Coffee is an important part of Italian culture and since arriving here over six months ago, I have drunk a lot of it!
Of course, coffee is also very popular in the UK but coffee culture in Italy is a completely different story. In Italy, when you order a coffee in a café or bar ( 酒吧), you are served with a tiny, bitter espresso. This is“normal (正常的) coffee” for Italians and they are not so interested in the huge coffees that we drink in the UK. If you want more than one sip (小口) of coffee in Italy, lungo is a good choice. It is espresso with a little more water added, but still served in a small cup. In addition, while takeaway coffee is quite popular among Brits, it is not very common at all in Italy, especially in non-touristy areas. Generally, Italians prefer to drink their tiny coffees while standing at the bar and, for many, this short break is an important part of their day.
Usually, breakfast in a bar in Italy includes a coffee and a pastry (酥皮糕点). I have been spoiled for choice with lovely cafés in the Italian town I'm living in. These cafés sell different kinds of mouth-watering pastries - either plain (无馅料的) or filled with cream, chocolate, etc - as well as delicious coffee. Cappuccinos are very popular at breakfast time and, for me, a creamy cappuccino and a pastry with chocolate is the perfect way to start the day.
Finally, I have found that coffee in Italy is so much cheaper than coffee in the UK. Normally, an espresso or a macchiato (an espresso with a drop of milk) costs around a euro and a cappuccino about €1.50! They are small, of course, but this means that in Italy it is possible to go out for coffee every day without breaking the bank.
1.How is Paragraph 2 mainly developed?
A.By time. B.By space.
C.By example. D.By comparison.
2.Which coffee will you get in Italy if you order one without special instructions?
A.Espresso. B.Lungo.
C.Cappuccino. D.Macchiato.
3.What can we learn about the coffee culture in Italy?
A.Takeaway coffee is very popular among Italians.
B.Italians are very often seen drinking huge coffees.
C.Italians like to take short breaks from work for coffee.
D.Coffees are often served along with pastries during breakfasts.
4.What does the author think of Italian coffee?
A.She loves its bitter taste.
B.It is too expensive for her.
C.It is a good choice for breakfast.
D.The cup it is served in is too small.
Jo Du was being helped into her beautiful white wedding dress this week when a tooth on the zipper (拉链) broke. It was Sunday in Guelph, Ontario, and no tailor (裁缝) shop was open.
Jo Du didn't want to marry Earl Lee with pins (别针) in the back of her dress. But no one in the wedding party knew how to make the repair.
The best man knocked on a neighbor's door to ask David Hobson if he might have a pair of scissors they could borrow. Mr. Hobson said, “I've got better than tools. I've got a tailor.”
David Hobson had a family of Syrian refugees (难民) living in his home for a few days: a mother, father, and 3 children.
The father of the Syrian family was Ibrahim Halil Dudu. He was a tailor in Syria for 28 years, and as soon as he saw the dress, Ibrahim Dudu got out his sewing (缝) tools and set to work.
“He really sewed her wedding dress back onto her,” Lindsay Coulter, the wedding photographer, told CTV News. “Everyone was so thankful. They said thank you a million times.”
“Every weekend I take photos of people on the happiest days of their lives, and today one man who has seen some of the worst things our world has to offer came to help,”said Lindsay Coulter, who posted photos and wrote on her Facebook page.
“I was so excited and so happy,” Ibrahim Halil Dudu said through a translator.“I like to help Canadian people from my heart.”
Earl Lee called the tailor's skillful repair, an “unbelievable act of kindness”from a“complete stranger who had only stepped foot in this country days ago.”
1.What was a big problem for Jo Du?
A.It was not easy for her to find some pins.
B.Her wedding dress had to be repaired soon.
C.She didn't know where to buy a new zipper.
D.There was something wrong with her scissors.
2.How did Hobson help Jo Du?
A.He introduced a tailor to her.
B.He lent a pair of scissors to her.
C.He helped her find the best man.
D.He helped organize her wedding.
3.Who solved Jo Du's problem in the end?
A.Earl Lee.
B.David Hobson.
C.Ibrahim Dudu.
D.Lindsay Coulter.
4.What can we infer about Lindsay Coulter?
A.She worked as a translator.
B.She felt sorry for the tailor.
C.She was a refugee from Syria.
D.She was a news reporter.
To: The Manager of Mezzo Mash Restaurant
Dear Sir,
Last Tuesday evening I went with two friends to your restaurant for my 18th birthday. I ’d booked the table for eight o’ clock and we arrived about ten minutes late, but that was not a problem.The waiter, who was very polite, showed us to our table and we studied the menu. I ordered a fish pie and my friends ordered some salads. However, after about fifteen minutes, the waiter told us that there was no more fish pie. He apologized and suggested ordering something else. I looked at the menu again and decided to have the same as my friends－a salad.
When the food came, it was very good. After we finished, we decided to order some desserts（餐后甜点）. The waiter said that, unluckily, it was too late. There wasn’t enough time for us to order desserts. He said he was very sorry but our table was booked by another group at nine thirty and we would have to leave.
We paid the bill and left feeling very unhappy. It ruined my birthday. Nobody told us when we arrived that there was a time limit (限制). It was very unsatisfactory and I doubt that We’ll go to your restaurant again.
Yours faithfully,
Martin Cary
1.Why did Martin and his friends fail to have any dessert?
A.Someone had booked their table.
B.They had to be home by 9:30.
C.It was too expensive.
D.There was none left.
2.What is Martin Cary trying to do in the letter?
A.Cancel a booking.
B.Offer a suggestion.
C.Ask for information.
D.Express dissatisfaction.
3.What does Martin think about their experience?
A.The food took too long to arrive.
B.They got to the restaurant too late.
C.They won' t visit the restaurant again.
D.There was not much choice on the menu.
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1. 病毒情况：
2. 你在家情况：
3. 你的期望。
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Dear Jack,
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Yours,
Li Hua
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Childhood is an unforgettable time full of funny and amazed stories. Be a child, I wrote my last will. All my toys are to go to our cat, my room—to Tom, the local beggar who always said “hi" to me kind. My textbook about politeness was to go to my brother, so we had had a fight not long before. I brought the list to my aunt, who was the lawyer. She sent copy of my list to all our relatives and then put the original on her desk in to a frame. That way, I laughed at by not only my family but all my customers.
阅读下面短文。在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Li Ziqi, a vlogger, has over 6 million fans on YouTube,1.(make) her the second most influential vlogger from China on the international video-sharing platforms.
Li,2.young woman of the post-1990 generation, she looks elegant with long braids(辫子) in her hair, always wearing delicate traditional3.(dress). She started shooting short videos in 2016, inspired by the self-sufficient lifestyle of ancient Chinese people. In her videos, she has picked ripe cherries to make jam and4.(harvest) peaches to make sweet wine.
Most viewers find that the lifestyle and the landscapes5.(display) in Li's videos help them find inner peace and give them a psychological break from6.(they) busy urban routine. One comments, “I have respect and7.(admire) for this woman. Not just from what I see in the videos,8.the fact that she's bringing back to life an archaic(古色古香的) way of doing things.”
Aside from showing how to cook, Li has even shown other ancient skills, such as dyeing cloth and making furniture. She has impressed her viewers9.the charm of China's traditional handicrafts and techniques.
“As an10.(increase) influential vlogger,” she says,“1 hope I can show the world the wonderful cultural heritage of China.”
