题目内容
20.A.Necessity for china-and-silver eleganceB.A new trend towards casual dining
C.Preference for traditional dining
D.Shrinking of the pottery industry
E.Roots of casual dining
F.Reasons for the shrinking of the pottery industry
When families gather for Christmas dinner,some will stick to formal traditions dating back to Grandma's generation.Their tables will be set with the good dishes and silver,and the dress code will be Sunday-best.
76.But in many other homes,this china-and-silver elegance has given way to a stoneware(粗陶)-and-stainless informality,with dresses assuming an equally casual-Friday look.For hosts and guests,the change means greater simplicity and comfort.For makers of fine china in Britain,it spells economic hard times.B
77.Last week Royal Doulton,the largest employer in Stoke-on-Trent,announced that it is eliminating 1,000jobs-one-fifth of its total workforce.That brings to more than 4,000the number of positions lost in 18months in the pottery region.Wedgwood and other pottery factories made cuts earlier.D
78.Although the increased value of the pound and weak markets in Asia play a role in the downsizing,the layoffs in Stoke have their roots in earthshaking social shifts.A spokesman for Royal Doulton admitted that the company"has been somewhat slow in catching up with the trend"toward casual dining.Families eat together less often,he explained,and more people eat alone,either because they are single or they eat in front of television.F
79.Even dinner parties,if they happen at all,have gone casual.In a time of long work hours and demanding family schedules,busy hosts insist,rightly,that it's better to share a takeout pizza on paper plates in the family room than to wait for the perfect moment or a"real"dinner party.Too often,the perfect moment never comes.Iron a fine-patterned tablecloth?Forget it.Polish the silver?Who has time?E
80.Yet the loss of formality has its down side.The fine points etiquette(礼节) that children might once have learned at the table by observation or instruction from parents and grandparents.("Chew with your mouth closed.""Keep your elbows off the table.") must be picked up elsewhere.Some companies now offer etiquette seminars for employees who may be competent professionally but clueless socially.A.
分析 本文为信息匹配,让考生根据段落内容选择主旨句.
解答 76---80 BDFEA
76.答案B.信息匹配题.根据题干关键词with dresses assuming an equally casual-Friday look和the change means greater simplicity and comfort可知,此段讲日常就餐的变化.对应B A new trend towards casual dining日常就餐的新趋势.
77.答案D.信息匹配题.根据题干关键词eliminating,in the pottery region和Wedgwood and other pottery factories made cuts earlier可知,本段讲陶瓷产业的缩减.对应D.
78.答案F.信息匹配题.根据题干关键词Families eat together less often,he explained,and more people eat alone,either because they are single or they eat in front of television可知,本段讲陶瓷业不景气的原因.对应F.
79.答案E.信息匹配题.根据题干关键词Even dinner parties,if they happen at all,have gone casual可知,本段要讲正餐变得随便的根源.故选E.
80.答案A.信息匹配题.根据题干关键词The fine points etiquette(礼节)must be picked up elsewhere.Some companies now offer etiquette seminars for employees可知,本段在呼吁召回传统的就餐礼仪.对应A.
点评 信息匹配题解题技巧:1.先题后文.先看题再看文章能够将更多简单的题先做出来,当你发现简单题全部处理完毕之后,剩下的难题可以再重新回到文章当中再去找那些已经被挑剩下的段落.所以不管怎么样一定是先题后文,稍后再文题同步或先文后题.2.关键词定位(key words positioning) 和同义替换(paraphrasing).其实阅读只考两件事,一件事情是简单的:看到什么,定位什么,选择什么;而另外一个则是通过定位确定这个位置,然后再进行一个切换之后发现原来这个东西就是另外一个东西.
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50.A.mainly | B.loosely | C.closely | D.smoothly |
51.A.anywhere | B.everywhere | C.nowhere | D.somewhere |
52.A.In all | B.Moreover | C.However | D.Otherwise |
53.A.added to | B.devoted to | C.applied to | D.adjusted to |
54.A.directly | B.merely | C.hurriedly | D.quickly |
55.A.peace | B.quarrel | C.joy | D.silence |
56.A.generous | B.hopeful | C.professional | D.sensible |
57.A.as | B.whenever | C.until | D.wherever |
58.A.narrow | B.deepen | C.widen | D.limit |
59.A.names | B.patterns | C.pay checks | D.habits |
60.A.competitive | B.enjoyable | C.promising | D.negative |
61.A.skilled | B.inexperienced | C.unqualified | D.dissatisfied |
62.A.money | B.background | C.feature | D.value |
63.A.illegally | B.cheaply | C.socially | D.reluctantly |
64.A.work force | B.foreign employees | C.university students | D.factory workers |
A. | dates back to | B. | dating from | C. | dated from | D. | dating back |