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  You're out to dinner.The food is delicious and the service is fine.You decide to leave a big fat tip.Why? The answer may not be as simple as you think.

  Tipping, psychologists(心理学家)have found, is not just about service.Instead, studies have shown that tipping can be affected by psychological reactions to a series of different factors from the waiter's choice of words to how they carry themselves while taking orders to the bill's total.Even how much waiters remind customers of themselves can determine how much change they can pocket by the end of the night.

  “Studies before have shown what the mimicker(逗乐者)brings into positive feelings for the customers,” wrote Rick van Baren, a social psychology professor.“These studies show that people who are being mimicked become more generous toward the person who mimics(逗乐)them”.

  So Rick van Baren divided 59 waiters into two groups.He requested that half serve with a phrase such as, “Coming up!”.Those in the other half were instructed to repeat the orders and preferences back to the customers.Rick van Baren then compared their take-home.The results were clear-it pays to mimic your customer.The copycat waiters earned almost double the amount of tips to the other group.

  Leonard Green and Joel Myerson, psychologists at Washington University in St.Louis, found the generosity of a tipper may be limited by his bill.After research on the 1,000 tips left for waiters, cab drivers, and hair stylists, they found tip percentages in the three areas dropped as customers' bills went up.In fact, tip percentages appear to reach a plateau(稳定水平)when bills topped$100 and a bill for$200 made the worker gain no bigger percentage tip than a bill for$100.

  “That's also a point of tipping,” Green says.“You have to give a little extra to the cab driver for being there to pick you up and something to the waiter for being there to serve you.If they weren't t here you'd never get any service.So part of the idea of a tip is for just being there.”

(1)

According to the passage, which of the following factors will NOT influence the customers' tipping?

[  ]

A.

waiters' service quality

B.

waiters' presence there

C.

waiters' being mimicked

D.

waiters' taking message to customers

(2)

According to the passage, which of the following will be likely to show the right change of the tip percentages?

[  ]

A.

B.

C.

D.

(3)

In the last paragraph, the writer uses the facts to develop his idea that ________.

[  ]

A.

tipping can be affected by some psychological reactions

B.

tipping can be affected by many different factors

C.

tipping sometimes is just for being there to get service

D.

tipping is just about the service itself or the waiters

(4)

From the passage we can learn that the writer seems to ________.

[  ]

A.

have studied how waiters should mimic the customers

B.

think part of Rick van Baren's explanation reasonable

C.

give his generous tip to cab drivers very often

D.

support Mr.Green's opinion about tipping

信息匹配 (共5小题;每小题2分,满分10分)
阅读下列应用文及相关信息,并按照要求匹配信息。请在答题卡上将对应题号的相应选项字母涂黑。    
A
Power Chord Academy is the benchmark (基准尺度) for teenage musician training. At Power Chord Academy, students play in a band, record a CD, make an MTV video, play concerts, and more! Power Chord Academy offers courses in San Diego, St. Louis and New York with teenage musicians attending from around the world.
B
The Idyllwild Summer Program: Every summer, more than 1,300 children, teens, and adults attend Idyllwild’s workshops(讲习班) under the pines, showing interest in creative writing, dance, music, theatre, and visual arts, which are taught by some of the America’s finest artists. The resulting experience is unforgettable, exciting, and funny.
C
Guitar Workshop Plus(特长班): We own a strong commitment (承担的义务) to music education. Join us this summer and treat yourself to a fun and educational music-filled week! Courses are offered for all levels, ages, and styles including blues, jazz, rock, classical music, and song writing. Bass, drum, and keyboard classes are offered as well.
D
UW-Green Bay is a best choice for summer youth camps! Parents love the attractive setting — one that is not too close to a downtown, city environment. Students love the modern facilities, easy access to all campus buildings and all on-site conveniences(现场的便利设施).
E
Keyboard Discoveries Summer Camp is a residential(提供食宿的) music camp designed for the young piano student who has completed grades(级别) five, six, seven, or eight. Students who have completed grade four may enroll(登记) as day campers. The camp welcomes different levels of study. However, all students should have completed at least two years’ piano study.
F
Camp Curtain Call lies in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains, and it offers children (7-18) an exciting combination of traditional summer camp and sports activities with specialized performing and visual arts programming in one of the most beautiful settings in the world. Campers can plan their experience themselves by choosing their own activities. 
请阅读以下有关学生的信息,然后匹配他们所要选择的营地:
1. David is a boy of sixteen who likes music very much. In his spare time he often practices playing jazz. And he also shows great interest in playing the drum.
2. Michael is a tall and strong boy who studies in a middle school. It is natural that he likes sports. What’s more, Michael is planning to learn how to perform beautifully.
3. Sarah is a lovely girl who is only nine years old. Not only does she like music, but she likes dance. She often sings while dancing with her best friends.
4 Daniel is good at playing the piano. As we all know he has passed grade six successfully. He is going camping only in the daytime to improve his skills of piano further.
5. James lives in England. He is a university student whose major is computer. But he is especially interested in music. This summer he is going to learn how to make videos.
申请学生              活动营地
【小题1】David                 A. Power Chord Academy
【小题2】Michael              B. The Idyllwild Summer Program
【小题3】Sarah                 C. Guitar Workshop Plus
【小题4】Daniel                D. UW-Green Bay
【小题5】James                 E. Keyboard Discoveries Summer Camp
F. Camp Curtain Call

信息匹配 (共5小题;每小题2分,满分10分)

阅读下列应用文及相关信息,并按照要求匹配信息。请在答题卡上将对应题号的相应选项字母涂黑。     

A

Power Chord Academy is the benchmark (基准尺度) for teenage musician training. At Power Chord Academy, students play in a band, record a CD, make an MTV video, play concerts, and more! Power Chord Academy offers courses in San Diego, St. Louis and New York with teenage musicians attending from around the world.

B

The Idyllwild Summer Program: Every summer, more than 1,300 children, teens, and adults attend Idyllwild’s workshops(讲习班) under the pines, showing interest in creative writing, dance, music, theatre, and visual arts, which are taught by some of the America’s finest artists. The resulting experience is unforgettable, exciting, and funny.

C

Guitar Workshop Plus(特长班): We own a strong commitment (承担的义务) to music education. Join us this summer and treat yourself to a fun and educational music-filled week! Courses are offered for all levels, ages, and styles including blues, jazz, rock, classical music, and song writing. Bass, drum, and keyboard classes are offered as well.

D

UW-Green Bay is a best choice for summer youth camps! Parents love the attractive setting — one that is not too close to a downtown, city environment. Students love the modern facilities, easy access to all campus buildings and all on-site conveniences(现场的便利设施).

E

Keyboard Discoveries Summer Camp is a residential(提供食宿的) music camp designed for the young piano student who has completed grades(级别) five, six, seven, or eight. Students who have completed grade four may enroll(登记) as day campers. The camp welcomes different levels of study. However, all students should have completed at least two years’ piano study.

F

Camp Curtain Call lies in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains, and it offers children (7-18) an exciting combination of traditional summer camp and sports activities with specialized performing and visual arts programming in one of the most beautiful settings in the world. Campers can plan their experience themselves by choosing their own activities. 

 

请阅读以下有关学生的信息,然后匹配他们所要选择的营地:

1. David is a boy of sixteen who likes music very much. In his spare time he often practices playing jazz. And he also shows great interest in playing the drum.

2. Michael is a tall and strong boy who studies in a middle school. It is natural that he likes sports. What’s more, Michael is planning to learn how to perform beautifully.

3. Sarah is a lovely girl who is only nine years old. Not only does she like music, but she likes dance. She often sings while dancing with her best friends.

4 Daniel is good at playing the piano. As we all know he has passed grade six successfully. He is going camping only in the daytime to improve his skills of piano further.

5. James lives in England. He is a university student whose major is computer. But he is especially interested in music. This summer he is going to learn how to make videos.

申请学生               活动营地

1.David                 A. Power Chord Academy

2.Michael               B. The Idyllwild Summer Program

3.Sarah                 C. Guitar Workshop Plus

4.Daniel                    D. UW-Green Bay

5.James                 E. Keyboard Discoveries Summer Camp

                                F. Camp Curtain Call

 

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