高中英语阅读1篇（答好有10分以上加分）

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“Goodmorning”,theeasiestofdailygreetings,isnowoutofstyle.

Accordingtomostmannerexperts,“goodmorning”isvanishingfromourspeechandtakinggoodmannersalongwithit.

Nowadayspeoplearemostlikelytogreeteachotherinthemorningwitha“Hi”,“Hey,”“What’sup?”or“How’sitgoing?”Certainlynoonewaitsforanswerstothesegreetings.

Thelossof“Goodmorning”isthemostvisibleexampleofthegeneraldeclineinhowweaddresseachother.“Howpeopletalktoeachotherhasdeclined,”saidmannerauthorityLetitiaBaldrige.“Weneedtobewarmertoeachother.”Baldrigesaidshemournsthelossof“Goodmorning.”

“It’sthenicest,cheeriest,brightestthingtosay.Itmakespeoplefeelgood,”shesaid.

“Youarealmostforcedtosmilewithit.Whenyousay‘goodmorning’,yourfaceisinclinedtolightup.”

MannerexpertJudithRisaidthereareanumberoffactorscontributingtothelossofthisgreeting:aworkplacethatdoesn’tencouragesocialinteraction,neighborhoodsthathaveabandonedcommunitytogetherness,andahomeenvironmentwhereparentsarelazyinencouragingmannersandwhereTVandcomputergameswinoutovergatheringforthefamilydinner.

“Wearesimplynotasformalasweusedtobe,”saidJudithRiwithasigh.

21．Whenweseesomethingis“outofstyle”,wemean___________.

A)itisdullandboringB)itiseasyandinformal

C)itisnotinverygoodtasteD)itisnolongerinmuchuse

22.Whenyougreetpeoplewitha“How’sitgoing?”inthemorning,__________.

A)youwaitforadefiniteanswersuchas“EverythingisOK”

B)theywillstopandtellyouhowtheyaregettingalong

C)youjustsayitanddonotexpectananswerfromthem

D)theywillgiveyouabrightandcheerfulsmileinreturn

23.Mostmannerexpertsthinkwhen“GoodMorning”isvanishingfromourspeech,__________.

A)goodmannersaregonewithitB)brightergreetingstakeitsplace

C)peoplebecomerudeandimpoliteD)peopletreateachotherasstrangers

24.Themannerexpertthinksthatwehavelostthegreetingof“GoodMorning”mainlybecause__________.

A)peopledono