第1817期阅读理解附答案
<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="treatedlike">treatedlike</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="happento">happento</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="th">th</span> <span word="at">at</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="andpost">andpost</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="runsolely">runsolely</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="forso">forso</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>.</p><p> <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="orthe">orthe</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="torecruit">torecruit</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="claimthat">claimthat</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="thePost">thePost</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="whendemand">whendemand</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="low">low</span>. </p><p> <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="upwith">upwith</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="beendismissed">beendismissed</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="ofteabags">ofteabags</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="Idont">Idont</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>.</p>
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