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7．EDGEWOOD-Every morning at Dixie Heights High School，customers pour into a special experiment：the district's first coffee shop run mostly by students with special learning needs．
   Well before classes start，students and teachers order Lattes，Cappuccinos and Hot Chocolates．Then，during the first period，teachers call in orders on their room phones，and students make deliveries．
   By closing time at 9.20 a．m．，the shop usually sells 90 drinks．
"Whoever made the chi tea，Ms．Schatzman says it was good，"Christy McKinley，a second year student，announced recently，after hanging up with the teacher．
  The shop is called the Dixie PIT，which stands for Power in Transition．Although some of the students are not disabled，many are，and the PIT helps them prepare for life after high school．
   They learn not only how to run a coffee shop but also how to deal with their affairs．They keep a timecard and receive paychecks，which they keep in check regis ters．
  Special-education teachers Kim Chevalier and Sue Casey introduced the Dixie PIT from a similar program at Kennesaw Mountain High School in Georgia．
  Not that it was easy．Chevalier's first problem to overcome was product-related．Should schools be selling coffee？What about sugar content？
  Kenton County Food Service Director Ginger Gray helped．She made sure all the drinks，which use non-fat milk，fell within nutrition （营养） guidelines．
  The whole school has joined in to help．
  Teachers agreed to give up their lounge （休息室） in the mornings．Art students painted the name of the shop on the wall．Business students designed the paychecks．The basketball team helped pay for cups．

59．What is the text mainly about？B
A．A best-selling coffee．
B．A special educational program．
C．Government support for schools．
D．A new type of teacher-student relationship．
60．The Dixie PIT program was introduced in order toC．
A．raise money for school affairs  
B．do some research on nutrition
C．develop students'practical skills   
D．supply teachers with drinks
61．We know from the text that Ginger GrayB．
A．manages the Dixie P1T program in Kenton County
B．sees that the drinks meet health standards
C．teaches at Dixie Height s High School
D．owns the school's coffee shop．

Answer 1

分析 本文属于科教类阅读，主要向我们介绍了一个特殊的教育节目，介绍了一家学生们工作的咖啡馆，他们经营咖啡店的同时还学习处理自己的事情，并确保咖啡店的饮料符合健康标准．

解答 59．B  主旨大意题，根据首段customers pour into a special experiment：the district's first coffee shop run mostly by students with special learning needs和第五段最后the PIT helps them prepare for life after high school．可知文章主要讲的是一个特殊的教育项目．故选B．
60．C  细节理解题，根据and the PIT helps them prepare for life after high school． They learn not only how to run a coffee shop but also how to deal with their affairs．They keep a timecard and receive paychecks，which they keep in check regis ters．可知文章介绍Dixie PIT是为了培养学生实践能力，故选C．
61．B  细节理解题，根据Kenton County Food Service Director Ginger Gray helped．She made sure all the drinks，which use non-fat milk，fell within nutrition （营养） guidelines．可知Ginger Gray确信饮料符合健康标准，故选B．

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