2022年12月大學(xué)英語(yǔ)四級(jí)閱讀200篇第3篇：簡(jiǎn)化餐桌禮節(jié) 2022年6月大學(xué)英語(yǔ)四級(jí)真題

1、第 PAGE6 頁(yè) 共 NUMPAGES6 頁(yè)2022年12月大學(xué)英語(yǔ)四級(jí)閱讀200篇第3篇：簡(jiǎn)化餐桌禮節(jié) 2022年6月大學(xué)英語(yǔ)四級(jí)真題【導(dǎo)語(yǔ)】備考英語(yǔ)四級(jí)考試的同學(xué)們，大英語(yǔ)頻道特別整理了20_年12月大學(xué)英語(yǔ)四級(jí)閱讀20_篇第3篇：簡(jiǎn)化餐桌禮節(jié)一文，備考有所幫助，在此預(yù)祝大家順利通過(guò)考試。20_年12月大學(xué)英語(yǔ)四級(jí)閱讀20_篇第3篇：簡(jiǎn)化餐桌禮節(jié)When families gather for Christmas dinner, some will stick to formal traditions dating back to Grandmas generation.Their ta

2、bles will be set with the good dishes and silver, and the dress code will be Sunday-best.But in many other homes, this china-and-silver elegance has given way to stoneware (粗陶)-and-stainless informality, with dresses assuming an equally casual-Friday look.For hosts and guests, the change means great

3、er simplicity and fort.For makers of fine china in Britain, it spells economic hard times.Last week Royal Doulton, the largest employer in Stoke-onTrent, announced that it is eliminating 1,000 jobs-one-fifth of its total workforce.That brings to more than 4,000 the number of positions lost in 18 mon

4、ths in the pottery (陶瓷) region.Wedgwood and other pottery factories made cuts earlier.Although a strong pound and weak markets in Asia play a role in the downsizing, the layoffs in Stoke have their roots in earthshaking social shifts.A spokesman for Royal Doulton admitted that the pany “has been som

5、ewhat slow in catching up with the trend”toward casual dining.Families eat together less often, he e_plained, and more people eat alone, either because they are single or they eat in front of television.Even dinner parties, if they happen at all, have gone causal.In a time of long work hours and dem

6、anding family schedules, busy hosts insist, rightly, that its better to share a takeout pizza on paper plates inthe family room than to wait for the perfect moment or a “real” dinner party.Too often, the perfect moment never es, Iron a fine-pattened tablecloth? Forget it.Polish the silver? Who has t

7、ime?Yet the loss of formality has its down side.The fine points of etiquette(禮節(jié)) that children might once have learned at the table by observation or instruction from parents and grandparents(“Chew with your mouth closed.”“keep your elbows off the table.”)must be picked up elsewhere.Some panies now

8、offer etiquette seminars for employees who may be petent professionally but clueless socially.練習(xí)題：Choose correct answers to the question:1.The trend toward casual dining has resulted in _A.bankruptcy of fine china manufacturersB.Shrinking of the pottery industryC.restructuring of large enterprisesD.

9、Economic recession in Great Britain2.Which of the following may be the best reason for casual dining?A.Family members need more time to rela_.B.Busy schedules leave people no time for formality.C.People want to practice economy in times of scarcity.D.Young people wont follow the etiquette of the old

10、er generation.3.It can be learned from the passage that Royal Doulton is _A.a retailer of stainless steel tablewareB.a dealer in stonewareC.a pottery chain storeD.a producer of fine china4.The main cause of the layoffs in the pottery industry is _A.the increased value of the poundB.the economic rece

11、ssion in AsiaC.the change in peoples way of lifeD.the fierce petition at home and abroad5.Refined table manners, though less popular than before in current social life, _A.are still a must on certain occasionsB.are bound to return sooner or laterC.are still being taught by parents at homeD.Can help

12、improve personal relationships1.B 推理判斷題。首先根據(jù)題目中的casual dining找到第2段中的informality。其后有兩個(gè)for引導(dǎo)的介詞短語(yǔ)，后一個(gè)說(shuō)“對(duì)于英國(guó)精致瓷器的制造商來(lái)說(shuō)，這(informality)意味著經(jīng)濟(jì)困難時(shí)期”;此外,第3段用數(shù)據(jù)詳細(xì)指出陶瓷業(yè)裁員之嚴(yán)重，說(shuō)明陶瓷業(yè)在萎縮，即B。A、D均屬夸張事實(shí)，C與文章內(nèi)容無(wú)關(guān)。2.B 事實(shí)細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第2段第2句中指出現(xiàn)今休閑文化流行的背景：工作時(shí)間長(zhǎng)，家庭生活節(jié)奏緊張,B中的 Busy schedules與文中的demanding family schedules對(duì)應(yīng)，故為答案。3.D 事實(shí)細(xì)節(jié)題。Royal Doulton在文章中出現(xiàn)過(guò)兩次：第3段說(shuō)它裁員，因?yàn)槿藗冇貌驮絹?lái)越隨意(不再講究餐具的精致);第 4 段中“A spokesman for Royal Doulton admitted that the pany.”，暗示公司的性質(zhì)，可以推斷它是精制器皿的消費(fèi)者。4.C 事實(shí)細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)題目中的the layoffs找到文章第4段首句，其中的have their r