- 阅读理解A
题干：InAmericaalone,tippingisnowa$16billion-a-yearindustry.Arecentpollshowedthat40%ofAmericansloathe(厌恶)thepractice.Consumersactingrationallyoughtnottopaymorethantheyhavetoforagivenservice.Tipsshouldnotexist.Sowhydothey?Theconventionalwisdomisthattipsbothrewardtheeffortsofgoodserviceandreduceuncomfortablefeelingsofinequality.Thebettertheservice,thebiggerthetip.ButaccordingtonewresearchfromCornellUniversity,tippingnolongerservesanyusefulfunction.Thepaperanalysesdatafrom2,547groupsdiningat20differentrestaurants.Thecorrelationbetweenlargertipsandbetterservicewasveryweak:onlyatinypartofthevariabilityinthesizeofthetiphadanythingtodowiththequalityofservice.Customerswhoratedamealas"excellent"stilltippedanywherebetween8%and37%ofthemealprice.Tippingisbetterexplainedbyculturethanbyeconomics.InAmerica,thecustomhasbecomeinstitutionalized:itisregardedaspartoftheacceptedcostofaservice.InaNewYorkrestaurant,failingtotipatleast15%couldwellmeanabusefromthewaiter.Hairdresserscanexpecttoget15－20%,themanwhodeliversyourgroceries$2.InEurope,tippingislesscommon；inmanyrestaurants，discretionary（自由决定的）tippingisbeingreplacedbyastandardservicecharge.InmanyAsiancountries,tippinghasneverreallycaughtonatall.Howtoaccountforthesenationaldifferences?AccordingtoMichaelLynn,theCornellpaper'sco-author,countriesinwhichpeoplearemoreextrovert,sociableorneurotictendtotipmore.Tippingrelievesanxietyaboutbeingservedbystrangers.And,saysMr.Lynn,"inAmerica,wherepeopleareoutgoingandexpressive,tippingisaboutsocialapproval.Ifyoutipbadly,peoplethinklessofyou.Tippingwellisachancetoshowoff."Icelanders,bycontrast,donotusuallytip--ameasureoftheirintroversion,nodoubt.Whilesuchexplanationsmaybecrude,thehardtruthseemstobethattippingdoesnotwork.Itdoesnotbenefitthecustomer.Nor,inthecaseofrestaurants,doesitactuallyencouragethewaiter,orhelptherestaurantmanagertomonitorandassesshisstaff.Servicepeopleshould"justbepaidadecentwage",whichmayactuallymakeeconomicsense.
题目： We can infer from the first paragraph that（）. - A 、most Americans regard tipping as a rational practice, though some of them dislike it
- B 、most Americans recognize the fact that tips encourage good service and make servants feel equal
- C 、tipping is unnecessary and unreasonable, but people in America have to, for it is a social custom
- D 、consumers only pay what they have to pay for a given service, because they don't like tipping
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参考答案【正确答案：C】
从原文第一段内容可以推断，虽然作者认为小费不合理，但美国人在接受服务后不得不付小费，因为这是一个惯例。
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