题目内容
Now the taxi ________ in big cities has increased.
- A.fee
- B.charge
- C.fare
- D.toll
句意是“现在大城市出租车的费用升高了”。“fee”意为服务费、酬金,报名费等;“charge”是指某项物品或服务等的收费;toll则是(道路、桥梁、港口等的)使用费,通行费,停泊费。A、B、D显然在此不合适。
Millions of British people have ditched the traditional ‘thank you’ and replaced it with the less formal ‘cheers’, according to a survey.
Although the average person will say ‘thank you’ nearly 5,000 times a year, one in three are more likely to throw in a ‘cheers’ or ‘ta’ where it’s needed, rather than risk sounding old fashioned.
One in 20 now say ‘nice one’ instead, while younger generations are more likely to offer a ‘cool’ than a ‘thank you’.‘Merci’, ‘fab’ and even ‘gracias’ were also listed as common phrases to use, as was ‘much appreciated’.
One in twenty who took part in the survey of 2,000 people by the Food Network UK for Thank You Day, which is marked on November 24, 2011, said a formal ‘thank you’ was now not often needed in everyday conversation. More than one in ten adults said they regularly won’t say thank you if they are in a bad mood. Most people declared that saying thank you was something drilled into them by their parents. A huge 70 percent of those questioned will say thank you to a person’s face without even meaning it, while a fifth avoid saying it when they know they should — on at least two occasions every day.
It seems our friends and family get the brunt (压力) of our bad manners with half admitting they’re not good at thanking those closest to them — many justifying (为…辩解) the lack of thanks because their family ‘already know I’m grateful’.
When spoken words won’t do, it falls to a nice text to do the job for most people. A third will still send a handwritten thank-you note — but 45 percent admit it’s been more than six months since they bothered to send one.
A quarter of British people say thank you with food, with 23 percent cooking a meal to show their appreciation to someone. Another 15 percent bake a cake.
It follows that 85 percent of people will be annoyed at not getting the gratitude (感激) they feel they should receive.
【小题1】Most of the people who took part in the survey say that they say “thank you” _____.
A.when they are in good mood |
B.completely out of habit |
C.when they feel truly grateful |
D.purely out of politeness |
A.given up | B.used | C.shared | D.grasped |
A.different ways of expressing gratitude are all fashionable |
B.people should avoid saying “thank you” nowadays |
C.a thank-you note is still appreciated by most people |
D.people in a bad mood never say “thank you” |
A.Most people express their gratitude to others by buying food for them. |
B.About fifty percent of people try not to say thank you when they should. |
C.Most people may feel natural when they fail to receive others’ gratitude. |
D.Many people think it unnecessary to say thanks to their family members. |
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It was five minutes before midnight. "They should be home any time," Cindy thought as she finished the last touches on the chocolate cake she was 1 . The cake didn't taste 2 because she had run out of sugar. The kitchen was in a mess (杂乱). Imagine a huge blender filled with all the things for making a chocolate cake. Now the blender is turned 3 . High speed. Without the lid. Do you get the idea? But Cindy wasn't thinking about the kitchen. She was 4 for her parents to return so that she could present her gift. She turned off the 5 and waited excitedly in the dark. At last she saw the car headlights flashing and heard the key going into the front 6 . Her parents tried to come in 7 . Cindy suddenly turned on the light and laughed loud, "Ta-daaa!" She 8 to the kitchen table, where the poor chocolate cake stood. But her mother's eyes never made it all the way to the table. "Just look at this mess!" "But Mom, I was only …" "Clean the 9 first thing in the morning!" "Honey," Cindy's father said gently, "take a look at the table." "I know-it's a mess," his wife said 10 . "The whole kitchen is a 11 ." She stormed up the stairs. For a few moments Cindy and her father stood silently, 12 knowing what to say. Finally she looked up at him, her eyes red. "She never saw the cake," she said. From time to time we all allow ourselves to be 13 to subjects of long-term importance by something that seems awfully important right now-but isn't. Muddy shoes, lost lunch money and untidy kitchens are troublesome but what's a little mud compared to a child's 14 ? There are times when we really need to see the mess in the kitchen, and times when we only need to see the 15 . | ||||
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