天津市部分学校2024-2025年高一英语下学期期中试题汇编阅读理解专题

天津市部分学校2024-2025年高一英语下学期期中试题精选汇编阅读理解专题

天津市第三中学2024-2025学年高一下学期期中考试英语试题

四、阅读理解。（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

A

Onoofmyearliestmemorieswaswalkinguptothesmellofcampsmokeandmymothertshot

chocolate.Myparentswerepoor,andwelivedinthecountrysideinPortland.Dadhadtwojobs

andMomwasdisabled,butthatdicin'tstopthemfromheadingintotheCascadeMountainsseveral

tinesayear.

Ourclotheswereoldandwornandourfoodwasusuallycheapandsimple.However,wewere

alwayssatisfiedwithourhotchocolate,whichwasmadeinatraditionalwayhandeddownfrom

mygrandmothertomymother.

Therewasnostoretobuyanythingweneeded.Wejusthadpowderedcocoainourcamp.

Momwouldsetthesmoke-blackcncdcoffeepotatthesideofthefireandslowlywarmthe

miIk,addingchocolateandsugar,andstirring（搅拌）untilthecontentsbecamethickandrich

biown.ThewondeiTulsiuel1ofcliuculatefilledtliecajnp.Moietlianunce,Icouldiemenbeipeup1e

thatwehadjustmethoursbeforesteppingintoourcamptoenjoymotherfscreation.

Onceweweretrappedinourtent（帐篷）fordaysbecauseofaterriblerainstorm.Everymorning

IwaswokenupbytheattractivesmellofMom*shotchocolate.

Now,manyyearshavepassed,whenweheadforthemountains,Istillusethatworncoffee

pot.Andwealwaysbringextracupsfortheneighbourswhowi11certainlyturnup.

IhavetoldmyfamilyalotaboutMom,anditseemsthatnothingbringsbackthosewarmmemories

betterthansittingaroundthefireatnightandtastingsweethotchocolate.

31.Wheredidtheauthorlivewhenshewasachild?

A.Inavi1lage.B.Inabigcity.C.Inahotel.I).Inapalace.

32.WhichofthefollowingcanNOTdescribetheauthor*smom?

A.Kind.B.Friendly.C.Disabled.D.Serious.

33.Whatcanwelearnabouttheauthorfromthepassage?

A.Herparentswerepoor.B.Hermomhadtwojobs.

C.HermomwasabossofCoffeeHouse.D.Herdadstoppedthemfromcamping.

34.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“trapped“meaninParagraph5?

A.Saved.B.Absorbed.C.Caught.D.Suffered.

35.Whatcouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.CampSmokeB.MornJsHotChocolate

C.MyNeighboursD.Grandnother*sCreation

【答案】31.A32.I)33.A34.C35.B

【解析】

【分析】本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲解并描述了作者最早的记忆是母亲做的热巧克力的气味，父母很

穷，住在波特兰的乡村，爸爸有两份工作，妈妈残疾，但这并没有阻挡他们每年几次前往喀斯喀特山脉宿

营，母亲的热巧克力始终是作者记忆里最温馨的一幕。

【31题详解】

细微环节理解题。依据第一段"Myparentswerepoor,andwe1ivedinthecountrysidein

Portland.（我的父母很穷，住在波兰特的乡下）”可知，作者小时候生活在村里。故选A。

【32题详解】

细微环节理解题。依据第一段的“Momwasdisabled（妈妈是残疾的）”可知，母亲是残疾佗，第四段的

°Morethanonce,Icouldrememberpeoplethatwehadjustmethoursbeforesteppingintoour

canptoenjoymother'screation.（不止一次,我记起那些在我们走进营房前刚刚遇到的人,来享受母

亲的创建的东西）”可知，刚刚相识的人会来享受母亲制作的美味。由此可知，母亲是和善的，慷慨的。

从文中无法看出作者的母亲是肃穆的，D项表示错误，故选D。

[33题详解】

细微环节理解题。依据第一段的“Myparentswerepoor”可知，作者的父母很贫困。故选A。

【34题详解】

词句揣测题。依据第五段第一句中的"becauseofaterriblerainstorm.（因为一场可怕的暴风

雨可推知，因为一场可怕的暴雨，“我们”被困在帐篷里好几天，故trapped意为：被困住。与Caught

意思相近，故选C。

【35题详解】

主旨大意题。依据第一段的uOneofmyearliestmemorieswaswalkinguptothesmellofcampsmoke

andmymother1shotchocolate.（我最早的记忆之一就是走向营地闻到的营地的烟的味道以及我母亲的

热巧克力的味道）”以及下文不断提到的母亲的热巧克力可推断，本文主要讲解并描述了我最早的记忆之

一是母亲做的热巧克力的气味，是作者记忆中最暖和的一幕。由此推知，B项“妈妈的热巧克力”为最佳

标题，起点睛的作用。故选B。

B

Thesedays'experience,likemanyotherthings,arebecomingincreasinglyexpensive.One

hastogettopayalottoget,evenanordinaryone.

Notlongago,Iwantedtoinvitemyfriendstoalun二h.Whatwereallyneedwasagoodand

aquietplaceforatalk,notabigmeal.SoIchoseoneandtoldmyfriendstogothere.

AfterIordered,IwasaskedwhetherIwouldeata100yuanor200yuanlunch,Isaid,“200

yuan.*Ididn*trealizeuntilIwasaskedtopayafterlunch,that“200yuan'means“200yuan

forpersoneach.”

A.mythankstotheexperienceB.myhappinesstobe10timeswiser

C.myangerattheexperienceD.mypleasuretohaveagoodlunch

【答案】36.C37.D38.B39.D40.A

【解析】

【分析】这是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲解并描述了作者和挚友去吃饭，因为不了解价格，支付了作者这辈

子最大的账单的故事。

【36题详解】

推理推断题。依据第一段“T理sedays'experience,likemanyotherthings,arcbecomingincreasingly

expensive.Onehastogettopayalottoget,evenanordinaryone.（如今阅历就像很多其他东

西一样，变得越来越昂贵。一个人要付出很多才能得到，即使是一个一般的人）”可推知，一个人必需为

得到一些阅历付出更多。故选C。

【37题详解】

细微环节理解题。依据其次段中“Whatwereallyneedwasagoodandaquietplaceforatalk,not

abigmeal.（我们真正须要的是一个宁静的好地方来闲聊，而不是一顿大餐）”可知，“我”点了一份午

餐，想找个好地方谈谈。故选D。

【38题详解】

细微环节理解题。依据第三段“AfterIordered,IwasaskedwhetherIwouldeata100yuanor200

yuanlunch,Isaid,“200yuan."Ididn'trealizeuntilIvasaskedtopayafterlunch,that“200

yuan"means“200yuanforpersoneach."（点完餐后，我被问到午餐是吃100元还是200元，我说：“200

元，”午饭后我才知道“200元”是指“每人200元”的意思）”可知，“我”以为点了一顿要花200元的

饭,故选B。

【39题详解】

细微环节理解题。依据第四段“Therewerefivepeoplethatday,andal1ofusweresurprisesby

the200yuanmeal.Thebi11cameatlast:itwas1260,1000forthefiveofus,plusthemoney

fordrinks,fruitsandairconditioning.Ipaidthebillwithoutaword.（那天有五个人，每人

200元的餐费让我们全部人都很惊异。账单最终来了：我们五个人一共1260,五个人一共1000,加上饮料、

水果和空调的钱。我一言不发地付了帐）”以及第五段“WhatcouldIsay?Itwasnottheirfault.It

wasmyownfaultthatmademepaythelargestbillinmylife.（我能说什么呢？这不是他们的错。

是我自己的错让我付了这辈子最大的账单）”可知，“我”付了一生中最大的一笔账单，是因为“我”对

市场价格知之甚少。故选【）。

【40题详解】

推理推断题。依据倒数其次段aHowever,itwasnotsobad:wehadagoodlunchandataquietplace.

Besides,theexperiencewi11helpinmylateryears.（然而，它不是那么糟糕：我们在一个宁静的

地方吃了一顿很好的午餐。此外，这些阅历将对我之后的生活有益）”以及最终一段"T。supportmyidea,

Ihavedevelopedmyownwayofthinkingabouttheprice:200yuanforthelunchand1260for

theexperience.Thispaidexperiencehasmademetentimeswiser.（为了支持我的想法，我形成J’

自己对价格的思索方式：200元的午餐和1260元的体验。这次付出代价的经验使我聪慧了十倍）”可■推知，

文章的最终一句话表达了“我”对这次经验的感谢。故选A。

C

Weliveinadigitalworldnow,andastudent1stechnologyneedshavechanged.Fortheearly

years,saywhenyouareinprimaryschool,youcangetbywithnotechnologyatall.Evenif

youhaveacomputer,itJsagoodideatogetchildrenfamiliarwithlibraries.Atthisage,trips

tothelibraryarelikefamilyoutings.

Asyougetclosertomiddlescnool,acomputerwithInternetaccessbecomesmoreofanecessity.

TeacherswilloftengiveassignmentsthatrequireastudenttousetheInternetforresearch.

Afteracomputer,technologychoicesforstudentsbecomemoredifficulttomake-especially

whenitcomestocell-phones.Kidswillbegtheirparentsforacell-phone,especiallyinmiddle

school.Formanyparents,it'sasafetyissue:Theywanttoknowthattheirkidscanreachthem

quicklyifnecessary.Forteachers,cellphonescanbeusedtorecordlessonswhenstudentsare

absent.Butmanyteachersdislikecel1-phones.Somekidssendmessagesorhavetalksintheclass.

Sendingmessagesalsoraisestheproblemofcheatingonexams.Moreandmoreschoolsarenow

forbiddingtheuseofcell-phones.

ManykidsseeiPodsasnecessarythingstohave.iPodsaregreatformusic,butdotheydoanything

goodforyourchildren'seducation?Maybetheydo.That'stheopinionofDougJohnson,an

educatorfor30years.Johnsonsaysthateducatorsshouldacceptal1newformsoftechnology

intheclassroom,includingiPods."Somedomorewiththeircell-phonesthanwecandowith

ourlaptops,whejokes."Idon'tthinkweshouldbeafraid.Thetruthisthatit'seasier

tochangethewayweteachthantochangethetechnologyhabitsofanentiregeneration.w

41.Accordingtoauthor,primaryschoolchildrenshould___.

A.usethecomputerandtheInternetregularlyB.asktheirparentstobuythemcell-phones

C.buyiPodstolistentomusicD.gotolibrariestoreadmorebocks

42.Whydoparentsagreetobuytheirchildrencell-phones?

A.Theywanttheirchildrentobecool.

B.Theythinkcel1-phonesbehelpfultotheirstudy.

C.Theywanttokeepintouchwiththeirchildren.

I).Theywanttheirchildrentokeepuptodate.

43.Thefollowingareallreasonswhymanyteachersdislikecell-phonesEXCEPT.

A.cell-phonescanbeusedtocheatonexams

B.schoolchildrenwillsendmessagesduringclass

C.cell-phonescanbeusedtorecordlessons

D.schoolchildrenmighttalkonthemduringclass

44.Whatdoestheunder]inedword"that"refersto?

A.iPodscanbeusedtolistentomusic.

B.iPodscanbehelpfulforchildren*seducation.

C.iPodscanbeusedtoplaygames.

D.iPodsarenecessaryforchildren,slives.

45.WecaninferfromwhatDougJohnsonsaidthat.

A.cell-phonesarenotusefultostudents

Bteachersshouldletstudentsusecell-phones

C.it'sbetterforteacherstochangetheirteachingmethods

D.schoolchildrenshouldfollowthetrends（潮流）offashion

【答案】41.D42.C43.C44.B45.C

【解析】

【分析】本文是一篇说明文，介绍了电子设备对孩子教化的影响。

ni题详解】

细微环节理解题。依据第一段第三句"Evenifyouhaveacomputer,it/sagoodideatogetchildren

faniliarwithlibraries.v（即使你有电脑,让孩子们常常去图书馆也是个好办法）可知,作者认为，

小学生应当多去图书馆读书，故选D。

[42题详解】

细微环节理解题。依据其次段“Formanyparents,it'sasafetyissue:Theywanttoknowthattheir

kidscanreachthemquicklyifnecessary.（对很多父母来说,这是一个平安问题：他们想知道,

假如有必要，他们的孩子可以很快找到他们）可知，很多家长同意给孩子买电话是因为他们想和孩子保持

联系，故选c。

【43题详解】

细微环节理解题。依据其次段“Butmanyteachersdislikecell-phones.Somekidssendmessagesor

havetalksintheclass.Sendingmessagesalsoraisestheproblemofcheatingonexams."（但

是很多老师不喜爱手机。有些孩子在课堂上发信息或打电话。发短信也会引发考试作弊的问题）可知，老

师不喜爱孩子用手机的缘由不包括用手机记录课程，故选Co

【44题详解】

词义揣测题。依据最终一段画线词前的"ManykidsseeiPodsasnecessarythingstohave.iPodsare

greatformusic,butdotheydoanythinggoodforyourchildren'seducation?Maybetheydo.”

（很多孩子认为iPod是必备的东西。iPod对音乐很有帮助，但对孩子的教化有什么好处吗？或许是的）

可知，手机对孩子的学习有帮助，此处的that指代的就是这一点，故选B。

【45题详解】

推理推断题。依据最终一段最终一句DougJohnson所说的“Idon'tthinkweshouldbeafraid.The

truthisthatit,seasiertochangethewaywoteachthantochangethetechnologyhabitsof

anentiregeneration."（我认为我们不应当胆怯。事实是，变更我们的教学方式比变更整整一代人

的技术习惯更简单）可知，从DougJohnson的话中，我们可以得知，老师最好变更教学方法，故选C。

天津市第一中学2024-2025学年高一下学期期中考试英语试题

IV.阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

FrequentlyAskedQuestions

What'sthedifferencebetweenHighSchoolSummerCollegeandasummercamp?

Stanford'sHighSchoolCollegeisanacademicallyselectiveprogramthatprovidesaccess

tocollegeeducationatoneofAmerica'smostrespecteduniversities.SummerCollegeisnot

asummercamp,butaneight-weekcollegeexperiencethatprovidesacademic,social,and

intellectualopportunitiesthatcannotbefoundinahighschoolclassroom.

Whatkindofstudentsareyoulookingfor?

Wearelookingforacademicallymotiveitedhighschoolstudentswhoarereadyforacollege

experience.Thisdoesn,tmeananapplicantneedsthehighesttestscoresintheirclass,but

wedoneedevidencethatastudentenjoyslearning,understandshowtobesuccessfulinan

academicallyrigorous（严格的）educationalenvironment,andispreparedtobeinacollege

classroom.

CanIgetajobtoearnmoneyduringmytimeatStanford?

HighSchoolSummerCollegestudentsarcexpectedtoparticipatefullyinourprogram.In

additiontoclasstimeandstudytime,therearemanydailyandweek1yactivitiesscheduledfor

thegroup.Totrulybenefitfremthesummerexperience,ourstudentsshouldbecompletelyinvolved

inallaspectsoftheprogram.HighSchoolSummerCollegestudentswillreceivenopermission

toworkduringtheirtimeoncampus.

CanIleavecampus（校内）whileI*mthereforthesummer?

TheProgramHandbookdetailsinformationciboutthequestion.HighSchoolSummerCollege

studentsshouldnotmissclassforanyreason.Thereisastrictschoolrulerequiringallprogram

participantstobeatthedormitoryandasleepforthesummerbytwelvemidnightSundaythrough

Thursday,andhalfanhourlaterFridaysandSaturdays.Aslongastheaboverulesarefollowed,

studentsareabletoleavecampus.

36.Stanford'sHighSchoolSummerCollegemayhelpparticipants.

A.earnanamountofmoneyB.gainteachingexperience

C.learnaboutcollegelifeD.improvetheirmanagementskills

37.Thecollege,sattitudetowardstheparticipantsdoingpart-timejobsisthatof.

A.approvalB.unconcernC.doubtD.disapproval

38.Aparticipantwillbreaktheschoolruleifheorshecomesbacktothedormitory.

A.after12:30atnightonWednesdayB.at12:00atnightonSaturday

C.before11:30p.m.onSundayD.at11:30p.m.onFriday

【答案】36.C37.D38.A

【解析】

本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了斯坦福高校面对中学生的一个夏季高校体验活动，本文中设立的问题都是

给对此感爱好的中学生答疑解惑的。

[36题详解】

细微环节理解题。依据第•段“SummerCollegeisnotasummercamp,butaneight-weekcollege

experiencethatprovidesacademic,social,andintellectualopportunitiesthatcannotbefound

inahighschoolclassroom.（暑期学院不是一个夏令营，而是一个八周的高校经验，它供应了在中学课

堂上找不到的学术、社交和智力机会。）”可知参与斯坦福中学暑期学院可以了解高校生活。故选C项。

【37题详解】

细微环节理解题。依据第三段“HighSchoolSummerCollegestudents\vi11receivenopermissionto

workduringtheirtimeoncanpus.（中学暑期学院的学生在校期间不允许打工。）”可知学院对学生做

兼职的看法是不赞成的。故选DJ页。

[38题详解】

细微环节理解题。依据最终一段“Thereisastrictschoolrulerequiringallprogramparticipants

tobeatthedormitoryandasleepforthesummerbytwelvemidnightSundaythroughThursday,

andhalfanhourlaterFridaysandSaturdays.（学校有严格的规定，要求全部项目参与者在周日到

周四午夜12点之前到宿舍睡觉，周五和周六晚半小时睡觉。）”可知全部项目参与者星期三晚k12:30以

后回宿舍就破坏了学校的规则。故选A项。

B

Ilovecharity（慈善）shopsandsodolotsofotherpeopleinBritainbecauseyoufindquite

afewofthemoneveryhighstreet.ThecharityshopisaBritishinstitution,sellingeverything

fromclothestoelectricgoods,allatverygoodprices.Youcangetthingsyouwon,tfindin

theshopsanymore.Thething二likebestaboutthemisthatyourmoneyisgoingtoagoodcause

andnotintothepocketsofprofit-drivencompanies,andyouarenotdamagingtheplanet,but

findinganewhomeforunwantedgoods.

Thefirstcharityshopwasopenedin1947byOxfam.Thefamouscharity,sappealtoaidpostwar

Greecehadbeensosuccessfulithadbeenfloodedwithdonations（捐赠物）.Theydecidedtoset

upashoptosei1someofthesedonationstoraisemoneyforthatappea1.Nowthereareover

7,000charityshopsintheUK.MyfavouritecharityshopinmyhometownistheRedCrossshop,

whereIalwaysfindchildren'sbooks,all10or20penceeach.

Mostofthepeopleworkinginthecharityshopsarevolunteers,althoughthereisoftena

managerwhogetspaid.Over90%ofthegoodsinthecharityshopsaredonatedbyihepublic.

Everymorningyouseebagsofunwanteditemsoutsidethefrontofshops,althoughtheydon't

encouragethis,ratheraskpeopletobringthingsinwhentheshopisopen.

Theshopshaveverylowrunningcosts:allprofitsgotocharitywork.Charityshopsraise

morethan£110millionayear,funding（资助）medicalresearch,overseasaid,supportingsick

andpoorchiIdren,homelessanddisabledpeople,andmuchmore.Whatbetterplacetospendyour

money?Yougetsomethingspecialforaverygoodpriceandagoodmoralsense.Youprovidefunds

toagoodcauseandtreadlightlyontheenvironment.

39.Theauthorlovesthecharityshopmainlybecauseof.

A.itsconvenientlocationB.itsgreatvarietyofgoods

C.itsspiritofgoodwillD.itsniceshoppingenvironment

40.ThefirstcharityshopintheUKwassetupto.

A.sellcheapproductsB.dealwithunwantedthings

C.raisemoneyforpatientsD.helpaforeigncountry

41.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutcharityshops?

A.Theoperatingcostsareverylow.B.Thestaffareusuallywellpaid.

C.90%ofthedonationsaresecond-hand.D.Theyareopentwenty-fourhoursaday.

42.Whichofthefollowingmaybethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.WhattoBuyatCharityShops.

B.CharityShop:ItsOrigin&Development.

C.CharityShop:WhereYouBuytoDonate.

D.ThePublic,sConcernaboutCharityShops.

【答案】39.C40.D41.A42.C

【解析】

【分析】这是一篇说明文。本文主要介绍了慈善商店的基本特色以及慈善商店的创建与发展。

【39题详解】

细微环节理解题。由笫一段第四句"ThethingIlikebestaboutthemisthatyourmoneyis

goingtoagoodcause我最喜爱它们的一点是，你的钱将用于慈善事业。”可知，喜爱它是因为它的善

意，故选c。

【40题详解】

推理推断题。由其次段Thefirstcharityshopwasopenedin1947byOxfam.Thefamouscharity*s

appea1toaidpostwarGreecehadbeensosuccessfulithadbeenf1oodedwithdonations乐施会

于1947年开设了第一家慈善商店。这家闻名的慈善机构呼吁救济战后的希腊，结果特别胜利，捐款如潮

水股涌来”可知，第一个慈善商店的建立是为了筹钱救济战后的希腊。结合第一段“Ilove

charity（慈善）shopsandsodolotsofotherpeopleinBritainbecauseyoufindquiteafewof

themoneveryhighstreet.我喜爱慈善商店，在英国还有很多人也喜爱慈善商店，因为你可以在每条大

街上找到很多这样的商店。”可知作者是英国人。因此，英国第一家慈善商店的成立是为了帮助外国。故

选D。

[11题详解】

细微环节理解题。由第四段第一句"TheshopshaveverylowrunningcostsM可知A项正确。"running”

相当于"operating”含义为“运营”由第三段第一句中"volunteer（志愿者）〃可知B项不正确。由第三

段其次句“Over90%ofthegoadsinthecharityshopsaredonatedbythepublic.”可知慈善商

店中90$以上的商品为公众捐赠，但并不能推出是“二手货”，故C项不正确。D项未提。故选A。

42题详解】

主旨大意题。结合文章内容，尤其是本文的最终一句为主题句。由"agoodmoralsense（好的道德感）”

和"Youprovidefundstoagoodcause（你为一项有意义的事业供应资金）”可知选项C"CharityShop:

WhereYouBuyToDonate.（慈善商店个买东西就相当于捐款的地方。）为最佳标题。故选C。

C

AtripacrossthePacificwillguaranteeyouadifferentexperiencewithatipping（给小

费）cultureyou'venevercomeacrossinChina.

IntheUS,givingalittleextramoneytoserviceworkersontopofyourbi11isacommon

practice.

ThoughUSnationallawrequiresthatbusinessespayworkersatleast$7.25（45yuan）per

hour,employeesreceivingtips一oftenwaitersandwaitresses一aretheexceptions.Theyusually

onlyreceiveatleastS2.13anhour,andtipsmakeupthedifference.AsTheWallStreetJournal

putit:"TheAmericansystemoftippingholdsthepromiseofgreatrewardsforwaitingstaff.w

SohowshouldyoutipifyouareintheUS?

Normallyyoupaytipsasapercentageofthebill.Offeringanextra15percentofthebill

tothewaiterorwaitressinarestaurantandtothedeliverymanorwomaniscustomaryand

expected.Youcanoffermoreforgreatserviceandlessforpoorservice.

Yetthereisanexception.Fortake-outfood,youdon'thavetoprovidetips,thoughsomepeople

saythatfillinganorderstillrequiresworkandtimethatdeservealittleextra-butmaybe

alittleless.

Tipsarenotexpectedatfastfoodrestaurants,pizzaparlors,cafdsoricecreamshops

either,thoughatipjarmightberightbythecashregister（收银机）.Don'tfeelobligatedto

throwsomemoneyin,butalsorememberthatitdoesn'thurt.Thoseworkersdonotrelyontips.

Otherserviceworkersalsoreceivetips.Fortaxidrivers,15percentisthenorm（标准），more

iftheyhelpwithyourbags.Hairdressersoftenreceiveabout15percentofthebill.Thesame

goesforspatherapists（理疗师）andtourguides.

Today,youcanevenpaytipsonacreditcard.Whenreceivingacopyofthebilltosign,you

arefreetofillinhowmuchyou,dliketotip.

Thoughthinkingaboutwhentotipandhowmuchyoushouldtipcausesabigheadacheformany

Cliiiiesepeople,it,simpuitauttobeaiinmindthataslungasyoushowinspectanduseyoui

reasoning,thingswillbejustfine.

43.Whatisthearticlemainlyabout?

A.HowtippingculturestartedintheUS.

B.HowtogivetipsproperlyintheUS.

C.NewwaystogivetipsintheUS.

1).ThedifferentattitudesthatChinesepeopleandAmericanshavetowardtipping.

44.WhichofthefollowingissaidtobeagainstthenormoftippingintheUS?

A.Payingwaitersandwaitresseslessthan$7.25perhour.

B.Ignoringthetipjaratfastfoodrestaurants,caf6s,oricecreamshops.

C.Tippingtaxidriverslessthan15%becauseofpoorservice.

D.Refusingtogivetipstoyourtourguide.

45.Theunderlinedword“obligated“inParagraph7probablymeans.

A.beingforcedtodosomethingB.beinggratefulforsomething

C.beingsurprisedatsomethingD.beingembarrassedaboutsomething

46.Accordingtotheauthor,Chineseconsumers.

A.don*tnecessarilyhavetofollowthetippingrulesintheUS

B.shouldusetheircreditcardstogivetips

C.mustargueabouttheamountoftiptheyhavetopay

D.shouldtakeiteasyandgivethecorrecttipsfordifferentoccasions

【答案】43.B44.D45.A46.D

【解析】

【分析】本文是说明文。文章主要讲解并描述了在美国给小费的原则和详细细微环节，即在美国怎样恰当

地洽小费。

【43题详解】

主旨大意题。依据第.段”AtripacrossthePacificwillguaranteeyouadifferentexperiencewith

atipping（给小费）cultureyou'vcnevercomeacrossinChina.n（跨太平洋之旅将保证你一个与

在中国文化中你从未遇到给小丑的不同的体验。）可知，文章主要讲解并描述了在美国给小费的原则和

详讯细微环节，即在美国怎样恰当地给小费，故选B。

【44题详解】

细微环节推理题。依据倒数第四段°Hairdressersoftenreceiveabout15percentofthebill.The

sanegoesforspatherapists（理疗师）andtourguides."（理发师通常会收到账单15%左右。同样，

水疗治疗师（理疗师）和导游。）可知，也应当给导游小费，所以拒绝给导游小费在美国是违反规范的。故

选Do

[45题详解】

揣测词义题。依据划线词所在的句子"Don'tfeelobligatedtothrowsomemoneyin,butalsoremember

thatitdoesn'thurt.Thoseworkersdonotrelyontips.（不要感觉有义务往小费罐里扔钱，那

些工人不依靠小费。）工人不依靠小费生活，说明不要感觉给小贽是义务。，obligated意为“有义务的”，

与A项同义，故选A。

[16题详解】

推理推断题。依据最终一段"formany