C
For nearly 250 years, Debrett’s has advised the British public on suitable social manners. Now, it has listed modern guide to good manners, answering the questions that most trouble the British public in 2014.
★Using mobile phone in public
More questions are asked about mobile use than any other case. According to Debrett’s, it is always rude to pay more attention to a phone than the people around you, and they should always be put away when you’re paying for something in a shop. They should be turned off in theatres, cinemas or any space where silence is required.
★Smoking e-cigarettes at work
As electronic cigarettes become more popular, questions about whether they are acceptable in the workplace are asked more often. According to Debrett’s, they should never be used in a work environment. Smoking e-cigarettes at work shows that you’re not focused on your work and may also have a bad influence on your workmates.
★Giving up your seat on public transport
In a recent university experiment only 20 per cent of London tube passengers are willing to give up their seat to people in need. According to Debrett’s, passengers should always offer to give up their seat to any person that is pregnant, elderly, or clearly in need. It is important to remember, however, that it is just as impolite to rudely refuse the offer of a seat as it is to not offer a seat.
★Eating before everyone is served
The final question is one that we’ve all asked ourselves: is it rude to start eating at the table before everyone else has been served? According to Debrett’s, the simple answer is yes, unless the host or hostess permits dinners to start.
38. How many questions about good manners are listed in the passage?
A. 250. B. 2014. C. 4. D. 20.
39. British people are most interested in the guide to ______.
A. using mobile phone in public
B. smoking e-cigarettes at work
C. giving up seats on public transport
D. eating before everyone is served
40. From the passage, we know ______.
A. people should turn off mobile phones when shopping.
B. more people smoke e-cigarettes at work than before.
C. it’s always polite to refuse when others offer a seat to you.
D. we can start eating as soon as all of us sit at the table.
41. What does the underlined word “permits” in the last paragraph mean?
A. Serves. B. Helps. C. Orders. D. Allows.
D
Fred Astaire was born in Nebraska in 1899. Fred and his sister, Adele, learned to dance when they were very young. Their mother took them to New York to study dance. They performed in their first professional show when Fred was ten years old and Adele was twelve. Later, as teenagers, the two danced in many shows throughout the United States. Their first big success was on Broadway in 1917.
The Astaires -- as they were known --- became Broadway stars. However, in 1932, Adele Astaire married a British man, and stopped performing. But Fred did not give up his dream. He would go on alone, in the movies.
Fred said, “Dancing is a sweaty job. You cannot just sit down and do it. You have to get up on your feet. It takes time to get a dance right, to create something memorable. I always try to get to know my dance so well that I do not have to think.”
In 1949, Fred Astaire won a special award for his film work from America’s Motion Picture Academy. He also won awards from the television industry for a number of his television programs.
Fred stopped dancing in 1970. He was more than seventy years old at the time. He said a dancer could not continue dancing forever. He said he did not want to disappoint(使失望) anyone, even himself. He danced again in public only once after that. It was with another great male dancer, Gene Kelly, in the movie “That's Entertainment, Part Two”.
Fred Astaire and his first wife, Phyllis, had three children. Phyllis died in 1954. Twenty-five years later, Fred married race horse rider Robyn Smith. Fred Astaire died on June 22, 1987. He was eighty-eight years old. He was called the greatest dancer in the world. His dancing was called perfect. And moviegoers everywhere will remember him as a great performer whose work will live forever in his films.
42. The first paragraph is mainly about_________.
A. Fred Astaire’s first success B. Fred Astaire’s education
C. Fred Astaire’s early life D. Fred Astaire’s family
43. When did the Astaires become Broadway stars?
A. In 1899. B. In 1917. C. In 1932. D. In 1949.
44. What Fred Astaire said in Paragraph 3 shows that ___________.
A. he knew his dance was wonderful
B. he thought dancing was not difficult
C. he had ways to make people remember him
D. he devoted much time and effort to dancing
45. What is the correct time order of the following events?
a. Fred Astaire’s first wife died.
b. Fred’s sister Adele stopped performing.
c. Fred Astaire performed with Gene Kelly in a movie.
d. Fred Astaire won an award from America’s Motion Picture Academy.
A. abcd B. bdac C. cbad D. dcba
四、词汇运用(共l0小题;每小题l分,计l0分)
根据句子意思,用括号中所给汉语提示或英语单词的适当形式填空。在答题卡标有题号的横线上,写出空缺处所填单词的正确形式。(每空一词)
46. There will be a high-speed railway (connect) Yangzhou to Nanjing.
47. I think classical music has a ______(last) value.
48. I believe you have made a good (decide).
49. It seems that the man is in his ________ (forty).
50. The great actress passed away _______ (peace) in her sleep.
51. Our teacher asks us not to do anything ______ (违反) the law.
52. He was _______ (缺席) from school yesterday.
53. The detective gave us some __ _ (安全) tips.
54. We gathered early in the square to watch the ______ (升高) of the national flag.
55. I’m sorry I _________ (误以为) you for your brother just now.
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