2009年12月英语六级阅读理解全真模拟题(九)

　　I’m now applying to graduate school, which means someday I’ll return to a profession where people need to be nice to me in order to get what they want. I think I’ll take them to dinner first, and see how they treat someone whose only job is to serve them.

　　52. The author was disappointed to find that ____.

　　A) one's position is used as a gauge to measure one's intelligence

　　B) talented people like her should fail to get a respectable job

　　C) one's occupation affects the way one is treated as a person

　　D) professionals tend to look down upon manual workers

　　53. What does the author intend to say by the example in the second paragraph?

　　A) some customers simply show no respect to those who serve them.

　　B) people absorbed in a phone conversation tend to be absent-minded.

　　C) Waitresses are often treated by customers as casual acquaintances.

　　D) some customers like to make loud complaints for no reason at all.

　　54. How did the author feel when waiting tables at the age of 19?

　　A) she felt it unfair to be treated as a mere servant by professionals.

　　B) she felt badly hurt when her customers regarded her as a peon.

　　C) she was embarrassed each time her customers joked with her.

　　D) she found it natural for professionals to treat her as inferior.

　　55. What does the author imply by saying "... many of my customers didn't get the difference between server and servant" (Lines 3-4, Para.7)?

　　A) those who cater to others' needs are destined to be looked down upon.

　　B) those working in the service industry shouldn't be treated as servants.

　　C) those serving others have to put up with rough treatment to earn a living.

　　D) the majority of customers tend to look on a servant as a server nowadays.

　　56. The author says she'll one day take her clients to dinner in order to ___.

　　A) see what kind of person they are

　　B) experience the feeling of being served

　　C) show her generosity towards people inferior to her

　　D) arouse their sympathy for people living a humble life