67. The main purpose of the text is ______.

A. to tell us some differences between the East and the West

B. to offer us some important facts about handshaking

C. to introduce us to some different customs in the West

D. to give us some advice before we travel abroad

答案　 64.C　 65.B　 66.C　 67.B

66. According to the text. which of the following statements is true?

A. Westerners are more reserved than the Chinese.

B. Westerners are unwilling to shake hands.

C. We should make a judgement before shaking hands.

D. We shouldn’t shake hands with European women.

65. The first paragraph mainly tells us ______.

A. where handshaking was first practised

B. how handshaking came about

C. about the relationship between handshaking and trade

D. about the practice of handshaking both in Europe and in China

64. In the old days in Europe, people put out their unarmed hands to each other ______.

A. to make a deal　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. to greet each other

C. to show friendliness　　　　 　　　　　　　　" to reach an agreement

71. The two letters most probably appears in a ______.

　　 A. notice 　　　　　　 B. handbook　　　 C. book review　　 D. newspaper　　

答案　 68.D　 69.C　 70.A　 71.D

Passage 54

(05·安徽C篇)

Handshaking, though a European practise is often seen in big cities of China. Nobody knows exactly when the practice started in Europe. It is said that long long ago in Europe when people met, they showed their unarmed (无武器的) hands to each other as a sign of goodwill. As time went on and trade in cities grew rapidly, people in cities began to clap each other’s hands to make a deal or to reach an agreement. This practice was later changed into shaking hands among friends on meeting or leaving each other. “Let’s shake (hands) on it” sometimes means agreement reached.

Do the Europeans shake hands wherever they go and with whomever they meet? No. Sometimes the Chinese abroad reach out their hands too often to be polite. It is really very impolite to give your hand when the other party, especially when it is a woman, shows little interest in shaking hands with you and when the meeting does not mean anything to him or-her. Even if, for politeness, he holds out his unwilling hand in answer to your uninvited hand, just touch it slightly- There is generally a misunderstanding (误解) among the Chinese that westerners are usually open

and straighforward, while the Chinese are rather reserved (保守的) in manner. But in fact some people in western countries more reserved than some Chinese today. So it is a good idea to shake hands with a westerner only when he shows interest in further relations with you.

70. From tbe two letters, we can learn Professor Raj Persaud ______ .

　　 A. feels doubtful about the value of tipping

　　 B. believes tipping improves quality of service

　　 C. wats to ask Hoffman about tipping m the US

　　 D. thinks tipping a bit mom one can get good service　　　　　　　　 　　　

69. Johnson's letter shows ________.

　　 A. a stranger in a restaurant is likely to tip a bit more

　　 B. diners receive better service if they frequent a restaurant

　　 C. repeat dinners may get good service ifthay tip a bit more

　　 D. the tipping system works to the advantage of new customers　　　　 　　

68. What can we learn from Hoffrnan's letter?

　　 A. Quality of service determines tipping in the US.

　　 B. Americans don't tip in non fast-food restaurants.

　　 C. Tipping in US upmarknt restarts is unnecessary.

　　 D. How to tip in the United States is not complicated.　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

62. Millie Murray thinks ________.

　　　 A. collections could inspire writing creativity

　　　 B. it was good for parents to have collections

　　　 C. inspirations were very useful in writing stories

　　　 D. setting collection subjects restricted inspirations　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　

答案　 59.B　 60.D　 61.B　 62.A

Passage 53

(05·湖南D篇)

From Mr. Ward Hoffman.

　 Sir, I was halfway through Professor Raj Persaud's article “What's the tipping point"

(Financial Times Weekend, April 9-l0) when it occurred to me that what I was reading was not ironic(讽刺的). If Prof Persaud wants to know why Americans tip in restaurants, he need only ask the first American he meets in London.

　 Americans tip in restarts for one reason, and one reason only: we tip to supplement (补贴) the salary of restaurant workers. Quality of service does not enter into it, beyond the fact that one may tip a bit less for poor service, or a little more for good service.

　 Not tipping at all in a non-fast-food restaurant is not a choice. In the US, one used to tip about 15 per cent for dining in a family-style restaurant or in an up-market (高档的) restaurant. Here, in San Francisco Bay area restaurants, we me encouraged to tip 20 per cent or more, to help restart workers live in this very expensive area.

　 After eating at an Italian restart in my city, I left a tip of 20 per cent on the non-tax part of our dinner bill. It was expected. There is nothing more complicated (复杂的) than that about Americas tipping in restaurants.

Ward Hoffman,　

Palo Alto, CA 94306, US

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From Mr. Philip McBride Johnson.

　　 Sir, I agree with most of Raj Persaud's opinion about the doubtful value of tipping, but with one exception(例外). Tips can be very useful when one is a repeat customer or diner.

It is only when the tipper is a stranger and likely to remain so that the system does not work to his or her advantage. But frequent a hotel or a restaurant, always tip a bit more, and the difference in service and treatment will ha easily felt.

Phfiip McBnde Johnson,

Great Falls, VA 22066, US

61. From the stories by Lauren and Charlotte, we know that _____ .

　　　 A. Charlotte hurt herself when getting a coin

　　　 B. both of them developed their imagination

　 　　C. both of tram will die in each other's stories

　　　 D. Latwen's cousin posted her some love letters