Starbucks’ founder, Howard Schultz, came up with an idea for his coffee chain while drinking espresso (浓咖啡)in a bar. He took a good product, repackaged it and globalized it. But to many Italians, the coffee served by Starbucks and other branded stores is as far away from proper Italian coffee as you can get, despite the Italian-sounding offerings on their menus.
Now, I am part-Italian and like most Italians, I think that Italy represents the height of coffee culture, against the standard by which all coffee should be measured. My Italian friends and family hate the idea of adding a little sugar juice or other things to their valuable cappuccino (卡布奇诺).I have a coffee machine at home, which is to the Italian kitchen what the kettle is to the British. As far as I’m concerned, the cappuccinos, lattes (拿铁)and espressos served in branded coffee chains taste bitter, a low copy of the real thing.
You’d never ask for a latte in Italy. If you did, you’d get served a glass of milk. Coffee and espresso are the same in Italy. Then there’s the Australian “white coffee”, a halfway house between a Starbucks-style latte and a macchiato(玛奇朵). The “white coffee” has gone global so much that recently it replaced the cappuccino on Starbucks’ menu in some parts of the US.
What’s more, Italians don’t waste time around in coffee shop armchairs drinking cappuccinos while surfing the Internet. Still, when it comes to taste, Italians are trying to reclaim the ground. Part of the problem is the price of coffee. Most Italian bars will not charge more than one euro a cup, which means there isn’t the choice to purchase more high-quality coffee. Italian flavor is held back by the way the coffee is boiled.
I still think I’ll be sticking to home-made coffee from my trusted machine. And I’ll continue to drink it in the Italian way.
1.What’s the purpose of telling the story of Starbucks in Paragraph 1?
A.To introduce the topic of the passage.
B.To introduce the history of Starbucks.
C.To present the standard of good coffee.
D.To explain the key to the success of Starbucks.
2.In the author’s opinion, the coffee served in Italian branded stores __________.
A.contains too much sugar juice
B.represents the Italian coffee culture
C.is very different from that served in the US
D.cannot meet the Italian standard of good coffee
3.Italians prefer home-made coffee due to the fact that___________.
A.home-made coffee is much cheaper
B.they can produce proper Italian coffee at home
C.each family has a tradition to use the coffee machine
D.they can have access to the Internet when drinking coffee at home
4.According to the passage, we can infer that_______.
A.Starbucks coffee doesn’t agree with the Italians
B.white coffee tastes sweeter than cappuccino
C.Italian coffee culture is widely spread all over the world
D.the British like the kettle the same way as the Italians like coffee
There are two kinds of memory: short-term and long-term. Information in long-term memory can be remembered at a later time when it is needed. The information may be kept for days or weeks. However, information in short-term memory is kept for only a few seconds, usually by repeating the information over and over. The following experiment shows how short-term memory has been studied.
Henning studied how students who are learning English as a second language remember vocabulary. The subjects in his experiment were 75 college students. They represented all levels of ability in English: beginning, intermediate (中等), and native speaking students.
To begin, the subjects listened to a recording of a native speaker reading a paragraph in English. Following the recording, the subjects took a 15-question test to see which words they remembered. Each question had four choices. The subjects had to circle the word they had heard in the recording, some of the questions had four choices that sound alike. For example, weather, whether, wither, and wetter are four words that sound alike. Some of the questions had four choices that have the same meaning. Method, way, manner, and system would be four words with the same meaning. Finally the subjects took a language proficiency test.
Henning found that students with a lower proficiency in English made more of their mistakes on words that sound alike; students with a higher proficiency made more of their mistakes on words that have the same meaning. Henning's results suggest that beginning students hold the sound of words in their short-term memory, and advanced students hold the meaning of words in their short-term memory.
1.Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?
A.Henning gave a separate test on vocabulary to his students.
B.Long-term memory can be achieved only by training.
C.It is easier to test short-term memory than long-term memory.
D.Information in short-term memory is different from that in long-term memory.
2.The word "subject" in the passage means _________.
A.the theme of listening material B.the student experimented on
C.a branch of knowledge studied D.a native speaker
3.From Henning's result we can see that ________.
A.advanced students always remember words by their meaning
B.beginners have difficulty distinguishing the pronunciation of words
C.it is difficult to remember words that sound alike
D.it is difficult to remember words that have the same meaning
4.The passage centers on ________.
A.an experiment on students B.two kinds of memory
C.short-term memory D.memory
I’m part of the Roots & Shoots program founded by Dr. Jane Goodall. The program is intended to make and promote positive changes in the world. As Dr. Goodall says, “What you do makes a difference, and you have to decide what kind of difference you want to make.”
In Bulgaria, where I live, homeless dogs are everywhere. Many people here turn a blind eye to them. But I cannot ignore the life of a street dog whenever I see one wandering in the street, looking for something to eat. That’s why I’m no longer a food waster. When I see wasted food, I always think of a hungry dog climbing to garbage bins, searching for food that people have thrown there. When eating in a restaurant, I’m not afraid to take leftover food to feed stray cats or dogs.
A week ago, I saw a homeless dog around the garbage bins. Immediately I knelt down, spoke to her softly and ran my hands over her. I could see that she had had puppies. I couldn’t imagine how she could have been able to care for them. Hours earlier, I’d bagged up a plate of leftover fish. As I unwrapped it, she wagged her tail and sniffed at it. She ate all the fish in no time.
It’s sad, isn’t it? I can’t understand why many of us waste so much and think little of it. These homeless animals have taught me that food is precious. Even when I don’t have leftovers with me, I’ll take the time to get something from the grocery store to feed them.
I know my power is small, so I hope that next time you see wasted food, do turn it into worthy food. You have the power to save a life!
1.The author uses what Dr. Goodall says to show__________.
A.how we can develop our business
B.why it is important to be great
C.why the program is popular globally
D.how we can change the world positively
2.What can be concluded from the text?
A.There are few homeless dogs where the author lives
B.The author takes homeless dogs home and raises them
C.Seeing homeless dogs makes the author never waste food
D.People throw food into garbage bins to feed homeless dogs
3.The author took the leftover fish with him to____________.
A.feed a homeless dog he met
B.eat it when he was hungry
C.look for more homeless animals
D.set an example to those who throw away food
4.The author wrote the text to ask us to__________.
A.value our food B.treat dogs as our friends
C.save wasted food for homeless dogs D.raise homeless dogs and cats
Grand City Tour with Griffith Park Observatory＆Hollywood Sign
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Movie Star Homes GPS Self-Guided Bike Tour
Want the flexibility of taking a “whenever you feel like it” Hollywood tour? Here’s the perfect solution. Explore and experience the best of West Hollywood and Beverly Hills on your own time, at your own pace! Cycle past legendary homes and all the places where the rich and famous live, shop, eat and play. And your tour is guided by GPS with an iPad fixed to the bicycle!
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Amazing Scavenger Quest in Los Angeles
ONLY $44 FOR UP TO 5 PEOPLE! This Amazing Scavenger Quest is an interactive (互动的) adventure that combines the fun of the “Amazing Race” with a three-hour sightseeing tour of historic downtown Los Angeles. Offered at a fixed price for a group as opposed to per person pricing, this city tour/game offers a great value if you’re on a budget.
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Disneyland Excursion from Los Angeles
See Disneyland in Anaheim, California-roundtrip transportation from any of the designated (指定的) hotels and admission for a day of Disney fun. Pick-up from Downtown Los Angeles, Los Angeles International Airport, Beverly Hills, Santa Monica, Marina del Rey, Culver City and South Bay area hotels.
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1.If you like to travel at your own pace, you will most probably be interested in _____.
A.Movie Star Homes GPS Self-Guided Bike Tour
B.Amazing Scavenger Quest in Los Angeles
C.Grand City Tour with Griffith Park Observatory＆Hollywood Sign
D.Disneyland Excursion from Los Angeles
2.How much will a family of 4 pay for the Amazing Scavenger Quest in Los Angeles?
A.$69.00 US Dollars. B.$35.20 US Dollars.
C.$44.00 US Dollars. D.$176.00 US Dollars.
3.The price of the Disneyland Excursion from Los Angeles includes all the following expenses EXCEPT _____.
A.pick-up service at some locations B.a one-day ticket to Disneyland
C.transportation back to some hotels D.a guided tour around Hollywood
假如你是某校的学生会主席李华，为配合学校即将开展的读书周（Reading Week）活动，你打算倡议同学们多读书，读好书。请根据下面的提示，写一封倡议书。
内容包括：
1. 读书周活动的宗旨；
2. 读书的益处；
3. 多读书的做法。
注意：1. 词数100左右。
2. 文章的开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。
3. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
Dear friends,
I am Li Hua, president of the Students’ Union. __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
If we make reading part of our life, we will benefit from reading. Love books and live a better life!
Yours,
Li Hua
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。
This beautiful world is full of love. I will never forget my own experience at a busy toll station (收费站) in Chicago during rush hour traffic. One afternoon, before 1. (arrive) at the toll station, I had the exact amount of change—coins into the basket, one escaped and couldn’t 2. (find) anywhere.
There was a long line of cars with drivers who 3. (wait) for their turn eagerly to pay so that they could continue to drive to their destinations. I sat there, feeling totally 4. (help). About two minutes later, a man came and asked 5. I looked so worried. Then I told him what had happened. After listening to my words, he immediately put 6. coin into the basket for me.
“Thank you,” I said 7. (grateful) as he headed back to his car. “You are welcome. Have a nice day,” he replied. His 8. (kind) saved me that day.
There are also countless kind people in the world. They choose to be kind 9. others who are in need, because it gives them a sense of inner peace and joy. Their good deeds have taught me 10. (behave) like them—doing something positive for another human being—however big or small.
