题目内容
5.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 40countries 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.
59.Which of the following is the correct order of coffee spreading in history?B
①Egypt ②America ③the Middle East ④Netherlands ⑤Venice
A.①③④②⑤B.③①⑤④②C.①⑤④③②D.③②⑤④①
60.We can infer from the passageD.
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
61.The famous coffeehouse"Starbucks"originally come fromA.
A.Seattle B.Ethiopia C.Java D.France
62.Nowadays,if you come to a coffeehouse,you canC.
A.play chess with other customers
B.enjoy delicious dishes from South America
C.surf the internet
D.watch a TV play.
分析 本文主要介绍咖啡的传播过程及以星巴克为主流的现代咖啡店.
解答 59-62 BDAC
59.B 细节理解题.根据第一段Originally discovered in Ethiopia,coffee beans were brought into the Middle East by Arab traders,spreading to Egypt可知,咖啡被带到中东,然后传到埃及,the thriving port city of Venice紧接着是繁荣的城市Venice,Soon,the Dutch began importing and growing coffee不久,到了Dutch,Coffee spread across Europe and even reached America最后,传到欧洲及美洲.故选B.
60.D 推理判断题.根据最后一段Today,big business retail coffee shops are expanding quickly all over the world.Starbucks alone has stores in over 40countries and plans to add more可知,今天,大的咖啡零售店正很快遍及人世界,只有星巴克在40多个国家有专卖店,计划增加更多.故选D.
61.A 推理判断题.根据第三段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可知,不久,Seattle和太平洋西北部其它部分正把咖啡店发民展成繁荣的反主流文化一部分,以西雅图基础的星巴克采取了这一模式,并把它纳入主流.故选A.
62.C 细节理解题.根据第四段It has become extremely common to see someone sitting at a Starbucks listening to music or surfing the web on his or her laptop可知,现在,看到人们在咖啡店里听音乐或上网聊天是非常常见的.故选C.
点评 历史文化类阅读理解文章属高考常选材料之一.这类文章常涉及历史、文化、法制、宗教等方面的文学艺术、发明创造、文化遗产保护、宗教与文化、风俗与习惯、道德与法制、中外文学名著节选、等等.这类材料的命题点往往落在主旨大意题、事实细节题上.

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