Tipping isn’t a big part of British culture, unlike in North America, where waiters and waitresses are paid below minimum wage. Tips are usually appreciated, but offering a tip of some services can cause confusion.
In casual restaurants, where you pay for your order at a counter but food is brought to your table, tipping is uncommon. You are welcome to leave a pound or two if you wish. In restaurants where you place your order with a waiter or a waitress and receive your food and bill at your table, it’s customary to tip around 10 percent. In some restaurants, a service charge may be added to the bill automatically, typically 10 or 12.5 percent. In this case, you don’t need to add a further tip. When you pay by credit card, the machine may ask if you want to add a tip. Check your bill to see if a service charge has already been added before paying—if so you don’t need to add a tip on the machine. You can request the service charge be removed from your bill if you are unhappy with the service. In some cases a restaurant may print “service not included” on the bill or menu. This is a request for a tip. You’re not forced to offer anything, but 10 percent would be normal in this situation. Tipping in cafes and fast food restaurant is not expected.
If you use a taxi, round the fare up to the nearest pound shown on the meter. On a journey from or to the airport in a booked minicab you might wish to trip 2 or 3 pounds if the driver helps with your bags.
Be sure to check a country’s tipping culture before you start your tip. For more information, visit TripAdvisor.com.
1.According to the text, ________ in British culture.
A. it is necessary to tip if you are served in cafes
B. it is confusing to tip if you receive your bill at your table
C. it is customary to tip if “service not included” is printed on the bill
D. it is compulsory to tip even if the service is unsatisfying in some restaurants
2.When you pay by credit card, _________.
A. the service charge can be added on the machine
B. the service charge must have been included in the bill automatically
C. the service charge can’t be refused
D. the service charge needn’t be checked before you pay
3.If the British taxi meter shows 58.4 pounds, you are expected to pay ________.
A. 58.4 pounds B. 59 pounds
C. 61 pounds D. 64 pounds
4.What is the best title for the text?
A. Introduction of TripAdvisor.com B. Occasions for Tipping
C. Advice on Tipping in Restaurants D. British Ways to Tipping
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Walt Whitman was born in 1819 in Long Island, New York. Whitman received most of his education outside of the classroom. At the age of eleven, he worked in a law office as an office boy where he became interested in reading. He was soon reading the works of famous authors like William Shakespeare and Homer, and was well on his way to becoming one of America’s most well-known poets.
By the time Whitman was seventeen years old, he had already worked as a printer’s learner, a worker, and a learning games to help his students with spelling and maths. In his early twenties, however, he gave up teaching to pursue (追求) a full-time career as a journalist and poet.
When Walt Whitman first appeared as a poet, his arrival onto the American literary scene was met with controversy. His first collection of poems,Leaves of Grass, was so unusual that no commercial publisher would print the work. In 1855 Whitman published, at his own expense, the first edition of his collection of twelve poems.
Whitman’s poetic style was uncommon in the sense that he wrote poems in a form called parallelism (对句法), in which his goal was to copy the flow of the sea and the quickly-passing nature of human emotion. A common theme in Whitman’s poetry is self-realization. In his work, Whitman moves from conventional patterns of rhyme to create a unique rhythm and a multi-layered, but truly American voice.
“Although Whitman was considered a revolutionary by many, there is little doubt he loved his country deeply.” In his writing, he used slang (俚语) and various images, or voices, to create a sense of national unity.
For Whitman, the “proof of a poet is that his country absorbs him as affectionately as he has absorbed it.” Whitman has undoubtedly become a part of the cultural history and image of America.
1.Paragraph 2 mainly talks about ________.
A.Whitman’s education
B.Whitman’s early career
C.how Whitman became a poet
D.why Whitman’s poems were popular
2.When Whitman first appeared as a poet, ________.
A.he received a warm welcome
B.his literary road was not easy
C.he became famous for his unusual style
D.his poetic style was copied by other poets
3.What was Whitman’s greatest literary contribution?
A.He expressed human emotion in his writing.
B.He showed that flow of the sea in his poems.
C.He used slang to show his love for his country.
D.He created a unique rhythm and An American voice.
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There have been many great inventions that changed the way we live. The first great invention was one that is still very important today—the wheel. This made it easier to carry heavy things and to travel long distances. For hundreds of years after that there were few inventions that had as much effect as the wheel. Then in the early 1800’s the world started to change. There was little unknown land left in the world. People did not have to explore much anymore. They began to work instead to make life better. In the second half of the 19th century many great inventions were made. Among them were the camera, the electric light and the radio. These all became a big part of our life today.
The first part of the 20th century saw more great inventions. The helicopter in 1909. Movies with sound in 1926. The computer in 1928. And jet planes in 1930. This was also a time when a new material was first made. Nylon came out in 1935. It changed the kind of clothes people wear. The middle part of the 20th century brought new ways to help people get over disease. They worked very well. They made people healthier and let them live longer lives. By the 1960’s most people could expect to live to be at least 60. By this time most people had a very good life.
Of course new inventions continued to be made. But man now had a desire to explore again. The world was known to man but the stars were not. Man began looking for ways to go into space. Russia made the first step. Then the United States took a step. Since then other countries, including China and Japan, have made their steps into space. In 1969 man took his biggest step away from the earth. Americans first walked on the moon. This is certainly just a beginning, though.
New inventions will someday allow us to do things we have never yet dreamed of.
1.Why did the world start to change in the early 1800’s?
A.Because there were few inventions that had as much effect as the wheel for hundreds of years.
B.Because people began to work to make life better instead of exploring unknown world.
C.Because there was little unknown land left in the world.
D.Because people did not have to explore much anymore.
2.In Paragraph 2, the word “They” in the sentence “They worked very well” refers to ________.
A.helicopters, computers, jet planes, nylon B.new materials
C.new ways to help people get over disease D.people
3.Why did man have a desire to explore again?
A.Going into space is a dream for man to realize.
B.Man wanted to move to other stars.
C.Other countries wanted to follow Russia.
D.Other countries wanted to catch up with America.
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Venice is one of the most beautiful cities of the world. Venice is a cultural and tourist center and is famous for its museums, architecture, cityscape and world of art.
Only about 25 % of Venice’s 280, 000 people live in the historical center of the city. 1. The main method of transportation between the islands is by taking boats that travel up and down the city’s many canals. The main waterway is the Grand Canal, which winds through the heart of Venice. Hundreds of bridges connect the island.
2. The city’s most famous church, Saint Mark’s Basilica, and the Doge’s Palace which was the home of Venice’s rulers for hundreds of years, are the main attractions of the piazza. The square is a famous tourist attraction surrounded by cafes and vendor(大排档，小贩).
East of the historical center on the outer part of the lagoon (环礁湖) is Lido, a 10km long sandy island. 3. The Venice Film Festival is one of the major annual film events that take place there.
The location of the city at sea level and global warming have caused many problems for Venice. 4. From November to February they cause a situation in which sea level rises up to one and a half meters and cover many of Venice’s famous areas.
Salt water from the sea has damaged the foundations of many buildings and constant repairs are necessary. 5. Industries and tourism have steadily reduced the level of ground water in Venice, making foundations of building unstable.
A. Over the centuries the Mediterranean town has been regularly flooded by tides.
B. The central location of Venice is the Piazza San Marco or Saint Mark’s Square.
C. It attracts thousands of beach--goers throughout the summer holidays.
D. Water gets into the buildings, and destroys the walls.
E. The cost of living is also lower, in Venice.
F. The rest live on the mainland.
G. The city is full of tourists.
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Two Candles
Tom was a middle﹣aged leather trader whose repeated failure in career made him a depressed man，often__ that he had been cheated by others．One day he told his wife he was so__ with the city that he had to leave．
So his family moved to another city．It was the evening of a weekend．When Tom and his wife were busily__ up their new home，the light__ went out．They had to stop work．Tom was regretful to have forgotten to bring along candles and had to wait__ in a low mood．Just then he heard slight，hesitant__ on his door that sounded clear in the__ night．
"Who's it？"he wondered，since Tom was a__ to this city．And this was the moment he especially hated to be__，so he went to the door and opened it __．At the door was a little girl，shyly asking，"Sir，do you have candles？I'm your neighbor．""No，"answered Tom in anger and shut the door __．"What a nuisance （讨厌鬼）!"He complained over it with his wife．"No sooner had we settled down than the neighbor came to __ things．"
After a while，the door was knocked again．He opened it and found the same girl outside．_____this time she was __ two candles，saying，"My grandma told me the new neighbor downstairs might need candles．She _____ me here to give you these．"Tom was very__ by what he saw．When he became fully aware，he said，"Thank you and your grandmother．God bless you!"
At that moment he suddenly realized what caused his __ in life．It was his __ and harshness （刻薄） with other people．The person who had cheated him in life was __ nobody else but himself，for his life had been darkened by his unsympathetic __．
1.A.complaining B.telling C.hoping D.pretending
2.A.inspired B.disappointed C.embarrassed D.impressed
3.A.building B.turning C.coming D.tidying
4.A.horribly B.accidentally C.suddenly D.slowly
5.A.anxiously B.doubtfully C.hopefully D.helplessly
6.A.steps B.words C.knocks D.noises
7.A.dark B.quiet C.cold D.sleepless
8.A.newcomer B.traveller C.guest D.settler
9.A.called B.disturbed C.watched D.offered
10.A.surprisingly B.delightedly C.impatiently D.willingly
11.A.gently B.kindly C.politely D.violently
12.A.lend B.sell C.fetch D.borrow
13.A.And B.But C.So D.For
14.A.holding B.hiding C.blowing D.lighting
15.A.advised B.encouraged C.sent D.forced
16.A.frightened B.pleased C.puzzled D.Surprised
17.A.failure B.dissatisfaction C.complaint D.determination
18.A.responsibility B.coldness C.apology D.concept
19.A.doubtfully B.hardly C.actually D.finally
20.A.mind B.opinion C.behavior D.look
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阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或用括号内单词的正确形式（至多三个单词）。
In many countries, 1. is not unusual for families of different backgrounds to live together in the shared space. 2., in the United States, this idea may still be considered odd.
But this type of housing, 3.(call) co-housing, is gaining 4. (popular) in the United States, too. Co-housing complexes are popping up across the country. For many people, this way of life is 5. relief to the busy modern lifestyle. A co-housing community has 6. (private) owned houses and shared land. There is often a “common house” with a kitchen and dining room, meeting room, and maybe a workshop of library or music room. About 25 co-housing communities 7. (build) in recent years, and 150 more are planned.
A co-housing complex is a place 8. residents shop, cook, and eat together. Residents of a co-housing complex like its sense of shared community. Children have other kids to play 9., which many families like. Other residents like the feeling of living in a “ village”. Residents also say that they can live in co-housing for 10. money than they would pay for nearby apartments.
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阅读下面短文，根据所学课文，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或用括号内单词的正确形式（至多三个单词）。
There’s no electricity or water and even no textbooks 1. ! I’m still trying to adapt to these conditions. 2., one thing is for sure, I’ve become more 3. (imagine) in my teaching. Science is my most 4. (challenge) subject as my students have no 5. of doing experiments. In fact there is no equipment, and if I need water I have to carry it from my house in a bucket! The other day I was showing the boys the weekly chemistry experiment when, 6. I knew it, the mixture was bubbling over everywhere! The boys 7. had never come across anything like this before started jumping out of the windows. Sometimes I wonder how 8. chemistry is to these students, most of 9. will be going back to their villages after Year 8 anyway. To be honest, I doubt whether I’m making any 10. to these boys’ lives at all.
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阅读下面短文，根据所学课文，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或用括号内单词的正确形式（至多三个单词）。
I’m sitting in the warm night air 1. a cold drink in my hand and 2. (reflect) on the day－a day of 3. magic! I went snorkelling on the reef offshore this morning and it was the most fantastic thing I have ever done. Seeing such 4. beauty, I think every cell in my body 5. (wake) up. It was like discovering a whole new 6. of life.
The first thing I became 7. of was all the vivid colours 8. (surround) me－purples, reds, oranges, yellows, blues and greens. The corals were fantastic－they 9. (shape) like fans, plates, brains, lace, mushrooms, the branches of trees and the horns of deer. And all kinds of small, neat and elegant fish were swimming in and 10. the corals.
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根据首字母或中文意思或用括号内单词的正确形式（至多三个单词），完成句子。
1.Day in and day out, Miss Zhang has been o_________ with her paperwork throughout a fortnight.
2.Some graduates will take part in a national test in order to get a business q________ for future work.
3.People don’t like to be forced to p_________ in too many social activities in their spare time.
4.You have to make the best of your time. O_________ you cannot finish so much homework in time.
5.From Jame’s face, I could see he was terrified of _________(抛弃) by us.
6.The water looks ________(浅的) but it flows quickly.
7.The clock tower _________(见证) the great changes in Haikou city in the past 30 years.
8.What a sweet victory it was _________(嫉妒) by those women!
9.I hope my suggestions will meet with your _________(赞同)
10.Oh! Am I late? I’m sorry _________(keep) you waiting.
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假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。作文中共有10处错误，每句中错误最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。按以下要求进行修改：
1）增加：在缺词处加一个漏词符号（∧），并在此符号下面写出该加的词；
2）删词：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉；
3）修改：在错的词下画一条横线，并在该横线下面写出修改后的词。
注意： 1、每处错误及修改均仅限一词;
2、只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。
3、凡答题不符合规定要求的该小题计零分！
Jenny, my cousin, joined Doctors Without Borders after graduating from a nursing school last year. Now she works as a volunteer in Kenya. The reason that she joined the organization is because she wants to help others and make a difference to others’ lives. Every day, she has a busy schedule, distributing food to hungry people, checks the health of babies and giving children shots to protecting them from diseases. In my letter, she says that she is trying to adapt to the rough conditions there. That my cousin is doing has been had a great influence on me. I have now joined my school volunteer team and I went to the city hospital to help the patients with my classmates every Sunday. I feel happily because I can do something to help those are in need.
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假设你是李华，你已在纽约大学学习一年，现收到表弟林涛的来信，他也准备申请国外大学，在信中向你咨询如何做好学业准备，请你就以下内容要点给他回信。
1. 你需要阅读大量的书籍及文章，形成自己对问题的看法，并写成文章有理有据地表达你的想法；
2. 你需要学会小组合作，在小组内与组员紧密合作，发挥你的作用，有效地完成任务。
注意： 1. 词数120左右；
2. 不可逐条翻译，可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3. 注意卷面整洁、书写规范。
Dear Lin Tao:
I’m glad to hear from you._______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Yours
Li Hua
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