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【題目】Millions of British people have ditched the traditional “thank you” and took the place of it with the less formal(正式的) “cheers”, according to a survey.

Although the common person will say “thank you” nearly 5,000 times a year, one in three are more likely to add a “cheers” or “ta” where it’s needed to show they are fashionable.

One in twenty now say “nice one” instead, while the younger are more likely to offer a “cool” than a “thank you”.

“Merci”, “fab” and even “gracias” were also listed as common expressions to use, as “much appreciated(感激)”.

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(有規(guī)律地) won’t say thank you if they are in a bad mood. Most people stated(陳述) that saying thank you was something that their parents trained them. A huge 70 percent of those who are questioned will say thank you to a person’s face without even meaning it, while one fifth avoid(避免)saying it when they know they should.

It seems our friends and family get the stress of our bad manners. Half of them admit (承認(rèn)) they’re not good at thanking those closest to them. Many of them explain that they don’t say thank you because their family “already know I’m thankful”.

When spoken words won’t do, it falls to a nice text to do the job for most people.

One third will still send a handwritten thank-you note---but 45 percent admit it’s been more than six months since they tried 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 make a cake.

It follows that 85 percent of people will be angry because of not getting the gratitude (感激)they feel they should receive.

【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

【2】 The underlined word “ditched” in Paragraph 1 means “________”.

A. gave up B. used C. shared D. knew

【3】 It can be learned from the passage that _______.

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”

【4】Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

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.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】A

【3】C

【3】D

【解析】

試題分析：大多數(shù)參與調(diào)查的人說他們說“謝謝你”完全出于習(xí)慣，很多人認(rèn)為對家人說謝謝是沒必要的，但一封感謝信仍然被大多數(shù)人所欣賞。

【1】B大多數(shù)參與調(diào)查的人說他們說“謝謝你”完全出于習(xí)慣。據(jù)Most people stated(陳述) that saying thank you was something that their parents trained them. A huge 70 percent of those who are questioned will say thank you to a person’s face without even meaning it,故正確答案為B.

【2】A劃線單詞“ditched”在第一段的意思是“gave up”放棄。 根據(jù)Millions of British people have ditched the traditional “thank you” and took the place of it with the less formal(正式的) “cheers”, according to a survey. 故該題正確答案為A.

【3】C通過這篇文章可知道，一封感謝信仍然被大多數(shù)人所欣賞。據(jù)When spoken words won’t do, it falls to a nice text to do the job for most people. One third will still send a handwritten thank-you note. 故正確答案為C.

【3】D根據(jù)短文下列哪句話是對的？很多人認(rèn)為對家人說謝謝是沒必要的。據(jù)Many of them explain that they don’t say thank you because their family “already know I’m thankful”. 故正確答案為D.