- 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：What does the author imply by saying “…many of my customers didn’t get the difference between server and servant” ( Lines 3-4，Para.7) ? - A 、Those who cater to others' needs are destined to be looked down upon.
- B 、Those working in the service industry shouldn’t be treated as servants.
- C 、Those serving others have to put up with rough treatment to earn a living.
- D 、The majority of customers tend to look on a servant as a server nowadays.
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参考答案【正确答案：B】
推论题 。 题干问的是… many of my customers didn't get the difference between server andservant… 一句所隐含的意思。Α选项注定要受到别人的轻视, 歪曲了作者的意愿;D选项将仆人视为服务员，颠倒了原文的意思；而C选项用上了原文中的只言片语put up with, 表述的只是字面意思, 具有一定的干扰性。所以B选项比较符合。
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