高考话题重组练(八)社会交往&科技与传媒Ⅰ
阅读理解A(2017·贵州普通高等学校招生适应性考试)Whenyoueatoutinarestaurant,itisnotunusualtohearpeopleyelling“Letmegetthisone”
andsometimesseethempushingorarmwrestlingtofightfortheprivilegeofpayingthebill
Infact,figuringoutwhowillgetthebillisalwaysaheadacheforChinesepeopleatformalmeals
Althoughthepeoplehostingthemealareverylikelytopaythecheck,itisacommonpracticetomakeatokenefforttopaythebill,butyouwillembarrassthemifyoudoendupactuallychippinginsomecash(凑钱).Inrecentyears“,goingDutch”hasbeenembracedbymanyyoungpeople
Butoldergenerationswhofear“losingface”stillfinditstingy(小气的,吝啬的)andembarrassingtocalculateeachperson'sshareofthebill
Butthesedays,thankstodigitalpaymentapps,splittingthebillelectronicallyisbecomingawidelyacceptedidea
Evenpeoplefromoldergenerationsmaybeattractedtodoso
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