Social customs and ways of behaving change．Things which were con

Social customs and ways of behaving change．Things which were considered impolite many years ago are now acceptable．Just a few years ago,it was considered impolite behaviour for a man to smoke on the street．No man who thought of himself as being a gentleman would make a fool of himself by smoking when a lady was in a room. Customs are also different from country to country．Does a man walk on the left or the right of a woman in your country?Or doesn't it matter?What about table manner?Should you use both hands when you are eating? The Americans and the British not only speak the same language but also share a large number of social customs．For example,in both America and England people shake hands when they meet each other for the first time．Also,most Englishmen will open a door for a woman or offer their seat to a woman,and so will most Americans．Promptness is important both in England and in America．That is,if a dinner invitation is for 7 o'clock,the dinner guest either arrives close to that time or calls up to explain his delay. The important thing to remember about social customs is not to do anything that might make other people feel uncomfortable--especially if they are your guests．There is an old story about a man who gave a dinner party．When the food was served,one of the guests started to eat his peas with a knife．The other guests were amused or shocked,but the host calmly picked up his knife and began eating in the same way．It would have been bad manners to make his guest feel foolish or uncomfortable. Which of the following do you think is the best title for this passage?
A、Social Customs and Behaviou
B、Social Lif
C、American and British Custom
D、Promptness Is Importan
【正确答案】：A
【题目解析】：这篇文章主要讨论了社会习俗和行为方式的变化，并强调了在不同情境和文化中，社交习俗的重要性及其多样性。文章首先通过过去和现在关于吸烟的社交习俗的对比，引出了社会习俗随时间而变化的观点。接着，文章通过询问读者关于不同国家的社交习俗，进一步强调了社交习俗的多样性。 然后，文章以美国和英国为例，描述了这两个国家共同的一些社交习俗，如见面时握手、为女士开门或让座、准时等。但这只是作为例子，并不是文章的主要内容。 最后，文章通过一个关于主人在晚宴上如何应对客人不恰当的用餐方式的故事，强调了尊重他人和避免让他人感到不适的重要性。 综上所述，文章的核心是讨论社会习俗和行为方式，因此最适合的标题是“Social Customs and Behavior”（社会习俗和行为）。选项A准确地概括了文章的主题。选项B“Social Life”（社会生活）过于宽泛，没有突出文章关于社会习俗的讨论。选项C“American and British Custom”（美国和英国的习俗）只涵盖了文章的一部分内容，不是全文的主题。选项D“Promptness Is Important”（准时很重要）只涉及了文章中的一个细节，不是文章的主要讨论点。因此，最佳选择是A。