8．Spring is coming and it is time for those about to graduate to look for jobs．Competition is tough，so job seekers must carefully consider their personal choices．Whatever we are wearing，our family and friends may accept us，but the workplace may not．
A high school newspaper editor said it is unfair for companies to discourage visible tattoos （紋身），nose rings，or certain dress styles．It is true you can't judge a book by its cover，yet people do"cover"themselves in order to convey （傳遞）certain messages．What we wear，including tattoos and nose rings，is an expression of who we are．Just as people convey messages about themselves with their appearances，so do companies．Dress standards exist in the business world for a number of reasons，but the main concern is often about what customers accept．
Others may say how to dress is a matter of personal freedom，but for businesses it is more about whether to make or lose money．Most employers do care about the personal appearances of their employees （雇員），because those people represent the companies to their customers．
As a hiring manager I am paid to choose the people who would make the best impression on our customers．There are plenty of well-qualified candidates，so it is not wrong to reject someone who might disappoint my customers．Even though I am open-minded，I can't expect all our customers are．
There is nobody to blame but yourself if your set of choices does not match that of your preferred employer．No company should have to change to satisfy a candidate simply because he or she is unwilling to respect its standards，as long as its standards are legal．
25．Which of the following is the newspaper editor's opinion according to Paragraph 2？C
A．People's appearances carry messages about themselves．
B．Customers'choices influence dress standards in companies．
C．Candidates with tattoos or nose rings should be fairly treated．
D．Strange dress styles should not be encouraged in the workplace．
26．What can be inferred from the text？A
A．What to wear is not a matter of personal choice for companies．
B．Hiring managers make the best impression on their candidates．
C．Candidates must wear what companies prefer for an interview．
D．Companies sometimes have to change to respect their candidates．
27．Which of the following would be the best title for the text？C
A．Hiring Managers Matter B．Personal Choices Matter
C．Appearances Matter D．Employees Matter
28．The author's attitude towards strange dress styles in the workplace may best be described asD．
A．enthusiastic B．positive C．sympathetic D．negative．
分析 本文為科教類閱讀文，講了外貌、穿搭在工作場合對大家的重要性．
解答 25---28 CACD
25．答案C．細節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)第2段it is unfair for companies to discourage visible tattoos nose rings，or certain dress styles．可知C正確．
26．答案A．推理判斷題．根據(jù)文章第2段最后2行Dress standards exist in the business world for a number of reasons，but the main concern is often about what customers accept．可知在某種程度上，穿什么關(guān)乎到顧客是否接受，而不是個人的選擇．故A正確．
27．答案C．主旨大意題．通讀全文可知，本文講的是人的外貌很重要．故選C．
28．答案D．觀點態(tài)度題．根據(jù)最后一段"There is nobody to blame but yourself if your set of choices does not match that of your preferred employer．No company should have to change to satisfy a candidate simply because he or she is unwilling to respect its standards，as long as its standards are legal"可知，作者認為如果你的穿搭與公司不符，應(yīng)受責(zé)備的正是你自己，沒有任何一個公司應(yīng)該因為員工個人的喜好作出改變．故選D negative否定的，負面的，消極的．enthusiastic熱心的，熱情的．positive積極的，支持的．sympathetic同情的．
點評 科教類閱讀文應(yīng)對策略：
1、要想做好科普英語閱讀理解題，同學(xué)們就要注意平時多讀科普知識類文章，學(xué)習(xí)科普知識，積累常見的科普詞匯，從根本上提高科普英語的閱讀能力．
2、要熟悉科普類文章的結(jié)構(gòu)特點．科普類文章一般由標題（Head line），導(dǎo)語（Introduction），背景（Back ground），主體（Main body）和結(jié)尾（End）五部分構(gòu)成．標題是文章中心思想高度而又精辟的概括，但根據(jù)歷年的高考情況來看，這類閱讀理解材料一般不給標題，而要同學(xué)們選擇標題．導(dǎo)語一般位于整篇文章的首段．背景交待一個事實的起因．主體則對導(dǎo)語概括的事實進行詳細敘述，這一部分命題往往最多，因此，閱讀時，同學(xué)們要把這部分作為重點．結(jié)尾往往也是中心思想的概括，并與導(dǎo)語相呼應(yīng)，命題者常在此要設(shè)計一道推理判斷題．
3、在進行推理判斷時，同學(xué)們一定要以閱讀材料所提供的科學(xué)事實為依據(jù)，同時所得出的結(jié)論還應(yīng)符合基本的科普常識．
