The first day of school always goes wrong. For many students in the United States, however, this year it was even more so. It was all due to one extra school policy – they are now required to follow a new standardized dress code.

According to the handbooks of all high schools in Allentown, Pennsylvania, students must wear short- or long-sleeve polo shirts and khaki (卡其色) or black pants. Skinny jeans, leggings and open-toe shoes are not allowed.

Allentown schools are not alone. At Edgewater High School in Florida, shirts must have collars or sleeves, and pants must not sag (下垂) and reach at least mid-thigh (大腿中部). No see-through shirts or T- shirts with references to sex on them are allowed.

Overall, more than half of US public schools now enforce dress codes, according to the National Center for Education Statistics. About 57 percent of schools now have a “strict dress code”, up from more than 47 percent a decade earlier, USA Today said.

Among young people, there are mixed emotions. Some don’t mind wearing similar clothes every day while others aren’t happy. Despite dress codes in many school districts, some students still come to school – even on their first day – in skirts that are too short, necklines that are too low and sagging pants that don’t stay up on their hips.

But there are punishments. If they are out of dress code, students can be removed from the classroom until they fix the problem. In Florida, wearing sagging pants is illegal for youths according to a state law issued in 2011. Breaking the rule results in not being able to do after-school activities, and even being forbidden to attend class.

Some US schools go further and require students to wear uniforms. Many say that they simplify their jobs, saving teachers from having to punish students for wearing skirts or shorts that are too short, for instance. They can also prevent feelings of competition and envy among students.

“It takes away the daily fashion show and helps level the playing field a little bit with the haves and have-nots,” longtime school safety consultant Ken Trump told USA Today.

Critics of uniforms say they rob students of individuality. But for some people, that’s a lazy argument.

“Clothing isn’t the only form of self-expression. Students should know that it’s what they do that counts,” commented a parent named Beth Kassab in The Orlando Sentinel in Florida.

1.According to the new standardized dress code, students in the US are allowed to wear .

A. knee-length pants

B. shirts without sleeves

C. transparent T-shirts

D. jeans sticking to skin

2.What is the main idea of Para 5?

A. What the new dress code is.

B. How students dressed themselves.

C. What punishments students may receive.

D. How students responded to the code.

3.Students in some US schools are required to wear uniforms Not to .

A. pay less attention to their appearance

B. prevent comparison among students

C. bring out the best in students

D. spare teachers from punishing students for their improper dress

4.What do Beth Kassab’s words imply?

A. Uniforms limit the individuality of students.

B. Students should pay more attention to their behavior.

C. Clothing is of no importance to students.

D. Students should concentrate more on their study.

1.A

2.D

3.C

4.B

【解析】

試題分析:本文講述美國一些學(xué)校制定了著裝標(biāo)準(zhǔn)。

1.pants must not sag (下垂) and reach at least mid-thigh (大腿中部).褲子不得下垂至少達(dá)到大腿中部,可知美國學(xué)生允許穿齊膝的褲子,故選A

2.Among young people, there are mixed emotions.年輕人之中,有復(fù)雜的情緒,可知第五段主要是講學(xué)生對校規(guī)的反應(yīng),故選D

3.Many say that they simplify their jobs, saving teachers from having to punish students for wearing skirts or shorts that are too short, for instance. They can also prevent feelings of competition and envy among students.穿制服是老師不用懲罰學(xué)生,防止競爭和嫉妒以及倒數(shù)第三段It takes away the daily fashion show使學(xué)生不用過多注意外表,并未提及可以產(chǎn)生最好的學(xué)生,故選C

4.Clothing isn’t the only form of self-expression. Students should know that it’s what they do that counts衣服并不是表現(xiàn)自我的唯一方式。學(xué)生應(yīng)該知道他們的行為才重要,可知他暗示學(xué)生應(yīng)更注意其行為,故選B

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