Question

    Coffee shops are cool, but in Wilmington, Bitty & Beau’s Coffee enjoys a good reputation for its warmth.

At the heart of the shop’s popularity is its _________ staff: Almost everyone has an intellectual(智力的)or developmental disability.

The coffee shop was opened in 2016 by Amy Wright and her husband,  ___________ by two of her four children Beau and Bitty, who have Down syndrome(唐氏症).

When the couple discovered that most people with intellectual and developmental disabilities could never find an employer who would even give them a(n)  ___________ , they decided to do something about it.

“It _________ me like a flash of lightning: a coffee shop!” Wright said. “It would be the perfect environment for bringing people together. Seeing the staff ___________ customers at the door, preparing food, serving orders and cleaning tables, people would realize how  ___________ they are.”

When the shop opened, it immediately had ___________ out the door. National press attention ___________, and six months later, it had to move to a  _____________  space.

Today, the store employs 40 people with disabilities, who are really good at their jobs.

What makes Amy most proud is the ____________ it has built in the community. “Every day, people say, ‘You’ve made my day. Thank you.’ That’s a feeling of happiness most people don’t get elsewhere, and it's what ____________ people back here,” she said. “This is a place where people can ____________  with those with disabilities and realize how much more alike we are than different. It’s  ____________ a cup of coffee. It's a human rights movement. It's given our employees the respect and a sense of being ____________ that they deserve. For many employees, it's their first job, and their ____________ fills the air.”

1.A.unique B.professional C.active D.brave

2.A.impressed B.controlled C.inspired D.responded

3.A.interview B.invitation C.appointment D.reason

4.A.moved B.struck C.encouraged D.affected

5.A.finding B.observing C.greeting D.gathering

6.A.capable B.generous C.considerate D.reliable

7.A.lines B.waiters C.listeners D.guards

8.A.agreed B.continued C.followed D.left

9.A.farther B.larger C.quieter D.nearer

10.A.background B.balance C.tradition D.bridge

11.A.holds B.draws C.calls D.forces

12.A.interact B.play C.work D.discuss

13.A.nothing but B.far from C.after all D.more than

14.A.helped B.valued C.separated D.protected

15.A.ambition B.humor C.joy D.patience

Answer

1.A

2.C

3.A

4.B

5.C

6.A

7.A

8.C

9.B

10.D

11.B

12.A

13.D

14.B

15.C

【解析】

这是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了一家人气很高的咖啡店Bitty & Beau's Coffee，其特别之处在于其员工几乎每个人都有智力或发育障碍，一家店为人们提供了一种与残疾人沟通交流的方式。

1.

考查形容词词义辨析。句意：这家店之所以如此受欢迎，关键在于它独特的员工:几乎每个人都有智力或发育障碍。A. unique独特的；B. professional专业的；C. active活跃的；D. brave勇敢的。根据下文Almost everyone has an intellectual（智力的）or developmental disability可知，这家咖啡店的人气在于它独特的员工，故选A。

2.

考查动词词义辨析。句意：这家咖啡馆是Amy Wright和她的丈夫于2016年开的，启发来自于她四个孩子中有唐氏综合症的Beau和Bitty。A. impressed使印象深刻；B. controlled控制；C. inspired启发，鼓舞；D. responded回答。根据后文by two of her four children Beau and Bitty, who have Down syndrome.可知开这家咖啡馆，Amy Wright是受到她两个患有唐氏综合征孩子的启发，故选C。

3.

考查名词词义辨析。句意：当这对夫妇发现，大多数有智力和发育障碍的人甚至都找不到一个愿意给他们面试机会的雇主时，他们决定为此做点什么。A. interview面试；B. invitation邀请；C. appointment任命；D. reason理由。结合上文developmental disabilities could never find an employer who would even give them an可知雇主不愿意给这些有智力和发育障碍的人面试机会。故选A。

4.

考查动词词义辨析。句意：“我一瞬间想到了一个想法：一家咖啡店!”Wright说。A. moved移动；B. struck突然想到；C. encouraged鼓励；D. affected影响。此处考查短语sth. strike sb.表示“某人突然想到……”。故选B。

5.

考查动词词义辨析。句意：看到那些在门口迎接顾客、准备食物、上菜和清理桌子的工作人员，人们就会意识到他们是多么能干。A. finding找到；B. observing观察；C. greeting迎接，打招呼；D. gathering聚集。结合后文customers at the door可知是指员工在门口迎接顾客。故选C。

6.

考查形容词词义辨析。句意：看到那些在门口迎接顾客、准备食物、上菜和清理桌子的工作人员，人们就会意识到他们是多么能干。A. capable能干的，有能力的；B. generous大方的；C. considerate体贴的；D. reliable可靠的。看到员工在门口迎接顾客、准备食物、点菜和清洁桌子，人们就会意识到他们有多么能干。故选A。

7.

考查名词词义辨析。句意：商店一开门，门外立刻就排起了长队。A. lines队伍；B. waiters服务员；C. listeners听众；D. guards守卫。根据When the shop opened结合后文out the door可知此处指在店门前排起了长队。故选A。

8.

考查动词词义辨析。句意：全国媒体的关注接踵而至，六个月后，它不得不搬到更大的地方。A. agreed同意；B. continued继续；C. followed接着，跟随；D. left离开。由上文National press attention可知，这家店生意火爆，接着就引起了全国媒体的关注，6个月后，店门不得不搬到更大的地方。故选C。

9.

考查形容词词义辨析。句意：全国媒体的关注接踵而至，六个月后，它不得不搬到更大的地方。A. farther更远的；B. larger更大的；C. quieter更安静的；D. nearer更近的。根据后文Today, the store employs 40 people with disabilities, who are really good at their jobs.可知他的店更大了。故选B。

10.

考查名词词义辨析。句意：最让Amy骄傲的是它在社区里建造的桥梁。A. background背景；B. balance平衡；C. tradition传统；D. bridge桥梁。结合后文This is a place where people can 12 with those with disabilities人们在咖啡店里能够和残障人士互动，可知咖啡店在社区里起到了桥梁的作用。故选D。

11.

考查动词词义辨析。句意：这种幸福感是大多数人在其他地方得不到的，这也是吸引人们回到这里的原因。A. holds握住；B. draws吸引，画；C. calls打电话；D. forces迫使。根据前文That's a feeling of happiness most people don't get elsewhere可知这是大多数人在别处得不到的幸福感，由此可知，这也是吸引（draws）人们回到这里的原因。故选B。

12.

考查动词词义辨析。句意：这是一个人们可以与残障人士互动的地方，让人们认识到我们之间的相似之处比不同之处多得多。A. interact互动，互相影响；B. play玩耍；C. work工作；D. discuss讨论。根据后文 realize how much more alike we are than different. 可知这是一个人们可以与残疾人士互动的地方。让人们认识到我们之间的相似之处比不同之处多得多。短语interact with“与……互动”。故选A。

13.

考查短语辨析。句意：这不仅仅是一杯咖啡。A. nothing but只有；B. far from完全不；C. after all毕竟；D. more than不只是。结合后文It's a human rights movement.可知这不仅仅是一杯咖啡。这是一场人权运动。故选D。

14.

考查动词词义辨析。句意：这给了我们的员工应有的尊重和被重视的感觉。A. helped帮助；B. valued重视；C. separated分开；D. protected保护。结合上文It's given our employees the respect and a sense of being可知咖啡店给了残障员工应有的尊重和被重视的感觉。respect（尊重）和valued（重视）是并列关系。故选B。

15.

考查名词词义辨析。句意：对于很多员工来说，这是他们的第一份工作，他们的快乐弥漫在空气中。A. ambition野心；B. humor幽默；C. joy快乐；D. patience耐心。根据上文For many employees, it's their first job可知对许多员工来说，这是他们的第一份工作，且上文提到了他们被尊敬和被重视，因此他们当然是快乐的。故选C。