2018年公共英語五級閱讀理解模擬題（12）

　　公共英語五級閱讀理解模擬題

　　Read the following texts and answer the questions which accompany them by choosing A, B, C or D. Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET 1.

　　Not long ago, a mysterious Christmas card dropped through our mail slot. The envelope was addressed to a man named Raoul, who, I was relatively certain, did not live with us. The envelope wash' t sealed, so I. opened it. The inside of the card was blank. Ed, my husband, explained that the card was both from and to the newspaper deliveryman. His name was apparently Raoul, and Raoul wanted a holiday tip. We were meant to put a check inside the card and then drop the envelope in the mail. When your services are rendered at 4 a. m. , you can' t simply hang around, like a hotel bellboy expecting a tip. You have to be direct.

　　So I wrote a nice holiday greeting to this man who, in my imagination, fires The New York Times from his bike aimed at our front door, casing more noise with mere newsprint than most people manage with sophisticated black market fireworks.

　　With a start, I realized that perhaps the reason for the 4 a.m. wake-up noise was not ordinary rudeness but carefully executed spite: I had not tipped Raoul in Christmases past. I honestly hadn't realized I was supposed to. This was the first time he'd used the card tactic. So I got out my checkbook. Somewhere along the line, holiday tipping went from an optional thank-you for a year of services to a Mafia-style protection racket (收取保護(hù)費(fèi)的黑社會組織).

　　Several days later, I was bringing our garbage bins back from the curb when I noticed an envelope taped to one of the lids. The outside of the envelope said MICKEY. It had to be another tip request, this time from our garbage collector. Unlike Raoul, Mickey hadn't enclosed his own Christmas card from me. In a way, I appreciated the directness. "I know you don' t care how merry my Christmas is, and that' s fine, " the gesture said. "I want $ 30, or I'll ‘ forget' to empty your garbage bin some hot summer day. "

　　I put a check in the envelope and taped it back to the bin. The next morning, Ed noticed that the envelope was gone, though the trash hadn't yet been picked up: "Someone stole Mickey' s tip !" Ed was quite certain. He made me call the bank and cancel the check.

　　But Ed had been wrong. Two weeks later, Mickey left a letter from the bank on our steps. The letter informed Mickey that the check, which he had tried to cash, had been cancelled. The following Tuesday morning, when Ed saw a truck outside, he ran out with his wallet. “Are you Mickey?”

　　The man looked at him with scorn. "Mickey is the garbageman. I am the recycling. " Not only had Ed insul- ted this man by hinting that he was a garbageman, but he had obviously neglected to tip him. Ed ran back inside for more funds. Then he noticed that the driver of the truck had been watching the whole transaction. He peeled off an- other twenty and looked around, waving bills in the air. "Anyone else?"

　　Had we consulted the website of the Emily Post Institute, this embarrassing broach of etiquette (禮節(jié)) could have been avoided. Under "trash/recycling collectors" in the institute' s Holiday Tipping Guidelines, it says, " $10 to $30 each. " You may or may not wish to know that your pet groomer, hairdresser, mailman and UPS guy all expect a holiday tip.

　　51. The newspaper deliveryman put a blank card inside the envelope because __

　　A. he forgot to write a few words on it

　　B. he wanted the couple to send it back

　　C. he used it to ask for a Christmas tip

　　D.he was afraid of asking for a tip in person

　　52. From the passage, we learn that the author __

　　A. didn' t like Raoul' s way of delivering the paper

　　B. didn' t realize why Raoul delivered the paper that way

　　C. didn' t know that Raoul came very early in the morning

　　D. didn' t feel it necessary to meet Raoul when he came

　　53. According to the passage, the author felt __ to give Raoul a holiday tip.

　　A. excited

　　B. delighted

　　C. embarrassed

　　D. forced

　　54. Which of the following is CORRECT about Mickey, the garbage collector?

　　A. He wrote a letter to the couple afterwards.

　　B. He failed to collect the money from the bank.

　　C. He wanted the couple to send him a Christmas card.

　　D. He collected both the cheek and the garbage that day.

　　55. Ed's encounter with the recycling team shows that __

　　A. Ed was desperate to correct his mistake.

　　B. Ed only wanted to give money to Raoul.

　　C. Ed was unwilling to tip the truck driver.

　　D.Ed no longer wanted to give them money.

　　答案及解析

　　51.C【解析】由第一段可知，這張卡片是送報(bào)人的，我們被暗示：要填好卡片投遞，當(dāng)你的服務(wù)在凌晨四點(diǎn)就被奉上時，你不能若無其事，你必須要直接點(diǎn)，他想要的是假期小費(fèi)。因此正確答案為C。

　　52.A【解析】第二段中女主人寫了一封漂亮的假期賀詞給這個她從來沒看到或遇到過的人。這個人在她的想象里就是像射擊一樣把《紐約時報(bào)》發(fā)射到她家門前，制造的噪聲要大于人們從黑市購得的鞭炮的聲響。所以她確實(shí)不喜歡拉烏爾投遞報(bào)紙的這種方式。因此正確答案為A。

　　53.D【解析】在第三段中女主人公意識到也許在四點(diǎn)的粗魯服務(wù)的原因是經(jīng)過精心策劃的而不是習(xí)慣，假期小費(fèi)從隨意的一句謝謝發(fā)展成為黑社會的保護(hù)勒索，所以作者是被迫給假期小費(fèi)的。因此正確答案為D。

　　54.B【解析】從第五段中描述到，看到裝著支票的信封沒有了，但是垃圾還在，所以作者的丈夫懷疑信封是被別人偷走了，立馬就通知銀行作廢了這張支票。所以Mickey最終還是沒有從銀行中取走錢。因此正確答案為B。

　　55.A【解析】第六段中男主人看到清理垃圾的車，誤以為是Mickey來了，正要出去澄清誤會，把上次的小費(fèi)補(bǔ)上，卻遭到了回收員的蔑視，所以他感到澄清誤會的機(jī)會是很渺茫了，對于假期小費(fèi)的事情他已經(jīng)絕望了。因此正確答案為A。