C
Wearing ties was originally the mark of Britain’s most powerful classes, which made the tie itself a symbol of power and respect. And that led it to be adopted by a much larger tribe－the business tribe.
You cannot wear a tie if you work with machinery. So wearing a tie became a sign that you were a man who used your brain to make a living, rather than your hands. It showed you were serious. It showed you were a professional. It meant that everyone who wanted a job in business had to wear one. It was just impossible to take seriously a man who didn’t wear a piece of colored silk around his neck.
This is how millions of people came to be wearing ties across the world. They are part of the uniform of business.
“Ties offer a point of indifference,” says John Milne, head of the British Guide of Tie Makers, “They give a chance to say something about their own personality.”
So if you happen to meet a man with a very brightly colored tie, there is a good chance that he is the office joker. There is also a good chance that he will be wearing brightly colored socks.
Is there a future for ties? The signs are not promising. Tie wearing seems to be rare among the new bread of entrepreneurs(创业者) in the Internet and new technology industries. Many political leaders, including former British Prime Minister Tony Blair, now go without ties. This shows they are men of the people－but not the people wearing ties.
Up until around 1960, it was mon for men across the western world to wear hats as part of their business uniform. That changed with the election of John F. Kennedy to the presidency of the United States. Kennedy never wore a hat－in fact his nickname was “hatless Jack”. Seeing that the most powerful man in the world did not have to wear a hat, millions of other men decided that they did not have to, either. Hats simply vanished across the Western world. Perhaps “tieless Tony” (former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair) will have the same effect as “hatless Jack”.
66．In Britain, ties were first used as a sign to show a person’s .
A．personality B．social position C．wearing style D．favorite hobby
67．In the business world, wearing a tie was necessary because .
A．it showed you used your brain B．it showed you got a good salary
C．it showed you were an employer D．it showed you were well-equipped
68．The underlined word “vanished” in this passage may mean .
A．sold B．washed C．appeared D．disappeared
69．The writer may hold the opinion that .
A．Blair is the best leader in the world
B．Kennedy is the best leader in the world
C．millions of people will go to work without a tie
D．people will wear hats instead of ties
70．Which of the following statements is TURE according to the passage?
A．If you are a professional, you can’t wear a tie in Britain
B．The tie will bee more fashionable and popular in the future
C．It was the election of John F．Kennedy to the presidency of the United States that changed the fact that wearing hats as part of their business uniform
D．Men across the western world didn’t wear hats as part of their business uniform until around 196066--70 BADCC
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(答案→)66--70 BADCC
解析：
66．答案：B由文章第一段中“which made the tie itself a symbol of power and respect.”以及第二自然段可以判定领带是“社会地位”象征。本题易受A项干扰，本题涉及的是领带“最初”的象征意义，而非“现在”的象征，文章提到“They give a chance to say something about their own personality.”是说现在情况。
67．答案：A解析：本题是细节理解题。由第二自然段中“So wearing a tie became a sign that you were a man who used your brain to make a living, rather than your hands.”可以推断出。
68．答案：D解析：该题为词义理解题。结合上文“Seeing that the most powerful man in the world did not have to wear a hat, millions of other men decided that they did not have to, either.”我们不难推断“戴帽子”将不再流行，甚至会消失。
69．答案：C解析：本题为推理判断题。A,B两项在文中均为提及，D项理解错误，因为文中作者只是用类比的方法介绍了“帽子”的现象，进而想引出“领带”也会出现类似“帽子”的发展趋势，并非是说明“帽子代替领带”。结合全文C项为正确选项。
70．答案：C解析：本题为正误判断题，A项错误，可以从第二自然段直接找到答案；结合全文不难发现B项表达恰恰与原文相反，理解错误；D项表达错误，从“Up until around 1960, it was mon for men across the western world to wear hats as part of their business uniform.”很容易判断；故正确答案C。