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1. There’s something wrong with his two f and he can't walk.
Ⅰ. 1. feet
B ★★★★☆
American restaurants have been talking about abolishing tipping for years. Now a major New York City restaurant group has announced a no-tip policy. The debate is starting to boil.
When Danny Meyer,the boss of the restaurant group,talks,people listen. He's been right before. When he (禁止) smoking at Union Square Cafe,he was told he’d go out of business. However,his business improved. Ten years later,smoking in restaurants was against the law. Starting in November 2015,tipping began to be abolished at his 13 restaurants,the first major restaurant group to do this. It's been all over the news and everyone has an opinion. “Why not earlier?” some say. “Americans will not,” others insist.It’s clear that tipping is just the tip of the iceberg (冰山) .Beneath the surface are questions of pay fairness,labor law and rising costs. Tipping was borrowed from Europe more than a century ago and has been abolished there. But here,it's a deep-rooted American cultural practice.
Usually,servers know there’s a higher chance that they’11 get a bigger tip on a bigger check,so they may push for more expensive items on the menu. Or they may rush customers out quickly to make room for new diners (and more tips!) . Basically,they may adjust accordingly to serve only the people they think will be the best tippers. Therefore,it is bad for customers.
Besides,many servers puKtips together,so your reward is shared. Tips provide large part of their income. But that money can't be shared legally with the un-tipped,low-paid kitchen workers. No wonder there's a growing labor shortage in restaurant kitchens. Meyer tried to abolish tipping 20 years ago,but the waiters disagreed. Is the time right now? The dining world will listen and watch.
5. We can learn from Danny Meyer’s story that
A. people suggested he run more restaurants
B. his ban on smoking succeeded beyond expectations
C. his business failed because of his ban on smoking
D. he was threaten to shut his business
6. According to Paragraph 3 ,tipping .
A. is quite popular in Europe
B. is against labor law in America
C. spreads from Europe to America
D. is disliked by most people in America
7. What is Paragraph 4 mainly about?
A. How customers tip.
B. What servers do to get tips,
C. How tipping came about.
D. What customers think of tips.
8. Why are kitchen workers in short supply?
A. They can't get tips.
. B. Their income isn’t fixed,
C.They can't see customers.
D. Their work is very boring.
There may be no more movies based on the “Lord of the Rings” and “The (《指环王》中的穴居矮人) ” to hit theaters,but fans can still enjoy the fantasy world in real life through these “hobbit holes,” created by Green Magic Homes.
Green Magic Homes,a company based in ： Florida,creates homes covered in' grass and soil,; which allows homeowners to grow their own fruit and vegetables on the roofs of the tiny houses.
It is said that the 妳í/ 膨办/?，(预，]模：
块) “hobbit holes” come with wooden doors and windows. The smallest size home can be 400 square feet. But Green Magic Homes founder,Gustavo Santander,said that more things can be fixed to the home. The company says that the houses can be built in extreme climates,including conditions in the desert or in the snow.
These real-life “hob?ùt homes” can be designed :
to fit personal needs and interests,but the' company;also offers a list of suggested designs of different ^ shapes and sizes. The homes can be shipped anywhere in the world,from the company plant in Cancún,Mexico,to wherever you are in the world. The one-bedroom home can take about three days to build with the help of three people and a three-bedroom home takes about five or six days. Though the company makes other (环保的) products,the homes are the most popular.
"It won’ t have any electricity. So the only bills people will have to pay will be for the Internet and water usage,"said Sawn Linsey,the city s Public Works Director. Once it's done,they're going to lay about two feet of dirt on the top to keep it cool in the summertime,and warm in the winter.
9. The homes created by Green Magic Homes are linked with uThe Hobbit, because.
A. they were designed for the Hobbit
B. they are mainly used to make moyies
C. they are used to grow fruit and vegetables
D. they are similar to the holes Hobbits live in
10. What do we know about the “hobbit homes”？
A. They have a fixed size.
B. They are quite expensive.
C. They are environmentally friendly.
D. They are built for special climates.
11. Sawn Linsey’ s attitude towards the “hobbit homes”
can be described as..
A. doubtful . B. supportive
C. cautious D. unfavorable
12. What is the text mainly about?
A. The origins of Green Magic Homes.
B. The development of “hobbit holes”.
C. Comments on the movie “Lord of the
D. A new type of home — the “hobbit holes”：
In cities across the US,police dogs have usually been those trained in Europe,at a cost of tens of thousands of dollars for police departments. But now police can get the same work done for next to nothing by simply turning to the countless future K9s in US shelters. “All they need is a chance to prove themselves and these dogs will work as hard as dogs that we bring in from overseas ,” said Croft,the founder of Universal K9.
Croft has rescued 60 dogs so far from shelters across the South. The organization has trained the dogs in drug and explosive detection,scent tracking (跟踪气味) and other work. Once they’re fully trained,the dogs are then delivered to local police departments for free. “Right now,we’re on track to save almost 100 dogs this year,” Croft said.
Universal K9 currently has 15 dogs in its eight-week class. Sadie,a 5-month-old dog,is the class’ —star student. She was picked up off the street by animal control workers. uI found Sadie on the side of the road one day/' said Centeno;an animal control worker in Texas. /'She was just so playful. She had a lot of energy."
And the dogs aren‘t just joining police departments; they re also becoming members of police families. Cpl. Wesley Keeling,an officer,said he was unwilling to take on K9 partner Remi,a graduate of Universal K9,at the beginning,but quickly he began to love her. They’ve now been together for 2. 5 months. Keeling said Remi was responsible for searching cars and buildings for (麻醉剂) as well as tracking people who may escape or who may go missing. “Remi is a saved dog ,” Keeling said. “She's proud of herself,I'm proud of her. I can't say enough about her. I really can't.”
9. Compared with dogs from Universal K9,traditionally trained police dogs .
A. are cleverer
B. can do more tasks
C. cost more money
D. are trained in the US
10. Universal K9 is founded to .
A. reduce social crimes
B. make money by training dogs
C. save and train homeless dogs
D. call on people to care for dogs
11. What do we know about Sadie?
A. She is a quiet dog.
B. She is popular in the class.
C. She was found two months ago.
D. She is good at smelling danger.
12. The best title for the text would be .
A. Dogs,human's close friends
B. The importance of police dogs
C. The roles dogs play nowadays
D. Dogs get a second chance and duty
1. Don’t worry. We’re old enough to look after.
A. myself B. me
C. ourselves D. us (2014 陕西)
2. Emma (hurt) her back when she fell off her horse.
4. We have walked for two hours. Can we (休息) ?
5. 多亏了那位出租车司机，我们才按时到了那儿。
that taxi driver,we got there on time.
69. Mr. Miller stmssed (强调) the (important) of careful preparation at the meeting.
