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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 (承認) 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.
【小題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

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

A．gave up	B．used
C．shared	D．knew

【小題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(chǎn) thank-you note is still appreciated by most people

D．people in a bad mood never say “thank you”

【小題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

【小題1】B
【小題2】A
【小題3】C
【小題4】D

解析試題分析：“謝謝”一直是傳統(tǒng)的一種表達方式，但是現(xiàn)在英國，有數(shù)以萬計的人想要將之放棄。因此，對這一舉動進行了調(diào)查，在調(diào)查中具體分析了數(shù)據(jù)的內(nèi)容與參與調(diào)查的人想法。最后的總結(jié)中體現(xiàn)了，這一傳統(tǒng)的“謝謝”依然是不可少的。
【小題1】細節(jié)理解題。問題：參與調(diào)查的大多數(shù)人是在什么時候說“謝謝”？聯(lián)系短文的描述，每一個人在說“謝謝”時，都是來自一個習慣。故選B
【小題2】細節(jié)理解題。問題：在第一段中劃線詞的意思是什么？聯(lián)系原文：Millions of British people have ditched the traditional “thank you” 句意：大多數(shù)的英國人都想放棄傳統(tǒng)的用語“謝謝”。聯(lián)系下文，對此進行了論述，因此為放棄之意。故選A
【小題3】細節(jié)理解題。問題：通過短文，我們能了解到什么？聯(lián)系短文：the common person will say “thank you” nearly 5,000 times a year 句意：一個普通人一年將會說上接近五千次的“謝謝”。因此選擇第三項。故選C
【小題4】細節(jié)理解題。問題：根據(jù)短文，下列描述哪一項是正確的？聯(lián)系原文：Many of them explain that they don’t say thank you because their family “already know I’m grateful”.句意：上文提到，大多數(shù)人不擅長對家人說“謝謝”，他們解釋他們不說謝謝謝是因為家人已經(jīng)知道我很感謝了。結(jié)合選項，第四項是正確的。故選D
考點：新聞報道類短文閱讀。