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模拟试题3
PartI
Writing
(30minutes)
Directions:
Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositiononthetopic“StudyingAbroad”.Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelowinChinese:
1.近几年来越来越多的学生选择出国留学;
2.出国留学的好处;
3.你的看法。
PartII
ReadingComprehension(SkimmingandScanning)
(15minutes)
Directions:
Inthispart,youwillhave15minutestogooverthepassagequickly.
Forquestions1-7,mark
Y(forYES)ifthestatementagreeswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage.
N(forNO)ifthestatementcontradictstheinformationgiveninthepassage.
NG(forNOTGIVEN)iftheinformationisnotgiveninthepassage.
Forquestions8-10,completethesentenceswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage.
TippingEtiquette
Tippinghasbeenaroundforhundredsofyears.Atip,orgratuity,isdefinedasagiftofmoneygiventosomeoneforperformingaservice,overandabovethepaymentduefortheservice.Tipsarenotrequired,buttheyareexpectedbymanypeopleintheserviceindustry.Infact,manyU.S.waitersandwaitressesarepaidlessthantheminimumwage,astipsareexpectedtomakeuptheotherpartoftheirincome.Theamountsandpercentagessuggestedbelowshouldbeusedasageneralguidelineonly.Ifserviceispoor,giveasmallertipornoneatall.Ifserviceissuperior,feelfreetobemoregenerouswithyourgratuity.
Infine-diningestablishments,thereareanumberofpeopletotip.Serversexpect15%—20%ofthepre-taxamountofthebill.Ifanumberofbottlesofwineareorderedduringthecourseofthemeal,theprevailingbeliefisthatthewinecostsshouldnotbefiguredintothefinaltip.Ofcourse,ifawinestewardwasinvolvedintheselectionandserving,heorsheshouldbetipped15%ofthewinebill.Awaiterorwaitressshouldbetakencareof,too,asthatpersoncanhelptomakeyourdiningexperienceafavorableone.Atwenty-dollartipisagoodplacetostartandwillhelptoestablisharelationshipbetweenthetwoofyou.Thiscanworkinyourfavorwhenthetimecomestoentertaintheimportantpeopleinyourlifeandcareer.Barmenshouldreceive15%ofthebarbill,givethecoatroomattendant$1.00percoat,andpassalong$1.00tothehotelparker.
Tipsalsoneedtobegiventocertainpeopleinthetransportationindustry.Ifyoucheckyourluggageatthecurbsideneartheairport,tipyourskycap(机场搬运工)aminimumof$1.00perbag.Airportwheelchairpushersappreciateafewdollarsfortheirefforts.Taxidriversshouldbetipped15%ofthefare.Manycitiesaroundtheworldhaveestablishedarider’sbillofrights,whichtellsriderstheyhavetherighttoenjoy,forexample,airconditioningoncommand,aradio-freeride,smoke-freeair,andacleanseat.Ridersareencouragednottotipiftherightsarenotcompliedwith.
Hairstylistsatbeautysalonsandbarbershopsshouldbetipped15%ofthebillandthosewhoshampooyourhairget$1.00to$2.00.Ifmorethanonepersonprovidesservices,forexampleonedoingcolorandanothercuttingyourhair,tipeachperson10%—15%oftheirportionofthebill.Manicurists(指甲美容师)shouldreceivenolessthan$1.00or15%ofthebill.
Athotels,givethewaiter$5.00to$10.00forbringingyourluggagetoyourroom.Ifyouorderroomservice,tipsareusuallyincludedinthetabandrangefrom15%to18%ofthebill.Chambermaidsappreciate$2.00to$5.00eachdayfortakingcareofyourroom.Givethedoormanatleast$1.00forhelpingtocallataxi,andinterribleweather,givealittlemore.Notipisnecessaryforthedoormanwhotakescareofasimpletask,suchasdinnerreservationsorashuttlebusbooking.Formorecomplicatedservices,$10to$20isappropriate.
Therearesomebasicguidelinesontippingetiquette:
TimeYourTipping
Sometimesthetippingcanbeareward,whilesometimesitcouldbeasubtlebribe.Ifyouareusingtheserviceofonepersonrepeatedlythroughoutyourtrip(say,adoorman)feelfreetotipallatonceattheendofyourstay.If,however,youwouldliketoensurespecialservicethroughoutyourstay(say,fromthedoorman),alargertipupfrontisagoodidea.
KeepBillsHandyforTipping
Keepseveralone-dollarbillshandyinanaccessiblepocket.Youdon’twanttobesearchingforthemwhenyou’retakingluggage.Keepthebillsneatlyfoldedingroupsofoneortwobills.
Don’tAskforChange
Accordingtotippingetiquette,itcreatesaveryawkwardsituationtoaskforchangefromthepersonyouaretipping.Ifforsomereasonyoudon’thaveatipready,it’sbettertoskipit,particularlyifyoucangetchangefromsomewhereelseandreturnwithyourtipatsomepointinthefuture.
KnowYourTippingTendencies
Beawareofyourownunconscioustippingtendencies.Studiesshowwomentendtotipmenmoregenerously(andmentipwomenbetter).Tippinggoesupuniversallywhentheweatherisgood,lowerwhenitisnot.Attractivewomenearnhighertips,asdoattentivemenwhodon’tmakemistakes.
KnowtheTippingPolicy
Increasingly,high-endhotelsareinstituting“notippingpolicies”thatincludegratuitiesinthepriceoftheroom.Some,particularlyresorts,arechargingadailyfeethatcoversallgratuities.However,ifyousignupforoutsideexcursionsortours(eventhosethatdon’tcostextra),chancesarethedriversand/orthetourguideswillexpecttips.Askaboutitwhenyoubook.
BedandBreakfastTippingEtiquette
Ingeneral,tippingetiquettedictatesthatbusinessownersarenotgiventips.MostB&Bsfallunderthatcategory,andindeed,mosthave“notippingpolicies”inplace.Ifyouareindoubt,askabouttheirtippingpolicywhenyoubookyourroom.(Ifthehousekeepingstaffisnotpartofthefamily,dotipthemasyouwouldinahotel.)
Don’tfeelobligatedtogiveatipiftheservicegivenisbad.Ontheotherhand,considergivingalargertipforthosewhogooutoftheirwaytoprovidepersonalizedorstandoutservice.Althoughitisnotrequired,tippingetiquettesaysthatunlessserviceisseverelylackinginsomeway,dogiveatipofsomesort(oratleastasmileandathankyou).Tippingetiquettevariesworldwide.ThesetippingguidelinesarefortheUnitedStatesonly.Expectations(andtippingamounts)canvaryquiteabitfromcountrytocountry.Checkatravelguidefortheparticularcountryyouwillbevisitingforthepropertippingetiquette.Nowthatyouknowthesecretsbehindtippingetiquette,checktheHotelTippingGuideforwhomtotipatahotel(andhowmuchtotipthem).
1.Tipsarenotonlyrequiredbutalsoexpectedbythepeopleintheserviceindustry.
2.Ifpeopleorderanumberofbottlesofwineduringthecourseofthemeal,thefinaltipshouldexcludethewinecosts.
3.Insomecities,taxidriversmustcomplywithriders’requirements,orthey’relikelynottogettips.
4.Everypersonwhoprovidesservicesatbeautysalonsandbarbershopswillbetipped15%ofthebill.
5.Athotels,theappreciatedtipis10%to20%ofthebillformorecomplicatedservices.
6.Sometimestippingcanbeabribe.Ifyouwanttogetspecialservice,youcantipahead.
7.Peopletendtogivemoretipswhentheweatherisgoodbecausepeopleareinabettermoodingoodweather.
8.Now,moreandmorehigher-endhotelsareinstituting________inwhichtipsareincludedinthepriceoftheroom.
9.Consider_____forthosewhoprovideyouwithpersonalizedorimpressiveservice.
10.Beforeyougotoacountry,youcancheckatravelguidefor_____.
PartIII
ReadingComprehension(ReadinginDepth)
(25minutes)
■SectionA
Directions:
Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.
Questions11to20arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
PopulationsinWesterncountiesareaging.Butthis11isalsoemergingindevelopingcountriessuchasChina.Keepingpeoplehealthyastheyage12notonlyacountry’shealthservicesbutalsoitssocietyand13.
Inastudy,researcherstrackedpeoplesuchasNaomiGlass,whowascleaningherhomeanddoingvolunteerwork.Accordingtothestudy,themore14,thelongerthelife.ThestudyappearsinTheJournaloftheAmericanMedicalAssociation.
Researchersfromanumberofinstitutionstrackedabout300olderadultsbetweentheagesof70and82forseveralyears.Theresearchwas15bytheNationalInstituteonAgingunderToddManini.“Anytimeweuseenergy,it’s
16fromthebodyascarbondioxide.”hesays.
Dailychoresandexerciseare17.Theresearcherswantedtofindouthowmuchenergywasusedindailyexercise,suchasclimbingthestairs.“Wefoundthatoveraneight-yearperiod,olderadultsinthelow-activitygrouphadthreetimesgreaterriskofdeathwhen18toolderadultsinthehigh-activitygroup,”saidManini.
NaomiGlassis19withthenews,andshesaid,“Ithinkit’sencouragingtopeopletoknowthattheycan20theirhealthormaybeimproveitbyjustdoingordinaryactivities.”
A)releasedI)beneficial
B)insufficientJ)trend
C)motionK)consults
D)coordinatedL)economy
E)comparedM)reveal
F)attachedN)contrasted
G)maintainO)pleased
H)affects
■SectionB
Directions:
Thereare2passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedsentences.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Youshoulddecideonthebestchoic