Question

阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项.

Coffee has a history dating back to at least the 9th century and has been a catalyst for social interaction across cultures and eras. Originally discovered in Ethiopia, coffee beans were brought into the Middle East by Arab traders, spreading to Egypt, Yemen, Persia, Turkey, and North Africa by the 15th century. Muslim merchants eventually brought the beans to the thriving port city of Venice, where they sold them to wealthy Italian buyers. Soon, the Dutch began importing and growing coffee in places like Java and Ceylon (largely through slave labor), and the British East India Trading Company was popularizing the beverage in England. Coffee spread across Europe and even reached America.

Where there has been coffee, there has been the coffeehouse. From the 15th century Middle Eastern establishments where men gathered to listen to music, play chess, and hear recitations from works of literature, to Paris' Cafe le Procope where luminaries of the French Enlightenment such as Voltaire, Rousseau, and Diderot came to enjoy a hot cup of joe, coffeehouses have traditionally served as centers of social interaction, places where people can come to relax, chat, and exchange ideas.

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. 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.

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.

1. 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

2.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

3.The famous coffeehouse “Starbucks” originally come from _______.

A. Seattle         B. Ethiopia

C. Java            D. France

4. 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

Answer

1.B

2.D

3.A

4.C

【解析】

试题分析：本文介绍咖啡传播的经过，以及以星巴克为主流的现代咖啡店。

1.细节理解题。根据第一段第二句coffee beans were brought into the Middle East by Arab traders, spreading to Egypt,咖啡被带到the Middle East，然后传播到Egypt；第三句the thriving port city of Venice,到达了繁荣的海港城市Venice；第四句Soon, the Dutch began importing and growing coffee不久，Dutch进口并种植咖啡和第一段最后一句Coffee spread across Europe and even reached America.咖啡传播到欧洲，甚至到达美国。可知B项为正确顺序。

2.推理判断题。根据最后一段第一、二句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.今天，大得咖啡零售店正很快遍及全世界，只有Starbucks在40多个国家有专卖店，计划增加更多。故选D。

3. 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.不久Seattle和太平洋西北部的其他部分正把咖啡店发展成繁荣的反主流文化的一部分。以西雅图为基础的星巴克采取了这一模式，并把它纳入主流。故选A。

4. has become extremely common to see someone sitting at a Starbucks listening to music or surfing the web on his or her laptop. 现在，看到人们坐在咖啡店听音乐或上网聊天这是非常常见的。故选C。

【名师点拨】

细节题是针对文中某个细节、某句话或某部分具体内容设置问题，正确答案的根据一定可以在原文中找到，即原文的改写往往成为正确选项。

通常细节题的正确选项有以下特征：

1、对原文句子中的关键词进行替换。把原文中的一些词换成意义相近的词，成为正确选项。

2、词性或者语态的变化。把原文中的一些词变换一下词性，或者改变原文句子的语态，给考生制造障碍。

3、语言简化。把原文中的复杂语言现象进行简化，成为正确答案。

比如59小题B细节理解题。根据第一段第二句coffee beans were brought into the Middle East by Arab traders, spreading to Egypt,咖啡被带到the Middle East，然后传播到Egypt；第三句the thriving port city of Venice,到达了繁荣的海港城市Venice；第四句Soon, the Dutch began importing and growing coffee不久，Dutch进口并种植咖啡和第一段最后一句Coffee spread across Europe and even reached America.咖啡传播到欧洲，甚至到达美国。可知B项为正确顺序。

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