文档介绍：Unit 10
Task 1
【答案】
A.
1) washing machines, televisions, cars, 1946, unemployment, soldiers, politicians, on television, in films
2) 10 percent
B.
1) The Market Research Society.
2) More than 3,000 people were questioned.
3) People dress far more casually than they used to.
4) In the past "an evening out" for most people mean a visit to the cinema. Today they would be more likely to go to a restaurant or to a disco.
5) The lack of ambition among the middle-aged.
C. 1) F 2) T 3) F 4) T 5) F 6) F
【原文】
Ordinary people in Britain have more washing machines, televisions and cars than in 1946. They also have more fear of unemployment. Whereas once the nation's heroes used to be soldiers or politicians, today they are more likely to be famous faces on television or in films, such as Sylvester Stallone.
These are just some of the changes discovered in a series of surveys by the Market Research Society. More than 3,000 people were questioned and the results were compared with a similar survey done in 1946. In many cases, the new survey tells us what we already knew, such as the fact that many people are better off in a material sense and that women spend much less time at the kitchen sink or in the home looking after their families. But we also learn a number of other things. Tastes in clothing and entertainment have changed considerably. People dress far more casually than they used to. And whereas "an evening out" for most people used to mean a visit to the cinema, today it is far more likely to involve going to a restaurant or to a disco. Some things have not changed. People still adore the films of Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman even though they are more likely to watch them on television or video. And despite the variety of foreign food now available, more than a quarter of the people in the survey said they preferred a meal of steak and chips. The only change is that a large number would also like wine with it instead of beer. In 1946