The main idea of the passage is that _____ .

　　A．there is nothing beautiful in modern life

　　B．each era has its own conception of honor

　　C．there are still many people who have a sense of honor today

　　D．our society no longer highly values the sense of honor

　　The factor which does NOT account for the dying sense of honor is _____ .

　　A．people's selfishness

　　B．deceit

　　C．lack of courage

　　D．unwarranted wars

　　The inference we can make from this passage is that _____ .

　　A．earlier in this century, giving one's life for one's country was not considered an honourable thing to do

　　B．in the author's college days, students valued honor more than loyalty to one another

　　C．the author admires John Stubbs for his courage in objecting to the queen's marrage

　　D．the author himself is a person with the highest sense of honor

　　The story of John Stubbs is told to convey the idea that _____ .

　　A．loyalty is the best honor

　　B．it is the greatest honor to die for one's belief

　　C．our recent history lacks such models

　　D．even bloodshedding brings a person honor

　　Passage 5

　　Clothes play a critical part in the conclusions we reach by providing clues to who people are, who they are not, and who they would like to be. They tell us a good deal about the wearer's background, personality, status, mood, and social outlook.

　　Since clothes are such an important source of social information, we can use them to manipulate people's impression of us. Our appearance assumes particular significance in the initial phases of interaction that is likely to occur. An elderly middleclass man or woman may be alienated by a young adult who is dressed in an unconventional manner, regardless of the person's education, background, or interests.

　　People tend to agree on what certain types of clothes mean. Adolescent girls can easily agree on the lifestyles of girls who wear certain outfits, including the number of boy

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