Tipping isn’t a big part of British culture, unlike in North America, where waiters and waitresses are paid below minimum wage. Tips are usually appreciated, but offering a tip of some services can cause confusion.
In casual restaurants, where you pay for your order at a counter but food is brought to your table, tipping is uncommon. You are welcome to leave a pound or two if you wish. In restaurants where you place your order with a waiter or a waitress and receive your food and bill at your table, it’s customary to tip around 10 percent. In some restaurants, a service charge may be added to the bill automatically, typically 10 or 12.5 percent. In this case, you don’t need to add a further tip. When you pay by credit card, the machine may ask if you want to add a tip. Check your bill to see if a service charge has already been added before paying—if so you don’t need to add a tip on the machine. You can request the service charge be removed from your bill if you are unhappy with the service. In some cases a restaurant may print “service not included” on the bill or menu. This is a request for a tip. You’re not forced to offer anything, but 10 percent would be normal in this situation. Tipping in cafes and fast food restaurant is not expected.
If you use a taxi, round the fare up to the nearest pound shown on the meter. On a journey from or to the airport in a booked minicab you might wish to trip 2 or 3 pounds if the driver helps with your bags.
Be sure to check a country’s tipping culture before you start your tip. For more information, visit TripAdvisor.com.
1.According to the text, ________ in British culture.
A. it is necessary to tip if you are served in cafes
B. it is confusing to tip if you receive your bill at your table
C. it is customary to tip if “service not included” is printed on the bill
D. it is compulsory to tip even if the service is unsatisfying in some restaurants
2.When you pay by credit card, ________.
A. the service charge can be added on the machine
B. the service charge must have been included in the bill automatically
C. the service charge can’t be refused
D. the service charge needn’t be checked before you pay
3.If the British taxi meter shows 58.4 pounds, you are expected to pay ________.
A. 58.4 pounds B. 59 pounds
C. 61 pounds D. 64 pounds
4.What is the best title for the text?
A. Introduction of TripAdvisor.com B. Occasions for Tipping
C. Advice on Tipping in Restaurants D. British Ways to Tipping
科目：高中英语 来源：2017届重庆市高三下学期第一次月考英语试卷（解析版） 题型：阅读理解
Here are some of the movies that inspire you to travel.
The Lord of the Rings
The story is about Frodo, his friends and their adventurous journey through Middle Earth. Filmed in about 150 locations all over New Zealand, this traveling movie shows its beauty. From the rolling hills of Matamata to the volcanic region of Mt Ruapehu, this is the best movie to see New Zealand. Also, this travel movie might have the only distinction of being inspired by travel too. The director of the movie Peter Jackson first read the novel on a train going from Wellington to Auckland when he was just seventeen.
Indiana Jones: The Complete Adventure Collection
Indiana Jones and travel are inseparable. Everyone remembers the red line on the world map that shows up on screen when he flies. The Egypt scenes in Raiders of the Lost Ark were filmed in Tunisia. Temple of doom was filmed mostly in Sri Lanka and Macau. The Last Crusade was filmed in Italy, Spain and Jordan including an excellent view of Petra. Unlike the other, Kingdom of the Crystal Skull was filmed almost entirely in the United States. However, their shots of Iguazu Falls are amazing.
Romancing the Stone and jewel of the Nile
This movie series focuses on a romance writer Joan and her adventures with a soldier of fortune named Jack. In Romancing the stone Joan goes to Colombia to save her sister who was kidnapped(绑架). In the sequel Joan goes to the fictional kingdom of Kadir set somewhere in the Middle East. Romancing the stone's scenes were shot mostly in Mexico. For Jewel of the Nile, the scenes were mostly shot in France and Morocco.
The Talented Mr Ripley
Tom Ripley is a working class young man. Through a case of mistaken identity, he is asked to go to Italy to convince a wealthy businessman's son to come home. This travel movie starts in New York and heads to the fictional resort of Mongibello. The last section of the movie is filmed mostly in Rome and Naples. The locations are beautiful. They also did a good job of showing Italy as it looked in the 1960s.
1.If someone is interested in seeing views in Sri Lanka, he/she would most probably watch the film ________.
A. Indiana Jones: The Complete Adventure Collection
B. Romancing the Stone and jewel of the Nile
C. The Lord of the Rings
D. The Talented Mr Ripley
2.From Paragraph 2 we can know that the story of The Lord of the Rings ________.
A. is the best movie made in New Zealand
B. was shot from Wellington to Auckland
C. encouraged a 17-year-old boy to travel in New Zealand
D. caught the director's attention while he was travelling
3.The movie The Talented Mr. Ripley tells us a story of a man who ________.
A. owns a large amount of fortune
B. contributes to helping a man out of trouble
C. goes sightseeing in Rome and Naples
D. becomes wealthy by always working hard
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科目：高中英语 来源：山西省晋中市2017年3月高考模拟考试英语试卷（word含答案） 题型：完形填空
When my sister Diane began playing the violin, she was seven. How did she sound? Terrible. But she didn’t _______. At twelve, she asked our parents if she could_______a full-time music school. They said no. Actually, everyone agreed that my sister_______talent.
I was better at my _______. My teacher had told my parents that I had great _______. So my parents found the best piano teacher in the area to _______me. But the only time he was _______was Saturday afternoons at 3 p.m. Back then, I was _______about the British TV show “The Avengers”, which was_______every Saturday at 3 p.m. I let nothing take up my “Avengers” hour. So I ________this amazing opportunity. Today, I don’t even have a ________ in my house.
My sister became an engineer, but she________stopped making music. When she was in her 40s, she switched ________. She went back to college, got a(n) ________in music education, and became a music teacher. She starts kids out on their first instrument and gives them all the encouragement and support she never ________.
Recently, she and a pianist pal put on a recital. A big crowd of friends and family ________for her. As she played, I looked around at the ________. Everyone was ________enjoying the music. It occurred to me that I was the only person who remembered that 7-year-old kid making those perfectly ________sounds and knew how far she had come, despite ________.
Talent is important. But enthusiasm is even more important.
1.A. advance B. quit C. reflect D. listen
2.A. inspect B. open C. attend D. visit
3.A. lacked B. spotted C. possessed D. admired
4.A. major B. project C. composition D. instrument
5.A. patience B. enthusiasm C. potential D. ambition
6.A. train B. examine C. correct D. challenge
7.A. punctual B. skillful C. occupied D. available
8.A. sensitive B. crazy C. serious D. particular
9.A. filmed B. designed C. aired D. commented
10.A. jumped at B. turned down C. waited for D. opened up
11.A. tutor B. violin C. musician D. piano
12.A. never B. once C. already D. even
13.A. attitudes B. careers C. plans D. positions
14.A. scholarship B. sponsor C. degree D. assistant
15.A. provided B. imagine C. received D. expected
16.A. voted B. feared C. stayed up D. turned up
17.A. students B. audience C. spotlights D. platform
18.A. obviously B. desperately C. appropriately D. anxiously
19.A. booming B. pleasing C. awful D. powerful
20.A. everything B. something C. everybody D. somebody
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科目：高中英语 来源：2016届山东省高三12月月考英语试卷（解析版） 题型：完成句子
第二节：用所给单词正确形式或句意填适当副词、冠词、介词或代词，每题0.5分。
1.With high technology introduced, the average output of the factory is __________ (steady) increasing.
2.I had been working on math for the whole afternoon and the numbers ___________ (swim) before my eyes.
3.All kinds of promotion activities were launched, _________ (intend) for the New Year Market.
4.Students loans are supposed to provide financial support for the students who would _____________not be able to go to college.
5.We can never expect ____________bluer sky unless we create a less polluted world.
6.The policeman stopped him when he was driving home and accused him ______ speeding.
7.Some hobbies are relaxing; ______________ are creative.
8._____________ is your address?
9.We used to mistake that heavy objects fell faster than light ______________.
10.Health experts believe that even a little exercise is far better than ______________ at all.
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科目：高中英语 来源：2016届山东省高三12月月考英语试卷（解析版） 题型：阅读理解
Visitor Oyster cards are electronic smartcards that come fully charged with credit. Whether you're making a one-off trip to London or you’re a regular visitor, using an Oyster travel smartcard is the easiest way to travel around the city's public transport network. Simply touch the card on the yellow card reader at the doors when you start and end your journey.
Advantages of a Visitor Oyster Card
A Visitor Oyster card is one of the cheapest ways to pay for single journeys on the bus, Tube, DLR, tram, London Over-ground and most National Rail services in London:
● Save time----your card is ready to use as soon as you arrive in London.
● It's more than 50% cheaper than buying a paper travel card or single tickets with cash.
● There is a daily price cap----once you have reached this limit, you won’t pay any more.
● Enjoy special offers and promotions at leading London restaurants, shops and entertainment venues----plus discounts on the Emirates Air Line cable car and Thames Clippers river buses.
Buy a Visitor Oyster card
Buy a Visitor Oyster card before you visit London and get it delivered to your home address. A card costs ￡3 (non-refundable) plus postage. Order online and arrive with your Oyster in hand! You can also buy a Visitor Oyster card from Gatwick Express ticket offices at Gatwick Airport Station and on board Eurostar trains travelling to London.
Add Credit to Your Visitor Oyster Card
You can choose how much credit to add to your card. If you are visiting London for two days, you can start with ￡20 credit. If you run out of credit, add credit at the following locations:
● Touch screen ticket machines in Tube, DLR, London Over-ground and some National Rail stations.
● Around 4,000 Oyster Ticket Stops found in newsagents and small shops across London.
● TFL Visitor and Travel Information Centers.
● Tube and London Over-ground station ticket offices.
● Emirates Air Line terminals.
1.When can you use your Visitor Oyster Card?
A. After you become a regular visitor.
B. Only when you end your journey.
C. Once you arrive in London.
D. Before you leave home.
2.What can we learn about the Visitor Oyster card?
A. It can reach you before your journey to London.
B. It requires you to pay as much as the daily price cap.
C. It can provide you a 50% discount at a London shop.
D. It can be delivered to your home address free of charge.
3.Where can you add credit to your Visitor Oyster card?
A. On the Internet. B. At a Tube station ticket office.
C. On Eurostar trains. D. At Gatwick Express ticket offices.
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科目：高中英语 来源：河南师范大学附属中学2016-2017学年高一3月月考英语试卷 题型：完形填空
Last week I happened to find an old photo of myself and two of my oldest friends. It got me to think about all the crazy things I ______ with my friends. As kids, we ____ games and give them _____ like Sally Broke Her Leg and Guess Guess. In our teens, we fell off staircases and drank Coke. We sat on the roofs of Wits building talking about life, love and everything. Looking back now, it seems a lifetime ago, but memories like that ______ fade(逐渐消失). Over time, though, those daily ______ became less, then turned into occasional(偶尔的) emails, and they turned, finally into _______ .
My mom always said I can choose my friends, ________ I alone choose how long they stay in my life. Having let a dear friend of mine fade from my life ________ recently, I now understand what she ______ .
He was one of friends who will forever be stuck (陷住) in my ______ . I remembered that he wrote a book about his life at Wits and he wanted to _____ it to our old history professor, who called all the girls in the class “Sir”.
He got me to be ________ of sports and then I wanted to spend as much time doing it as possible. The benches outside of the William Cullen Library were _______ you could find us. If those benches could tell their stories they would _____ the pages of two novels.
A silly _________ between us led to the four-year friendship’s ________ . I felt sad because I did appreciate him. He was like one of those _______ friends who provided a shoulder to cry on even when he _____ one himself.
Life is difficult, but I should ______ every joke and every afternoon spent sitting on a bench. As my mom would say: a man with two real friends is _______ than a man with $100 million in the bank.
1.A. promised B. experienced C. planned D. discovered
2.A. gave up B. turned up C. used up D. made up
3.A. names B. answers C. numbers D. levels
4.A. just B. almost C. never D. already
5.A. exercises B. activities C. reports D. discussion
6.A. silence B. presence C. existence D. contact
7.A. and B. or C. so D. but
8.A. luckily B. quickly C. completely D. naturally
9.A. decided B. meant C. worried D. wanted
10.A. world B. progress C. life D. memory
11.A. award B. hand C. mail D. sell
12.A. short B. full C. fond D. sure
13.A. what B. where C. why D. how
14.A. fill B. cut C. cost D. follow
15.A. mistake B. conversation C. misunderstanding D. decision
16.A. ending B. lasting C. beginning D. finishing
17.A. ordinary B. interesting C. rare D. honest
18.A. found B. needed C. covered D. booked
19.A. create B. tell C. write D. value
20.A. richer B. stronger C. happier D. better
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科目：高中英语 来源：2017届河南省新乡市高三下学期周考（3.5）英语试卷（解析版） 题型：短文改错
假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧)，并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线(＼)划掉。
修改：在错的词下画一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1．每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2．只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。
May I have you attention, please? I had something important to tell you. Our school will organize a visit the National Museum of China on Saturday morning, December 10. The National Museum of China, where lies to the east of Tiananmen Square, covers an area of about 70,000 square metre. We will gather at a school gate and starting out at 7:30 in the morning. Our visit starts at 8 o’ clock but it will last three hours. Please take up your notebooks and pens with you. In addition, during the visit, please keep quietly.
Do remember: 7:30, Saturday morning and the school gate. That’s all. Thank you.
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科目：高中英语 来源：重庆万州二中2016-2017学年高二下学期3月月考英语试卷 题型：书面表达
假定你是李华，你校摄影俱乐部（photography club）将举办国际中学生摄影展。请给你的英国朋友Peter写封信，请他提供作品。信的内容包括：
1.主题：环境保护
2.展览时间：
3.投稿邮箱：intphotoshow@gmschool.com
注意：
1.词数100左右；
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
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科目：高中英语 来源：江西省2016-2017学年高一下学期第一次月考英语试卷 题型：阅读理解
The demands of the modern world are growing day by day and this is putting more pressure on scientists to do research. However, as stated by Griffiths, “There is no hope of doing perfect research”. Naturally, there have been a lot of criticisms (批评), as many scientists immediately announce that their research methods are very safe and that they have the perfect research theory (理论).
However, scientific history is filled with examples, in which a perfect scientific solution that was based on decades of scientific research has been overturned (推翻) with new theories. Naturally the first example that comes to mind is the fact that Newton’s Theories were thought to be very safe and they were used in all fields of science. For centuries, thousands of scientists around the world used Newton’s Theories to formulate (规划) other theories.
However, after nearly two centuries of use, Newton’s Theories were found to be not as perfect as they were thought. Through Einstein’s publication on the General Theory of Relativity, it was found that Newton’s laws were imperfect in explaining all motions (运动) that were taking place in our universe. It was found to be imperfect under some conditions, even though, Newton’s laws are still used today to predict motion at low speeds.
Thus, perfect research is only a myth (神话). Of course, this does not mean that a scientist should simply give up and accept imperfection in his or her research efforts. Improvements and changes in research techniques and methods are a natural part of evolution (进化) and it is each scientist’s responsibility to take it forward as much as possible.
While the final answer to the universe’s questions may never exist, a time will come when there will be fewer questions as new answers are found and more improved research is carried out by scientists around the world.
1.Why have there been a lot of criticisms?
A. The modern world demands mor e and more.
B. Scientists have a negative attitude.
C. Many scientists arrive at their conclusions (结论) too fast.
D. Griffiths does not believe what scientists say.
2.Through the publication of the General Theory of Relativity, Newton’s Theories turned out to be ______.
A. not so perfect B. completely wrong C. very safe D. very exact
3.What will scientists do to deal with the “imperfectness” problem?
A. Accept the fact and give up.
B. Improve and change their methods and techniques.
C. Try their best to carry out the perfect study.
D. Ignore it and do as they please.
4.We can learn from the last paragraph that ______.
A. the universe’s questions are sure to have a final answer
B. the number of questions is sure to increase with the passing of time
C. scientists are carrying out improved studies
D. there will be more scientists in the world in the future
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