Manners nowadays in metropolitan(大城市的,大都会的) cities like London are practically non-existent. It is nothing for a big, strong schoolboy to push an elderly woman aside to take the last remaining seat on the underway or bus.
This question of giving up seats in public transport is much argued about by young men, who say that since women have claimed equality, they no longer deserve to be treated with politeness and that those who go out to work should take their turns in the rat race like anyone else. But women have never claimed to be physically as strong as men. Even if it is not agreed, however, the fact remains that courtesy (礼节) should be shown to the old and the sick. Are we really so lost to all ideals of unselfishness that we can sit there indifferently(冷漠的) reading the paper or a book, saying to ourselves “First come, first served,” while a grey-haired woman, a mother with a young child or a cripple stands? Yet this is all too often seen.
Older people, tired and irritable from a day’s work, are not always considerate either-far from it. Many arguments break out as the older people push and squeeze each other to get on buses. One cannot approve this, of course, but one does feel there is just a little more excuse.
It seems urgent, not only that communications in transport should be improved, but also that communication between human beings should be kept smooth and polite. All over cities, it seems that people are too tired and too rushed to be polite. Shop assistants won’t bother to assist, taxi drivers shout at each other as they dash dangerously around corners; bus conductor pull the bell before their desperate passengers have time to get on or off the bus, and so on. It seems to us that it is up to the young to do their small part to stop such lowering of moral standards.
Title: Manners in Metropolitan Cities
Theme | Politeness is 1.__________, especially in large cities. | |
Phenomena And Excuses | Phenomena | Excuses |
Big, strong schoolboys push elderly woman aside to 2.__________ on the last remaining seats. | ||
Young men 3.__________ to treat women politely. | Women think they are 4.__________ to men, so they should take their turns in the rat race like others. | |
Young people sit indifferently 5.__________ while grey-haired women, mothers with 6.__________ and disabled people stand by. | First come, first served. | |
The elderly themselves push each other to get on buses. | ||
7.__________ | ●Communications in transport are not satisfactory. ●Communication between people doesn’t go 8.__________ and politely. ●People are too 9.__________ and too rushed to care about others. | |
Solution | Young people make an 10.__________ to stop such lowering of moral standards. |
Holidays
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66. What can you do if you like to go on holidays with pets?
A. Choose the holiday in Devon.
B. Go to the Snowdonia Centre.
C. Join the World Sea Trip of 2008.
D. Visit Acapulco and Hawaii.
67. In what way is the Snowdonia Centre different from the other two holidays?
A. It provides chances of family gatherings.
B. It provides customers with good food.
C. It offers a sports lesson.
D. It offers comfortable rooms.
68. What is special about the World Sea Trip of 2008?
A. You can have free meals on deck every day.
B. You can sleep on a ship and tour many places.
C. You will have chances to watch and act in a play.
D. You have to do your own packing and unpacking.