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1、2016高考英语阅读理解练习及答案（72） I’mhadworkedasaboxboyatasupermarketinLoscametothecounterandyouputthingsintheirbagsforcarriedthingstotheirwashardwork. Whileworking,youwearaplatewithyournameoncemetsomeoneIknewyearshisnameandsaid,“MrCastle,howareyou?”Wetalkedaboutthisandheleft,hesaid,“Itwasnicet
2、alkingtoyou,Brett.”Ifeltgreat,herememberedIlookeddownatmynamedidn’tremembermeatall,hejustreadthenamewishIhadput“Irving”downonmyhehavesaid,“Ohyes,Irving,howcouldIforgetyou?”Ihavebeenreadyfor‘snothingpersonalhere. Themanagerandeveryoneelsewhowereastepabovetheboxboysoftenshoutedthesewas
3、:Youcouldn’taccepttips。Okay,I’moutsideandIputthebagsinthealotofpeople,thenaturalreactionistotakeaquarterandgiveittome.”I’msorry,Ican’t.”They’dgetyougivesomeoneatip,you’resortofbeingtakeaquarterandyouputitintheirhandsandyouexpectthemtosay,“Oh,thanksalot.”Whenyousay,“I’msorry,Ican’t,”th
4、eyfeelalittleputsay,“Noonewillknow.”Andtheyputitinyoursay,“Ireallycan’t.”Itgetstoapointwhereyoualmosthavetohurtapersonphysicallytopreventhimfromtippingwasnotinagreementwiththestore’sbeliefinbeingtipswasafriendlythingandmadethecustomerjustcouldn’tunderstandthestrangenessofsomepeople’sl
5、adyactuallyputitinmypocket,gotinthecar,anddrovewouldhavehadtothrowthequarteratheroreatenitorsomething. IhaddecidedthatoneyearwaspeopleneededthejobtostayaliveandIhadthemeansandcouldaffordtohateitandgiveitup. canbethebesttitleforthistext? HardLifeisforBoxBoys alongwithCustomers IGa
6、veupMyJob ArtofTakingTips thesecondparagraph,wecaninferthat________. writerdidn’tliketheimpersonalpartofhisjob anameplate,peoplecaneasilystarttalking CastlemistookIrvingforBrett wasthewriter’srealname boxboyrefusedtoaccepttipsbecause________. onlygavesmalltips customershadstr
7、angeideasabouttipping storeforbadetheboxboystotaketips didn’twanttofightwiththecustomers underlinedphrase“putdown”inthethirdparagraphprobablymeans________. 答案 。通过全文可知，作者认为接受小费有助于互相理解，是一种礼貌行为；而经理不让收小费，使得作者很为难，得罪许多人，文章最后提出放弃这份工作，故应选C。 。文中第2段提及顾客之所以能叫出作者的名字，是因为他身上佩戴了写有自己名字的
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