Question

Millions of British people have ditched the traditional “thank you” and took the place of it with the less formal “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 phrases 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 won’t say thank you if they are in a bad mood. Most people stated that saying thank you was something that their parents trained them. A huge 70 percent of those 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 (承认) 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 grateful”.

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 bake 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 upB. 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

1.B

2.A

3.C

4.D

【解析】

试题分析：这篇文章主要讲了，语言在不断地更新进化，大部分的英国人不再说谢谢你，而是用干杯来表示感谢的话。

1.细节理解题。根据问题在参加调查的大部分人们说谢谢是因为他们当成了一种习惯。可知选B。

2.词义猜测题。根据句意英国的数百万人已经抛弃了传统的“谢谢你，可知它的意思应该是放弃或抛弃的意思。可知应选A。

3.主旨大意题。通过这篇文章我们可以了解到一句谢谢表达了人们的感激之情。故选C。

4.细节理解题。根据问题以下哪个句子是正确的通读全文可知只有D是正确的许多人们认为对于家庭成员之间说谢谢是没有必要的，其实并不是这样。故选D。

考点：社会现象类短文阅读。