Question

Most teens I meet these days lack basic social courtesy when dealing with people.

My own son, who basically grew up with his grandmother, the original     guru, has perfect table manners. This is partly because he was     to manners at a very young age. However, when we eat at home, he would not     manners. So I asked him why. He said,” I behave the way I am supposed to     when I’m out, but when I am at home I want to be     .”

That’s when I realized that most parents, myself included, do     their children the proper way to behave outside the home, but they are also     to believe that at home, anything goes.

My     to him was “good behavior has nothing to do with where you are or whom you are with”.

Then he answered, “But I behave     when I’m with others so that they think better of me.” And that is when I realized that I was doing things all     . I explained to him that it had nothing to do with what people think. This     him even more.

So I went on to explain that behavior, whether in your everyday     with people or at the dining table at home, is an     of who you are. Well, at the age of 13, he got it.

So basically, what I am saying is that teaching your children     comes with the underlying lesson that it is not about     to do or not to do, but rather, who they are. This way it is not     ; it comes from within.

Teach your teens or children the     courtesy of greeting their friends’ parents and     themselves when they go to someone’s home. Teach teenage boys to open the door of a car, or any door     that matter, for any girl, whether they are their girlfriends or not. This includes holding elevator doors or letting women step out of the elevator first.

Just     that teenage boys who practice good manners’ and courtesy grow up to become men who respect people in general.

1.A. knowledgeB. wisdomC. mannersD. intelligence

2.A. exposedB. limitedC. caredD. concerned

3.A. learnB. practiceC. rememberD. make

4.A. liveB. obeyC. reactD. behave

5.A. gentleB. politeC. comfortableD. kind

6.A. teachB. offerC. guideD. support

7.A. attended toB. brought upC. cared aboutD. depended on

8.A. answerB. devotionC. apologyD. affection

9.A. strangelyB. nervouslyC. calmlyD. properly

10.A. reasonableB. importantC. wrongD. necessary

11.A. confusedB. encouragedC. movedD. pleased

12.A. competitionB. argumentC. struggleD. interaction

13.A. impressionB. expressionC. appearanceD. attitude

14.A. lessonsB. skillsC. mannersD. examples

15.A. what B. howC. whereD. why

16.A. practicalB. naturalC. gradualD. mechanical

17.A. minorB. formalC. basicD. casual

18.A. pleasingB. introducingC. enjoyingD. amusing

19.A. withB. onC. forD. at

20.A. considerB. confirmC. predictD. remember

Answer

1.C

2.A

3.B

4.D

5.C

6.A

7.B

8.A

9.D

10.C

11.A

12.D

13.B

14.C

15.A

16.D

17.C

18.B

19.C

20.D

【解析】

试题分析：文章大意：文章介绍了现代社会许多青少年与人相处的时候缺乏基本的礼仪。作者通过自己教孩子餐桌礼仪的经历，说明了餐桌礼仪的重要性。

1.名词。A. knowledge知识；B. wisdom智慧；C. manners方式；D. intelligence智力。我的儿子，他基本上和奶奶，原来的权威一起长大。根据后面的has perfect table manners.提示可得出答案。选C

2.短语固定搭配。这里考查固定短语搭配：be exposed to遭受，暴露于……。这部分因为他在年幼时接触到礼仪。选A

3.动词。A. learn学习；B. practice实行，惯常地进行；C. remember记得；D. make使得。然而，当在家吃饭的时候，他不会像往常一样注意礼仪。选B

4.动词。根据此句I behave the way I am supposed to 4 when I’m out, but when I am at home I want to be 5 .的提示可知用动词behave。当我出去的时候，我会守我应当守的规矩。选D

5.A. gentle温柔的；B. polite礼貌的；C. comfortable舒服的；D. kind善意的。但我在家的时候，我想要更舒服点。选C

6.根据下文So basically, what I am saying is that teaching your children 14 comes with the underlying lesson that it is not about 15 to do or not to do, but rather, who they are.的提示可得出答案。就是那时候，我意识到，大多数父母，包括我自己的确教孩子在外吃饭恰当的礼仪。选A

7.短语辨析。A. attended to注意，听取；B. brought up养育；C. cared about担心；D. depended on依靠。但他们也养成在家什么事情都随意。选B

8.A. answer回答；B. devotion奉献；C. apology道歉；D. affection喜爱。我对他的回答是，好的习惯与你在哪儿或你和谁在一起无关。选A

9.副词。A. strangely不可思议地；B. nervously紧张地；C. calmly镇静的；D. properly恰当地。但当我和其他人在一起，我表现得好的话，因此他们更会赞扬我。选D

10.形容词。A. reasonable合情合理的；B. important重要的；C. wrong错误的；D. necessary必要的。那就是当我意识到我所做的都是错误的。选C

11.动词。A. confused困惑；B. encouraged鼓励；C. moved感动；D. pleased高兴。这使得他感到更加的困惑。根据下句So I went on to explain that behavior可以推测出答案。选 A

12.名词。A. competition竞争；B. argument争论；C. struggle斗争；D. interaction相互影响。这里指日常生活中与别人之间的互相影响。选D

13.A. impression印象；B. expression表达；C. appearance外貌；D. attitude态度。这里指这是你是谁的一种表达。选B

14.名词。A. lessons教训；B. skills技巧；C. manners方式；D. examples例子。我所要说的是教你的孩子礼仪来自于潜在的一课。选C

15.代词。这里考查名词性从句，从句中缺少宾语，故用关系词what来引导。它不在于你做什么或不做什么。选A

16.A. practical实用的；B. natural自然的；C. gradual逐渐的D. mechanical机械的。这种方式不是来自机械的，而是来自内在的。选D

17.形容词。A. minor小的；B. formal正式的；C. basic基本的；D. casual随意的。这里指教你的孩子基本的礼仪。选C

18.A. pleasing取悦；B. introducing介绍；C. enjoying喜欢；D. amusing消遣。introduce oneself自我介绍。当他们去某人的家里的时候会自我介绍。选B

19.介词。根据后句for any girl, whether they are their girlfriends or not.可知这里用介词for。为任何重要的（人）开门。选C

20.A. consider考虑；B. confirm确认；C. predict预测；D. remember记得。要记得十几岁有好的礼仪的男孩长大了会成为尊重他人的男人。选D

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