英语六级考试冲刺练习阅读篇23
<p> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="enough">enough</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="treated">treated</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="second">second</span>-<span word="class">class</span> <span word="citizen">citizen</span>, <span word="simply">simply</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="happen">happen</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="put">put</span>-<span word="upon">upon</span> <span word="member">member</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="societya">societya</span> <span word="customer">customer</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="shops">shops</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="hotels">hotels</span>, <span word="banks">banks</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="post">post</span> <span word="offices">offices</span>, <span word="railway">railway</span> <span word="stations">stations</span>, <span word="airports">airports</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="like">like</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="Im">Im</span> <span word="convinced">convinced</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="run">run</span> <span word="solely">solely</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="suit">suit</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="firm">firm</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="system">system</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="union">union</span>. <span word="There">There</span> <span word="seems">seems</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="harmful">harmful</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="motto">motto</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="so">so</span>-<span word="called">called</span> <span word="service">service</span> <span word="organizationsStaff">organizationsStaff</span> <span word="Before">Before</span> <span word="Service">Service</span>. <span word="How">How</span> <span word="often">often</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="have">have</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="queued">queued</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="seems">seems</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="hours">hours</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Post">Post</span> <span word="Office">Office</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="supermarket">supermarket</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="werent">werent</span> <span word="enough">enough</span> <span word="staff">staff</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="duty">duty</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="service">service</span> <span word="grilles">grilles</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="checkout">checkout</span> <span word="counters">counters</span>? <span word="Surely">Surely</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="days">days</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="unemployment">unemployment</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="possible">possible</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="recruit">recruit</span> <span word="cashiers">cashiers</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="counter">counter</span> <span word="staff">staff</span>. <span word="Yet">Yet</span> <span word="supermarkets">supermarkets</span>, <span word="hinting">hinting</span> <span word="darkly">darkly</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="higher">higher</span> <span word="prices">prices</span>, <span word="claim">claim</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="enshrouding">enshrouding</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="cash">cash</span> <span word="registers">registers</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="increase">increase</span> <span word="overheads">overheads</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Post">Post</span> <span word="Office">Office</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="cannot">cannot</span> <span word="expect">expect</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="service">service</span> <span word="grilles">grilles</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="occupied">occupied</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="times">times</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="demand">demand</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="low">low</span>. <span word="Its">Its</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="hotels">hotels</span>. <span word="Because">Because</span> <span word="waiters">waiters</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="kitchen">kitchen</span> <span word="staff">staff</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="finish">finish</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="suits">suits</span> <span word="them">them</span>, <span word="dining">dining</span> <span word="rooms">rooms</span> <span word="close">close</span> <span word="earlier">earlier</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="menu">menu</span> <span word="choice">choice</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="curtailed">curtailed</span>. <span word="As">As</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="guests">guests</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="it">it</span>. <span word="Theres">Theres</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="nonsense">nonsense</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="friendly">friendly</span> <span word="hotel">hotel</span> <span word="night">night</span> <span word="porters">porters</span> <span word="having">having</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="dismissed">dismissed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="interests">interests</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="efficiency">efficiency</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="replaced">replaced</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="coin">coin</span> <span word="guzzling">guzzling</span> <span word="machines">machines</span>. <span word="Not">Not</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="mention">mention</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="coldness">coldness</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tea">tea</span>-<span word="making">making</span> <span word="kit">kit</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="room">room</span>: <span word="a">a</span> <span word="kettle">kettle</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="assortment">assortment</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="teabags">teabags</span>, <span word="plastic">plastic</span> <span word="milk">milk</span> <span word="cartons">cartons</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="lump">lump</span> <span word="sugar">sugar</span>. <span word="Who">Who</span> <span word="wants">wants</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="wake">wake</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="raw">raw</span> <span word="teabag">teabag</span>? <span word="I">I</span> <span word="dont">dont</span>, <span word="especially">especially</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="am">am</span> <span word="paying">paying</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="service">service</span>. 21. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="writer">writer</span> <span word="feels">feels</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="nowadays">nowadays</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="customer">customer</span> <span word="is">is</span>_______. <span word="A">A</span>. <span word="one">one</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="served">served</span> <span word="B">B</span>. <span word="unworthy">unworthy</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="proper">proper</span> <span word="consideration">consideration</span> <span word="C">C</span>. <span word="classified">classified</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="society">society</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="inferior">inferior</span> <span word="D">D</span>. <span word="the">the</span> <span word="victim">victim</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="modern">modern</span> <span word="service">service</span> 22. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="writers">writers</span> <span word="opinion">opinion</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="quality">quality</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="service">service</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="changing">changing</span> <span word="because">because</span>_______. <span word="A">A</span>. <span word="the">the</span> <span word="customers">customers</span> <span word="demands">demands</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="changed">changed</span> <span word="B">B</span>. <span word="the">the</span> <span word="organizations">organizations</span> <span word="receive">receive</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="consideration">consideration</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="customers">customers</span> <span word="C">C</span>. <span word="the">the</span> <span word="customers">customers</span> <span word="needs">needs</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="increased">increased</span> <span word="D">D</span>. <span word="the">the</span> <span word="staff">staff</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="considerate">considerate</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="employers">employers</span> 23. <span word="According">According</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="writer">writer</span>, <span word="long">long</span> <span word="queues">queues</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="counters">counters</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="caused">caused</span> <span word="by">by</span> ____. <span word="A">A</span>. <span word="difficulties">difficulties</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="recruiting">recruiting</span> <span word="staff">staff</span> <span word="B">B</span>. <span word="inadequate">inadequate</span> <span word="staffing">staffing</span> <span word="arrangements">arrangements</span> <span word="C">C</span>. <span word="staff">staff</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="lazy">lazy</span> <span word="D">D</span>. <span word="lack">lack</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="co">co</span>-<span word="operation">operation</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="staff">staff</span> 24. <span word="Service">Service</span> <span word="organizations">organizations</span> <span word="claim">claim</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="keeping">keeping</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="checkout">checkout</span> <span word="counters">counters</span> <span word="manned">manned</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="result">result</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="A">A</span>. <span word="a">a</span> <span word="rise">rise</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="price">price</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="providing">providing</span> <span word="services">services</span> <span word="B">B</span>. <span word="demands">demands</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="cashiers">cashiers</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="C">C</span>. <span word="insignificant">insignificant</span> <span word="benefits">benefits</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="customers">customers</span> <span word="D">D</span>. <span word="the">the</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="purchase">purchase</span> <span word="expensive">expensive</span> <span word="equipment">equipment</span> 25. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="disappearance">disappearance</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="old">old</span>-<span word="style">style</span> <span word="hotel">hotel</span> <span word="porters">porters</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="attributed">attributed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fact">fact</span> <span word="that">that</span>______. <span word="A">A</span>. <span word="few">few</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="willing">willing</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="type">type</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="B">B</span>. <span word="machines">machines</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="reliable">reliable</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="human">human</span> <span word="beings">beings</span> <span word="C">C</span>. <span word="the">the</span> <span word="personal">personal</span> <span word="touch">touch</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="appreciated">appreciated</span> <span word="nowadays">nowadays</span> <span word="D">D</span>. <span word="automation">automation</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="provided">provided</span> <span word="cheaper">cheaper</span> <span word="alternatives">alternatives</span> 21. <span word="D">D</span> 22. <span word="B">B</span> 23. <span word="B">B</span> 24. <span word="A">A</span> 25. <span word="D">D</span></p>
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