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You"re out to dinner. The food is delicious and the service is fine. You decide to leave a big fat tip. Why?
The answer may not be as simple as you think.
Tipping, psychologists have found,is not just about service. Instead, studies have shown that tipping can
be affected by psychological reactions to a series of different factors from the waiter"s choice of words, to
how they carry themselves while taking orders, to the bill"s total. Even how much waiters remind customers
of themselves can determine how much change they pocket by the end of the night.
"Studies before have shown that mimicry (模仿) brings into positive feelings for the mimicker," wrote
Rick van Baaren, a social psychology professor. "These studies show that people who are being mimicked
become more generous toward the person who mimicks them."
So Rick van Baaren divided 59 waiters into two groups. He requested that half serve with a phrase such
as, "Coming up!" Those in the other half were instructed to repeat the orders and preferences back to the
customers. Rick van Baaren then compared their take-home pay. The results were clear-it pays to mimic your
customer. The copycat (模仿者) waiters earned almost double the amount of tips to the other group.
Leonard Green and Joel Myerson, psychologists 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, cabdrivers, hair stylists,
they found tip percentages in these three areas dropped as customers" bills went up. In fact, tip percentages
appear to plateau (稳定期) 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," Green says. "You have to give a little extra to the cabdriver 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."
B. 2.
C. 3.
D. 4.
B. people who are being mimicked usually tip less to the person who mimics them
C. the mimic waiters can get almost twice as much money as those who don"t mimick others
D. mimicry makes the mimicker feel bad
percentages?
B.
C.
D.
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inspiring that
I would like to recommend it to you. This book, Chicken Soup for the Soul, 2. w________by Jack
Canfield, first appeared 3.________ 1993 and soon became a bestseller.
It will surely inspire readers of all 4. ________ (年龄).
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Directions: The people below are all looking for a place for different purposes. After the description of
these people, there is information about six places A-F. Decide which place would be most suitable for the
person mentioned in questions 1-5 and then mark the correct (A-F) on your answer sheet. There is one
extra paragraph about one place which you do not need to use.
reward to him for his great contributions. So now an idea of traveling to a new place to continue his study
has come into his mind.
_____2. Though Lola is a woman reporter, she is brave enough to go deep into the places at war. Next month,
she will go to a place at war, she is confident to do her work well and give people the most brief and real
reports.
_____3. Alice and Simon are going to get married. They want to hold an underwater wedding in a special
place, which has beautiful scenery, silver sand and delicious seafood and luxurious hotels, where they can
enjoy themselves.
_____4. Jane is a modern girl, who is a crazy fan of rock music and films. She has a romantic dream, that
is, one day, she will go to a beautiful place to appreciate all the attractive music and films with a cup of coffee
in her hand.
_____5. Tom is really depressed these days. Owing to his bad management, his company closed. He wants
to go to a place to try his fortune so that he can start his business again in the near future.
beauty and culture. It is a wonderful place for swimming and diving. The large number of interesting fish
means it is also an exciting place for those who like to go fishing.
B. Las Vegas is really a fascinated city. The most attractive thing here is gambling (赌博). Maybe you will
become a millionaire or lose all your money overnight. What"s so clever about Las Vegas is that it makes
absolutely certain that you have such a good time you don"t mind losing a bit of money along the way; that"s
why they don"t even call it "gambling" anymore, but "gaming".
C. Few cities leave the visitors with such vivid impressions, the whole city is something of a work of art, the
quiet River Seine, the Eiffel Tower, Palais du Louvre and so on are really feast to your eyes. And annual film
festival is held with a refreshing emphasis on art. Few cities can compete with the thousands. of cafés, bars
and restaurants that line every Parisian street.
D. Kitzbuhel is a paradise for all the skiers. With fine weather and breath-taking scenery, it is a world-class
ski resort. Every winter, thousands of people come from all parts of the world to challenge themselves. If you
can"t ski, don"t worry. The town offers many shops, café and a variety of entertainment.
E. As the cultural centre and biggest centre and biggest city in the region, Jerusalem is regarded as a holy place
by Jews, Muslims and Christians. However, since the war broke out, people there have suffered a lot, the
situation has been tense, and peace is just a dream.
F. The old Nile brought about the civilization of Egypt; people there regard it as "the mother river" of them.
On both sides of the Nile stand noble pyramids which were built as the tombs of the ancient pharaohs (法老).
And the constructions are beyond people"s imagination.
Now that I am no longer young, I have friends whose mothers have passed away. I have heard these
sons and daughters say they never fully appreciated their mothers until it was too late to tell them.
I am blessed with the dear mother who is still alive. I appreciate her more each day. My mother does
not change, but I do. As I grow older and wiser, I realize what an extraordinary person she is. How sad
that I am unable to speak these words in her presence, but they flow easily from my pen.
How does a daughter begin to thank her mother for life itself? For the love, patience and just plain hard
work that go into raising a child? For running after a toddler, for understanding a moody teenager, for
tolerating a college student who knows everything? For waiting for the day when a daughter realizes how
wise her mother really is?
How does a grown woman thank a mother for continuing to be a mother? For being ready with advice
(when asked) or remaining silent when it is most appreciated? For not saying:"I told you so", when she
could have said these words dozens of times? For being essentially herself-loving, thoughtful, patient, and
forgiving?
I don"t know how, dear God, except to bless her as richly as she deserves and to help me live up to the
example she has set. I pray that I will look as good in the eyes of my children as my mother looks in mine.
A daughter
B. A letter to mother
C. For Mother"s Day
D. My dear mother
B. A child who has only recently learnt to walk.
C. A teenager who has entered college.
D. A child who has only recently learnt to speak.
B. The author"s mother used to be very strict with her children.
C. The author"s mother used to become angry from time to time.
D. The author"s mother has set a good example to her children.
B. Thankful
C. Respectful
D. Satisfied
opportunities to make them. In one of my earliest 2 , my mother is telling me, "Don"t watch the 3
when you say "I"m sorry". Hold your head up and look the person in the 4 , so he"ll know you 5 it."
My mother thus made the key point of a(n) 6 apology: it must be direct. You must never 7 to
be doing something else. You do not 8 a pile of letters while apologizing to a person 9 in position
after blaming him or her for a mistake that turned out to be your 10 . You do not apologize to a hostess,
whose guest of honor you treat 11 , by sending flowers the next day without mentioning your bad 12 .
One of the important things you should do for an 13 apology is readiness to 14 the responsibility
for our careless mistakes. We are used to making excuses, which leaves no 15 for the other person to
16 us. Since most people are open-hearted, the no-excuse apology leaves both parties feeling 17 about
themselves. That, after all, is the 18 of every apology. It 19 little whether the apologizer is wholly or
only partly at fault: answering for one"s 20 encourages others to take their share of the blame.
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| Hi, Antonio, I read your blog and guess what? Now I have a summer job with my neighbor moving their lawn and doing work around their house and I am getting paid. I do the same work at my house but the pay is better at the neighbor"s. Have a great summer, man! Posted by: Jack Dear Antonio, My son is 15 and he has been begging for a summer job. Do you know of any place that hires children of that age? Posted by: Vallery Hi, Antonio, I am 13 years old and trying to earn money to take a trip with my chorus to Hawaii. I am willing to do any work at any hour during the summer. Posted by Ashley Jordan Hi, Antonio, I am 19 years old, a college student and I am looking for a summer job. Does anyone know somewhere that is hiring? I have been looking for two weeks now. Posted by: Erica Allen Dear Antonio, My daughter is working in the file room at the law firm I work for and I am very happy that we were able to get her on. My concern is that she wouldn"t have got the summer job if I had not "known" people. What about kids whose parents do not know someone? Posted by: Tracy Hi, Antonio, I found my summer job on my own and my parents are so proud of me because I did it on my own. That is why the world needs teens who can take responsibility for themselves and grow into mature and wise adults. Can"t wait for your next blog. I enjoy your writing. You have a great point of view. Posted by: Jeff | |||
| 1. What may be the topic of Antonio"s blog this time? | |||
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| A. Spending a great summer. B. Getting a summer job. C. Having an ideal career. D. Entering a profession. | |||
| 2. From the above posts we learn that _____. | |||
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| A. Jack gets paid for cutting and moving the lawn for his own family B. Valley has been begging in streets over the summer C. Erica is quite experienced in finding part-time jobs D. Ashley is willing to do any part-time job during his trip to Hawaii | |||
| 3. From the above posts we learn that _____. | |||
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| A. Jack gets paid for cutting and moving the lawn for his own family B. Valley has been begging in streets over the summer C. Erica is quite experienced in finding part-time jobs D. Ashley is willing to do any part-time job during his trip to Hawaii | |||
| 4. Where can we find the text most probably? | |||
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| A.In a book. B. In a report C. In a bulletin (公告). D. On the Internet. |