Question

    A dozen international coffee experts moved around a long wooden table, pausing at each steaming cup, heads dipping,smelling and tasting. In the wings, coffee farmer Yang Fan watches attentively as the judges’ circle, awaiting a decision on her latest crop of beans.

In recent years, China is fast developing a reputation as a top coffee producer. This tasting was a side event to the first ever Pu’er International Specialty Coffee Expo in China’s southwestern Yunnan province, which ran this winter and drew more than a thousand attendees, including industry aficionados (酷爱者) from across the globe.

“Coffee has huge potential in China,” says Liu Ying, who is working in private investment in Beijing to grow coffee in Pu’er five years ago. “The younger generation prefers to drink coffee in their offices much more than tea.” Still, Pu’er remains synonymous with tea. In a region of China known for thousands of years of tea growing, a new crop is beginning to change the country’s landscape: coffee. This town near the Laos border is surrounded by the green hills scored with tea plantations; it produces a variety of tea which is also called Pu’er. But the region’s mild climate is also perfect for growing Arabica coffee. And as China’s young people move away from traditional tea in favor of the invigorating coffee, Pu’er’s farmers are catering to the demand. Yunnan accounts for 98% of China’s coffee harvest, with half coming from the misty landscape around Pu’er. Today, China is the 13th biggest coffee producer in the world - rising from zero output three decades ago to 136,000 tons annually today.

In April, Seattle’s annual Specialty Coffee Expo decided to showcase China as its portrait country of origin. It follows on the heels of Starbucks’ launching its first single-origin Yunnan coffee last year after eight years of partnership with Yunnan farmers.

With global coffee prices at record lows, Yunnan farmers are processing beans in bespoke (定制的) ways to create distinct flavors -allowing them to enter the market of specialty coffee. “At current coffee prices, I can’t even feed my family,” says the farmer Yang. “My only way out is to produce specialty coffee, to make the best coffee beans.” That means letting beans dry in their cherries, thus producing a wild, fruity flavor, or allowing them to “honey” in their sugary inner layer, which adds a slight sweetness.

“If I told you this was Colombian or Panama coffee, nobody would argue with me,” says Samuel Gurel, CEO of Pu’er’s Torch Coffee Roasters, as Yang breaks into a laughter. “It’s a great example of how Chinese coffee is evolving.”

1.What is the best title of the passage?

A.Coffee gains ground in China’s tea-growing heartland

B.Coffee is taking the place of Pu’er tea in Yunnan province.

C.Bespoke coffee in Ynnnan has a variety of flavors.

D.China has become a top coffee producer in the world.

2.People grow coffee in Pu’er because ________.

A.they have the tradition to plant coffee

B.Starbuck needs coffee from Yunnan province

C.coffee planted there has a special flavor

D.they think coffee has great potential in China

3.What does the underlined sentence in the third paragraph mean?

A.Pu’er cannot produce coffee.

B.Coffee enjoys a good reputation.

C.Pu’er is most famous for its tea.

D.Coffee is as popular as coffee.

4.What does Samuel Gurel think of Yang’s coffee beans?

A.He is worried about it. B.He thinks highly of it.

C.He doubts about its future. D.He shows no interest in it.

Answer

1.A

2.D

3.C

4.B

【解析】

这是一篇说明文。文章主要说明了以种植茶叶而闻名数千年的普洱开始种植咖啡，并获得了良好口碑。这是因为随着中国的年轻人从传统的茶叶转向提神的咖啡，普洱茶的种植者也在迎合这种需求。而随着全球咖啡价格跌至历史最低水平，云南农民开始用定制的方式加工咖啡豆，以创造独特的口味，从而进入专业咖啡市场。

1.主旨大意题。根据第二段In recent years, China is fast developing a reputation as a top coffee producer. This tasting was a side event to the first ever Pu’er International Specialty Coffee Expo in China’s southwestern Yunnan province, which ran this winter and drew more than a thousand attendees, including industry aficionados from across the globe.可知近年来，中国迅速发展成为世界著名的咖啡生产国。这次品鉴会是中国西南云南省首届普洱国际特色咖啡博览会的一个附带活动，该博览会于今年冬天举办，吸引了1000多名与会者，其中包括来自全球各地的咖啡爱好者。结合文章主要内容为说明以种植茶叶而闻名数千年的普洱开始种植咖啡，并获得了良好口碑。由此可知A选项“咖啡在中国茶叶种植的中心地带获得了发展”符合文章标题。故选A。

2.推理判断题。根据第三段中“Coffee has huge potential in China,” says Liu Ying, who is working in private investment in Beijing to grow coffee in Pu’er five years ago. “The younger generation prefers to drink coffee in their offices much more than tea.”可知“咖啡在中国有巨大的潜力，”五年前在北京从事私人投资、在普洱种植咖啡的Liu Ying说。“年轻一代更喜欢在办公室喝咖啡，而不是茶。”由此可知，人们在普洱种植咖啡，因为他们认为咖啡在中国有巨大的潜力。故选D。

3.词义猜测题。根据后文In a region of China known for thousands of years of tea growing可知普洱在中国是一个以种植茶叶而闻名数千年的地区，普洱以茶出名。故可知划线句子意思为：普洱最出名的是它的茶。故选C。

4.推理判断题。根据最后一段中“If I told you this was Colombian or Panama coffee, nobody would argue with me,” says Samuel Gurel, CEO of Pu’er’s Torch Coffee Roasters, as Yang breaks into a laughter.可知“如果我告诉你这是哥伦比亚或巴拿马咖啡，没人会和我争论，”普洱火炬咖啡烘焙公司的首席执行官Samuel Gurel说，Yang哈哈大笑。由此可推知Samuel Gurel对Yang的咖啡豆评价很高。故选B。