【高中英语阅读1篇（答好有10分以上加分）（A）“Goodmorning”,theeasiestofdailygreetings,isnowoutofstyle.Accordingtomostmannerexperts,“goodmorning”isvanishingfromourspeechandtakinggoodmannersalongwithit.】
高中英语阅读1篇（答好有10分以上加分）
（A）
“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
