1.C
While small may be beautiful,tall is just plain uncomfortable it seems,particularly when it comes to staying in hotels and eating in restaurants.
The Tall Persons Club Great Britain (TPCGB),which was formed six months ago to campaign (發(fā)起運動) for the needs of the tall,has turned its attention to hotels and restaurants.Beds that are too small,shower heads that are too low,and restaurant tables with hardly any leg-room all make life difficult for those of above average height,it says.
But it is not just the extra-tall whose needs are not being met.The average height of the population has been increasing yet the standard size of beds,doorways,and chairs has remained unchanged.
"The bedding industry says a bed should be six inches larger than the person using it,so even a king-size bed at 6′6″(6feet and 6inches) is falling short for 25% of men,while the standard 6′3″bed caters for (滿足需要) less than half of the male (男性) population."Said TPCGB president Phil Heinricy,"Seven-foot beds would work fine."
Similarly,restaurant tables can cause no end of problems.Small tables,which mean the long-legged have to sit a foot or so away from them,are enough to make tall customers go elsewhere.
Some have already taken note,however.At Queens Moat Houses′Caledonian Hotel in Edinburgh,6′6″beds are now put in as standard after requests for longer beds from taller visitors,particularly Americans.
64.What is the purpose of the TPCGB campaign?C
A.To provide better services.
B.To rebuild hotels and restaurants.
C.To draw public attention to the needs of the tall.
D.To attract more people to become its members.
65.Which of the following might be a bed of proper length according to Phil Heinricy?B
A.7′2″.B.7′.C.6′6″.D.6′3″.
66.What may happen to restaurants with small tables?A
A.They may lose some customers.
B.They may start businesses elsewhere.
C.They have to find easy chairs to match the tables.
D.They have to provide enough space for the long-legged.
67.What change has already been made in a hotel in Edinburgh?B
A.Tall people pay more for larger beds.
B.6′6″beds have taken the place of 6′3″beds.
C.Special rooms are kept for Americans.
D.Guest rooms are standardized.

分析 本文屬于說明文閱讀,通過TPCGB競選引出了高個子的人們對一些酒店以及餐館的需求,他們提議餐館的桌子太矮以至于他們的腿沒有空間,酒店的床的尺寸也太小,而如今愛丁堡的一家酒店已經(jīng)用更大尺寸的床替換了原來的小尺寸的床.

解答 64.C  細節(jié)理解題,根據(jù)第二段The Tall Persons Club Great Britain (TPCGB),which was formed six months ago to campaign (發(fā)起運動) for the needs of the tall,has turned its attention to hotels and restaurants.可知TPCGB競選的目的是吸引人們關(guān)注高個子人們的需要,故選C.
65.B  細節(jié)理解題,根據(jù)第四段Said TPCGB president Phil Heinricy,"Seven-foot beds would work fine."可知對于Phil Heinricy來說七尺的床是合適的,故選B.
66.A  推理判斷題,根據(jù)第五段Similarly,restaurant tables can cause no end of problems.Small tables,which mean the long-legged have to sit a foot or so away from them,are enough to make tall customers go elsewhere.可推知有小桌子的餐館可能因為桌子太矮而會失去一些高個子的客人,故選A.
67.B  細節(jié)理解題,根據(jù)最后一段At Queens Moat Houses′Caledonian Hotel in Edinburgh,6′6″beds are now put in as standard after requests for longer beds from taller visitors,particularly Americans.可知在愛丁堡的一家酒店6′6″英尺的床已經(jīng)代替了6′3″英尺的床,故選B.

點評 考查學(xué)生的細節(jié)理解和推理判斷能力.做細節(jié)理解題時一定要找到文章中的原句,和題干進行比較,再做出正確選擇.在做推理判斷題時不要以個人的主觀想象代替文章的事實,要根據(jù)文章事實進行合乎邏輯的推理判斷.

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