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1、乌鲁木齐2019高考英语阅读理解三月天天练(6)及解析Britonsabandon“thankyou”infavorof“cheers”.Theyarethetwomagicwordswhichforgenerationshavebeenthecornerstoneofgoodmanners.Butresearchsuggeststoday’sBritonsarenolongercapableofsaying“thankyou”whenshowinggratitude.Instead,“cheers”hasovertaken
2、theexpressiontobecomethemostpopularphrasetopresentthanks.Fortypercentofthosepolledsaidtheybelievesaying“thankyou”soundstooformal,andwouldratherusecolloquialtermslike“fab”,“lovely”or“wicked”.Almosthalfofthosepolled(投票)saidtheynowuse“cheers”moreoftenthan“thankyou”,wh
3、ileotherpopularphrasesinclude“ta”,“cool”,and“great”.Athirdsaidtheywouldoftenjustresorttoaquickwaveinsteadofsaying“thankyou”.CarolineWeaverfromthegiftcompanyMetoYou,whichconductedthepollof3,000people,said:“WhiletheGreatBritishpublicmightfeeluncomfortablesayingthanky
4、outhesedays,theydoliketoshowtheirgratitudeinotherways.Respondentsfeltitdidn’tmatterhowyouthankedsomeonefortheirkindactions,aslongasyoudidsoinafriendlyandpoliteway.Attheendofthedayeveryoneknowsthatabigsmileandsomeformofacknowledgementisallittakestoshowwearegrateful.
5、”Thestudyfound“lovely”,“niceone”,“muchappreciated”,“youstar”,and“allright”arealsousedregularlyinplaceof“thankyou”.Evenforeignwordssuchas“merci”,“dance”and“gracias”havebecomemorepopularthanthetraditionalexpressionofthanks.However,despitethetrendtowardsmoreinformdlan
6、guage,twothirdsofpeopledescribedBritainasa“rude”nationand84percentthinkpeopleshouldmakemoreofanefforttoshowappreciation.60.Theunderlinedword“acknowledgement”inthepassagemostprobablymeans______.A.knowledgeB.actionC.movementD.recognition61.ThereasonwhysomeBritonsaban
7、don“Thankyou”isthat______.A.theyarenolongercapableofsayingitB.“thankyou”soundstooformalC.itdoesn’tmatterwhetheryousayitD.theyareveryimpolite62.WhileshowinggratitudeBritonsprefertousethefollowingwordsexcept______..A.youstarB.lovelyC.merciD.grateful63.Whichofthefollo
8、wingistrueaccordingthispassage?A.Britainisarudenation.B.Aquickwavemightshowappreciation.C.ThestudyisconductedtocriticizeBritons.D.Someforeignlang