单选题 Do you remember a time when people were a little nicer and gentler with each other? I certainly do and I feel that much of the world has somehow gotten away from that.Too often Isee people rushing into elevators without giving those inside a chance to get off first,or never saying"thank you",when others hold the door open for hem.We get lazy,and in outr laziness we think that something like simple"thank you"does not really matter.But it can matter very much.The fact is that no matter how nicely we dress or how beautifully we decorate our homes,we cannot be truly elegant unless we have good manners,because elegance and good manners alwaysgo hand in hand.If fact,I think of good manners as a sort of hidden beauty secret.Haven't you noticed that happens,but it does.Take the long-lost art saying"thank you",like wearing a little make-up or making sure you hair is neat.Getting into the habit of saying"thank you"can makeyou feel better about yourself.Good manners add to your image while an angry face makes the best-dressed person look ugly.

单选题 What does the writer say about the people ofthe past?
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[解析] 本题是细节题。答案可以从文章的第一段第一句“Do you remember a timewhen people were a little nicer and gentler with each other?”得知A是正确答案。
单选题 What does the writer think of the people today?
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[解析] 本题是细节推断题。答案可以从文章的第一段第三句“Too often I see peoplerushing into elevators without giving those inside a chance to get off first,or never saying'thank you',when others hold the door open for him”得出推论,现在的民众相比过去的民众没有礼貌。所以答案选B。
单选题 According to the speaker,how can we improve our image?
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[解析] 本题是细节推断题。根据作者的观点,什么行为才能提高自:身的形象呢?答案可以从文章的第一段第六“The fact is that no matter how nicelv we dress orhow beautifully we decorate our homes,we can not be truly elegant unless we have goodmanners”找到,在文中的“good manners”就是指答案B。
单选题 According to the author,saying"thank you"______.
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[解析] 本题是细节题。可以从文章的倒数第二句“Getting into the habit 0f saying'thankyou'can make you feel better about yourself”直接找到答案。所以答案选A。
单选题 What is the passage mainly about?
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[解析] 本题考查对文章主旨的概括。纵观全文,作者论述了好行为习惯的重要性。