Why ! I have nothing to confess . ________ you want me to say ?
A. What is it that B. What it is that C. How is it that D. How it is that
科目：高中英語 來源： 題型：閱讀理解
From Mr. Ward Hoffman.
Sir, I was halfway through Professor Raj Persaud's article “What's the tipping point"
(Financial Times Weekend, April 9-l0) when it occurred to me that what I was reading was not ironic(諷刺的). If Prof Persaud wants to know why Americans tip in restaurants, he need only ask the first American he meets in
Americans tip in restarts for one reason, and one reason only: we tip to supplement (補貼) the salary of restaurant workers. Quality of service does not enter into it, beyond the fact that one may tip a bit less for poor service, or a little more for good service.
Not tipping at all in a non-fast-food restaurant is not a choice. In the US, one used to tip about 15 per cent for dining in a family-style restaurant or in an up-market (高檔的) restaurant. Here, in
After eating at an Italian restart in my city, I left a tip of 20 per cent on the non-tax part of our dinner bill. It was expected. There is nothing more complicated (復雜的) than that about Americas tipping in restaurants.
Ward Hoffman,
* * *
From Mr. Philip McBride Johnson.
Sir, I agree with most of Raj Persaud's opinion about the doubtful value of tipping, but with one exception(例外). Tips can be very useful when one is a repeat customer or diner.
It is only when the tipper is a stranger and likely to remain so that the system does not work to his or her advantage. But frequent a hotel or a restaurant, always tip a bit more, and the difference in service and treatment will ha easily felt.
Phfiip McBnde Johnson,
68. What can we learn from Hoffrnan's letter?
A. Quality of service determines tipping in the
B. Americans don't tip in non fast-food restaurants.
C. Tipping in
D. How to tip in the
69. Johnson's letter shows ________.
A. a stranger in a restaurant is likely to tip a bit more
B. diners receive better service if they frequent a restaurant
C. repeat dinners may get good service ifthay tip a bit more
D. the tipping system works to the advantage of new customers
70. From tbe two letters, we can learn Professor Raj Persaud ______ .
A. feels doubtful about the value of tipping
B. believes tipping improves quality of service
C. wats to ask Hoffman about tipping m the
D. thinks tipping a bit mom one can get good service
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科目：高中英語 來源：2016屆浙江省高一上學期期中英語試卷（解析版） 題型：閱讀理解
Earlier this year I traveled to Turkana in Kenya. I was there to take pictures of the “broken food system”.
As a special visitor, I was greeted with songs and dances. The locals used to sing and dance all the time but now Turkana is silent and has been for some years. No one is singing or dancing any more because they have no food, nothing to celebrate. Many of them are surviving on a little corn a day and water, which they can get just every two days.
I met Tede Lokapelo, a local farmer who described the experience of a six-year drought(干旱). Tede used to have 200 goats, but now he has only seven left. He told me that this drought has taught him a hard lesson: It is too difficult to keep animals. He lives on animals. His traditional way of life has been completely destroyed now. Without the food aid(援助) they got, Tede is certain that they would starve because there are no other ways to feed themselves left.
Sadly, the same can be heard in almost any developing country around the world. Almost one billion people go to bed hungry each night. The food system is broken. In Turkana, not enough rain has fallen since 2005. They measure(測量) rainfall not in days or weeks but in minutes. More and more people are being forced to rely on food aid, but people like Tede don’t want food aid. They want to work and develop their country. It’s our responsibility(責任) to change the situation so that they can support themselves.
Drought is impossible to avoid but famine(饑荒) is manmade, and unless enough money is provided to develop a basic infrastructure(基礎設施) for people in the area, thousands more lives are sure to be lost.
1. Why do people in Turkana no longer sing or dance any more?
A. Because they have no time.
B. Because they are tired of them.
C. Because they are always hungry.
D. Because they have other interesting things to do.
2.During the drought Tede had experienced, ______of his goats were killed.
A. 200 B. 193 C. 7 D. 6
3. Which of the following is NOT true about Tede Lokapelo?
A. He was a farmer in Kenya.
B. He has never received any food aid.
C. His traditional way of life ha s been changed.
D. He found it hard to raise animals after the drought.
4.What’s the author’s purpose in writing the text?
A. To show drought is serious in the world.
B. To tell readers the serious situation of food shortage(短缺).
C. To ask more people to give food aid to people in Kenya.
D. To make it clear what is the right way to help people suffering from drought.
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科目：高中英語 來源：2012-2013學年湖北省武漢市武昌區(qū)高三上學期期末調研測試英語試卷（解析版） 題型：閱讀理解
A policeman was questioning 3 blondes who were training to become detectives． To test their skills in recognizing a suspect, he shows the first blonde a picture for5 seconds and then hides it．
“This is your suspect, how would you recognize him?"
The first blonde answers, "That's easy, we'll catch him fast because he only has one eye!" The policeman says, "Well．．．uh．．．that's because the picture shows his profile．"
Slightly confused by this ridiculous response, he flashes the picture for 5 seconds at the second blonde and asks her, "This is your suspect, how would you recognize him?"
The second blonde giggles, flips her hair and says, "Ha! He'd be too easy to catch because he only has one ear!"
The policeman angrily responds, "What's the matter with you two? Of course only one eye and one ear are SHOWING because it's a picture of his profile!! Is that the best answer you can come up with?"
Extremely frustrated at this point, he shows the picture to the third blonde and in a very testy voice asks "This is your suspect, how would you recognize him?" He quickly adds, "Think hard before giving me a stupid answer．"
The blonde looks at the picture intently for a moment and says, "Hmmmm…the suspect wears contact lenses．"
The policeman is surprised and speechless because he really doesn't know himself if the suspect wears contacts or not． "Well, that's an interesting answer．．．wait here for a few minutes while I check his file and I’ll get back to you on that．" He leaves the room and goes to his ．office, checks the suspect's file in his computer, and comes back with a beaming smile on his face． "Wow! I can't believe it．．．it's TRUE! The suspect does in fact wear contact lenses． Good work! How were you able to make such an acute observation?"
"That's easy," the blonde replied． "He can't wear regular glasses because he only has one eye and one ear．"
1.Why did the policeman show a picture to the three blondes?
A．To inquire about their relationship with the suspect．
B．To test their potential of being detectives．
C．To train them as qualified police officers．
D．To show the skills in recognizing a suspect．
2.What's the policeman's attitude towards the first blonde's answer?
A．Angry． B．Puzzled． C．Embarrassed． D．Satisfied．
3.What did the second blonde think of the task?
A．Demanding． B．Easy． C．Ridiculous． D．Confusing．
4.How did the third blonde know that the suspect wore contact lenses?
A．By coincidence．
B．By random guess．
C．By logical and reasonable analysis．
D．By checking the file in the computer．
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科目：高中英語 來源：浙江省溫州市2010屆高三八校聯考 題型：完形填空
閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后從各題所給的四個選項（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳選項，并在答題紙上將該選項標號涂黑。
My mother helped to build ships during World WarⅡ. She was a(n) 1woman to seek work at this South Portland Shipyards (造船廠). She was raising four children 2. I still remember my mom’s struggle to keep the 3together.
After the divorce, there wasn’t much 4. At first my mom worked in washing houses in 5places. And she later got the job in a department store 6she noticed some young women would come in, all 7in big boots and rough overalls and they would have 8of $600 to cash. And she finally asked one of them where they 9and made so much money. And they said in the 10. So my mother went over, and the man who 11her asked whether she wanted to be a welder (焊工) or a burner. My mother asked which 12the most. He said the welder. Then she said that was 13she wanted to do. He said: “oh, why?” She said: “Ha, I have four children to 14.”
It was bitterly cold in the winter going into the bottom of those steel ships. They had to creep into narrow basis and lay on their backs, and welded 15. And I remember her neck and her chest all spotted with 16from the sparks. And her shift (輪班) was midnight to 6 AM, so she could be home with us 17the day. I remember her dressing was man’s clothing. Once she fell and 18her foot and they brought her home in the middle of the night, and she was weeping. After the Shipyard 19, she needed to have two jobs to make enough money. And we kids were more or less on our own, and that was not a happy time. But still she was 20to keep us together as a family.
1.A. educated B. employed C. unmarried D. divorced
2.A. for her life B. on her own C. like her own D. by her love
3.A. children B. home C. ships D. family
4.A. happiness B. work C. money D. strength
5.A. different B. dirty C. difficult D. busy
6.A. that B. which C. where D. when
7.A. worn B. dressed C. covered D. decorated
8.A. marks B. checks C. coins D. dollars
9.A. lived B. graduated C. worked D. performed
10.A. navy B. factory C. shipyard D. army
11.A. examined B. interviewed C. questioned D. accepted
12.A. charged B. cost C. spent D. paid
13.A. why B. how C. whether D. what
14.A. take care of B. play games with C. spend time on D. feed food with
15.A. sideways B. outward C. overhead D. downward
16.A. burn marks B. white points C. red circles D. dark lines
17.A. on B. by C. among D. during
18.A. damaged B. wounded C. injured D. ached
19.A. moved B. closed C. opened D. ruined
20.A. persuaded B. attracted C. demanded D. determined
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科目：高中英語 來源： 題型：
Mr. King was over sixty and lived by himself a long way from town. He nearly hadn’t left his home. But one day he went into town to buy things. After he bought them, he went into a restaurant and sat down at a table by himself. When he looked around, he saw several old people put glasses on before they read their newspapers. So after lunch he decided to go to a shop to buy himself a pair of glasses, too. He walked along the street and soon found a shop.
The man in the shop helped him try on many pairs of glasses, but Mr. King always said, “No, I cannot read with them.”
The man became more and more puzzled and in the end ha said, “Excuse me, but can you read?”
“No, of course not!” Mr. King said angrily. “If I can read, why have I come here?”
55. Mr. King lived ________
A. alone B. with several old people
C. with his family D. with his wife
56. What did the old people in the restaurant do before they read?
A. they drank something.
B. they took out their newspaper.
C. they took their glasses off.
D. they put their glasses on.
57. What mistake did Mr. King make?
A. He didn’t try on all the glasses in the shop.
B. He thought that he would be able to read with glasses even if he couldn’t read.
C. He went to the wrong shop.
D. He didn’t know how to choose glasses.
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