The first Starbucks coffee shop opened in 1971 in downtown Seattle, Washington, in the United States. It was a small coffee shop that roasted its own coffee beans. The coffee shop’s business did well, and by 1981 there were three more Starbucks stores in Seattle.
Things really began to change for the company in 1981. That year, Howard Schultz met the three men who ran Starbucks. Schultz worked in New York for a company that made kitchen equipment. He noticed that Starbucks ordered a large number of special coffee makers, and he was curious about the company. Schultz went to Seattle to see what Starbucks did , and he liked what he saw. He wanted to become part of the company. In 1982, the original Starbucks owners hired Schultz as the company’s head of marketing.
In 1983, Schultz traveled to Italy. The unique atmosphere of the espresso(浓咖啡) bars there caught his eye. To Schultz it seemed that Italians spent their daily lives in three places: home, work , and coffee bars . His experience in Italy gave Schultz a new idea for Starbucks back in Seattle.
Schultz created an atmosphere for Starbucks coffee shops that was comfortable and casual, and customers everywhere seemed to like it. Between 1987 and 1992, Starbucks opened 150 new stores---and that was only the beginning. As a matter of fact, by the year 2000, three new Starbucks stores opened somewhere around the world every day!
Today, Starbucks has thousands of stores, including stores in twenty-six countries. One thing that helps make Starbucks succeed in cities outside the United Stateds is the way Starbucks works with local stores and restaurants. By working together with a store already in the city, Starbucks gains an understanding of customers in the city. This understanding helps Starbucks open stores in the right locations for their customers.
1.What is the main topic of the reading?
A. how Starbucks has grown B. Starbucks’ customers
C. what Starbucks makes D. how Starbucks makes its coffee
2.Which is true about Starbucks’ first ten years of business?
A. It grew very quickly B. It was run by Howard Schultz
C. It was a small company D. It made special coffee makers
3.Who is Howard Schultz?
A. a coffee seller from New York B. the man who changed the company
C. an Italian coffee maker D. one of the original owners of the company
4.About how many new Starbucks opened in 1999?
A. 3 B. 150 C. 300 D. more than 1000
5.What helps Starbucks succeed in places outside the United States?
A. opening restaurants in just a few locations each year.
B. only selling locally produced coffee beans
C. working with other major coffee-making companies
D. learning about local customers.
Popular breakfast foods in the United States, as in many other countries around the world, include coffee, milk , juice, eggs, and bread. Some other breakfast items served in the United States are thought by many to be traditionally American. However, they actually come from other cultures.
A very popular breakfast food in America is the pancake--- a thin , flat cake made out of flour and often served with maple syrup. The idea of the pancake is very old. In fact, pancakes were made long ago in ancient China.
Bagels, a round thick bread with a hole in the middle , are also popular for breakfast in America. Polish people in the late 1600s came up with the idea for the first bagels and this new kind of bread soon took off across Eastern Europe.
In the late 1800s, thousands of Jews from Eastern Europe travelled to the United States and brought the recipe for bagels with them. Today, New York bagels are said to be the best in the world. Many people have them with cream for breakfast on the go.
Doughnuts (usually spelled “donut” in the United States) came from France. They were served to American soldiers in France in the World War Ⅰ. After the war, American soldiers asked cooks in the United States to make doughnuts for them. Now , served with coffee, they are a very popular breakfast food across the United States.
1.This reading is mainly about ________
A. famous places to eat breakfast.
B. why people in the United States eat breakfast
C. the most popular types of pancakes in the United States
D. the history of popular breakfast foods in the United States.
2.The oldest breakfast food in the passage is ______
A. the pancake B. the bagel C. the doughnut D. The passage doesn’t say.
3.Which sentence is true for both bagels and donuts?
A. They both came from Europe B. They are both easy to make
C. They are both sweet D. people in New York make them best
4.Who brought bagels to America?
A. Polish people B. Jewish People C. Chinese People D. American soldiers
5.Who served donuts to American soldiers during World War Ⅰ?
A. French people B. Jewish people
C. other American soldiers D. cooks from the United States.
Why does the Leaning Tower of Pisa in Italy lean? It leans because of a mistake. It has leaned almost since the day the tower was built.
In 1173, the people of Pisa, Italy, wanted to build a bell tower. They wanted the tower to be the most beautiful bell tower in all of Italy. The city also needed a bell tower because the church did not have one.
However, there was a problem. As soon as the first floor of the building was finished, the tower started to lean. Builders tried to make the building straight again as they added more floors, but they couldn’t figure out how to make it stop leaning.
It took almost 180 years to finish the tower. Since then, the tower has leaned by another millimeter every year. Today, the Leaning Tower has eight floors and is 54.5 meters tall. By 1990, it was leaning by about 4 meters to one side. It was also slowly sinking into the ground. Many people became worried that it would soon fall apart.
In 1998, repair works began on the tower, and by the end of 2001, it had been moved back by 45 centimeters. The tower will still lean, however, so it will need to be repaired again---in another 200 years.
1.why did the people of Pisa want to build the tower?
A. They needed a new church B. They wanted to build the tallest tower in Tower C. They needed a bell tower. D. They wanted to build a leaning tower.
2.When did the tower begin to lean?
A. from the first day it was built B. after the first floor was built
C. after the last floor was built D. 180 years after it was built
3.When was the tower finished?
A. in 1173 B. in 1180 C. in 1353 D. in 1474
4.Before being repaired,, the tower leaned every year by another _______
A. 1 millimeter B. 45 centimeters C. 54.5 millimeters D. 4 meters
5.Which of the following is NOT true about the tower?
A. It was sinking into the ground
B. People were worried it might fall apart
C. It was repaired between 1990 and 1998.
D. It will need to be repaired again in 200 years.
It was a busy morning，about 8:30, when an elderly gentleman in his 80s came to the hospital . I heard him saying to the nurse that he was in a hurry for an appointment(约会)at 9:30 .The nurse had him take a 41 in the waiting area, 42 him it would be at least 40 minutes 43 someone would be able to see him. I saw him 44 his watch and decided，since I was 45 busy—my patient didn’t 46 at the appointed hour, I would examine his wound . While taking care of his wound, I asked him if he had another doctor’s appointment.
The gentleman said no and told me that he 47 to go to the nursing home to eat breakfast with his 48 .He told me that she had been 49 for a while and that she had a special disease. I asked if she would be 50 if he was a bit late. He replied that she 51 knew who he was，that she had not been able to 52 him for five years now. I was 53 , and asked him，“And you 54 go every morning，even though she doesn’t know who you are?”
He smiled and said．“She doesn’t know me but I know who she is” I had to hold back 55 as he left.
Now I 56 that in marriages，true love is 57 of all that is. The happiest people don’t 58 have the best of everything；they just 59 the best of everything they have.. 60 isn’t about how to live through the storm，but how to dance in the rain.
1.A . breath B.test C .seat D. break
2.A . persuading B.promising C. understanding D. telling
3.A. if B before C. since D .after
4.A. taking off B.fixing C. looking at D. winding
5.A .very B .also C .seldom D. not
6.A. turn up B .show off C. come on D. go away
7.A. needed B. forgot C. agreed D. happened
8.A. daughter B. wife C. mother D. sister
9.A. late B. well C. around D.there
10.A .lonely B. worried C. doubtful D .hungry
11.A .so far B. neither C .no longer D .already
12.A. recognize B. answer C .believe D .expect
13.A .moved B .disappointed C .surprised D. satisfied
14.A .only B.then C.thus D. still
15.A .curiosity B .tears C .words D .judgment
16.A .realize B. suggest C. hope D .prove
17.A. agreement B .expression C .acceptance D. exhibition
18.A .necessarily B .completely C.naturally D. frequently
19.A. learn B. make C.favor D.try
20.A. Adventure B. Beauty C. Trust D .Life
The ____ boys were last seen ______ near the West Lake.
A. missing ; play B. missed; played C. missed ; to play D. missing; playing
I hate _____ when people talk with their mouths full.
A. that B. it C. these D. them
