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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： According to the last paragraph, which of the following is NOT true?（） - A 、Nobody benefits from tipping in the case of restaurant
- B 、Waiters are not motivated from tipping
- C 、Tipping does not benefit management of the restaurant
- D 、Tips should go into the decent wages of service people
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参考答案【正确答案：A】
题干要求找出不正确的选项。B、C项为事实。D项为作者观点，从文章最后一句推知。A项推论过急，实际上，我们可看出“service people”从小费中得到了好处。
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