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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 40 countries 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.

1. Which of the following is the correct order of coffee spreading in history?

①Egypt ②America ③the Middle East

④Netherlands ⑤Venice

A. ①③④②⑤ B. ③①⑤④②

C. ①⑤④③② D. ③②⑤④①

2.We can infer from the passage ________.

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

3.The famous coffeehouse “Starbucks” originally come from _______.

A. Seattle B. Ethiopia

C. Java D. France

4. Nowadays, if you come to a coffeehouse, you can _______.

A. play chess with other customers

B. enjoy delicious dishes from South America

C. surf the internet

D. watch a TV play

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I had arrived at the airport about 30 minutes before the check?in. It had been very _______ three days for me with lots of meetings. So I was glad to have the _______ time to make a note of what I _______to do the following day. But then came the _____ that my flight had to be ______ because there was a problem with the plane.

As I sat waiting for my _______ to be called, I reflected on my last meeting of the day. It was not a business meeting but rather a very enjoyable _____ with an old business friend I had not seen for over 12 years. Our lunch was spent recalling time gone by _______ filling each other in what had happened in our lives over the last 12 years. We both laughed and smiled as we recalled the good times and the great experiences we had ______ together. At the end of our time together, we both said how much we had ______ it and that we must do it again.

It was great to have this additional time to replay in my ____ all that we had talked about. I realized how important it was to have regular_____ of the good times in our life. I was lucky enough to have had the chance to take a short ______ and reflect on the good things that had happened in my life over the last 12 years.

It was somewhat like looking at an old photo album ______ in a cupboard in your house. There before your eyes were lots of wonderful _______ that take you back to times and places, and most importantly to those people who were in the ______.

My flight home was finally ____ three hours later. I smiled as I _____ the plane and realized that I was not at all ______ about the delay in the flight, as I had been able to spend the time ____ on the good times from days gone by.

1.A.important B.busy C.convenient D.useful

2.A.pleasant B.satisfying C.happy D.extra

3.A.had B.failed C.needed D.managed

4.A.announcement B.declaration C.opening D.speech

5.A.waited B.cancelled C.taken D.delayed

6.A.flight B.turn C.name D.order

7.A.negotiation(谈判) B.lunch C.party D.discussion

8.A.as well B.except for C.as well as D.in addition

9.A.spent B.met C.managed D.shared

10.A.got B.enjoyed C.made D.paid

11.A.heart B.spirit C.flight D.mind

12.A.time B.plans C.reminders D.remainder

13.A.way B.cut C.method D.break

14.A.stored away B.put on C.set aside D.given out

15.A.celebrations B.memories C.awards D.presents

16.A.cupboard B.books C.childhood D.photos

17.A.shouted B.phoned C.called D.commanded

18.A.left B.boarded C.jumped D.reached

19.A.upset B.happy C.crazy D.surprised

20.A.taking B.seizing C.reflecting D.bringing

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The dolphin (海豚) swam in her tiny tank. It was early evening and the park was _ __. She was alone again.

Earlier that day, she had performed her _ ___ for the visitors; and though their cheers pleased her, they did not _ __ the anxiety of forced separation she experienced daily, __ ___ her family.

Later that afternoon, her keepers had conducted their usual set of __ __ on her to make sure she’d be ready for the next day’s show. This time, she had given in quietly to their attentions. This _ ____ them, as it always did they were so happy when she __ ____ them. But, when she didn’t, they assumed there was a ___ ____ and she would be punished.

She dived down and stared through the glass window into the observatory room. During the day, ___ ___ crowded into this lower-level viewing room to watch her from an underwater _ ____. The glass was ___ ___ with the hand prints of the many children who had pressed __ ___ to get a good view.

Her daily routine rarely __ ____. Trainers would teach her ___ __ tricks, to be added to her show. Occasionally, humans would bring their ill or ___ ___ children to swim with her. And, over time, she would heal (治愈) them. But she’d always ___ ____ the process so as not to expose her amazing ability to the humans.

She swam up to the _ __ then stared _ __ at the stars above.

She was far from her family and she wa_ __.

In the dark she sang...

But none of her kind_ ___ her.

1.A. repaired B. gone C. closed D. built

2.A. tricks B. stories C. songs D. duties

3.A. cause B. stop C. ignore D. tell

4.A. along with B. out of C. except for D. away from

5.A. thoughts B. performances C. tests D. plans

6.A. pleased B. shocked C. discouraged D. puzzled

7.A. helped B. obeyed C. refused D. guided

8.A. task B. chance C. reward D. problem

9.A. keepers B. visitors C. reporters D. testers

10.A. angle B. tank C. show D. sense

11.A. damaged B. blocked C. decorated D. covered

12.A. seriously B. lightly C. close D. far

13.A. occurred B. varied C. remained D. survived

14.A. new B. true C. strange D. regular

15.A. skilful B. clever C. disabled D. shy

16.A. take down B. slow down C. turn down D. put down

17.A. park B. pool C. surface D. shore

18.A. sadly B. lazily C. attentively D. happily

19.A. free B. present C. independent D. lonely

20.A. knew B. heard C. accepted D. found

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