浙江省杭州市重点中学2021-2022学年高二下学期期中考试英语试题卷（含答案）.pdf

浙江省杭州市重点中学2021-2022学年高二下学期期中考试英语试题卷

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一、阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分）

阅读理解

Seminolewasfartooaccustomedtothebusiness.Everyonesympathizedwithhimdependinganlonghours

minimumwage,andill-manneredcustomers.Althoughstrugglingtopayhisrenthestillwentallouttomakethose

luckyenoughtositathistableslaugh.Thedaywasgoingquick.

Hewasexhaustedwhenhearrivedtoworkthenextday,buthewentabouthisdailyduties,puttingonabraveface

ascustomerscomplainedaboutthefoodorquestionedthebill.Usuallyashepreparedtocloseforthenight,acoupleof

customerswouldsitdownandorderdrinks.Mostofthecrewhadleftbyclosingtime,butSeminolestayedtoserve.

Eventually,thelastroundwasorderedandhegavethemthebill.Theminimumtipwassuggestedonthereceipt.

Tomorrowwillbebetter,murmuredhe.

Butluckwasntonhisside.Eveningapproaching,agroupofteenagerssteppedin.Thankfully,theywerepolite

andrespectful.Theircheerfulbehaviorbegantoruboffonhim.Asalways,hedidhisbesttomaketheirdining

experienceapleasantone.

Oncetheyfinishedtheirdishes,heplacedthebillonthetable,accompaniedwithsomecandies.Theyplacedtheir

notesonthereceiptandleftsmiling.Whenhereturnedtoclearthetable,hewasshocked.Theteenagersonlyleftatip

of$3,buttheirtotalbillwasmorethan$100.Hedgoneaboveandbeyondservingthetastydishes.Howouldtheybe

sorude?

Laterthatweek,hestruggledtoletgooftheawkwardmemories.Hearrivedatworkandexpectedittolikeany

other,buttherewassomethingleftbehindthedeskforhim--atwohandwrittenletterfromtheteenagerswith$18

attached,inwhichtheyexplainedtheywereunawareofthetippingpracticeduetoitbeingtheirfirsttimeoutalone.

Everythingsuddenlymadesense.

Seminolewassotouchedbytheirgesturethatheuploadedapictureofthelettersharingtheiradmirableefforts.

Webvisitorsvoicedtheiropinions,andthereactionwasmorethanposi