While small may be beautiful，tall is just plain unfortable it seems，particularly when it es 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·新课标全国，B)
【小题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 bee its members.【小题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″.【小题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.【小题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.C
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(答案→)C
解析：
【小题1】C
解析 细节理解题。由第二段第一句话中．..which was formed six months ago to campaign for the needs of the tall...可知选C项。
【小题2】 B
解析 细节理解题。第四段中Phil Heinricy说：“6′6″的床对于25%的男子来说较短，而6′3″的床只能满足不到一半男子的要求”。最后一句又说“Sevenfoot beds would work fine.”。sevenfoot即7′，故选B项。
【小题3】 A
解析 细节理解题。文章倒数第二段提到：Small tables，which...away from them，are enough to make tall customers go elsewhere.由此可知：如果饭馆餐桌小，可能会失去一些顾客。
【小题4】 B
解析 细节理解题。由文章最后一段．..6′6″ beds are now put in as standard...可知：6′6″的床作为标准床在旅馆里被安置了。