【正文】 ages is a pointless, crude, and unique American custom that, in the past several years, a handful of progressive restaurant owners have attempted to do away with. Danny Meyer, CEO of Union Square Hospitality Group, is about to join their ranks and has announced that he plans to gradually stop tipping at the pany39。 bills. Rather, Union Square Hospitality Group means to raise menu prices enough to fully cover the cost of a meal. If Meyer manages to move away from tipping at all without hurting his profits, it would almost certainly set the stage for others to follow suit.（1）What39。 management.Its cooks earn much more than its servers.C.The popularity of notipping restaurants.s pay in the hands of customers has a feeling of classism (階級(jí)歧視)．This fails in practice because humans turn out to be pretty arbitrary (隨意的) about their tipping behavior.”和“All of this doesn39。本文是圍繞禁止給小費(fèi)這一事件寫(xiě)的，Restaurants39。 most of the rest died after just a few days in captivity.And so far, while release rates may be improving, there is little evidence of better medium or longterm survival, especially for the moredifficulttosave species. There still aren39。 （1）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。 （3）考查推理判斷。根據(jù)第五段中的“while release rates may be improving, there is little evidence of better medium or longterm survival和rescue efforts will continue in large part because the public demands that Euthanasia is a difficult thing to do, especially for people who have built their lives around saving animals ”可知，一方面雖然釋放率在提高，但是幾乎沒(méi)有證據(jù)表明被釋放的鳥(niǎo)兒生存狀況更好；另一方面，救援工作仍將繼續(xù)，因?yàn)榘矘?lè)死是一件困難的事情，特別是對(duì)于那些從事拯救動(dòng)物的工作的人來(lái)說(shuō)。A call came into Jimmy Gilleece39。s every step in the bar. Within minutes, a young man approached the bar, put something in his pocket, and walked off. s bar. would live a better life ever after.【答案】 （1）D（2）B（3）C（4）B 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇記敘文，Jimmy Gilleece的酒吧中一位女士丟失了錢(qián)包，錢(qián)包里有她最珍視的結(jié)婚戒指。根據(jù)第三段中的“He said he saw the ring but thought it was fake, so he took the money and threw the wallet into the ocean. ”他說(shuō)他看到了戒指，但認(rèn)為是假的，所以他拿了錢(qián)，把錢(qián)包扔進(jìn)了大海，可知Prather得到錢(qián)包后，他把里面的錢(qián)花了。根據(jù)最后一段中的“When Gilleece called the wallet39。s new camera, called Clips, is a smart device. It es with a case that has a clip (夾子), but it39。s a face you see frequently, it39。 故選D。re likely to get more assistance from the artificial intelligence packed into our apps and gadgets”可知，這款相機(jī)依靠先進(jìn)的科技和人工智能等使得它成為了可能，成為了可以幫助人們記錄美好瞬間的工具。s public health column explains, daily showers are mon due to social norms more than any proper health need. We connect being freshly showered with being attractive and pleasing, so we tend to showering often to feel better. Of course, your situation may vary. If you have a job like car maintenance or construction, you39。re aiming to be your most presentable, be sure to keep it moderate to avoid hurting your skin in the long run.（1）According to the passage, why do most people shower daily? A.B.(1)考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第四段中的“‘I tell patients who shower daily not to soap their whole bodies,’ Mitchell says. Hit your pits, butt and groin, which are the areas that produce strong smells. The rest of your body doesn39。 And now you39。t found it yet, keep looking and don39。s inequities（不公平）like hunger, poverty, and so on.（1）What Michael Dell said is to urge us to ________. A.Failure.Appearance.（3）What does Bill Gates suggest people do? A.D.s going to hit you in the head with a brick. Don39?！军c(diǎn)評(píng)】本題考點(diǎn)涉及細(xì)節(jié)理解，詞義猜測(cè)，推理判斷和主旨大意四個(gè)題型的考查，是一篇健康類(lèi)閱讀，要求考生在捕捉細(xì)節(jié)信息的基礎(chǔ)上，進(jìn)一步根據(jù)上下文的邏輯關(guān)系，進(jìn)行分析，推理，概括和歸納，從而選出正確答案。ll still be smelly.”可知每天身上都會(huì)沾污垢或是每天都出很多汗的工作，才需要每天洗澡，故選A。t Shower Daily【答案】（1）C（2）A（3）B（4）D 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇說(shuō)明文，從長(zhǎng)遠(yuǎn)來(lái)看，每天淋浴對(duì)身體健康有害。D.Building workers 【點(diǎn)評(píng)】本題考點(diǎn)涉及細(xì)節(jié)理解，詞義猜測(cè)和主旨大意三個(gè)題型的考查，是一篇科技類(lèi)閱讀，考生需要準(zhǔn)確掌握細(xì)節(jié)信息，并根據(jù)上下文進(jìn)行邏輯推理，概括歸納，從而選出正確答案。 （3）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。 （1）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。The only way to see the images is by connecting the camera with your phone, as it has no screen for viewing or editing. 故選C。故選D。s owner, she burst into tears and immediately dropped the charge against Prather for stealing the ring.（1）What did the woman value most in her wallet? ID. credit cards. money. wedding ring.（2）What did Prather do after getting the wallet? kept the ring. spent the money in it. threw it in a dustbin. returned it to the owner.（3）Why did Gilleece help Prather? teach the child a lesson. meet the customer39。t eaten in two days. He said he saw the ring but thought it was fake, so he took the money and threw the wallet into the ocean. Then he bought a sandwich.Gilleece, 42, didn39。故選C。根據(jù)這些數(shù)據(jù)可知，被浸在石油中的鳥(niǎo)兒即使獲救，他們的存活率也很低。但是科學(xué)家們質(zhì)疑救援工作是否值得。 Clean bird feathers repel water (防水) and regulate body temperature while dirty ones don39。 Rescue workers had collected 820 birds from the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, the majority of them already dead. The current spill promises to be the largest in US history, and as cleanup efforts stretch across the summer, it39。根據(jù)第一段中的“Danny Meyer, …… has announced that he plans to gradually stop tipping at the pany39。（2）考查推理判斷。B.Tipping will bring customers a sense of satisfaction.（3）What can we know about Union Square Hospitality group? A.Doubtful.（2）What can be inferred from Paragraph 2? A.s move is that, unlike some restaurant owners who have taken an antitipping stand, he won39。s pay in the hands of customers has a feeling of classism (階級(jí)歧視). And in theory, handing restaurant customers the power to tip is at least supposed to motivate better service. This fails in practice because humans turn out to be pretty arbitrary (隨意的) about their tipping behavior. Research has shown that the amount diners tip has very little to do with their level of satisfaction. All of this doesn39。ll hang around and want to talk to you even more.”聽(tīng)者的贊美之詞和他們有興趣想了解更多的好奇心和關(guān)注，是說(shuō)者最關(guān)心的。re allowed to say whatever is on your mind.”可知習(xí)慣性思維讓我們表達(dá)我們內(nèi)心所想，意