《2025年作业本浙江教育出版社九年级英语上册外研版》

Ⅱ. Read the passage, choose the best answers and answer the question.
If a friend does you a favour, what do you do in return? You could just say “thank you”. Or you could write a thank - you note which is more formal and polite. But most people don't do this.
“People don't seem to walk around giving thanks to people quite often,” Amit Kumar from University of Texas says.
Why are people hesitant (犹豫的) about sending thank - you notes? And how do most people react when they receive one?
Kumar and his team asked some students to each write a letter of gratitude (感谢) to another person by email. Then, they questioned both the writer and the recipient (接受者) about the letter and how it made them feel.
They found that people don't like to write thank - you notes because they feel like they have to think too much about it. They worry about what to say and how to say it. They over think the “correctness” of what they are writing.
But people really like receiving thank - you notes. “When you are a recipient, you pay attention to the warmth of the thanks,” Kumar says. “How heartfelt was it? How friendly and warm?”
In addition, some writers also feel that it might be awkward (尴尬的) for the recipient to receive a letter of gratitude.
“The recipients feel especially positive (乐观的) when they were in the receiving end of these expressions,” Kumar says. “They don't really feel awkward at all.”
“If people knew that writing a thank - you note can have such a big influence on the recipient, they would do it more often,” Kumar says.
Kumar says this study reminds us that “simple, small changes in our lives can make a difference in how we treat other people and how we feel”.
( B )1. What does the underlined word “react” in Paragraph 3 most possibly mean?
A. Read the letter.
B. Act in reply.
C. Hope to receive.
D. Find out the result.
( A )2. How many reasons why people don't like to write thank - you notes are mentioned?
A. Two.
B. Three.
C. Four.
D. Five.
( C )3. According to the last paragraph, which of the following is Kumar's opinion?
A. It's important to tell others our feelings.
B. It is difficult for people to do small changes.
C. Writing thank - you notes can make our lives better.
D. People need to change the way of writing thank - you notes.
*4. What do you think of writing thank - you notes?One possible version: I think that writing thank-you notes is a good idea. It can help people get closer and can also bring us a warm world.

答案： Ⅱ.
1. B
2. A
3. C 4. One possible version: I think that writing thank-you notes is a good idea. It can help people get closer and can also bring us a warm world.