberof...A.T
StopEatingTooMuch(2008年真题) "Cleanyourplate!"and"Beamemberof...A.B
Itisvirtuallyimpossibletopersuadehimtoapplyforthejob.(2007年真题)()A.s
Haveyoutalkedtoherlately?(2004年真题)()A.lastlyB.finallyC.shortlyD.recent
Itseemshighlyunlikelythatshewillpasstheexam.(2004年真题)()A.veryB.compl
Theriverwidensconsiderablyasitbeginstoturnwest.(2005年真题)()A.extendsB
Thepresidentproposedthatweshouldbringthemeetingtoaclose.(2006年真题)()
Asmallnumberoffirmshaveceasedtrading.(2004年真题)()A.completedB.finished
Reliefworkerswereshockedbywhattheysaw.(2007年真题)()A.movedB.touchedC.su
随机试题
某男,左足怕冷、疼痛、间歇性跛行年余。月余来足痛转为持续性静止痛,夜间痛剧,不能
在1,4-苯二氮类结构的l,2位上并入三唑环,生物活性明显增强,原因是()。
下列各项中,不属于初步业务活动内容的是( )。
对阴阳角的方正、踢脚线的垂直度的检查,适合采用的是()。
一我国义务教育经费来源的主要渠道是( )。
某企业有流动资产200万元,其中现金50万元,应收款60万元,有价证券40万元,
运用教育理论对教育具体实践面临的调控问题提供方法和手段的研究即()。A.基础研究B.发展研究C.理论研究D.应用研究
不属于SO生物学效应的是()A.呼吸阻力作用B.促癌作用C.水解作用D.吸收作用E.刺激作用
脾为气血生化之源的生理基础是A.脾主升清B.脾主统血C.人以水谷为本D.脾主运化水谷精微
根据融资租赁法律制度规定,下列关于融资租赁合同的解除表述不正确的有( )。A.出租人与出卖人订立的买卖合同解除且双方未能重新订立买卖合同的,出租人或承租人均可