- 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：The author says she’11 one day take her clients to dinner in order to_____. - A 、see what kind of person they are
- B 、experience the feeling of being served
- C 、show her generosity towards people inferior to her
- D 、arouse their sympathy for people living a humble life
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参考答案【正确答案：A】
推论题。要求推测作者带她的客户用餐的目的。本题主要考査的是对全篇的把握。作者对一些专业人士“以职业去取人”的做法持批评的态度，同理从那些人的做法中也可以判断出他们自己是什么样的人。因此答案选Α选项。B选项“体验被人服侍的感觉”与原文相悖；C选项中的generosity(慷慨）文中没有提及；而D选项激起他们的同情心则属于推论过当。
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