Section A: Banked Cloze
Directions: In this section, there is a passage with ten blanks. You are required to select one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage. Read the passage through carefully before making your choices. Each choice in the bank is identified by a letter. Please mark the corresponding letter for each item on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre. You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once.
How Clothing Choices Affect Your Wellbeing
According to psychologist Sharon Draper, our clothing choices can absolutely affect our wellbeing. When we wear ill-fitting clothes, or feel over- or under-dressed for an event, it’s natural to feel self-conscious or even stressed. Conversely, she says, opting for clothes that fit well and (26) ______ with your sense of style can improve your confidence.
But can you improve your health through your (27) ______ clothing, without having to dash out and buy a whole new (28) ______? “Absolutely,” says Draper. If your goal is to improve your thinking, she recommends picking clothes that fit well and are unlikely to encourage restlessness, so, avoid bows, ties and unnecessary (29) ______. It also helps to opt for clothes you (30) ______ as tying in with your goals, so, if you want to perform better at work, select pieces you view as professional. Draper says this fits in with the concept of behavioral activation, whereby (31) ______ in a behavior (in this case, selecting clothes) can set you on the path to then achieving your goals (working harder).
Another way to improve your (32) ______ of mind is to mix things up. Draper says we often feel stuck in a rut (常规) if we wear the same clothes—even if they’re our favorites—thus opting for an item you don’t wear often, or adding something different to an outfit, such as a hat, can (33) ______ shift your mood. On days when you’re really (34) ______ to brave the world, Draper suggests selecting sentimental items of clothing, such as ones you wore on a special day, or given to you by a loved one, as clothes with (35) ______ associations can help you tap into constructive emotions.
Answers & Explanations (答案与解析)
Section A: Banked Cloze
26. B (align)。解析：空格在连词 `and` 之后，与前面的动词 `fit` 并列作定语从句的谓语，且后接介词 `with`。`align with` 是固定搭配，意为“与……保持一致/匹配”。句意：选择合身且与你个人风格相“匹配/一致”的衣服可以提升自信。因此填入 align。
27. D (current)。解析：空格位于形容词性物主代词 `your` 和名词 `clothing` 之间，需要填入形容词作定语。后文提到“without having to dash out and buy a whole new...”（不必冲出去买全新的……），说明这里指的是“现有的”衣服。`current` 意为“当前的，现有的”。因此填入 current。
28. O (wardrobe)。解析：空格在 `a whole new` 之后，需要填入单数名词。`buy a whole new wardrobe` 意为“买一整套全新衣橱的衣服/置办全新行头”。因此填入 wardrobe。
29. A (accessories)。解析：空格在形容词 `unnecessary` 之后，与前面的 `bows` (蝴蝶结)、`ties` (领带) 并列，需要填入名词。蝴蝶结和领带都属于服饰配件。`accessories` 意为“配饰”。因此填入 accessories。
30. I (perceive)。解析：空格在定语从句 `clothes you ______` 中作谓语动词，且后接介词 `as`。`perceive... as...` 意为“把……视为……”，与下文的 `view as` 呼应。句意：选择那些你认为与你的目标相契合的衣服。因此填入 perceive。
31. E (engaging)。解析：空格在副词 `whereby` 之后，在从句中作主语，且搭配介词 `in`，需要填入动名词。`engage in` 意为“参与，从事（某种行为）”。句意：由此，“参与”某种行为（在这种情况下是选择衣服）可以让你走上实现目标（更努力工作）的道路。因此填入 engaging。
32. G (frame)。解析：空格在物主代词 `your` 和介词短语 `of mind` 之间，构成固定搭配。`frame of mind` 意为“心境，心态”。句意：改善你“心境”的另一种方法是做出改变（mix things up）。因此填入 frame。
33. J (positively)。解析：空格在情态动词 `can` 和实义动词 `shift` 之间，需要填入副词修饰动词。前文一直在讲改变穿着带来的好处，所以这里是说可以“积极地/正向地”改变你的情绪。`positively` 意为“积极地，正向地”。因此填入 positively。
34. M (reluctant)。解析：空格在系动词 `you're really` 之后，搭配动词不定式 `to brave`，需要填入形容词作表语。`be reluctant to do sth.` 意为“不情愿做某事”。句意：在那些你真的很“不情愿”去勇敢面对世界的日子里……因此填入 reluctant。
35. F (fond)。解析：空格在介词 `with` 之后，修饰名词 `associations`（联想），需要填入形容词。前文提到穿带有纪念意义的衣服（如特别日子穿的或爱人送的），所以这些衣服带有“美好的”联想。`fond` 意为“美好的，喜爱的”。因此填入 fond。
【核心搭配与亮点句型】
align with：与...保持一致/匹配（align with your sense of style）
perceive as / view as：把...视为/看作（clothes you perceive as tying in with your goals）
engage in：参与，从事（engaging in a behavior）
frame of mind：心境，心态（improve your frame of mind）
stuck in a rut：陷入墨守成规的困境，一成不变（we often feel stuck in a rut）
tap into：利用，发掘，引发（tap into constructive emotions）
be reluctant to do sth.：不情愿做某事（reluctant to brave the world）