【文章內(nèi)容簡介】 and eating, and nowhere is this more pronounced than when eating in a smart restaurant. People are almost always expected to eat with a knife and fork and these should be held in the correct hand and used in the correct way. It is also impolite to have your elbows on the dining table when you are eating. There’re many such “unspoken” rules — they are normally only important when eating in a very elegant and expensive restaurant, and vary slightly from restaurant to restaurant and place to place. A recent nationwide survey showed that there was a divide in manners between the north and south of Britain the “worst ” manners were in Scotland and the northeast, and the “best” in Wales and the southeast! However, this survey was almost certainly conducted by someone in the southeast, so it may not be entirely fair. Naturally, restaurants vary greatly in quality and price. However, almost all British cities have a vast range of food and cooking styles to choose from as well as traditional British food, from the very cheap to the very expensive — French, Italian, Indian, Greek, Thai, Japanese and many more. In fact, when asked what their favorite food is, many British people say an Indian curry (咖喱菜 )rather than any other dish! As well as dining in a restaurant, when people are too tired to cook after work they often get a “takeaway”. This means they order from a takeaway o r takeout restaurant by phone, then go to collect it and take it home to eat. Many takeout restaurants also deliver to your house. While you can normally find a takeout restaurant for almost any cuisine, the most popular are Italian, Indian and Chinese — and all you have to do is to open the door, pay and eat! 29. What can be concluded from the first two paragraphs? A. The British spend more eating out than cooking at home. B. The British pay great attention to eating in a restaurant. C. The British often dine out when celebrating festivals. D. People tend to eat in a restaurant after watching a movie. 30. The underlined word “pronounced in Paragraph 3 probably means “_____ A. polite B. expensive C. strange D. obvious 31. According to the passage, which of the following statements is true? A. There exist great differences of rules in different restaurants. B. People from Wales and southeast Britain are the most polite. C. Your order in a takeout restaurant can be sent to your home. D. Traditional British food is seldom served in British restaurants. 【 D】 In modern society there is a great deal of argument about petition. Some value it highly, believing that it is responsible for social progress and prosperity. Others say that petition is bad。 that it sets one person against another。 that it leads to unfriendly relationship between people. I have taught many children who held the belief that their selfworth relied on how well they performed at tennis and other skills. For them, playing well and winning are often lifeanddeath affairs. In their singleminded pursuit (追求 ) of success, the development of many other human qualities is sadly fotten. However, while some seem to be lost in the desire to succeed, others take an opposite attitude. In a culture which values only the winner and pays no attention to the ordinary players, they strongly blame petition. Among the most vocal are youngsters who have suffered under petitive pressures from their parents or society. Teaching these young people, I often observe in them a desire to fail. They seem to seek failure by not trying to win or achieve success. By not trying, they always have an excuse: “I may have lost, but it doesn39。t matter because I really didn39。t try.” What is not usually admitted by themselves is the belief that if the y had really tried and lost, that would mean a lot. Such a loss would be a measure of their worth. Clearly, this belief is the same as that of the true petitors who try to prove themselves. Both are based on the mistaken belief that one39。s selfrespect relies on how well one performs in parison with others. Both are afraid of not being valued. Only as this basic and often troublesome fear begins to dissolve(緩解 ) can we discover a new meaning in petition. 32. What does this passage mainly talk about? A. Competition helps to set up selfrespect. B. Opinions about petition are different among people. C. Competition is harmful to personal quality development. D. Failures are necessary experiences in petition. 33. Why do some people favor petition according to the passage? A. It pushes society forward. B. It builds up a sense of duty. C. It improves personal abilities. D. It encourages individual efforts. 34. The underlined phrase “the most vocal” in Paragraph 3 means ______. A. those who try their best to