. The system has been designed to give students quick and easy ______ to the digital resources of the library.
| A．access | B．passage | C．way | D．approach |
科目：高中英语 来源： 题型：阅读理解
When I worked as a waitress in Chicago, US, my coworkers and I would groan (叹 息) whenever we heard someone with a foreign accent coming into our restaurant. We knew
what it meant to serve a non–American: no tip. We would work just as hard as we always did,
but we might not get paid.
Americans have an unspoken rule about tipping: they give tips to almost everyone who
offers them a service of some kind. Americans tip their waiters, barbers and taxi drivers. An appropriate (合适的) tip is between 15 and 20 percent of the amount charged for the service, but the charge for the tip doesn’t appear on the bill. The customer is expected to add it on himself/herself.
So if you order $100 worth of food, you are expected to pay your waiter at least $15, making your total payment $115. Tipping less than this sends a message to your waiter that you think they’ve done a bad job serving you. And to leave no tip at all is simply unacceptable.
It’s not that American waiters are greedy. In many countries, waiters are paid a salary for their work. They’ll earn money even if no one comes into the restaurant. This system offers much more safety for waiters than the American version. In the US, waiters know that a night without customers means a night without pay.
Some countries include a tip for waiters – a “service charge” – on the bill itself. Since the tip is included with the other charges, waiters don’t need to worry about people forgetting to tip. But in the US, waiters do not receive a salary, and service charges only appear on bills when there are six or more customers at the table.
Since almost all American customers are familiar with the system, they know to add a tip without being told. But visitors to the US may expect waiters to be paid a salary, or think that the tip is included on the bill. So as much as we waiters loved hearing stories about other places from our foreign customers, we were always nervous when they got ready to leave the restaurant. We were never sure what to expect.
Why would the author and her coworkers groan when they had to serve a non-American?
A. They would have difficulty understanding the customer.
B. They had to work harder to get tips from the customer.
C. They might not get any payment from the customer.
D. They thought a non-American customer would be hard to please.
If you order $550 worth of food, you are supposed to pay your waiter at least ______.
A. $55 B. $82.5 C. $100 D.$110
Why would it be thought unacceptable not to tip a waiter in the US?
A. They enjoy getting tips from their customers.
B. They work harder than waiters in other countries.
C. They are greedier than waiters in other countries.
D. They earn most of their money from diners’ tips.
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科目：高中英语 来源：2014届陕西省西安市高二第三次月考英语试卷（解析版） 题型：阅读理解
（1）Secretary. Part time. 20 hours a week. Busy doctor’s office. Experience preferred. Good typing. Call 555-2438.
（2）BABY SITTER. 3 to 6 weekday afternoons. I will take you home. $5.00 an hour. Call 555-5593.
（3）Guitar lessons. Your home or mine. Experienced musician. Master’s degree in music. Call Louise 555-6131.
（4）TENTH STREET BLOCK PARTY. Sunday, July 15. Noon to 8. Food, games, prizes, live band, Tenth Street between Main and North,
（5）APARTMENT FOR RENT. 3 sunny rooms on high floor, great view. Separate kitchen. Wall-to-wall carpeting. The living room can be used as dining room. Email: SDGT@163.com.cn.
（6）TAXI DRIVER WANTED. Full or part time. Experience necessary. A good knowledge of the city is required. Call 555-8860 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. weekday.
（7）A stereo system for sale, It has two speakers. The system has an AM/FM radio. It also has a tape deck and turntable. It is in good condition. The stereo was owned for only one year. The price is $200 including the speakers. The owner will also take the highest price offered if the asking price is not met. Call Bill after 6 p.m., at 555-9834.
1.How many of the seven ads are placed by people who want to hire someone for certain job?
A．4 B．3 C．2 D．5
2.Which of the following is true according to the ads above?
A．Those who have some experience in office work will have a better chance to get the job of secretary.
B．The owner of the stereo will never sell his stereo at a price less than $200.
C．The taxi driver is not necessarily familiar with the city.
D．The tenth street block party will last until after 8.
3.We may learn from the ads above that _____.
A．a baby sitter is paid by the hour
B．the party will be held without any music
C．the rooms for rent cannot get good sunlight
D．people can get guitar lessons at any places they like
4.These ads may probably appear in the following media except______
A．a local newspaper B．a page on the internet
C．a government report D．a special radio program
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科目：高中英语 来源：2012-2013学年陕西省高三上学期期中考试英语试卷（解析版） 题型：阅读理解
His first successful fight was for the equal rights of black people in South Africa. Then, as the first black president, he fought to unite the country and organize the government. Now Nelson Mandela has set his sights on a new enemy, AIDS.
On March 19 the 82-year-old, former president, hosted his second AIDS-awareness concert. He warned that 25 million people in Africa were already infected with the fatal disease.
Mandela was born in a small village in South Africa in 1918. He was adopted by the chief of his tribe and could have been a chief himself and lived a happy country life.
But he refused to be a chief when his people lived under racial discrimination(歧视). He decided to fight for equal rights for all the people in South Africa. Before 1990, under the country’s Racial Segregation Law, colored and white people lived separately. Black people were treated unfairly even when taking a bus. Blacks had to stand at the back of the bus to make room for white people even when there were only a few of them on board.
For his opposition to the system, Mandela was arrested and spent 27 years in prison. He was freed in 1990 and became the president of the country after the first election were held in which everyone could vote.
Mandela was not only a political fighter who attacked with speeches. He was also a trained boxer and fought in the ring when he was young.
“Although I did not enjoy the violence of boxing, I was interested in how one moved one’s body to protect oneself, how one used a strategy both to attack and retreat”, he wrote in his autobiography.
As a skillful fighter, he chose music as his weapon against AIDS. He hopes to win another victory against AIDS.
1.When was Mandela arrested?
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A．In 1963 |
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B．In 1990 |
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C．When he refused to be a chief |
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D．When he became the president |
2.Nelson Mandela succeeded in doing the following except _______.
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A．winning the equal rights for the black people in South Africa |
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B．Uniting South Africa |
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C．organizing a government in South Africa |
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D．controlling the spread of AIDS |
3.If Nelson Mandela hadn’t fought against racial discrimination, he_______.
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A．could have been the president of South Africa |
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B．could still have lived a happy life |
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C．could have been in a difficult situation |
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D．would have been an excellent boxer |
4.Which of the following statements can best describe the life of Nelson Mandela?
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A．struggle is his life |
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B．sports make his fame |
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C．fight for equal rights |
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D．a great fighter against government. |
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科目：高中英语 来源：2012-2013学年四川省高三10月月考英语试卷（解析版） 题型：阅读理解
Imagine，one day，getting out of bed in Beijing and being at your office in Shanghai in only a couple of hours，and then，after a full day of work，going back home to Beijing and having dinner there．
Sounds unusual，doesn't it? But it's not that unrealistic，with the development of China’s high—speed railway system．And that’s not a11．China has an even greater high—speed railway plan—to connect the country with Southeast Asia，and eventually Eastern Europe．
China is negotiating to extend its own high·-speed railway network to up to 17 countries in 1 0 to 15 years，eventually reaching London and Singapore．
China has proposed three such projects．The first would possibly connect Kunming with
Singapore via Vietnam and Malaysia．Another could start in Urumqi and go through Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan，and possibly to Germany．The third would start in the northeast and go north through Russia and then into Western Europe．
If China’s plan for the high-speed railway goes forward，people could zip over from London to Beijing in under two days．
The new system would still follow China’s high—speed railway standard．And the trains would be able to go 346 kilometers an hour，almost as fast as some airplanes．
China’s bullet train(高速客车)，the one connecting Wuhan to Guangzhou，already has the
World’s fastest average speed．It covers 1,069 kilometers in about three hours．
Of course，there are some technical challenges to overcome．There are so many issues that need to be settled，such as safety，rail gauge(轨距)，maintenance of railway tracks．So，it’s important to pay attention to every detail．
But the key issue is really money．China is already spending hundreds of billions of yuan on
domestic railway expansion．
China prefers that the other countries pay in natural resources rather than with capital
investment．Resources from those countries could stream into China to sustain development．
It’11 be a win-win project. For other countries，the railway network will definitely create more opportunities for business，tourism and so on，not to mention the better communication among those countries．
For China，such a project would not only connect it with the rest of Asia and bring some much-needed resources，but would also help develop China’s far west．We foresee that in the coming decades，millions of people will migrate to the western regions，where the land is empty and resources unused．With high-speed trains，people will set up factories and business centers in the west once and for a11．And they’11 trade with Central Asian and Eastern European countries．
1.China’s new high-speed railway plan will be a win-win project because ．
A．China will get much-needed resources and develop its western regions
B．China and the countries involved will benefit from the project in various ways
C．China will develop its railway system and communication with other countries
D．the foreign countries involved will develop their railway transportation，business and tourism
2.According to the passage，the greatest challenge to the new high-speed railway plan is ．
A．technical issues
B．safety of the system C．financial problems
D．maintenance of railway tracks
3.Which of the following words best describes the author’s attitude towards China’s high-speed
railway plan?
A．Critical． B．Reserved． C．Doubtful D. Positive．
4.Which of the following might be the best title for the passage?
A．New Railway Standards
B．Big Railway Dreams
C．High—speed Bullet Trains
D．International Railway Network
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科目：高中英语 来源：2010-2011学年重庆市高三3月月考英语卷 题型：阅读理解
I have to admit: I don’t flush the toilet every time I go to the bathroom. In fact, I firmly believe “If it’s yellow, let it mellow; if it’s brown, flush it down.”
I’m
sure a lot of it has to do with the fact that I work at home. Alone (well,
except for the cats and dogs). All day. And I drink a lot of water, which makes
for many trips to the bathroom.
Another thing I have to admit: I also try to use very little toilet paper. I wash my hands after, though. Every time. (So maybe the water I don’t use flushing makes up for the water used to wash my hands?)
Ironically, my husband, who only uses toilet paper when necessary, always flushes. But he doesn’t seem to mind that I don’t flush every time. Or, at least not enough to file for divorce yet.
Posted by Juliet Farmer
Jun 14, 2010 at 10:21 PM
When I’m at home alone I do not flush every time I pee(小便). My husband hates that, though, so when he’s home, I flush a little more often. I grew up doing that because I had a family that lived with huge tanks and you have to do it that way because it’s easier on the system, so it doesn’t bother me. I do flush when I’m out in public, at people’s houses that don’t have big tanks and when we have company!
CherBearCM, Jun 15, 2010 at 4:21 PM
Not always. But I have 4 children who are always hanging from the door knob（球形捏手） while I pee anyway. So I’m lucky I have time to wash my hands after. The average toilet uses 8 gallons of water per flush! Much less than what it takes to wash my hands after. (just saying)
luvbnmomnwife, Jun 15, 2010 at 4:32 PM
1.CherBearCM doesn’t flush the toilet every time she pees ______.
A. because she can’t afford so much water
B. because her husband doesn’t like that
C. when she is with her friends
D. when she is alone
2. luvbnmomnwife seems to enjoy ________.
A. washing hands after using the toilet
B. taking care of her four children
C. peeing with her kids watching
D. flushing the toilet after peeing
3.The text is taken from ________.
A. a newspaper B. a website
C. a magazine D. a handbook
4. Which of the following titles best suits the text?
A. Stop flushing your toilet!
B. Do you flush the toilet every time?
C. Don’t forget to flush the toilet after peeing!
D. Do you realize the importance of saving water?
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