56．This passage is mainly about 　　　　　.

　　　 A．different kinds of tipping in different countries

　　　 B．the relationship between tipping and custom

　　　 C．the origin and present meaning of tipping

　　　 D．most American people hate tipping

75．Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A．Benjerman was sent back immediately after Atkins put up the notices．

B．Atkins and her friends made a great effort to look for Benierman．

C．The thief gave the dog back but kept the sports car．　

D．The dog was back at 1 pm on a Friday．

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姓名　　　　班级　　　日期　2007年　月　日　　　得分　　　　　　　　

(六)　 DCCA 　DACC　 ABBC　 BBCD　 D B D B

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A

Everybody hates it, but everybody does it . A recent report said that 40% of Americans hate tipping .

In America alone , tipping is a $16 billion-a-sumers acting politely ought not to pay more than they have to for a given service . Tips should not exist . So why do they ? The common opinion in the past was that tips both rewarded the efforts of good service and reduced uncomfortable feelings of inequality. And also, tipping makes for closer relations. It went without saying that the better the service, the bigger the tip .

But according to new research from Cornell University , tips no longer serves any useful function . The paper analyzes numbers they got from 2547 groups dining at 20 different restaurants . The connection between larger tips and better service was very weak . Only a tiny part of the size of the tip had anything to do with the quality of service .

Tipping is better explained by culture than by the money people spend . In America , the custom came into being a long time ago . It is regarded as part of the accepted cost of a service. In New York restaurants , failing to tip at least 15% could well mean dissatisfaction from the customers . Hairdressers can expect to get 15%-20% , and the man who delivers your fast food $ 2. In Europe , tipping is less common . In many restaurants the amount of tip is decided by a standard service charge . In many Asian countries , tipping has never really caught on at all . Only a few have really taken to tipping.

According to Michael Lynn , the Cornell papers’ author , countries in which people are more social or outgoing tend to tip more . Tipping may reduce anxiety about being served by strangers . And , says , Mr . Lynn, “in America , where people are expressive and eager to mix up with others , tipping is about social approval . If you tip badly , people think less of you . “Tipping well is a chance to show off .”

74．We can infer from the passage 　　　　　　 ．

A．the dog was treated extremely badly by the thief

B．car stolen accidents happen frequently nowadays

C．the dog was found because of the reward

D．the thief stole the car easily

73．Which of the following shows the correct order of what happened?

a．Notices were put up saying there was a reward．

b．Atkins saw Benjerman again．

c．Police found Atkins’car．

d．Atkins took Benjerman back from a society shelter．　

e．Atkins hired a carpet cleaner in a hardware store．

A．d,e,a, b,c　　 　　　　 B．d,e,a,c,b　　 　　　　　 C．e,a,d,b,c 　　　　　　　　 D．e,a,c,d,b

72．What would be the best title for the passage?

A．A car with a dog was stolen

B．Lucky dog was returned to his owner

C．Stealing cars：a most important social problem

D．Woman wants dog back more than stolen car

71. The main theme of this passage is

A．the change in recent drinking habits

B．the connection between cancer and alcohol

C．whether moderate drinkers outlive nondrinkers

D．whether alcohol may be good for one’s health

E

A woman whose sports car was stolen with her dog in it put up notices all over the area that made it clear getting back her pet was more important than her car．

“Whoever did this can keep my car．Please let Benjerman come home,” the notice said．

It is not known whether the thief showed any pity, but almost 30 hours after the 1 pm theft Friday, Kimberly Atkins of Dover and Benjerman，a 12-year-old black retriever(猎犬)，were reunited after police located them in Barrington．

“He’s hungry, he’s dirty, but he’s very happy to be home，”Atkins said．

The car was found at about 5 pm Saturday off Route 125 in a swampy area frequented by

off-the-road cars and dirt bikes．However, the police couldn’t control Benjerman，and they had to call Atkins to come and get him．

Atkins said the thief cared for Benjerman a little by providing him with some dry cat food．She believed Benjerman ended up drinking some muddy water in the area．

She said they have been together for nearly 11 years after she took him back from a society shelter in Dallas, Texas．

　Before Benjelman was found，Atkins and several friends put up notices all over the city and in Somersworth．They also contacted animal shelters，throughout southern New Hampshire and

Massachusetts

The notice stated there was a reward，and also that the dog needed medication．Any caller could remain anonymous(匿名的)．

Atkins had parked the car outside a hardware store with the keys inside and gone in to rent a carpet cleaner.

¨It was l0 minutes and I came out and my car was gone along with Benjerman in broad daylight，” Atkins said．The car thief threw Atkins’ wallet and other personal items out of the car before escaping from the scene．

70. According to the passage, moderate drinking_______.

A．is recommended by most doctors for heart patients

B．should be allowed on prescription

C．is still not medically advisable

D．is not related to liver problems

69. Experiments showed that nondrinkers had___________.

A．larger amounts of good cholesterol　　　 　 B．smaller amounts of good cholesterol

C．higher blood pressure　　　 　　　　　　　 D．lower blood pressure

68. The medical article quoted in the first paragraph indicates________.

A．the way in which alcohol can help the heart.

B．how a couple of cocktails daily can stop heart problems

C．why alcoholic drinks are dangerous to one’s health

D．that reports on the advantages of alcohol were misled

67. What should we do when we find our kids experiencing depression?

A. Ask for leave to accompany them at home.

　 B. Ask them to take antidepressant immediately.

　 C. Go to see the doctor.

　 D. Ask them to have a good rest.

D

Does a drink a day keep heart attacks away? Over the past 20 years, numerous studies have found that moderate alcohol consumption, say, one or two beers, glasses of wine or cocktails daily helps to prevent coronary heart disease. Last week a report in the New England Journal of Medicine added strong new evidence in support of that theory. More important, the work provided the first solid indication of how alcohol works to protect the heart.

　 In the study, researchers from Boston’s Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvad Medical School compared the drinking habits of 340 men and women who had suffered recent heart attack with those of healthy people of the same age and sex. The scientists found that people who sip one to three drinks a day are about half as likely to suffer heart attacks as nondrinkers are. The apparent source of the protection: those who drank alcohol had higher blood levels of high density lipoproteins, the so called good cholesterol, which is known to prevent heart disease.

　 As evidence has mounted, some doctors have begun recommending a daily drink for patients of heart diseases. But most physicians are not ready to recommend a regular happy hour for everyone. The risks of teetotal ling (绝对戒酒 ) are nothing compared with the dangers of too much alcohol, including high blood pressure, strokes and liver troubles---not to mention violent behavior and traffic accident. Moreover, some studies suggest that even moderate drinking may increase the

incidence of breast and colon cancer. Until there is evidence that the benefits of a daily dose of alcohol outweigh the risks, most people won’t be able to take a doctor’s prescription to the neighborhood bar or liquor store.