Question

【題目】閱讀下面的短文，從短文后的選項中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項補全短文。選項中有一項為多余選項。

Although people everywhere seem to enjoy drinking coffee, they do not all have the same 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(地點)like this were not as common in North America in the past. 【1】 The coffee culture in the USA changed when Starbucks coffee shops spread across the country.

【2】 It was a small coffee shop that roasted (烘烤)its own coffee beans. The coffee shop's business did well, and by 1981 there were three more Starbucks stores in Seattle.

In 1982, the original Starbucks owners hired Schultz as the company's head of marketing. In 1983, Schultz traveled to Italy. The atmosphere(氣氛) of the espresso(濃咖啡) bars there caught his eye. Back in the USA, Schultz created an atmosphere for Starbucks coffee shops that was comfortable, and customers everywhere seemed to like it. 【3】 Then the company opened coffee shops in other countries as well. Today, there are more than 16,000 Starbucks coffee shops worldwide.

【4】 As a matter of fact, many Starbucks locations have closed over the past few years. In some cases, this is because there were too many coffee shops competing for business in one small area. In other cases, locations in some countries closed because the coffee culture there did not match with the "feel the same everywhere" atmosphere offered by Starbucks.

A.The first Starbucks coffee shop opened in 1971 in downtown Seattle, Washington, in the USA

B.However, that does not mean Starbucks has not had problems

C.Schultz made Starbucks popular all over the world

D.Starbucks began opening more locations across the USA

E.Instead, people in North America preferred to drink coffee in their homes with their friends

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】E

【2】A

【3】D

【4】B

【解析】

這篇文章主要講了人們都喜歡喝咖啡，他們并不都有同樣的咖啡文化。

【1】根據(jù)前一句“On the other hand, locations(地點)like this were not as common in North America in the past. 另一方面，像這樣的地點在北美過去并不常見�！�，可推斷下一句應(yīng)為“Instead, people in North America preferred to drink coffee in their homes with their friends相反，北美的人們更喜歡和朋友在家里喝咖啡。”，故選E。

【2】根據(jù)后一句“It was a small coffee shop that roasted (烘烤)its own coffee beans. 那是一家小咖啡店，自己烤咖啡豆。”，可推斷上一句應(yīng)為“The first Starbucks coffee shop opened in 1971 in downtown Seattle, Washington, in the USA.第一家星巴克咖啡店于1971年在美國華盛頓州西雅圖市中心開業(yè)�！�，故選A。

【3】根據(jù)后一句“Then the company opened coffee shops in other countries as well. Today, there are more than 16,000 Starbucks coffee shops worldwide. 隨后，該公司還在其他國家開設(shè)了咖啡店。如今，星巴克咖啡店在全球有16000多家。”，可推斷上一句應(yīng)為“Starbucks began opening more locations across the USA星巴克開始在美國開設(shè)更多的分店�！�，故選D。

【4】根據(jù)后一句“As a matter of fact, many Starbucks locations have closed over the past few years. 事實上，在過去幾年里，星巴克的許多分店都關(guān)門了�！�，可推斷上一句應(yīng)為“However, that does not mean Starbucks has not had problems.不過，這并不意味著星巴克沒有問題�！保�故選B。