On a weekend during Spring Festival, my parents and I were sitting in a restaurant. The drinks and food were good, so when we finished, my father left a tip(小费). As we were about to open the door, the waiter caught up with us. He gave the tip back to us. My dad forgot that here is China, and tipping is not common.
However, in some countries, tipping is the norm. That’s the way it is in the US. It’s said to be good manners to tip your waiter, taxi driver, hairdresser, doorman and so on. And how much you tip depends on the service, which can really put your math skills to the test! But we usually give a tip that is 15-20% of the bill.
So why is there a strong custom of tipping? In the US, waiters have a very low income(收入). They depend on tips to pay their bills. As a US writer once wrote about her experience as a waitress, “It was difficult and I lived and died by my tips."
41. What did the family think of the food at the restaurant?
A. Delicious. B. Cheap. C. Cold.
42. Where were the parents when the waiter stopped them?
A. At the table. B. At the door. C. Outside the restaurant.
43. What does the underlined word “norm” mean in Paragraph 2?
A. Idea. B. Custom. C. Bill.
44. What can be the tip for a $100 bill according to the writer?
A. $8. B. $10. C. $18.
45. The last paragraph mainly tells us __________.
A. who need tips for their life
B. how the US writer made her life
C. why tipping is popular in the US
【文章大意】本文通过作者春节期间的一个经历引出了不同国家给小费的这一现象，在中国给小费并不常见，但在一些国家，给小费是一种常态。
41.A【解析】细节理解题。delicious美味的；cheap便宜的；cold冷的。根据第1段中“The drinks and food were good, so when we finished, my father left a tip.”可知作者一家觉得餐馆的食物很好，所以才给了小费。故选A。
42.B【解析】细节理解题。根据第1段中“As we were about to open the door, the waiter caught up with us.”可知服务员追上去的时候作者一家正要开门，应该是在门旁边。故选B。
43.B【解析】词义猜测题。idea主意；custom风俗，惯例；bill账单。根据画线词所在语境“That’s the way it is in the US. It’s said to be good manners to tip your waiter, taxi driver, hairdresser, doorman and so on.”可知在美国给服务员、出租车司机、理发师、门卫等人小费是有礼貌的，结合下文“So why is there a strong custom of tipping?”可知给小费是一种习俗，结合选项可知“norm”与“custom”意思相近。故选B。
44.C【解析】计算题。根据第2段中“But we usually give a tip that is 15-20% of the bill.”可知给的小费是账单的15%到20%之间，账单是一百元的时候，C项小费占账单的18%，而其他两项均不足15%。故选C。
45.C【解析】段落大意题。根据最后一段“So why is there a strong custom of tipping?”询问为什么给小费的风俗如此盛行，及后文对问题的回答，可知最后一段主要告诉我们为什么给小费在美国盛行。故选C。