英語2（本科版） 期末測試卷 A 及答案

FinalTestA

PartIListeningComprehension(10points)

SectionA

Inthissection,youwillhearashortpassage.Attheendofthepassage,youwill

hearthreequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.

Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoices

markedA,B,C,andD.

Questions1to3arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

1.A.Humansalwayswantconvenience.B.Weightcontrol.

C.Aerobicexercise.D.Eatinghabitsandexercise.

2.A.Newmachines.B.Sugar.

C.Boats.D.Weapons.

3.A.Ifyoucomeupwithanoriginalidea,thelastthingtodoistoregisteryour

inventionatthePatentOffice.

B.Moderninventionsaremoretechnicalandmoregeneral.

C.Noinstitutioncanguaranteethatyourinventionwillnotbestolen.

D.PatentOfficewillgiveaspecialnumbertotheinventorwhichactsasaguarantee.

SectionB

Inthissection,youwillhearalongconversation.Attheendoftheconversation,

youwillhearfourquestions.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbe

spokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfrom

thefourchoicesmarkedA,B,C,andD.

Questions4to7arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

4.A.She'sinameeting.B.She'soutoftheoffice.

C.She'stalkingwithanothercustomer.D.Sheissick.

5.A.Informationonafter-salesservice.

B.Apictureofthenewestcomputers.

C.Alistofsoftwareproducts.

D.Alistofcustomers.

6.A.2:30.B.3:30.

C.5:00.D.4:00.

7.A.Name,telephonenumberandfaxnumber.

B.Name,telephonenumberandpostcode.

C.Telephonenumber,faxnumberandemailaddress.

D.Telephonenumber,addressandemailaddress.

SectionC

Inthissection,youwillhearapassage.Attheendofthepassage,youwillhear

threequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.After

youhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoices

markedA,B,C,andD.

Questions8to10arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

8.A.Theartofsayingthankyou.

B.Thesecretofstayingpretty.

C.Theimportanceofgoodmanners.

D.Thedifferencebetweeneleganceandgoodmanners.

9.A.Theywerenicerandgentler.

B.Theypaidmoreattentiontotheirappearance.

C.Theywerewillingtospendmoremoneyonclothes.

D.Theyweremoreawareofchangesinfashion.

10.A.Bydecoratingourhomes.

B.Bybeingkindandgenerous.

C.Bywearingfashionableclothes.

D.Byputtingonalittlemake-up.

PartIIVocabulary&Structure(20points)

SectionA

Choosethebestoptionforeachsentence.

1.Hesuggestedthattheelectronicdeviceatonce.

A.testB.testedC.hadbeentestedD.shouldbetested

2.Thesecretaryworkedlateintothenight,alongspeechforthe

president.

A.toprepareB.preparingC.preparedD.waspreparing

3.atinhisway,thesituationdoesn'tseemsodesperate.

A.LookingB.LookedC.BeinglookedD.Tolook

4.areply,hedecidedtowriteagain.

A.NotreceivingB.Receivingnot

C.NothavingreceivedD.Havingnotreceived

5.theexaminationpapers,theteacherannouncedtheclassdismissed.

A.PickedupB.Topickup

C.HavingpickedupD.Tohavepickedup

6.,hecannowonlywatchitonTVathome.

A.Obtainingnotaticketforthematch

B.Notobtainingaticketforthematch

C.Nothavingobtainedaticketforthematch

D.Notobtainedaticketforthematch

7.A(n)tothisproblemisexpectedtobefoundbeforelong.

A.resultB.respondC.settlementD.solution

8.Someoldpeopledon'tlikepopsongsbecausetheycan'tsomuch

noise.

A.resistB.sustainC.tolerateD.undergo

9.Overathirdofthepopulationwasestimatedtohavenotothehealth

service.

A.accessB.assignmentC.exceptionD.assessment

10.IfIwereinamovie,thenitwouldbeabouttimethatImyheadinmy

handsforacry.

A.buriedB.buryC.amburyingD.wouldbury

SectionB

Fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthewordsorphrasesinbrackets.

1.IdecidedthatnightthatI(found/hadfound)theplacewhereI

belonged.

2.Sheaskedthatshe(be/was)allowedtoseehersoninpolice

custody.

3.It'seasytoblamethedeclineofconversationonthepaceofmodemlifeandon

thevaguechanges(taking/take)placeinourever-changingworld.

4.Hewasoneofthemostcreativeand(innovative/conservative)

engineersofhisgeneration.

5.Theshortvideosbeganto(takeover/takeoff)inthepastyears.

SectionC

Completethepassagewiththeappropriatewordsorphrasesinbrackets.

Mostworthwhilecareersrequiressomekindofspecializedtraining.Ideally,

therefore,thechoiceofa(n)1(identification/accommodation/

occupation)shouldbemadeevenbeforechoiceofacumculuminhighschool.The

“oneperfectjob,9doesnot2(fade/vanish/exist).Youngpeopleshould

thereforeenterintoabroadflexibletrainingprogramthatwillfitthemforafieldof

workratherthanforasinglejob.

Unfortunatelymanyyoungpeoplehavetomakecareerplanswithoutbenefitof

helpfromacompetentvocationalcounselor.Knowing3(little/few/

more)abouttheoccupationalworld,orthemselvesforthatmatter,theychoosetheir

lifeworkonahit-or-missbasis.Some4(drift/leave/float)fromjobto

job.Otherssticktoworkinwhichtheyareunhappyandforwhichtheyarenotfitted.

Beforemakinganoccupationalchoice,apersonshouldhaveageneralideaofwhat

hewanttowardslifeandhowhardheiswillingtoworktogetit.Somewantsecurity;

othersarewillingtotake5(turns/choices/risks)forfinancialgain.

Eachoccupationalchoicehasitsdemandsaswellasitsrewards.

PartIIIReadingComprehension(40points)

SectionA

Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectone

wordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthe

passage.Readthepassagecarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Youmaynotuse

anyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.

Abooklesslifeisanincompletelife.Booksinfluencethedepthandbreadthof

life.Theymeetthenatural]forfreedom,forexpression,fbrcreativityand

beautyoflife.Learners,therefore,musthavebooks,andtherighttypeofbook,for

thesatisfactionoftheirneed.Readersturn2tobooksbecausetheircuriosity

concerningallmannersofthings,theireagernesstoshareintheexperiencesofothers

andtheirneedto3fromtheirownlimitedenvironmentleadthemtofindin

booksfoodforthemindandthespirit.Throughtheirreadingtheyfindadeeper

significancetolifeasbooksacquaintthemwithlifeintheworldasitwasanditis

now.Theyarepresentedwitha(n)4ofhumanexperiencesandcometo5

otherwaysofthoughtandliving.Andwhile6theirownrelationshipsand

responsestolife,thereadersoftenfindthatthe7intheirstoriesaregoing

throughsimilaradjustments,whichhelptoclarifyandgivesignificancetotheirown.

Booksprovide8materialforreaders*imaginationtogrow.Imaginationisa

valuablequalityandamotivatingpower,andstimulatesachievement.Whileenriching

theirimagination,books9theiroutlook,developafact-findingattitudeand

trainthemtouseleisure10,Thesocialandeducationalsignificanceofthe

readers*bookscannotbeoverestimatedinanacademiclibrary.

A.abundantB.charactersc.communicating

D.completelyE.deriveF.desire

G.diversityH.escapeI.establishing

J.narrowK.naturallyL.personnel

M.properlyN.respect0.widen

SectionB

Inthissection,youaregoingtoreadapassagewithfivestatementsattachedtoit.

Eachstatementcontainsinformationgiveninoneoftheparagraphs.Identifythe

paragraphfromwhichtheinformationisderived.Youmaychooseaparagraph

morethanonce.Eachparagraphismarkedwithaletter.

A.Doesthelanguagewespeakdeterminehowhealthyandrichwewillbe?New

researchbyKeithChenofYaleBusinessSchoolsuggestsso.Thestructureof

languagesaffectsourjudgmentsanddecisionsaboutthefutureandthismighthave

dramaticlong-termconsequences.

B.Therehasbeenalotofresearchintohowwedealwiththefuture.Forexample,the

famousmarshmallowstudiesofWalterMitchelandcolleaguesshowedthatbeing

abletoresisttemptationispredictiveoffuturesuccess.Four-year-oldkidswere

givenamarshmallowandweretoldthatiftheydonoteatthatmarshmallowand

waitfbrtheexperimentertocomeback,theywillgettwomarshmallowsinsteadof

one.Follow-upstudiesshowedthatthekidswhowereabletowaitforthebigger

futurerewardbecamemoresuccessfulyoungadults.

C.Resistingourimpulsesforimmediatepleasureisoftentheonlywaytoattainthe

outcomesthatareimportanttous.Wewanttokeepaslimfigurebutwealsowant

thatlastsliceofpizza.Wewantacomfortableretirement,butwealsowanttodrive

thatdazzlingcar,goonthatdreamvacation,orgetthosegorgeousshoes.Some

peoplearebetteratdelayinggratificationthanothers.Thosepeoplehaveabetter

chanceofaccumulatingwealthandkeepingahealthylifestyle.Theyarelesslikely

tobeimpulsebuyersorsmokers.

D.Chen*srecentfindingssuggestthatanunlikelyfactor,language,stronglyaffectsour

future-orientedbehavior.Somelanguagesstronglydistinguishthepresentandthe

future.Otherlanguagesonlyweaklydistinguishthepresentandthefuture.Chen's

recentresearchsuggeststhatpeoplewhospeaklanguagesthatweaklydistinguish

thepresentandthefuturearebetterpreparedfbrthefuture.Theyaccumulatemore

wealthandtheyarebetterabletomaintaintheirhealth.Thewaythesepeople

conceptualizethefutureissimilartothewaytheyconceptualizethepresent.Asa

result,thefuturedoesnotfeelverydistantanditiseasierfbrthemtoactin

accordancewiththeirfutureinterests.

E.Differentlanguageshavedifferentwaysoftalkingaboutthefuture.Somelanguages,

suchasEnglish,Korean,andRussian,requiretheirspeakerstorefertothefuture

explicitly.EverytimeEnglishspeakerstalkaboutthefuture,theyhavetousefuture

markerssuchas“will"or"goingto."Inotherlanguages,suchasChinese,Japanese,

andGerman,futuremarkersarenotobligatory.Thefutureisoftentalkedabout

similartothewaypresentistalkedaboutandthemeaningisunderstoodfromthe

context.AChinesespeakerwhoisgoingtogotoaseminarmightsay”Woquting

jiangwhichtranslatestonIgotoaseminar."LanguagessuchasEnglish

constantlyremindtheirspeakersthatfutureeventsaredistant.Forspeakersof

languagessuchasMandarinfuturefeelscloser.Asaconsequence,resisting

immediateimpulsesandinvestingfbrthefutureiseasierforMandarinspeakers.

1.Accordingtothewell-knownmarshmallowstudies,peoplewhocanresist

temptationtendtobesuccessfulinthefuture.

2.Thestructureoflanguagesinfluencesuswhenwearemakingajudgment

ordecisionaboutthefuture.

3.InChen'srecentresearch,peoplewhospeaklanguagesinwhichthe

presentandthefutureareweaklydistinguishedaremorepreparedforthefuture.

4.Usually,preventingourselvesfromenjoyingimmediatepleasure

impulsivelyistheonlywaytoachievetheoutcomesthatareimportanttous.

5.PeoplewhospeaklanguageslikeEnglisharemorelikelytofeelthatthe

futureeventsaredistant.

SectionC

Therearetwopassagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestions.

Foreachofthem,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarked

A,B,C,andD.

PassageOne

Itiseasiertonegotiateinitialsalaryrequirementbecauseonceyouareinside,the

organizationalconstraintsinfluencewageincreases.Onething,however,iscertain:

yourchancesofgettingtheraiseyoufeelyoudeservearelessifyoudon'tatleastask

forit.Mentendtoaskformore,andtheygetmore,andthisholdstruewithother

resources,notjustpayincreases.ConsiderBeth'sstory:

“IdidnotgetwhatIwantedwhenIdidnotaskforit.Wehadcubicleofficesand

windowoffices.Isatinthecubicleswithseveralmalecolleagues.Onebyonethey

weremovedintowindowoffices,whileIremainedinthecubicles,severalmaleswho

werehiredaftermealsowenttooffices.Oneinparticulartoldmehewasnextinline

foranofficeandthatithadbeenpartofhisnegotiationsforthejob.Iguesstheythought

mecontenttostayinthecubiclessinceIdidnotvoicemyopinioneitherway.”

Itwouldbeniceifweallreceivedautomaticpayincreasesequaltoourmerit,but

“nice"isn'taqualityattributedtomostorganizations.Ifyoufeelyoudeservea

significantraiseinpay,you'llprobablyhavetoaskforit.

Performanceisyourbestbargainingchip(籌石馬)whenyouareseekingaraise.

Youmustbeabletodemonstratethatyoudeservearaise.Timingisalsoagood

bargainingchip.Ifyoucangiveyourbosssomethinghe/sheneeds(anewclientora

sizablecontract,forexample)justbeforemeritpaydecisionsarebeingmade,youare

morelikelytogettheraiseyouwant.

Useinformationasabargainingchiptoo.Findoutwhatyouareworthontheopen

market.Whatwillsomeoneelsepayforyourservices?

Gointothenegotiationspreparedtoplaceyourchipsonthetableattheappropriate

timeandpreparedtousecommunicationstyletoguidethedirectionoftheinteraction.

1.Accordingtothepassage,beforetakingajob,peopleshould.

A.demonstratetheircapability

B.givetheirbossagoodimpression

C.askforasmuchmoneyastheycan

D.askforthesalarytheyhopetoget

2.WhatcanbeinferredfromBeth'sstory?

A.Prejudiceagainstwomenstillexistsinsomeorganizations.

B.Ifpeoplewantwhattheydeserve,theyhavetoaskforit.

C.Peopleshouldnotbecontentwithwhattheyhavegot.

D.Peopleshouldbecarefulwhennegotiatingforajob.

3.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat.

A.unfairnessexistsinsalaryincreases

B.mostpeopleareoverworkedandunderpaid

C.oneshouldavoidoverstatingone'sperformance

D.mostorganizationsgivetheirstaffautomaticpayraises

4.Togetapayraise,peopleshould.

A.advertisethemselvesonthejobmarket

B.persuadetheirbosstosignalong-termcontract

C.trytogetinsideinformationabouttheorganization

D.dosomethingtoimpresstheirbossjustbeforemeritpaydecisions

5.Tobesuccessfulinnegotiations,peoplemust.

A.meettheirbossattheappropriatetime

B.arriveatthenegotiationtablepunctually

C.begoodatinfluencingtheoutcomeoftheinteraction

D.befamiliarwithwhatthebosslikesanddislikes

PassageTwo

AmongthemorecolorfulcharactersofLeadville'sgoldenagewereH.A.W.Tabor

andhissecondwife,ElizabethMcCourt,betterknownas“BabyDoe”.Theirhistoryis

fastbecomingoneofthelegendsoftheOldWest.HoraceAustinWarnerTaborwasa

schoolteacherinVeiTnont.Withhisfirstwifeandtwochildren,heleftVermontby

coveredwagonin1855tohomesteadinKansas.Perhapshedidnotfindfarmingtohis

liking,orperhapshewasattractedbyrumorsoffortunestobemadeinColoradomines.

Atanyrate,afewyearslaterhemovedwesttothesmallColoradominingcampknown

asCaliforniaGulch,whichhelaterrenamedLeadvillewhenhebecameitsleading

citizen.UAlargeamountofleadissuretobefoundhere,“hesaid.

Asitturnedout,itwassilver,notlead,thatwastomakeLeadville9sfortuneand

wealth.Taborknewlittleaboutmininghimself,soheopenedageneralstore,which

soldeverythingfrombootstosalt,flour,andtobacco.Itwashiscustomto“grubstake”

prospectiveminers,inotherwords,tosupplythemwithfoodandsupplies,or“grub”,

whiletheylookedforore,inreturnforwhichhewouldgetashareinthemineifone

wasdiscovered.Hedidthisforanumberofyears,butnoonethatheaidedeverfound

anythingofvalue.

Finally,onedayintheyear1878,sothestorygoes,twominerscameinandasked

for"grub”.Taborhaddecidedtoquitsupplyingitbecausehehadlosttoomuchmoney

thatway.Thesewerepersistent,however,andTaborwastoobusytoarguewiththem.

“Ohhelpyourself.Onemoretimewon'tmakeanydifference,Hesaidandwenton

sellingshoesandhatstoothercustomers.Thetwominerstook$17worthofsupplies,

inreturnforwhichtheygaveTaboraone-thirdinterestintheirfindings.Theypickeda

barrenplaceonthemountainsideandbegantodig.Afterninedaystheystruckarich

veinofsilver.Taborboughtthesharesoftheothertwomen,andsotheminebelonged

tohimalone.Thismine,knownasthe"PittsburghMine,“made1,300,000forTaborin

returnforhis$17investment.

LaterTaborboughttheMatchlessMineonanotherbarrenhillsidejustoutsidethe

townfor$117,000.ThisturnedouttobeevenmorefabulousthanthePittsburgh,

yielding$35,000worthofsilverperdayatonetime.Leadvillegrew.Taborbecameits

firstmayor,andlaterbecamelieutenantgovernorofthestate.

6.LeadvillegotitsnameforthefollowingreasonsEXCEPT.

A.becauseTaborbecameitsleadingcitizen

B.becausegreatdepositsofleadisexpectedtobefoundthere

C.becauseitcouldbringgoodfortunetoTabor

D.becauseitwasrenamed

7.Theword“grubstake“inparagraph2means.

A.tosupplyminerswithfoodandsupplies

B.toopenageneralstore

C.todoone'scontributiontothedevelopmentofthemine

D.tosupplyminerswithfoodandsuppliesandinreturngetashareinthemine,

ifonewasdiscovered

8.Tabormadehisfirstfortune.

A.bysupplyingtwoperspectiveminersandgettinginreturnaone-thirdinterest

inthefindings

B.becausehewaspersuadedbythetwominerstoquitsupplying

C.bybuyingthesharesoftheother

D.asalandspeculator

9.TheunderlyingreasonfbrTabor'slifecareeris.

A.purelyaccidental

B.basedontheanalysisofminer9sbeingverypoorandtheirpossibilityof

discoveringprofitableminingsite

C.throughthehelpfromhissecondwife

D.heplannedwellandaccomplishedtargetsstepbystep

10.Ifthispassageisthefirstpartofanarticle,whomightbeintroducedinthe

followingpart?

A.Tabor5slife.

B.Tabor9ssecondwife,ElizabethMcCourt.

C.Othercolorfulcharacters.

D.Tabor9sothercareers.

PartIVTranslation(15points)

SectionA

TranslatethefollowingsentencesintoEnglish.

1.頭腦風(fēng)暴是產(chǎn)生想法的好方法。

2.海外投資對出口產(chǎn)生了積極影響。

3.我們的最終目標(biāo)必須是保護(hù)環(huán)境。

4.你知道如何裝配這臺(tái)新機(jī)器嗎？

5.以后招募新員工將屬于部門經(jīng)理的職責(zé)。

SectionB

TranslatethefollowingpassageintoChinese.

TheGreatWallofChinaisagreatprojectinancientChinaconstructedtodefend

againsttheattacksofenemies.ItislocatedinthenorthernpartofChinawithalength

ofthousandsofkilometers.TheearliestpiecesoftheGreatWallwerebuiltintheSpring

andAutumnPeriodsover2,000yearsago,andtheywereunitedtobecome“TheWall

ofTenThousandLi“afterQinShiHuangunifiedChina.TheHanandMingDynasties

sawextensiverebuildingandmaintenanceoftheGreatWall.Thusitisanancient

projectwhichconsumedthelongesttimeintheworld.Asoneofthegreatest

constructionsinthehistoryofhumancivilization,theGreatWallhasbeenlistedasone

oftheEightWondersoftheWorld.

PartVWriting(15points)

Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayabout

“Wille-booksreplacetraditionalbooks?^^accordingtothefollowingoutline.You

shouldstatethereasonsandwriteatleast120wordsbutnomorethan180words.

1.現(xiàn)在年輕人流行在網(wǎng)上看電子書籍。

2.有人認(rèn)為電子書籍會(huì)取代傳統(tǒng)書籍。

3.我的看法。

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PartIListeningComprehension

SectionA

Humanbeingsareneversatisfied.Theyhavealwayswantedthingstobeeasier,

faster,morecomfortableormoreconvenient.Humanhistoryisthehistoryof

inventions.Aninventionissomethingtotallyoriginal,somethingthatnobodyelsehas

thoughtof.Itmaybesomethingphysical,likeanewmachine,oritmaybeanewway

ofdoingsomething,likethereorganizationofproductionmethodsinafactory.The

earliestinventions,likeboatsandweapons,weresimplebuteffectivewaysofmeeting

basicneedsandweredevelopedindependentlybypeopleindifferentpartsofthe

worldwhoneededtotravelortohunt.Modeminventionsaremoretechnicaland

morespecialized.Ifyoucomeupwithanoriginalidea,thefirstthingtodoisto

registeryourinventionatthePatentOffice.Itwillbegivenaspecialnumber,which

actsasaguaranteeagainstanyoneelsestealingyouridea.

Questions1to3arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

1.Whyarehumanbeingsneversatisfied?

2.Whichinventionisnotmentionedinthispassage?

3.Whichofthefollowingistrueaboutmodeminventions?

SectionB

W:Hello,ConvenienceComputers.MayIhelpyou?

M:Yes,thisisJackKordellfromUltimate'sOfficeSupplies.MayIspeaktoElaine

Strong,please?

W:I'msorry,butshe'snotinrightnow.

M:OK,doyouknowwhenshe'llbeback?

W:Uh,yes,sheshouldbeherelaterthisafternoon,maybeabout4:30.MayItakea

message?

M:Yes.Ms.Strongsentmeabrochuredetailingyournewestlineoflaptopcomputers

withadescriptionofothersoftwareproducts,buttherewasn'tanyinformationabout

after-salesservice.

W:Oh,I'msorry.Wouldyoulikemetofaxthattoyou?

M:Yes,butourfaxisbeingrepairedatthemoment,anditwon'tbeworkinguntil

around2:30.Hm,couldyoutrysendingthatinformationaround3:30?Thatshouldgive

metimetolookoverthematerialbeforeIcallMs.Strong,say,around5:00.

W:Sure.CouldIhaveyourname,telephonenumber,andfaxnumber,please?

M:Yes.JackKordellandthephonenumberis0X0-5611287.Andthefaxnumberis

0X0-5611288.

W:OK.JackKordell.IsyournamespelledC-O-R-D-E-L?

M:No.IfsKordellwitha"K"andtwo'T's."K?O-R-D?E?L?L.”

W:Allright,Mr.Kordell.Andyourphonenumberis0X0-5611287,andthefaxnumber

is0X0-5611288.Isthatcorrect?

M:Yes,itis.

W:Allright.Tilbesuretosendyouthefaxthisafternoon.

M:OK,bye.

Questions4to7arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

4.Whycan'tElaineStronganswerthephone?

5.Whatdoesthemanwantthesecretarytosend?

6.WhenwillthemancallMs.Strong?

7.Whatinformationdidthewomanaskthemantoprovide?

SectionC

Doyourememberatimewhenpeoplewerealittlenicerandgentlerwitheach

other?Icertainlydo.AndIfeelthatmuchoftheworldhassomehowgottenawayfrom

that.ToooftenIseepeoplerushingintoelevatorswithoutgivingthoseinsideachance

togetofffirst,orneversaying“thankyou“whenothersholdadooropenforthem.We

getlazyandinourlazinesswethinkthatsomethinglikeasimple"thankyou“doesn't

reallymatter.Butitcanmatterverymuch.Thefactisthatnomatterhownicelywe

dressorhowbeautifullywedecorateourhomes,wecan'tbetrulyelegantwithoutgood

manners,becauseeleganceandgoodmannersalwaysgohandinhand.Infact,Ithink

ofgoodmannersasasortofhiddenbeautysecret.Haven'tyounoticedthatthekindest,

mostgenerouspeopleseemtokeepgettingprettier?It'sfunnyhowthathappens,butit

does.Takethelong-lostartofsaying"thankyou"likewearingalittlemake-up,or

makingsure