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1、2013高考英语（阅读理解）冲刺训练（4）及答案解析(第***篇)Fiveyearsago,DavidSmithworeanexpensivesuittoworkeveryday.“Iwasaclothesaddict,”hejokes.“IusedtocarryafreshsuittoworkwithmesoIcouldchangeifmyclothesgotwrinkled.”TodayDavidwearscasualclothes-khakipantsandsportsshirt-totheoffice.Hehardlyeverwearsanecktie.“I’mworkingha

2、rderthanever,”Davidsays,“andIneedtofeelcomfortable.”MoreandmorecompaniesareallowingtheirofficeworkerstowearcasualclothestoworkintheUnitedStates.Thechangefromformaltocasualofficewearhasbeengradual.Intheearly1990s,manycompaniesallowedtheiremployeestowearcasualclothesonFriday(butonlyonFriday).Thisbe

3、cameknownas“dress-downFriday”of“casualFriday”.“Whatstartedoutasanextraone-day-a-weekbenefitforemployeeshasreallybecomeaneverydaything.”saidbusinessconsultantMaislyJones.Whyhavesomanycompaniesstartedallowingtheiremployeestowearcasualclothes?Onereasonisthatit’seasierforacompanytoattractnewemployees

4、ifithasacasualdresscode.“Alotofyoungpeopledon’twanttodressupforwork,”saystheownerofasoftwarecompany,“soit’shardtohirepeopleifyouhaveaconservativedresscode.”Anotherreasonisthatpeopleseemhappierandmoreproductivewhentheyarewearingcomfortableclothes.InastudyconductedbyLeviStraussandCompany,85percento

5、femployerssaidthattheybelievethatcasualdressimprovesemployeemorale.Only4percentofemployerssaidthatcasualdresshasanegativeimpactonproductivity.Supportersofcasualofficewearalsoarguethatacasualdresscodehelpsthemsavemoney.“Suitsareexpensive,ifyouhavetowearoneeveryday,”onepersonsaid.“Forthesameamounto

6、fmoney,youcanbuyalotmorecasualclothes.”1.DavidSmithreferstohimselfashavingbeen“aclothesaddict,”because_______.A.heoftenworekhakipantsandasportsshirt-5-B.hecouldn’tstandacleanappearanceC.hewantedhisclothestolookneatallthetimeD.hedidn’twanttospendmuchmoneyonclothes2.DavidSmithwearscasualclothesnow,

7、because_______.A.theymakehimfeelateasewhenworkingB.hecannotaffordtobuyexpensiveclothesC.helookshandsomeincasualclothesD.henolongerworksforanycompany3.Accordingtothispassage,whichofthefollowingstatementsisfalse?A.Manyem