Wearingties(领带)wasoriginally(最初)themarkofBritain’smostpowerfulclasseswhichmadethetieitselfasymbolofpowerandrespect.Andthatledittobeadopted(采用)byamuchlargergroup－thebusinessgroup.

Youcannotwearatieifyouworkwithmachinery(机械).Sowearingatiebecameasignthatyouwereamanwhousedyourbraintomakealivingratherthanyourhands.Itshowedyouwereserious.Itshowedyouwereaprofessional(专业人员).Itmeantthateveryonewhowantedajobinbusinesshadtowearone.Itwasjustimpossibletotakeseriouslyamanwhodidn’twearapieceofcoloredsilkaroundhisneck.

Thisishowmillionsofpeoplecametobewearingtiesacrosstheworld.Theyarepartoftheuniform(制服)ofbusiness.

“Tiesofferapointofindifference”saysJohnMilneheadoftheBritishGuideofTieMakers“Theygiveachancetosaysomethingabouttheirownpersonality.”

Soifyouhappentomeetamanwithaverybrightlycoloredtiethereisagoodchancethatheistheofficejobber.Thereisalsoagoodchancethathewillbewearingbrightlycoloredsocks.

Isthereafutureforties?Thesignsarenotpromising.Tiewearingseemstoberareamongthenewbrandsofentrepreneurs(创业者)intheInternetandnewtechnologyIndustries.ManypoliticalleadersincludingformerBritishPrimeMinisterTonyBlairnowgowithoutties.Thisshowstheyaremenofthepeople－butnotthepeoplewearingties.

Itwascommonformenacrossthewesternworldtowearhatsaspartoftheirbusinessuniformupuntilaround1960.ThatchangedwiththeelectionofJohnF.KennedytothepresidencyoftheUnitedStates.Kennedyneverworeahat－infacthisnicknamewas“hatlessJack”.Seeingthatthemostpowerfulmanintheworlddidnothavetowearahatmillionsofothermendecidedthattheydidnothavetoeither.HatssimplyvanishedacrosstheWesternworld.Perhaps“tielessTony”(formerUKPrimeMinisterTonyBlair)willhavethesameeffectas“hatlessJack”.

56.InBritaintieswerefirstusedasasigntoshowaperson’s .

A.personality B.socialposition C.wearingstyle D.favoritehobby

57.Theunderlinedword“vanished”inthispassagemaymean .

A.sold B.washed C.appeared D.disappeared

58.Thewri