- 阅读理解A
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题目：The expression “tip service" ( Line 4, Para.3) most probably means_____. - A 、advisory
- B 、compensation
- C 、interaction
- D 、reminder
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参考答案【正确答案：D】
词汇题。“tip service"这个短语出现在第三段第四句。句子中分号表示了前后语义上的并 列，即后面部分是对前面部分的解释说明。前面部分提到，“搜索代理”可以当作一种tipservice;下文中对其进行解释：when you get e-mail, consider it a reminder to check the databaseagain。即当你收到电子邮件时, 把它看作是再次核查资料库的提示，句中reminder与tip service为同义解释的关系, 所以正确答案是D选项。
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