1、专题能力提升练三十三概要写作(一)阅读下面短文，根据其内容写一篇60词左右的内容概要。2020浙江湖州中学3月模拟Once upon a time, eating alone was just that: sitting down in a restaurant on ones own and eating a meal. Everyone did it sometimes, and when they did so they might be a little embarrassed. To eat alone might suggest that you didnt have any fa
2、mily or friends, or didnt like people. There was a kind of shame attached to it. Nowadays, however, there is more and more solitary (独自的) eating.People choose to eat alone for various reasons. “Foodies”people who have a passionate interest in different cuisines (菜肴)do it because all they need for th
3、eir pleasure is the chance to eat good food. They dont want company or conversation, but only the joy of eating some special dishes.Other people eat alone because its simply practical for them to do so. For instance, its estimated that nearly a third of all the customers of fastfood restaurants eat
4、alone. They are served with their food fast, eat it fast and then leave fastbecause they have a meeting to make or a child to pick up from school.But for others, the appeal of eating alone is quite different. Its an experience of freedom. For the hour that it takes to have a meal, they can forget al
5、l the pressures of their lives. For a brief window, they dont have to deal with their family or jobs. They can relax and let their mind wander. Maybe they will bring a book, a newspaper or perhaps they will shyly spy on the people around them. Part of the appeal of this new trend is surely that a me
6、al taken alone is like a little holiday from the busyness of modern life, in which we have so much to do all the time. David Annand, editor of USbased Conde Nast Traveler magazine, who delights in dining alone, speaks of his pleasure in the “rhythm of a meal in a restaurantits ebb and flow, the regu
7、lar arrival and departure of the waiter.” This restaurant rhythm allows him and others, he writes, to sit back, observe, and think._阅读下面短文，根据其内容写一篇60词左右的内容概要。2020杭州三校一模It was once common to regard Britain as a society with class distinctions. Each class had unique characteristics. In recent years, m
8、any writers have begun to speak of the “decline of class” and “classless society” in Britain. And in a modern consumer society everyone is considered to be the middle class.But pronouncing the death of class is too early. A recent wideranging study of public opinion found 90 percent of people still
9、placed themselves in a particular class; 73 percent agreed that class was still a vital part of British society; and 52 percent thought there were still sharp class differences. Thus, class may not be culturally or politically obvious, yet it remains an important part of British society. Britain see
10、ms to have a love of class.One unchanging aspect of a British persons class position is accent. The words a person says can tell which class he or she comes from. A study of British accents during the 1970s found that a voice sounding like a BBC newsreader was viewed as the most attractive voice. Mo
11、st people said this accent sounded “educated” and “soft”. The accents placed at the bottom in this study, on the other hand, were regional (地区的) accents. These accents were seen as “common” and “ugly”. However, a similar study of British accents in the US turned these results upside down and placed
12、some regional accents as the most attractive and BBC English as the least. This suggests that British attitudes towards accents have deep roots and are based on class prejudice.In recent years, however, young upper middleclass people in London, have begun to adopt some regional accents, in order to
13、hide their class origins. This is an indication of class becoming unnoticed. However, the 1995 pop song “Common People” puts forward the view that though a middleclass person may “want to live like common people”， they can never appreciate the reality of a workingclass life._专题能力提升练三十三概要写作(一)Writing
14、 1【佳作展台】Nowadays, more and more people prefer to eat out on their own. (要点1) “Foodies” do it because what they enjoy is the pleasure of eating good food. (要点2) Besides, other people eat alone because its simply practical for them to do so. (要点3) Lastly, for others, the appeal of eating alone is an e
15、xperience of freedom. (要点4)Writing 2【佳作展台】Currently, Britain seems to be classless in the modern consumer society. (要点1) However, a study shows the British still have a strong sense of class, which continues to be a crucial part for them. (要点2) What remains the same is that the accent represents a persons class while peoples attitudes to the accent are related to class prejudice. (要点 3) Nevertheless, nowadays young upper middleclass people cover up their origins with other accents. (要点4)
