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I. 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分） 阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的（A、B、C和D）四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 All the World Asks On my first day in a college classroom , I felt like an overgrown child returning to eivilization (文明世界) after having been lost in the forest for thirty years . there I sat , 36 enough to be a father to most of the students in the room , 37 unconfident enough to be their baby brother . We were crowded elbow (肘部) to elbow , listening to a 38 who looked even younger than the students . I felt oncomfortable and out of place as the professor carefully 39 what she expected us to learn . As I listened , I couldn’t help but 40 of my own oldest daughter who was now beginning her first year in 41 , just like me . I remembered how hanl I had tried to help build self-confidence in her and my other children . So why did I suddenly feel like a scared 42 myself ? When I walked out of that classroom , I had serious 43 about my ability to make it 44 college . Not until late that night did my thinking 45 . It was a long-distance 46 from my daughter , my fellow college freshman (新生), that did the trick . She spoke on the phone about the doubts , worries and anxieties she was 47 . She was certain that she’d never 48 at college . How 49 her worries sounded . In my most confident parental 50 . I said, “Doing your best it all the world 51 .” the next day in class , those words still repeated in my head . When the professor raised a 52 for the class ,nobody , including me , 53 to answer . When I looked around at the 54 and uncertainty on the young faces in that room , I knew 55 what I had to do : my best . That’s all the world asks . So raised my hand , and the professor called my name . I spoke .
36．A．big B．tall C．old D．strong 37．A．and B．so C．or D．yet 38．A．professor B．teacher C．lecturer D．instructor 39．A．showed B．explained C．designed D．offered 40．A．think B．speak C．talk D．hear 41．A．school B．office C．classroom D．college 42．A．father B．parent C．child D．son 43．A．fears B．doubts C．opinions D．ideas 44．A．over B．on C．with D．through 45．A．stop B．turn C．change D．continue 46．A．call B．talk C．report D．discussion 47．A．obtaining B．gaining C．experiencing D．feeling 48．A．fail B．succeed C．win D．pass 49．A．common B．ordinary C．regular D．familiar 50．A．sound B．whisper C．word D．voice 51．A．hopes B．asks C．wants D．expects 52．A．request B．problem C．question D．demand 53．A．dared B．preferred C．tried D．prepared 54．A．sorrow B．joy C．fear D．anger 55．A．exactly B．roughly C．gradually D．certainly II. 阅读理解（共20小题，每题2分，满分40分） 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 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-year industry .Consumers 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 .” 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 57．Which of the following best explains the underlined phrase “caught on” ? A．been hated B．become popular C．been stopped D．been permitted 58．Among the following situations , in your opinion , who is likely to tip most ? A．A Frenchman just quarreled with the barber who did his hair badly in NY. B．A Chinese student enjoyed his meal in a famous fast food restaurant in NY. C．A Japanese businessman asked for a pizza delivery from a Pizza Hut in NY. D．An American just had a wonderful dinner in a well-known restaurant in NY. 59．We can infer from this passage that . A．tipping is no longer a good way to satisfy
