【文章內(nèi)容簡(jiǎn)介】 ologists at Washington University in St. Louis, found the generosity of a tipper may be limited by his bill. After research on the 1, 000 tips left for waiters, cab drivers, hair stylists, they found tip percentages in these three areas dropped as customers’ bills went up. In fact, tip percentages appear to plateau (達(dá)到穩(wěn)定水平) when bills topped $100 and a bill for $200 made the worker gain no bigger percentage tip than a bill for $100. “That’s also a point of tipping, ”Mr. Green says. “You have to give a little extra to the cab driver for being there to pick you up and something to the waiter for being there to serve you. If they weren’t there, you’d never get any service. So part of the idea of a tip is for just being there. ”60. Apart from service, how many other factors affecting the customers’ tipping are mentioned in the passage? A. 1. B. 2. C. 3. D. 4. 61. These studies show that _____. A. tipping can be affected by physical reactions to many different waiters’ factorsB. people who are being mimicked usually tip less to the person who mimics themC. the mimic waiters can get almost twice as much money as the other groupD. mimicry makes the mimicker feel bad62. According to the passage, which of the following will be likely to show the right change of the tip percentages? 63. We know from the passage that the writer seems to _____. A. object to Mr. Green’s idea about tippingB. think part of Mr. Green’s explanation is reasonableC. give his generous tip to waiters very oftenD. support the opinions of Mr. Green and Rick van Baaren about tipping(C) You know Australia is a big country, but you may not know how easy it is to get around. The untouched beaches that go for miles and deserts that touch the horizon are just there, waiting to be reached and explored. The following are the different ways you can explore our vast country. Getting around Australia Air Flying is the best way to cover large distances in a short time. You can spend more time on the Australia’s can’tmiss landscapes and relaxing lifestyle. Moreover, petition among airlines makes great flying fees available for you. Drive Australia has a vast network of wellmaintained roads and some of the most beautiful touring routes in the world. You have no difficulty finding car rental panies at major airports, central city locations, suburbs and attractions. Bus Bus travel in Australia is fortable, easy and economical. Buses generally have air conditioning, reading lights, adjustable seats and videos. Services are frequent, affordable and efficient. Rail Train travel is the cheapest and gives you an insight into Australia’s size and variety, all from the fort of your carriage. Scheduled services are a great way to get quickly between our cities and regional centers. Ferry(輪渡) The Spirit of Tasmania runs a passenger and vehicle ferry service between Melbourne and Tasmania nightly. Extra services are running during summer rush hours. Sealink ferries connect South Australia and Kangaroo Island several times a day. Ferries connect suburbs in our capital cities. Walk With easyonthefeet pedestrian streets, walking is a great way to get around our cities. Besides all of above, you can also experience some of the longest tracks and trails in the world in central Australia—impressive journeys of a thousand kilometers or more that can take several weeks to plete. 64. The underlined word “untouched” (in the 1st paragraph) means _____. A. secure B. special C. natural D. artificial65. Which of the following is TRUE about traveling in Australia? A. More travelers make the flying fees among airlines higher than before. B. You can easily rent a car to explore its most beautiful touring routes. C. Taking a bus tour is the most fortable, economical and efficient way. D. Train services can offer you more fort than any other means of transport. 66. Ferry service between Melbourne and Tasmania usually runs _____. A. at night hoursB. only during rush hoursC. several times a dayD. between different cities67. From the passage, we can learn that _____. A. pedestrian walking is a great way to travel between citiesB. traveling in central Australia is timeconsumingC. Central Australia has the world’s longest railway lineD. you have to walk over a thousand kilometers in Australia（D） Employees are being flooded with too much information that has little to do with their work, according to a new survey. On average, whitecollar workers spend 51 percent of their work time receiving and processing information. Only one third of it was relevant to their work, the survey found. Information overload for whitecollar workers has bee a global issue. The huge amount of information has already affected their efficiency in management as well as their performance at work. Buried with s Every morning, a secretary at the human resources department of an auto parts pany opens her box, only to find it crammed with at least 50 unread mails. For her, even scanning through these s every day takes at least half an hour. Some of her colleagues are not so lucky—they have to read at least 100. Bothered with calls Telephone calls are also causing a problem. More than 40 percent whitecollar workers choose mobile phones as the preferred way to municate important and urgent business matters. Talking saves time and energy over the clicking, reading and replying to s, but phone calls are also more distracting(分心的). While answering a call, a clerk is likely to put away a much more important task at hand and start the business being talked about on the phone. Solution? Not yet. Many panies start with providing staff with better puters, better Internet access and more advanced gadgets(裝置). For example, staff members above a certain le