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The modern coffee shop is modeled on the espresso and pastry-centered Italian coffeehouses that arose with the establishment of Italian-American immigrant communities in major US cities such as New York City's Little Italy and Greenwich Village, Boston's North End, and San Francisco's North Beach. New York coffee shops were often frequented by the Beats in the 1950's. It wasn't long before Seattle and other parts of the Pacific Northwest were developing coffee shops as part of a thriving counterculture scene. The Seattle-based Starbucks took this model and brought it into mainstream culture. Although coffeehouses today continue to serve their traditional purpose as lively social hubs in many communities, they have noticeably adapted to the times. Rediscovering their purpose as centers of information exchange and communication, many coffee shops now provide their customers with internet access and newspapers. It has become extremely common to see someone sitting at a Starbucks listening to music or surfing the web on his or her laptop. Coffee stores today also maintain a fairly identifiable, yet unique aesthetic: wooden furniture and plush couches, paintings and murals drawn on walls, and soft-lighting combine to give coffee shops the cozy feeling of a home away from home. Today, big business retail coffee shops are expanding quickly all over the world. Starbucks alone has stores in over 40 countries and plans to add more. Despite its popularity, Starbucks has been criticized and labeled by many as a blood-sucking corporate machine, driving smaller coffee shops out of business through unfair practices. This has even spawned an anti-corporate coffee counterculture, with those subscribing to this culture boycotting big business coffee chains. Increasingly popular coffee stores such as The Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf are also giving Starbucks some stiff competition. In any case, it seems pretty clear that coffee has weaved itself into the fabric of our consumer-oriented culture. 73. Which of the following is the correct order of coffee spreading in history? ①Egypt ②America ③the Middle East ④Netherlands ⑤Venice A. ①③④②⑤ B. ③①⑤④② C. ①⑤④③② D. ③②⑤④① 74. We can infer from the passage ________. A. Starbucks has beaten all the competitors B. there are no changes in the development of coffee culture C. the taste of coffee has changed a lot D. Starbucks has some effect on the development of coffee culture 75. The famous coffeehouse “Starbucks” originally come from _______. A. SeattleB. EthiopiaC. JavaD. France 76. Nowadays, if you come to a coffeehouse, you can _______. A. play chess with other customers B. enjoy delicious dishes from South America C. surf the internet D. watch a TV play D The first time I saw Carlos I would never have believed he was going to change my life. I had my arms full of books and I was tearing into the classroom when I ran into something solid. It was Carlos. “My, you’re tall,” he said. Of course, the class began to laugh. Angry, I walked to my seat without a word. I glanced back to see if Reed Harrington was laughing with the rest. That would be the last straw. But Reed was studying chemistry and did not seem to be aware of anything else. I didn’t know why I considered Reed my friend. Maybe just because he was a good two inches taller than I. Anyway, every time I blew out my birthday candles and made a wish, it was for a date with Reed Harrington. “Take that seat,” Mr. McCarthy told the proud newcomer Carlos, pointing to the only empty one, in the back of the room. Carlos smiled broadly. “But I need a couple of dictionaries.” Again the class laughed, but now they were laughing with Carlos, not at him. He had been here only 10 minutes and already he had them on his side. It was the school elections that made me think of Carlos again. Reed Harrington was voted president and Carlos vice president. “How come?” I kept asking myself. “How come this shrimp(虾) who’s only been in town for a little over a month gets to be so popular.” So on that morning, I stopped Carlos and said, “It doesn’t seem to bother you—being short.” He looked up at me. “Of course I mind being short. But there isn’t anything I can do about it. When I realized I was going to have to spend my life in this undersized skin, I just decided to make the best of it and concentrate on being myself.” “You seem to get along great,” I admitted. “But what about me? Nobody wants to date a girl taller than he is.” “The trouble with you is you’re afraid to be yourself. You’re smart. And you could be pretty. In fact, you might be more than pretty.” I felt myself turning red... 77. Which of the following is true according to the passage? A. The writer cared much about Reed’s attitude. B. Carlos isn’t popular with the classmates. C. The writer is always confident with herself. D. Carlos always makes fun of the writer. 78. From the passage, we can conclude _______________. A. Carlos is as tall as the writer B. Carlos fell love with the writer later C. the writer is very tall D. Reed, Carlos and the writer became good friends later 79. What can we use to describe Carlos’ character? A. Handsome and proud B. Humorous and confident C. Diligent and helpful D. Hardworking and popular 80. What’s the best title of the passage? A. A girl and a boy.B. My shortcomings. C. My helpful classmates.D. A change in my life. 第Ⅱ卷(非选择题 共25分) 第四部分：根据句意及所给首字母，填入一个合适的单词。(共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分) 81. Days and nights z___________ by and everything changed before my eyes. 82. After a hard day of work, the man arrived home and his face looked tired and w________. 83. Firefighters could use RealCine to train safely, without the risk of getting i_________. 84. In defeat, the Kangaroos found something more ____________(珍贵的)than victory. 85. It was said that he had been __________(允许)into Nanjing University. 86. Single women were allowed to take part in their own c___________ at a separate festival. 87. I have been invited to your school to talk to you about the s____________ of the Olympic games. 88. When the woman could not completed her long distance phone call, she called one of the _____________(操作人员)for help. (责任编辑：admin) |