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       In the US, people prefer waiting for a table to sitting with people they don't know. If you are sitting at a table with people you don't know, it is impolite to light up a cigarette without asking if it will disturb them.
        At American restaurants and coffee shops you are usually served tap water (自来水) before you order. You may find bread and butter is free, and if you order coffee, you may get a free refill(续杯).
Most cities and towns have no rules about opening and closing time for stores or restaurants, though they usually do make rules for bars. Especially in large cities, stores may be open 24 hours a day.
        Serving (一份) in restaurants is often large, too large for many people. If you can't finish your meal but would like to enjoy the food later, ask your waitress or waiter for a “doggie bag”. It may have a picture of a dog on it, but everybody knows you're taking the food for yourself.
        Supper and dinner are both words for the evening meal. Some people have “Sunday dinner”. This is an especially big noon meal.
Tips are not usually added to the check. They are not included in the price of the meal, either. A tip of about 15% is expected and you should leave it on the table when you leave. In some restaurants, a check is brought on a plate and you put your money there. Then the waiter or waitress brings you your change.

(1)、Which of the following statements is true?

A、American people like sitting with people they don't know. B、You may find bread and coffee is free. C、American people never sit with people they don't know. D、American people won't light a cigarette if the people who sit at the same table mind their smoking.
(2)、What do American people always do when servings are too large for them?

A、They take the food home with a “doggie bag” for their dogs. B、They leave the food on the table and go away C、They take the food home with a “doggie bag” and enjoy the food later. D、They ask the waitress or waiter to keep the food for them.
(3)、What can you learn about “tips” according to the passage?

A、Customers often add tips to their check. B、Tips are supposed to be left on the table when customers leave. C、People don't need to pay tips. D、The price of the meal usually includes the tip.
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What would life be like if you were a rocker, a soccer player, a professor(教授)at Stanford University, and a Nobel Prize winner? Carolyn Bertozzi from the US lives such a cool life!

Bertozzi, 56, wins this year's Nobel Prize in chemistry and becomes this year's only female(女性) winner in science and the eighth female to receive the chemistry prize in history.

Bertozzi won the prize for studying the sugar coats of cells(细胞). She has found a smart way to connect cells together. This finding helps to develop better tests for serious diseases like cancer.

However, Bertozzi said she only fell in love with chemistry until her second year at Harvard University."Most of my classmates thought the class was very difficult. But I liked it a lot because in my eyes the problems were challenging even though it usually took me long hours to solve them."

Besides doing science studies, Bertozzi has lived a colorful life. She was a keyboarder in a rock band and she also played soccer, winning an athletic scholarship from Harvard.

Moreover, Bertozzi never forgets her job as a female scientist. "In the late 1980s, only 10 percent of the students were females," she told Chemical & Engineering News. "There were maybe only one or two females in a lab, so we tried to support each other by starting a monthly get-together. Now, I'm so glad to see more and more females taking part in science." In 2022, Bertozzi won an award from the American Association for the Advancement of Science for her work to increase diversity(性别多元)in science.

 阅读下列短文,从下面每题的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳答案。

Many of us get to see wild animals only when we visit zoos. These special places let us observe amazing creatures, from big lions and tigers to tiny lizards, and learn about them. It's both fun and educational, but do animals really like living in zoos?

In the past, people could only see dead animals shown in museums. Later, explorers caught live animals and showed them off in wildlife park. Back then, animal welfare(福利) wasn't important. But today's zoos have changed a lot. They' ve made bigger enclosures(围地), taken away bars, and tried to copy animals' natural homes.

Some people think keeping animals in cages for our entertainment is cruel. But zoos say they help wildlife by teaching us about conservation. In the UK, zoos must educate the public because of the Zoo Licensing Act passed in 1981. Good zoos also support protecting programs, which help protect wildlife in their natural homes.

Zoos today state they protect endangered animals because of climate change. Robert Young, an expert at Salford University, says many species would be gone without zoos. Some zoos have breeding(繁殖) programs to save animals from disappearance. For example, Chester Zoo in the UK brought back a rare fish by breeding and releasing them into their local river.

Even though people still argue about zoos, new ways to see wildlife are being developed, like virtual reality(虚拟现实). Imagine walking through a herd of elephants in the Serengeti— it might happen sooner than you think. As technology develops, new ways to connect with nature may become more popular.

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