3、Everybody hates it，but everybody does it．A recent report said that 40％of Americans hate tipping．But why do tips exist?

    The common opinion in the past was that tips both rewarded the efforts of good service and reduced uncomfortable feelings of inequality．It is believed that the better the service is，the bigger the tip will be．

    But according to a new research from Cornell University，tips no longer serve any useful function．The paper analyzes number they got from 2，547 groups dining at 20 different restaurants．The connection between larger tips and better service was very weak．

    Tipping is better explained by culture than by the money people spend．In America，tipping 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％一20％．and the mall who delivers your fast food should be paid$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 a11．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．tie says，“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．”

1．This passage is mainly about        

    A．different kinds of tipping in different countries

    B．the relationship between tipping and countries

    C．the origin and present meanings of tipping

D．the reason why American people hate tipping

2．Which of the following best explains the underlined phrase“caught on”in paragraph 4?

    A．been hated                 B．become popular

    C．been stopped               D．been permitted

3．Eating in a well—known restaurant in New York，who is likely to tip most?

    A．A Frenchman．           B．A Chinese．

    C．A Japanese．              D．An American．

4．We can infer from this passage that         ．

    A．tipping is no longer a good way to satisfy some customers themselves

    B．tipping has something to do with people’s character

    C．tipping in America can make service better now

    D．tipping is no longer popular in New York

2、此题要求改正所给文中的错误。对标有题号的每一行做出判断：如无错误，在该行右边

横线上画一个勾（√）；如有错误（每行只有一个错误），则按下列情况改正：

    该行多一个词：把多余的词用斜线（＼）划掉，在该行右边横线上写出该词，并也用斜线划掉。

    该行缺一个词：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），在该行右边横线上写出该加的词。

    该行错一个词：在错的词下划一横线，在该行右边横线上写出改正后的词。

Dear Abby，

How are you? Today I’ve got a wonderful news to tell you．               1．            

I have offered a scholarship at a university in Australia for my                        2．            

further education．One hundred and twenty student took exams              3．             

for it．but only a few was chosen and I was one of them．However，        4．             

my parents are not happy about it．They are strong against me               5．             

going there．They say it is too far away that they will not see me             6．             

for a whole year and they are afraid of I will feel lonely．They                 7．           

can’t imagine a girl so young living alone．They advise me to study             8．              

in the capital instead．Then I'1l be able to continue live with                   9．             

them How can I persuade them to accept the fact I have grown up?           10．              

Best Wishes!

                                                        Jane

1、下面是一个名叫李华的中学生给某报编辑部写的一封求助信，请根据信的内容以编辑John Smith的名义给李华写封回信，帮助她解决问题。

材料：

Dear editor，  

    I am an active girl．and I speak and laugh loudly in the classroom，like a boy．I don’t care about small matters．However，my neighbor，the girl who sits next to me，speaks quietly and dare not do the things I often do．I can understand this．What I can’t stand is that she often gets angry with me about small things

    Would you please tell me how I san get along with her?

                                                                        Li Hua

要求：

    1．回信需就原信内容给出至少三条建议（如：谈心以相互理解，邀请她参加你和班级的活动，在学习和生活中互相帮助，彼此分享快乐，分担痛苦等等）。

    2．词数：100左右。

3．信件的开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。

Dear Li Hua．

    It’s very good that you want to be friend with this girl.                            

                                                                   John Smith

34、Let us suppose that you are in _____ position of _____ parent. Would you allow your child to do such a thing?

A. a; a             B. a; the           C. the; a            D. the; the

33、His application was turned down, _____ his health condition.

A. to consider       B. considering      C. considered        D. being considered

32、We disagreed with each other ______ where we should stay during the trip.

A. as to           B. as with          C. as on           D. as about

31、When we finally ______ to get home after the tiring long journey, we could hardly move a step further.

A. tried          B. succeeded           C. managed          D. attempted

30、When caught ______, he begged for my pardon and tried ______ punishment.

A. cheating; escaping                           B. cheating; to escape

C. to be cheating; escaping                       D. to be cheating; to escape

29、A smile can help us ______ difficult situations and find friends in a world of strangers. 

A. go over        B. get over          C. go through         D. get through