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PART V READING COMPREHENSION 【25 MIN】In this section there are four passages followed by questions or unfinished statements，each with four suggested answers marked A,B,C and D．Choose the one that you think is the best answer．Mark your answers on Answer Sheet Two．TEXT A Saying“thank you”is probably the first thing most of us learn to do in a foreign language．After all，we’re brought up to be polite，and it is important to make a good impression upon other people—especially across national divides．译文：对我们大多数人来说，学说“谢谢”可能是在学外语的过程中首先学会的事情。毕竟，我们从小受到的教育就是要有礼貌，而且给别人留下一个好印象很重要——尤其是在跨国交际中。1、divide：vt. 划分；除；分开；使产生分歧vi. 分开；意见分歧n. [地理] 分水岭，分水线 So, what exactly are you supposed to say when thank you is only the 20th most popular way to express gratitude? According to a recent survey,19 other ways of expressing appreciation finished ahead of thank you in a poll of 3,000 people．译文：“thank you”在最受欢迎的表达感谢的方式中只排第20位，那么，你该究竟如何表达感谢呢?最近一项有3000人参与的民意调查显示，有19种比“thank you”更受欢迎的表达感谢的方式。 Pollsters found almost half of those asked preferred the more informal“cheers”，while others liked to use such expressions as“ta”,“great and“nice one”．译文：民意调查人员发现，将近一半的受访者更喜欢用非正式的“cheers”，而另一些人喜欢用“ta”“great”和“nice one”这样的表达。 So，just what is the appropriate form of words to express your thanks? Fortunately, the clue is in the language itself．“Cheers”，despite its popularity，is considered an informal way to say thank you—and this is a definite clue as to when you can best use it．译文：那么，什么才是你表达谢意的合适字眼呢？幸运的是，我们可以从语言中找到线索。“cheers”虽然很流行，但却被认为是一种不正式的表达谢意的方式——这为你何时可以恰当使用它提供了明确的线索。2、definite：adj. 一定的；确切的 For instance，when going for a drink with friends，a smile and a“cheers”by way of thanks is not only appropriate to the situation，it is also culturally accurate．译文：比如，当你和朋友们去喝酒时，用一个微笑加上一个“cheers”作为感谢，不仅场合合适，从文化的角度来看也是恰当的。“Ta”，originated from the Danish word“tak”, was the second-most popular expression of thanks，and is also commonly used in informal situations，along with phrases such as“nice one”， and“brilliant