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 本文介绍了两封读者来信，表达了自己生活中遇到的一些问题与疑惑．还有相应的两封回信，给来信者一些建议来解决遇到的这些问题．此种类型文章易在报纸的"建议版块"出现．

解答 70．C．细节理解题．根据文章"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，我们应该告诉孩子，送礼物是自愿的也是相互回礼的．故选C．
71．D．细节理解题．根据文章"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，主人对待来参加宴会的客人，最礼貌的做法是，告诉你的客人，宴会的开始和结束时间，告诉他们要准时到达且他们可以在多长时间后就可以离开．据此可以排除ABC，故选D．
 72．A．推理预测题．通读全文可知，文章讲述读者的来信表述自己的疑惑，然后又有回信一些建议帮助读者．结合选项只能是建议版块，故选A．

点评 本文为广告布告类阅读文章．阅读这类文章时，也应该在整体把握文章结构的前提下，主要注意细节信息．细节题题干都是相应原文的变形（如同义改写、词性转换等），因此要找到答案一定要找到题干在原文中的出处，再把原文和选项相比较．做题时，根据所提问题用寻读、跳读的方法可达到事半功倍的效果．