Question

    There are only a few truly pleasant smells to wake up to in the morning. It might be the aroma of freshly baked bread, or the scent of your partner’s freshly brushed teeth - but for me, it’s the smell of freshly cooked coffee. Just a sniff of it makes me jump out of bed and rush to the kitchen for a gulp(大口) of the hot black liquid.

I also know the experience when I walk into a cafe for my double espresso(浓缩咖啡) or flat white, my mouth begins to water in advance. Although it’s really the caffeine hit I’m after, it’s the smell that makes me feel good.

However, this feeling sometimes turns to disappointment when I actually start drinking my hot coffee - the taste just doesn’t match the smell. This is particularly the case when I order a coffee to go in a tall paper cup and sip the liquid through a hole in the lid. Yes, it’s convenient, but is it really the right way to appreciate it?

Tim Hayward, a food writer and coffee shop owner，describes this process as “strange”. He says, “You walk into the coffee shop, you get the smell, but when you actually take the drink out, you are drinking it from something that is designed to deliver the hot liquid directly past your tongue, but stop any smell coming up to your nose.”

As well as removing the smell, takeaway coffee cups create a lot of waste and a vast majority of them still don’t get recycled. In 2011, it was estimated that 2.5 billion coffee cups were thrown away each year in the UK, and that figure is likely to be higher now. So maybe now is the time to really wake up and smell the coffee by drinking from a cup or mug in a cafe, chatting with friends and saving the planet!

1.From the first two paragraphs we know ________.

A.the author loves coffee alone

B.the smell of coffee is pleasant

C.people smell one scent at a time

D.smells are used to wake up people

2.What sometimes disappoints the author when drinking coffee?

A.The way to enjoy coffee.

B.Coffee doesn’t taste tasty.

C.No partner shares coffee with him.

D.The type of coffee he likes isn’t available.

3.What made Tim Hayward feel strange？

A.The smell of coffee.

B.Hot coffee without smell.

C.Treating coffee just as hot liquid.

D.Drinking coffee in the coffee shop.

4.What can be implied in the last paragraph?

A.People recycle coffee regularly.

B.Takeaway coffee is of high quality.

C.Pollution caused by coffee cups is growing.

D.A cup or mug is widely used for drinking coffee.

Answer

1.B

2.A

3.C

4.C

【解析】

这是一篇夹叙夹议文。文章主要讲述咖啡的气味让作者保持清醒，但是喝咖啡的纸杯阻碍了人们对咖啡味道的享受，还带来了很多污染。

1.细节理解题。由第一段第二句“It might be the aroma of freshly baked bread, or the scent of your partner’s freshly brushed teeth - but for me, it’s the smell of freshly cooked coffee.”和第二段的最后一句“Although it’s really the caffeine hit I’m after, it’s the smell that makes me feel good.”可知，这令人愉快的气味可能是刚烤出面包的芳香，或者是你同伴刚刷牙的气味，但是对于我来说，它是刚煮好的咖啡味道，虽然实际上是我追随咖啡因提神功效，但是的确这个气味使我感觉舒服。由此可知，咖啡的气味是令人愉快的。结合选项可知，选项B正确。

2.细节理解题。由第三段的第二句“This is particularly the case when I order a coffee to go in a tall paper cup and sip the liquid through a hole in the lid.”和最后一句“Yes, it’s convenient, but is it really the right way to appreciate it?”可知，情况是这样的，当我点了一份在高纸杯里的咖啡，然后通过在杯盖上的一个小孔喝这个液体的时候。是的，它是方便的，但是这真的是欣赏它的正确方法吗？由此可知，当喝咖啡的时候，喝咖啡的方法使作者失望。结合选项可知，选项A正确。

3.细节理解题。由第四段Tim Hayward说的话“You walk into the coffee shop, you get the smell, but when you actually take the drink out, you are drinking it from something that is designed to deliver the hot liquid directly past your tongue, but stop any smell coming up to your nose.”可知，你走进咖啡店，你闻到了香味，但是当你实际取出这个饮品的时候，你正在通过被设计来直接传送热饮经过你的舌头但是阻止任何气味飘进你的鼻子的某物喝这份饮品。由此可知，Tim Hayward对这种用来对待热饮的方式对待喝咖啡觉得很奇怪。结合选项可知，选项C正确。

4.推理判断题。由最后一段的第一句“As well as removing the smell, takeaway coffee cups create a lot of waste and a vast majority of them still don’t get recycled.”和第二句“In 2011, it was estimated that 2.5 billion coffee cups were thrown away each year in the UK, and that figure is likely to be higher now.”可知，和去除咖啡气味一样，外带咖啡杯造成了很多废物并且绝大多数的他们仍然没有得到回收利用。在2011年，据估计在英国每年有25亿的咖啡杯被丢弃，并且这个数据现在可能更高。由此可见，咖啡杯造成的污染正在增长。结合选项可知，选项C正确。