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【题目】 Although people everywhere seem to enjoy drinking coffee, they do not all have the _______coffee culture. In Europe for example, coffee shops are common places for people to meet friends and to talk while they drink coffee. On the other hand, locations like this were not as common in North America in the past. _______, people in North America would like to drink coffee in their homes with their friends. The coffee culture in the USA changed when Starbucks coffee shops _______ across the country.

The _______ Starbucks coffee shop opened in 1971 in downtown Seattle, Washington, in the USA. It was a small coffee shop that roasted its own coffee beans. The coffee shop’s _______ did well, and by 1981 there were more Starbucks stores in Seattle.

Things really began to change for the company in 1981. That year, Howard Schultz met the three men who ran Starbucks. Schultz worked in New York for a company that made kitchen equipment（设备）. He noticed that Starbucks ordered _______ special coffee makers, and he was curious. Schultz went to Seattle to see _______ Starbucks did. In 1982, the original Starbucks owners hired Schultz as the company’s head of marketing.

In 1983, Schultz traveled to Italy. The special atmosphere（氛围）of the coffee bars there _______his eye. Back in the USA, Schultz created an atmosphere for Starbucks coffee shops that was _______ and relaxing, and customers everywhere seemed to like it. Starbucks began opening more locations across the USA. Then the company opened coffee shops in other countries ________. Today, there are more than 16,000 Starbucks coffee shops worldwide.

However, that does not mean Starbucks has not had problems. As a matter of fact, many locations have closed over the past few years.

【1】A. sameB. differentC. similarD. new

【2】A. OtherwiseB. ThereforeC. InsteadD. However

【3】A. spreadB. ranC. closedD. built

【4】A. lastB. biggestC. smallestD. first

【5】A. businessB. salesC. productsD. achievement

【6】A. a great deal ofB. a large number ofC. a littleD. little

【7】A. howB. whyC. whatD. that

【8】A. broughtB. paidC. caughtD. carried

【9】A. crazyB. worriedC. nervousD. comfortable

【10】A. afterB. as wellC. beforeD. soon

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】C

【3】A

【4】D

【5】A

【6】B

【7】C

【8】C

【9】D

【10】B

【解析】

本篇文章难度适中，主要讲述不同的国家有不同的咖啡文化，以及星巴克的产生、发展和运营情况。

【1】句意“尽管不同地方的人们看起来喜欢喝咖啡，但是他们都有不同的咖啡文化”。本题考查形容词辨析。A.相同的；B.不同的；C.相似的；D.新的。根据In Europe for example, coffee shops are common places for people to meet friends and to talk while they drink coffee. On the other hand, locations like this were not as common in North America in the past. ___2___, people in North America would like to drink coffee in their homes with their friends可知，他们有不同的咖啡文化，故选A。

【2】句意“取而代之的是，北美的人们想要在家里和他们的朋友喝咖啡”。A.否则；B.因此；C.取而代之；D.然而。根据In Europe for example, coffee shops are common places for people to meet friends and to talk while they drink coffee可知，在欧洲，人们在咖啡店喝咖啡和聊天，取而代之，北美洲的人们喜欢在家里喝咖啡，故选C。

【3】句意“当星巴克咖啡店在美国遍及全国时，美国的咖啡文化改变了”。本题考查动词辨析。A.传播；B.跑；C.关闭；D.建立。根据spread across the country“遍及全国”可知，故选A。

【4】句意“第一个星巴克咖啡店1971年在美国华盛顿的西雅图市中心营业”。A.最后的；B.最大的；C.最小的；D.第一个。根据句意可知，表示“第一个星巴克咖啡店”，故选D。

【5】句意“咖啡店的商业做得很好，并且到1981年，在西雅图有更多的星巴克的故事”。本题考查名词辨析。A.商业；B.卖；C.产品；D.成就。根据句意可知，星巴克咖啡馆属于商业，故选A。

【6】句意“他注意到星巴克订购了大量的特别的咖啡壶，他很好奇”。A.大量的（后接不可数名词）；B.大量的（后接可数名词复数）；C.有一点（修饰不可数名词，表示肯定）；D.几乎没有（修饰不可数名词，表示否定）。根据句意可知，表示“订了大量的咖啡壶”，且coffee maker是可数名词，故选B。

【7】句意“舒尔茨去了西雅图看星巴克做了什么”。A.如何；B.为什么；C.什么；D.在宾语从句中无意义也不做成份。根据句子可知，空处引导宾语从句，且从句中空处作did的宾语，指物，用what，故选C。

【8】句意“在那里咖啡馆特别的氛围引起了他的注意”。本题考查动词辨析。A.带来；B.支付；C.抓住；D.携带。根据catch one’s eyes“吸引某人的注意力”可知，故选C。

【9】句意“返回美国后，舒尔茨为星巴克咖啡馆创造了舒适的和放松的环境”。本题考查形容词辨析。A.疯狂的；B.担心的；C.紧张的；D.舒服的。根据空后and relaxing可知，空处应用“舒服的”，故选D。

【10】句意“然后，这个公司也在其他国家开咖啡馆”。A.在……之后，引导时间状语从句；B.也，（用于句末）；C.在……之前（引导时间状语从句）；D.不久。根据句意可知，表示“也在其他国家开咖啡馆”，故选B。

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