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1,000jobs--one-fifthofitstotalworkforce.Thatbringstomorethan4,000thenumber
ofpositionslostin18monthsinthepottery(陶瓷)region.Wedgwoodandotherpotteryfactories
madecutsearlier.
AlthoughastrongpoundandweakmarketsinAsiaplayaroleinthedownsizing,thelayoffsin
Stokehavetheirrootsinearthshakingsocialshifts.AspokesmanforRoyalDoultonadmittedthatthe
company"
hasbeensomewhatslowincatchingupwiththetrend"
towardcasualdining.Familieseattogether
lessoften,heexplained,andmorepeopleeatalone,eitherbecausetheyaresingleortheyeatin
frontoftelevision.
Evendinnerparties,iftheyhappenatall,havegonecasual.Inatimeoflongworkhoursand
demandingfamilyschedules,busyhostsinsist,rightly,thatit'
sbettertoshareatakeoutpizza
onpaperplatesinthefamilyroomthantowaitfortheperfectmomentora"
real"
dinnerparty.
Toooften,theperfectmomentnevercomes.Ironafine-patternedtablecloth?
Forgetit.Polishthe
silver?
Whohastime?
Yetthelossofformalityhasitsdownside.Thefinepointsofetiquette(礼节)thatchildren
mightoncehavelearnedatthetablebyobservationorinstructionfromparentsandgrandparents
("
Chewwithyourmouthclosed."
"
Keepyourelbowsoffthetable."
)mustbepickedupelse-
where.Somecompaniesnowofferetiquetteseminarsforemployeeswhomaybeableprofessionally
butinexperiencedsocially.
72.Whydopeopletendtofollowthetrendtocasualdining?
A.Familymembersneedmoretimetorelax.
B.Busyschedulesleavepeoplenotimeforformality.
C.Peopleprefertoliveacomfortablelife.
D.Youngpeoplewon'
tfollowtheetiquetteoftheoldergeneration.
73.Itcanbelearnedfromthepassagethat'
RoyalDoultonis.
A.asellerofstainlesssteeltablewareB.adealerinstoneware
C.apotterychainstoreD.aproduceroffineChina
74.Themaincauseofthelayoffsinthepotteryindustryis.
A.theincreasedvalueofthepoundB.theworseningeconomyinAsia
C.thechangeinpeople'
swayoflifeD.thefiercecompetitionathomeandabroad
75.Formaltablemanners,thoughlesspopularthanbeforeincurrentSociallife,.
A.arestillamustoncertainoccasions
B.arecertaintoreturnsoonerorlater
C.arestillbeingtaughtbyparentsathome
D.canhelpimprovepersonalrelationships
2
WhenJohnnyCashsings,peoplelisten.Hisbig,deepvoicerumblesoutofradiosandjuke-
boxesacrossNorthAmerica.Hisrecordssellbythemillion.Country-musicfanseverywhere,know
hisbighits.Theylovesongslike"
HeyPorter"
"
RingofFire"
and"
FolsomPrisonBlue"
.
JohnnyCashsingsaboutahundredconcertsayear.Peoplelikewhattheyhear--andwhat
theysee,too.Ruggedandbig-shouldered,thesingerstandssix-twowithouthisblackbootson.
He'
satwo-hundred-poundpackageofmuscleandtalent.Andthatscar(疤痕)onhischeek?
It'
s
abullet(子弹)hole,ofcourse!
Inthemindsofmostpeople,JohnnyCashis"
MrTough(violent)Guy"
.He'
sanex-drug
addict(上瘾者)whowasonceputinprison.HisgrandmotherwasanIndian.Tokeepfromstarving
heoncehadtoliveonwildrabbitskilledfromfortyfeetawaywithaknife.Somepeoplesayhe
evenkilledaman.
Infact,mostoftheJohnnyCashstoryisjustthat--astory.True,yearsagohehada"
drug
habit"
forashorttime.He"
popped"
pills.Butheneverusedheroinorother"
hard"
drugs.Some-
timeshe'
dgowildandgetlockedupforafewhours.Butheneverservedaprisonsentence.
There'
snoIndianbloodinhisveins.He'
sbeenakilleronlyinsong.Asforthe"
bullethole"
it'
sanoldscarleftbyadoctorwhoopenedacyst(囊肿).
PeoplewhoknowJohnnyCashwellsayhe'
sa"
gentleguy"
a"
generousguy'
--anythingbut
a"
toughguy"
.Howdidthestoriesgetstarted?
Someofthem,likethestoryaboutthe"
Indian
grandmother"
hemadeuplongagotoaddexcitementtohiscareer.Others,likethe"
bullet
hole"
simplygotstarted.Nowthere'
slittlethesingercandotochangepeople'
sminds."
They
justwanttobelieveit,"
hesays.
56.JohnnyCashisafavoriteofmany.
A.operaloversB.countrymusicfans
C.hard-rockfansD.jazzmusiclovers
57.Intruth,JohnnyCash.