【英语】广东汕头潮阳某学校2025-2026学年高二上学期开学试卷（解析版）.docxVIP

广东汕头潮阳某学校2025-2026学年高二上学期开学

英语试卷

第一部分听力（略）

第二部分阅读（共两节，满分50分）

第一节（共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

A

Tipping—theactofgivingextramoneytoserviceworkers—iscommoninmanypartsoftheworld,whileinothers,itisseentotallyunnecessary.Evenincountrieswheretippingisexpected,debatesariseovertheproperamounts.Aswithanycomplextopics,opinionsdifferbasedonculturalandpersonalfactors.Hereiswhatpeoplefromdifferentcountriessaidwhenaskedthequestion“Doyoutip?”

Maeia,Italy:“IfI’matacaféandtheserviceisverygood,I’llleaveasmalltip—maybe10percent.ButusuallyinItalytippingisnotexpected.Atmostrestaurants,theyalreadyaddaservicechargetothebill.IlikeitthatwaybecausethenIdon’thavetocalculateitmyself!”

Javier,Mexico:“Ohyes,Idefinitelytip.FormeandmanyothersinMexico,it’sawayofshowingrespectforhardwork.Also,somepeople—likethepeoplewhopackyourbagsinthegrocerystore—getnomoneyfromtheiremployer.So,ifyouneglecttheirtip,theydon’tgetpaid!”

Sophie,France:“Ido,butI’mintheminority.InFrance,aservicechargeisusuallyincludedinthebill,soatipisn’tnecessary.ButIusedtoworkinacafé,soIalwaysleavealittlesomethingextrafortheserver.”

Liam,theUS:“Always.IntheUS,it’sreallyamust.Butit’salsoquiteexpensive.Itusedtobearound15to20percent,butnowit’smuchhigherbecausepeoplegotusedtotippingmoreduringtheCOVIDyears.We’retalking25to30percentinarestaurant.Honestly,Irarelyeatoutnowadays,becauseitbreaksthebank.Ijustcan’taffordthetip.”

1.Inwhichcountriesistippingnotneededformostpeople?

A.ItalyMexico. B.MexicoFrance.

C.FranceItaly. D.MexicotheUS.

2.IntheUS,ifthebillforamealis$120,whatistheminimumtipnow?

A.$18. B.$24. C.$30. D.$36.

3.Whereisthistextprobablytakenfrom?

A.Anewsreportonculturaldif