Question

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Dear Miss Manners，     My friends'kids always ask for gifts or say，"You didn't give me a gift"for their birthdays or Christmas．This is done while their moms are present，and they don't say anything． How do I ask my friends to tell their kids that it's rude to ask people for gifts？                      Paul

Dear Paul，     Never mind the mothers，who are obviously not going to teach them manners．I suggest responding directly and pleasantly to the children with，"Why-were you planning to give me one？"Their astonishment should give you the opportunity to explain politely that we are not supposed to force others to give gifts and giving presents is generally expected to be mutual．

Dear Miss Manners， I am celebrating a milestone birthday with a formal theme party at a club．The time of the party is 7 p．m．to midnight．It includes a cocktail hour at 7，with dinner following．     Can I add the 7 p．m．cocktail hour to the invitation？I would hate guests to misunderstand and think that they could arrive anytime between 7 and midnight．                                                          Caroline

Dear Caroline，     The temptation to tell one's guests when they are expected to leave is one with which Miss Manners sympathizes．Clear signals are often neglected．If the hosts do not rise from the table to announce coffee in the living room as the final act，guests feel awkward about being the first to get up．And then some people just never know when to go home．     However，putting both starting and finishing times on an invitation，often done for cocktail parties，indeed suggests that they may arrive during the event-not toward its end，to be sure，but not necessarily at the starting point．     You are giving a dinner party，so you should inform your guests that it will start at 7，as drinks before the meal are part of the routine．That tells them to arrive on time-and you can only hope that they will take themselves off at a decent hour．

70．According to Miss Manners，the proper way to deal with a kid asking for gifts isC．
A．to ignore the kid's request for gifts
B．to scold the kid for asking for presents
C．to tell kids gift giving is voluntary and two-way
D．to advise the kid's mum to teach him proper manners
71．Which of the following does Miss Manners advise you to do at a party？D
A．Suggest guests arriving during the event．
B．Directly remind guests to leave at a proper time．
C．Inform guests of both starting and finishing hours．
D．Give guests clear hint when they should leave the party．
72．In witch part of a newspaper can you find this passage？A
A．Advice Section．
B．Live Chats Section．
C．Entertainment Section．
D．Classified Ads Section．

Answer 1

分析 本文介紹了兩封讀者來信，表達了自己生活中遇到的一些問題與疑惑．還有相應的兩封回信，給來信者一些建議來解決遇到的這些問題．此種類型文章易在報紙的"建議版塊"出現．

解答 70．C．細節(jié)理解題．根據文章"the opportunity to explain politely that we are not supposed to force others to give gifts and giving presents is generally expected to be mutual"可知，我們應該告訴孩子，送禮物是自愿的也是相互回禮的．故選C．
71．D．細節(jié)理解題．根據文章"You are giving a dinner party，so you should inform your guests that it will start at 7，as drinks before the meal are part of the routine．That tells them to arrive on time-and you can only hope that they will take themselves off at a decent hour．"可知，主人對待來參加宴會的客人，最禮貌的做法是，告訴你的客人，宴會的開始和結束時間，告訴他們要準時到達且他們可以在多長時間后就可以離開．據此可以排除ABC，故選D．
 72．A．推理預測題．通讀全文可知，文章講述讀者的來信表述自己的疑惑，然后又有回信一些建議幫助讀者．結合選項只能是建議版塊，故選A．

點評 本文為廣告布告類閱讀文章．閱讀這類文章時，也應該在整體把握文章結構的前提下，主要注意細節(jié)信息．細節(jié)題題干都是相應原文的變形（如同義改寫、詞性轉換等），因此要找到答案一定要找到題干在原文中的出處，再把原文和選項相比較．做題時，根據所提問題用尋讀、跳讀的方法可達到事半功倍的效果．