- 阅读理解A
题干：Likemostpeople,I'velongunderstoodthatIwillbejudgedbymyoccupationthatmyprofessionisagaugepeopleusedtoseehowsmartortalentedIam.Recently,however,IwasdisappointedtoseethatitalsodecideshowI，mtreatedasaperson.LastyearIleftaprofessionalpositionasasmall-townreporterandtookajobwaitingtables.Assomeonepaidtoservefoodtopeople，IhadcustomerssayanddothingstomeIsuspectthey'dneversayordototheirmostcasualacquaintances.Onenightamantalkingonhiscellphonewavedmeaway,thenbeckoned(示意）mebackwithhisfingeraminutelater,complaininghewasreadytoorderandaskingwhereI'dbeen.Ihadwaitedtablesduringsummersincollegeandwastreatedlikeapeon(勤杂工）byplentyofpeople.Butat19yearsold,IbelievedIdeservedinferiortreatmentfromprofessionaladults.Besides,peoplerespondedtomedifferentlyafterItoldthemIwasincollege.CustomerswouldjokethatonedayI'dbesittingattheirtable，waitingtobeserved.OnceIgraduatedItookajobatacommunitynewspaper.Frommyfirstday，Iheardarespectfultonefromeveryonewhocalledme.Iassumedthiswasthewaytheprofessionalworldworked-cordially.Isoonfoundoutdifferently,Isatseveralfeetawayfromanadvertisingsalesrepresentativewithasimilarname.OurcallswouldoftengetmixedupandsomeoneaskingforKristenwouldbetransferredtoChristie.Themistakewasimmediatelyevident.Perhapsitwasbecausemoneywasinvolved,butpeopleusedatonewithKristenthattheyneverusedwithme.Myjobtitlemadepeopletreatmewithcourtesy.Soitwasashocktoreturntotherestaurantindustry.It'snosecretthatthere’salottoputupwithwhenwaitingtables，andfortunately，muchofitcanbeeasilyforgottenwhenyoupocketthetips.Theserviceindustry,bydefinition,existstocatertoothers’needs.Still，itseemedthatmanyofmycustomersdidn’tgetthedifferencebetweenserverandservant.I’mnowapplyingtograduateschool，whichmeanssomedayI’11returntoaprofessionwherepeopleneedtobenicetomeinordertogetwhattheywant.IthinkI'11takethemtodinnerfirst.andseehowtheytreatsomeonewhoseonlyjobistoservethem.
题目：How did the author feel when waiting tables at the age of 19? - A 、She felt it unfair to be treated as a mere servant by professionals.
- B 、She felt badly hurt when her customers regarded her as a peon.
- C 、She was embarrassed each time her customers joked with her.
- D 、She found it natural for professionals to treat her as inferior.
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参考答案【正确答案：D】
细节题。题干要求考生回答的是作者19岁的时候当服务员的感受。第三段第二句… Ibelieve I deserved inferior treatment from professional adults. (我觉得我就应该受到从事专业工作的大人们对我低人一等的对待）。其中deserve(应当，应该）就可以理解为D选项中的natural，所以本题的正确答案是D。Α选项中的unfair(感觉不公），B选项中的badly hurt(受到很大的伤害），C选项中的embarrassed(难为情的）都与原文不符。
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