阅读理解。FiveyearsagoDavidSmithworeanexpensivesuittoworkeveryday."Iwasaclothesaddict"hejokes."IusedtocarryafreshsuittoworkwithmesoIcouldchangeifmyclothesgotwrinkled."TodayDavidwearscasu
阅读理解。
FiveyearsagoDavidSmithworeanexpensivesuittoworkeveryday."Iwasaclothesaddict"hejokes.
"IusedtocarryafreshsuittoworkwithmesoIcouldchangeifmyclothesgotwrinkled."TodayDavid
wearscasualclothes-khakipantsandsportsshirt-totheoffice.Hehardlyeverwearsnecktie."I'mworking
harderthanever"Davidsays"andIneedtofeelcomfortable."
MoreandmorecompaniesareallowingtheirofficeworkerstowearcasualclothestoworkintheUnited
States.Thechangefromformaltocasualofficewearhasbeengradual.Intheearly1990smanycompanies
allowedtheiremployeestowearcasualclothesonFriday(butonlyonFriday).Thisbecameknownas"dress-
downFriday"or"casualFriday.""Whatstartedoutasanextraone-day-a-weekbenefitforemployeeshas
reallybecomeaneverydaything"saidbusinessconsultantMaislyJones.
Whyhavesomanycompaniesstartedallowingtheiremployeestowearcasualclothes?Onereasonisthat
it'seasierforacompanytoattractnewemployeesifithasacasualdresscode."Alotofyoungpeopledon't
wanttodressupforwork"saystheownerofasoftwarecompany"soit'shardtohirepeopleifyouhavea
conservativedresscode."Anotherreasonisthatpeopleseemhappierandmoreproductivewhentheyare
wearingcomfortableclothes.InastudyconductedbyLeviStraussandCompany85percentofemployers
saidthattheybelievethatcasualdressimprovesemployeemorale(士气).Only4percentofemployerssaid
thatcasualdresshasanegativeimpactonproductive.Supportersofcasualofficewearalsoarguethatacasual
dresscodehelpsthemsavemoney."Suitsareexpensiveifyouhavetowearoneeveryday"onepersonsaid.
"Forthesameamountofmoneyyoucanbuyalotmorecasualclothes."
1.DavidSmithreferstohimselfashavingbeen"aclothesaddict"because_____.
A.heoftenworekhakipantsandasportsshirt
B.hecouldn'tstandacleanappearance
C.hewantedhisclothestolookneatallthetime
D.hedidn'twanttospendmuchmoneyonclothes
2.DavidSmithwearscasualclothesnowbecause_____.