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 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 leg­room all make life difficult for those of above average height，it says.
But it is not just the extra­tall 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 king­size bed at 6′6″ (6 feet and 6 inches) is falling short for 25% of men，while the standard 6′3″ bed caters for less than half of the male population，” said TPCGB president Phil Heinricy，“Seven­foot beds would work fine.”
Similarly，restaurant tables can cause no end of problems.Small tables，which mean the long­legged 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.                                (2011·新課標(biāo)全國，B)
小題1:What is the purpose of the TPCGB campaign?
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.
小題2:Which of the following might be a bed of proper length according to Phil Heinricy?
A．7′2″.B．7′.C．6′6″.D．6′3″.
小題3:What may happen to restaurants with small tables?
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 long­legged.
小題4:What change has already been made in a hotel in Edinburgh?
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.

小題1:C
小題2:B
小題3:A
小題4:B

小題1:C
解析　細節(jié)理解題。由第二段第一句話中．..which was formed six months ago to campaign for the needs of the tall...可知選C項。
小題2:　B
解析　細節(jié)理解題。第四段中Phil Heinricy說：“6′6″的床對于25%的男子來說較短，而6′3″的床只能滿足不到一半男子的要求”。最后一句又說“Seven­foot beds would work fine.”。seven­foot即7′，故選B項。
小題3:　A
解析　細節(jié)理解題。文章倒數(shù)第二段提到：Small tables，which...away from them，are enough to make tall customers go elsewhere.由此可知：如果飯館餐桌小，可能會失去一些顧客。
小題4:　B
解析　細節(jié)理解題。由文章最后一段．..6′6″ beds are now put in as standard...可知：6′6″的床作為標(biāo)準(zhǔn)床在旅館里被安置了。
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