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　　26.

　　A. The art of saying thank you.

　　B. The secret of staying pretty.

　　C. The importance of good manners.

　　D. The difference between elegance and good manners.

　　27.

　　A. They were nicer and gentler.

　　B. They paid more attention to their appearance.

　　C. They were willing to spend more money on clothes.

　　D. They were more aware of changes in fashion.

　　28.

　　A. By decorating our homes.

　　B. By being kind and generous.

　　C. By wearing fashionable clothes.

　　D. By putting on a little make-up.

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　　[26/27]Do you remember a time when people were a little nicer and gentler with each other? I certainly do. And I feel that much of the world has somehow gotten away from that. Too often I see people rushing into elevators without giving those inside a chance to get off first, or never saying "thank you" when others hold a door open for them. We get lazy and in our laziness we think that something like a simple "thank you" doesn't really matter. But it can matter very much. The fact is that no matter how nicely we dress or how beautifully we decorate our homes, we can't be truly elegant without good manners, because elegance and good manners always go hand in hand. In fact, I think of good manners as a sort of hidden beauty secret. [28]Haven't you noticed that the kindest, most generous people seem to keep getting prettier? It's funny how that happens, but it does. Take the long-lost art of saying "thank you" like wearing a little make-up, or making sure your hair is neat. Getting into the habit of saying "thank you" can make you feel better about yourself. [26]Good manners add to your image, while an angry face makes the best-dressed person look ugly.

　　Questions 26 to 28 are based on the passage you have just heard.

　　26. What is the passage mainly about?

　　正確答案：C

　　解析：主旨題。關鍵是要聽到首尾句及核心詞。第1句中作者對于“人與人之間曾經(jīng)更友好、更和氣的時代”的懷念和后一句中“禮貌能提升你的形象”，都說明good manners的重要性，所以答案為C。作者建議養(yǎng)成說“謝謝”的習慣，而不是在講述說“謝謝”的藝術，故A不正確;作者說“我把講禮貌看成一種深藏不露的美麗秘訣”，并不是告訴我們保持美麗的秘密，故B不正確;文中說“優(yōu)雅與禮貌是一致的”，故D不正確。

　　27. What does the speaker say about people of the past?

　　正確答案：A

　　解析：題目詢問作者認為以前人們是怎么樣的。關鍵是要聽到文章首句：“你們記得以前那個人與人之間曾經(jīng)更友好、更和氣的時代嗎?”其中就包含選項A中的nicer and gentler。選項B、C、D的內容文中均未提及。

　　28. According to the speaker, how can we best improve our image?

　　正確答案：B

　　解析：題目詢問根據(jù)作者的說法，我們怎樣才能地提升自己的形象。關鍵是要聽到“你們沒注意到和善、方的人看上去越來越漂亮嗎?”其中包含選項B中的kind和generous，而keep getting prettier對應題目中的improve our image。

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