ID：9121-12387 Directions:Please match each word in the left column with the corresponding explanation in the right one. necessitate A. to look with the eyes partly open B. to make it necessary for you to do sth C. having a lack of respect for certain organization, beliefs, customs D. to shine brightly E. to conquer F. unsuitable G. to do sth for sb as a favor or small service H. heavier, larger on one since than on the other I. extremely enthusiastic J. nearest in time, order, etc
ID：9121-12358 When families gather for Christmas dinner， some will stick to formal traditions dating back to Grandma‘s generation. Their tables will be set with the good dishes and silver， and the dress code will be Sunday－best. But in many other homes， this china－and－silver elegance has given way to a stoneware－and－stainless informality， with dresses assuming an equally casual－Friday look. For hosts and guests， the change means greater simplicity and comfort. For makers of fine china in Britain， it spells economic hard times. Last week Royal Doulton， the largest employer in Stoke－on－Trent， announced that it is eliminating 1，000jobs －－ one－fifth of its total workforce. That brings to more than 4，000 the number of positions lost in 18 months in the pottery region. Wedgwood and other pottery factories made cuts earlier. Although a strong pound and weak markets in Asia play a role in the downsizing， the layoffs in Stoke have their roots in earthshaking social shifts. A spokesman for Royal Doulton admitted that the company "has been somewhat slow in catching up with the trend" toward casual dining. Families eat together less often， he explained， and more people eat alone， either because they are single or they eat in front of television; Even dinner parties， if they happen at all， have gone casual. In a time of long work hours and demanding family schedules， busy hosts insist， rightly， that it‘s better to share a takeout pizza on paper plates in the family room than to wait for the perfect moment or a "real" dinner party. Too often， the perfect moment never comes. Iron a fine－patterned tablecloth？ Forget it. Polish the silver？ Who has time？ Yet the loss of formality has its down side. The fine points of etiquette that children might once have learned at the table by observation or instruction from parents and grandparents （"Chew with your mouth closed." "Keep your elbows off the table."） must be picked up elsewhere. Some companies now offer etiquette seminars for employees who may be competent professionally but clueless socially.
ID：9121-12231（本题为引用材料试题，请根据材料回答以下问题） According to research, women are by nature more attuned to their own and others’ feelings, which means that women______. A. agree with their own and other’s feelings easily. B. change their own and other’s feelings easily. C. keep their own and others’ feelings easily. D. forget their own and others’ feelings easily
ID：9121-13062（本题为引用材料试题，请根据材料回答以下问题） While sleeping, some water mammals tend to keep half awake in order to ________. A) alert themselves to the approaching enemy B) emerge from water now and then to breathe C) be sensitive to the ever changing environment D) avoid being swept away by rapid currents
