Question

閱讀下面短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出最佳選項。
When we walk through the city, we all experience a kind of information overload but we pay attention only to those that are important to us. We don’t stop, we keep our faces expressionless and eyes straight ahead, and in doing so, we are not just protecting ourselves but are avoiding overloading other people as well.
We make use of stereotypes as convenient ways to make quick judgments about situations and people around us. They may not always be accurate, and they can often be dangerously wrong, but they are used regularly.
The problem with the stereotypes is that they restrict experience. By using limited clues to provide us with a rapid opinion of other people or places we may choose to limit our communication. We may decide not to go to certain places because we believe they will not offer something we enjoy.
In the city, styles of dress are particularly important with regard to self-presentation. Different groups often use clearly identifiable styles of clothes so that they can be easily recognized. It is becoming increasingly common for brand names to be placed on the outside of clothes, and this labeling makes it easy to send out information about fashion and price instantly, and lets other tell at a distance whether an individual has similar tastes and is a suitable person to associate with.
In England, where social grouping or class continues to make social distinctions, clothes, hairstyles, people’s pronunciation and the manner of speaking are all clues to our social group. Class distinctions tend to be relatively fixed, although in the city where greater variety is permitted, they are more likely to be secondary determining factors of friendship and association

1. 1.
   People walking in cities ignore the surroundings because ______.
   1. A.
      they do not wish to talk to other people
   2. B.
      everyone else is expressionless
   3. C.
      the environment is already familiar to them
   4. D.
      there is too much information to get
2. 2.
   According to the passage, the main disadvantage of using stereotypes is that they ______.
   1. A.
      are likely to lead us into dangerous situations
   2. B.
      may make us miss some pleasant experience
   3. C.
      can rarely be relied on
   4. D.
      make us mentally lazy
3. 3.
   From the passage we may conclude that ______.
   1. A.
      stereotypes can help to understand people fully
   2. B.
      people are becoming more interested in fashion
   3. C.
      dressing can send messages about individuals
   4. D.
      stereotypes can do more harm than good to people
4. 4.
   It would appear that in England, a person’s class ______.
   1. A.
      might be less important in making friends in a city
   2. B.
      is mainly determined by his pronunciation
   3. C.
      plays less of a role than it did in the past
   4. D.
      is something that can be changed easily

Answer 1

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1.推理題。根據第一段第一行we all experience a kind of information overload but we pay attention only to those that are important to us.可知人們在街上只關注自己感興趣的東西，對于別的那些不感興趣的不予理睬，是因為信息的輸入太大。
2.細節題。根據第三段第一行The problem with the stereotypes is that they restrict experience.可知stereotypes會限制人們的經歷，也就是會讓人錯過一些令人愉快的經歷。
3.推理題。根據第四段1,2行styles of dress are particularly important with regard to self-presentation. Different groups often use clearly identifiable styles of clothes so that they can be easily recognized.可以推斷出服裝可以傳遞出個人的信息。
4.推理題。根據最后一句, Class distinctions tend to be relatively fixed, although in the city where greater variety is permitted, they are more likely to be secondary determining factors of friendship and association.可以知道a person’s class并不是決定因素。