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Thank-you cards—heartfelt expressions of gratitude for gifts, services and general kindness— seem to be rare in an age when the Internet continues to reduce human interaction.
Although our society has changed greatly over the past century, the etiquette(礼节) of thank-you notes has not. While most people would agree that thank-you notes under these circumstances are a necessity, there are still those who forever postpone or are forgetful for unknown reasons. And at no time of the year are thank-you notes more visible than June, the month of brides and graduations, and the beginning of summer parties. "It''s a must-do thing. A real thank you does not come by e-mail. They come in the mail in an envelope. And what comes out of an envelope is a beautiful thing to touch and to handle and to pass around. for everyone to read," said etiquette expert Letitia Baldrige.
Don''t think for a second that Baldrige is old-fashioned. Handwritten thank-you notes—any handwritten correspondence, for that matter — have taken on an air of extra importance and dignity in this e-hyper world. Baldrige remains hopeful that the art may be enjoying a renaissance(复兴).
More than simply obeying rules of etiquette, thank-you cards are a sign of caring. "They''re more important now than ever," expert Peter Post says. "You''re building a relationship. And part of building that relationship is that you acknowledge when someone has done something nice for you." The payoff(回报), Post says, can be huge. "It will continue indefinitely," he says. "The more we do it, the more it comes back to us, and it''s a benefit to us all. It makes our world a little bit nicer place to live in. "
单选题
Thank-you cards seem to become rare because___________.
【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】答案在第一段“Thank-you cards…seem to be rare in an age when the Internet continues to reduce human interaction”:“在这个因特网的出现使人与人之间的交流变得越来越少的时代,致谢卡似乎已十分少见了”。可见作者认为因人们之间交流减少了,致谢卡才变得稀少的。故选A)。
单选题
By saying "at no time of the year are thank-you notes more visible than June" the writer means___________.
【答案解析】第二段中Letitia Baldrige指出“A real thank you does not come by e-mail.They come in the mail in an envelope”:“真正的感谢不能通过表达,而必须通过装在信封内的信件来表达”。紧接着第三段中指出“Don''t think for a second that Baldrige is old-fashioned. Handwritten thank-you notes―any handwritten correspondence,for that matter ― have taken on an air of extra importance and dignity in this e-hyper world”:“千万别以为Baldrige的想法过时了。手写的感谢信以及所有手写的信件都给人特别重要和充满尊严的感觉”。因此Baldrige认为真正的感谢必须用手写感谢信的方式才能表达,故选B)。
单选题
According to Peter Post, by writing a thank-you card___________.
【正确答案】
D
【答案解析】关键提示是第四段中第四句“…is that you acknowledge when someone has done something nice for you”。第四段指出:除了是一种礼节以外,致谢卡还代表着关切。Peter Post认为写致谢卡很重要,人们通过卡片在建立一种联系,而这种联系的一部分就是对他人为你所做的事情表示感谢。此处的acknowledge为:express or display gratitude for or appreciation of,即表示感激或欣赏之意,故选D)。选项A写致谢卡表示你遵守礼节不符合题意。选项B写致谢卡表示你喜欢或正照料他人不符合文章意思。选项C写致谢卡表示你承认与别人有染当然也不符合文章的意思。
单选题
Peter Post believes that___________.
【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】根据第四段后一部分“The payoff,Post says,can be huge.‘It will continue indefinitely,’he says.''The more we do it,the more it comes back to US,and it’s a benefit to us all.It makes our world a little bit nicer place to live in.''”:“Post说回报将是巨大的,它永远也不会消失,你做得越多,回报就越大,这对我们都有好处,它使我们的世界变得美好”,故选A)。