Good manners play an important part in maintaining（保持）peace in society. A man with good manners doesn’t hurt others’ feelings, and therefore he’s on good terms with everyone. In this way he helps to keep the peace in society.
But a man with bad manners has no respect for others. He uses words carelessly and behaves rudely towards others and causes a lot of unpleasantness. In the end, he himself will suffer the most. Everyone avoids him and he is forced to live alone.
To live well in society, money alone is not enough. Even the richest man cannot afford to have bad manners. He may have enough money to buy all things he wants; but if his manners are bad, he will have no friends, and no one can live happily without friends.
We should have good manners, for it’s human nature to try to get friendship; and friendship has to be earned （获得）through our own attitude towards others. If we are kind to others, they will be kind to us, and kindness is the most basic quality of good manners. Bad manners drive away friends as well as our own family members.
On the other hand, a man with good manners has many friends. He mands the respect of all those who e into contact（联系）with him. He doesn’t talk ill about others. Even when he’s provoked, he tries his best not to upset others. He also feels sorry about the weak and the disabled.
There are, however, many people who behave so well outside their homes that they are respected by everyone outside. But in their own homes they are worse than the devil（魔鬼）. Such people cannot be said to have good manners. Their behavior will soon be discovered by others.
If one’s manners are good, one behaves well everywhere, even when one is away from the critical（爱挑剔的）eyes of others. Only such a person can live well in society.
【小题1】People with good manners bring society .A．peaceB．enjoymentC．respectD．friendship【小题2】What does the author mainly want to tell us in Paragraph 4 ?A．People are born friendly.B．Bad manners make people lose friends.C．Money is not the most important.D．Kind people will be treated kindly.【小题3】The underlined word “provoked” in the passage may mean .A．tiredB．sad `C．made angryD．left alone【小题4】What’s the main idea of the passage ?A．Kindness is important.B．Friendship is important.C．Good manners are important.D．People with bad manners can’t live well.A
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(答案→)A
解析：文章讲述了有礼貌的重要性和好处
【小题1】细节题。根据第一段最后一句话In this way he helps to keep the peace in society.
【小题2】段落大意题。整个第四段尤其是If we are kind to others, they will be kind to us。可知D正确。
【小题3】猜测词义题。根据后半句he tries his best not to upset others.，可知C正确。
【小题4】主旨大意题。全文都在强调有礼貌的重要性和好处。