2022年12月大学英语四级阅读200篇第3篇：简化餐桌礼节 2022年6月大学英语四级真题

1、第 PAGE6 页 共 NUMPAGES6 页2022年12月大学英语四级阅读200篇第3篇：简化餐桌礼节 2022年6月大学英语四级真题【导语】备考英语四级考试的同学们，大英语频道特别整理了20_年12月大学英语四级阅读20_篇第3篇：简化餐桌礼节一文，备考有所帮助，在此预祝大家顺利通过考试。20_年12月大学英语四级阅读20_篇第3篇：简化餐桌礼节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(礼节) 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.练习题：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 推理判断题。首先根据题目中的casual dining找到第2段中的informality。其后有两个for引导的介词短语，后一个说“对于英国精致瓷器的制造商来说，这(informality)意味着经济困难时期”;此外,第3段用数据详细指出陶瓷业裁员之严重，说明陶瓷业在萎缩，即B。A、D均属夸张事实，C与文章内容无关。2.B 事实细节题。根据倒数第2段第2句中指出现今休闲文化流行的背景：工作时间长，家庭生活节奏紧张,B中的 Busy schedules与文中的demanding family schedules对应，故为答案。3.D 事实细节题。Royal Doulton在文章中出现过两次：第3段说它裁员，因为人们用餐越来越随意(不再讲究餐具的精致);第 4 段中“A spokesman for Royal Doulton admitted that the pany.”，暗示公司的性质，可以推断它是精制器皿的消费者。4.C 事实细节题。根据题目中的the layoffs找到文章第4段首句，其中的have their r