Question

4．The Lost Rules of Etiquette
    Etiquette，or good manners，used to be the glue that held society together．（36）DSadly，these days it has mostly gone by the wayside．This list is several best rules of etiquette that have now disappeared．
  Opening the Door
  In days gone by，a gentleman would always open doors for ladies．（37）FThis has now almost entirely disappeared-and it is not entirely the fault of the men．I have seen women laugh at men for opening a door for them．They seem to be confusing manners with chauvinism（大男子主義）．
    Writing Thank-You Notes
    In days gone by，whenever a person received a gift，they would write a thank-you note as soon as possible．（38）EParents would sit children down after a birthday or Christmas and coach them in their first thank-you note．It is a shame that gift giving has now become a virtual obligation and the idea of a thank-you note would be laughed at．
（39）B   We seem to have completely lost the concept of correct timing when it comes to parties these days．（40）C After all，a party normally has a guest of honor-this is usually the oldest woman present．It was considered extremely rude in the past to leave a party before the guest of honor-and once the guest of honor left，it was a signal to all that they should begin their own preparations to leave．
A．Arriving on Time．
B．Leaving at the Right Time．
C．People leave with various excuses．
D．It enabled people to get on well with each other．
E．This rule was true even if the giver was a relative．
F．It could be the lady they were driving，or a stranger．
G．We've thrown away the concept of a guest of honor at will．

Answer 1

分析 本文屬于說明文閱讀，作者通過這篇文章向我們介紹了一些過去的禮儀規(guī)則，禮節(jié)禮貌曾經(jīng)是社會的粘合劑，但如今已經(jīng)幾乎被荒廢了，因此作者在這篇文章中提醒我們不要忘記過去的這些禮節(jié)．

解答 36．D    本題考查前后句子的聯(lián)系，根據(jù)前文Etiquette，or good manners，used to be the glue that held society together．可知禮儀，或良好的禮儀習(xí)慣，是維系社會的粘合劑，后文應(yīng)該介紹它的功能作用，故選D．
37．F    本題考查前后句子的聯(lián)系，根據(jù)前文In days gone by，a gentleman would always open doors for ladies．可知在過去紳士總是會為女士開門，后文應(yīng)該介紹這些女士與他們的關(guān)系，故選F．
38．E    本題考查前后句子的聯(lián)系，根據(jù)前文In days gone by，whenever a person received a gift，they would write a thank-you note as soon as possible．可知在過去的日子里，如果有人收到了一份禮物，他們會盡快的寫一封感謝信，這是一個慣例，故選E．
39．B    本題考查前后句子的聯(lián)系，根據(jù)后文We seem to have completely lost the concept of correct timing when it comes to parties these days．可知本段主要講述了
我們似乎已經(jīng)完全失去了正確的時機的概念，因此本段的標(biāo)題應(yīng)為在正確的時間離開，故選B．
40．C    本題考查前后句子的聯(lián)系，根據(jù)后文It was considered extremely rude in the past to leave a party before the guest of honor-and once the guest of honor left，it was a signal to all that they should begin their own preparations to leave．可知人們會以各種借口離開，故選C．

點評 七選五閱讀是完成性閱讀，和完形填空很類似，不同的是一個選詞，一個選句子．解題時，要注意上下文語境，充分考慮信息詞（選項中和空格前后句子中相同或相近的詞），選出最符合語境的句子．