1、1.答题前,先将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。2.选择题的作答:每小题选出答案后,用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。写在试题卷、草稿纸和答题卡的非答题区域均无效。3.非选择题的作答:用签字笔直接答在答题卡上对应的答题区域内。4.考试结束后,请将答题卡上交。第二部分阅读理解(共两节,满分40分)第一节(共15小题;每小题2分,满分30分)阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。ADifferent countries have different tipping customs. When you travel you need to know how
2、to tip in the country that youre in; otherwise youll leave servers angry everywhere you go.Here are just a few guidelines to tipping around the world.BrazilThere will always be a standard 10% service charge added to your bill, and you wont necessarily have to tip. If you do feel like being generous,
3、 an extra 5-10% will really make your server very happy. Just remember to do this as skillfully as possibleBrazilians dont make a big show of this.DubaiIn Dubai its a rule for restaurants to charge 10% tip on all restaurant and bar bills. You can add a couple of dirhams(迪拉姆,货币单位)to this if you feel
4、like it. Waiters are not paid very much in Dubai, so it is always very appreciated.GermanyGerman bars and restaurants will include the tip as part of what you owe, but thats not all you have to pay. It is a custom to round the bill up after that, usually to the euro. This can be anywhere from 5-10%.
5、 When its time to settle up, you wont get a bill: your waiter tells you the total and then you tell them how much you want to pay, including your “tip”, and hand over the money.Czech RepublicWhile locals in the Czech Republic dont leave tips, that doesnt mean youre off the hook.Foreign tourists are
6、definitely expected to leave some kind of tip for serviceas long as youre in a high tourist traffic area, like Prague for instance. The standard tip is 10%.IndiaIf you like the service, go ahead and tip your server 5-10%. You have to adjust that amount though, based on how big the meal youre eating
7、is. If the bill is for a small meal, and totals less than 300 rupees, tip the full 10%. If the bill is higher, tip towards the 5%.1. In which country do customers have to tip at least 10% for the service?A. Dubai B. IndiaC. Germany D. Czech Republic2. Which country has different tip cultures between
8、 citizens and foreigners?A. Dubai B. GermanyC. India D. Czech Republic3. If your bill is 2000 rupees in India, it is proper for you to tip_ rupees.A. 10 B. 80C. 120 D. 200BMy nephew came for a visit one hot, July weekend. I persuaded him to stay inside by joining him in a Nintendo game. After being
9、mercilessly defeated by a more experienced player, I suggested that we relax for a while. He slipped out of the room and I caught a few moments of peace and quiet.“Look, Alice,” he said enthusiastically as he ran over to the chair where I was recovering. “I found a kite. Could we go outside and fly
10、it?”Glancing out of a nearby window, I noticed there was not a breeze (微风). “Im sorry, Tripper,” I said, sad to see his disappointed eyes, but thankful for the short period of rest from more activities. “The wind is not blowing today. The kite wont fly.”The determined 10-year-old replied. “I think i
11、ts windy enough. I can get it to fly,” he answered, as he hurried out through the back door. I peeked through the curtains to watch determination in action. Up and down the yard he ran, pulling the kite attached to a small length of string. The plastic kite, proudly displaying a picture of Batman, r
12、emained about shoulder level.He ran back and forth, as hard as his ten-year-old legs would carry him, looking back hopefully at the kite trailing behind. After about ten minutes of unsuccessful determination, he came back in.I asked “How did it go?” “Fine,” he said, “I got it to fly some.” As he wal
13、ked past me to return the kite to the closet shelf, I heard him say under his breath, “I guess Ill have to wait for the wind.”At that moment I heard another voice speak to my heart. “Alice, sometimes you are just like that. You want to do it your way instead of waiting for the wind.” And the voice w
14、as right. We usually want to use our own efforts to accomplish what we want to do. We wait for the wind only after we have done all we can and have exhausted our own strength. We must learn how to rely on Him in the first place!4. The writer didnt fly the kite with his nephew because she _.A. was no
15、t so experienced in flying kitesB. wanted to get relaxedC. preferred to stay in peace and quietD. thought the weather was not suitable5. Which word can best describe Tripper?A. naughty B. insistentC. sensitive D. clever6. What can we infer from Paragraph 5?A. Tripper became hopeless.B. Tripper was easy to give up.C. Tripper didnt want to admit defeat.D. Tripper was disappointed with the kite flying.7. What is the best title for the passage?A. Try Your Best B. Wait for the WindC. Fly a Kite in Life D. Determine to SucceedC
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