大学英语读写教程第1册unit8阅读理解三篇

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1、yyunit8Part1ReadingcomprehensionDirections:Readthefollowingpassagescarefully.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedsentences.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,C,andD.Choosethebestanswertoeachquestion.Questions1to5arebasedonthesamepassageordialog.Manners

2、evolveddifferentlyindifferentcultures.Inearliertimestherewasatendencyformannerstobecomeincreasinglyformal,andthiswasoftenviewedasprogress.Inthe18thand19thcenturieshavinggoodmannerswasseenasanimportantpartofone'seducationandsocialclass,anditwasnecessarytobetakenasaladyora

3、gentlemantogetaheadintheworld.Inthe20thand21stcenturies,mannershavegraduallybecomemorerelaxedandinformal.Thehostingofdinnersandothersocialgatheringsarenolongertheexclusiveprivilegeofthewealthyelite（精英），andprivateclubsarebeinggraduallyreplacedbymoreopenmeetingplaces.Sothe

4、mannersofthesalon（沙龙）aregraduallycombiningwiththemannersofthepub.Clothingisagoodindicationofthechangesinmanners,ascanbeseeninthefollowingexamples.Itissurprisingthatthewearingofhatsindoorsbymalesisonceagainbecomingacceptable.StudentsinNorthAmericaoftenwearbaseballcapstocl

5、ass.Inmanycountriesthewearingofhatsindoorsbymaleswasonceacceptableeveninverypolitesociety,butovertheyearsthisbecameconsideredasalower-classbehaviorandwasthusdiscouragedinboththemiddleandupperclasses.Theyoungpeoplewhowearhatsindoorsdonotrealizetheyareactuallyrestartingave

6、ryoldculturaltradition.Acomparabledevelopmentforfemalesisthewearingofjeans-Manyfemalesnowwearjeansonadailybasis,eitherathomeoratwork.Someseethisasasymbolicdeclarationthattheyarenowmodernwomen,notgirlsorladies.Somegirls,likeboys,wearbaseballcapsbothindoorsandoutdoors.Snea

7、kersandshortsarenowacceptableforeithermalesorfemalesinavarietyofnon-athleticsituations.SomecompanieshaverulesrequiringinformaldresssuchasjeansorsneakersonFridays（called"dress-downFriday11orncasualFriday”），andotherspermititalmostallthetime.Inthesecompanies,andmanyothers,i

8、tisacceptabletocallthebossesbytheirfirstnames.LWhatdoesthepassagemainlytalkabout?cA.Changesofmannersove