Question

Although people everywhere seem to enjoy drinking coffee，they don't 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，places like this were not as common in North America in the past．Instead，people in North America liked to drink coffee in their homes with friends．The coffee culture in the USA changed when Starbucks（星巴克） coffee shops spread across the country．

The first Starbucks coffee shop opened in 1971in downtown Seattle，Washington，in the USA．It was a small coffee shop that cooked its own coffee beans．The coffee shop's business did well，and by 1981there were three 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．He noticed that Starbucks ordered a large number of special coffee makers，which caused his great interest．Schultz went to Seattle to see what Starbucks did．In 1982，the original Starbucks owners hired Schultz as the company's head of marketing（市场营销）．

In 1983，Schultz traveled to Italy．The special environment of the espresso （浓咖啡） bars there caught his eyes．Back in the USA，Schultz created an environment for Starbucks coffee shops that was comfortable and casual，and customers everywhere seemed to like it．Starbucks began opening more stores across the USA．Then the company opened coffee shops in other countries as well．Today，there are more than 16，000Starbucks coffee shops all over the world．

However，that does not mean Starbucks has not had problems．In fact，many Starbucks stores have closed over the past few years．On the hand，this is because there were too many coffee shops competing for business in one small area．On the other hand，stores in some countries closed because the coffee culture there did not match with the feel the same everywhere environment offered by Starbucks．

1.The underlined word ran in Paragraph 3probably means__

A. closed    B. managed    C. left    D. sold

2.According to the passage，which is the right order for the following sentences？_

a．This man helped to make Starbucks a huge coffee company．

b．Starbucks began as a small coffee company in Seattle in the USA．

c．He went to Seattle to learn about the company and later worked for it．

b．Howard Schultz noticed Starbucks ordered lots of special coffee makers．

A. a﹣b﹣d﹣c    B. c﹣a﹣b﹣d    C. b﹣d﹣c﹣a    D. d﹣c﹣a﹣b

3.Which of the following shows the right structure of the passage？（P=paragraph）_

4.What's the best title for the passage？_

A. The History of Starbucks    B. The Culture of Starbucks

C. The Popularity of Starbucks    D. The Environment of Starbucks．

Answer

1.B

2.C

3.C

4.A

【解析】本语篇主要讲述了星巴克的发展历史，人们都喜欢喝咖啡，但是他们咖啡文化不同。根据阅读题目的特点，选择不同的阅读方法，如：细读、寻读等，提高阅读效率。

1.B词义猜测题。根据第三段，那一年，霍华德舒尔茨会见了三个经营星巴克的人。ran是经营的意思。故选B。

2.C细节理解题。根据第二段，可知Starbucks began as a small coffee company in Seattle in the USA（b）. 星巴克开始在美国西雅图州的一个小咖啡公司；根据第三段，可知Howard Schultz noticed Starbucks ordered lots of special coffee makers(d);根据 霍华德·舒尔茨注意到星巴克订购了许多特殊的咖啡壶；根据第三段最后两句，可知He went to Seattle to learn about the company and later worked for it（c）.他到西雅图去了解这家公司，后来为之工作; 根据第四段的描述，可知This man helped to make Starbucks a huge coffee company.这个人帮着星巴克成为一个巨大的咖啡公司（a）。采用“寻读”的阅读方法，根据题目内容，在文中找到问题所在。故选C。

3.C总结归纳题。浏览本篇短文的内容，可知开头第一段总起介绍不同地区咖啡文化不同； 中间三段分述星巴克不同时期的发展情况；最后一段又总述星巴克的发展状况。所以这篇文章的结构是：总—分—总。故选C。

4.A主旨大意题。根据短文大意，可知本文主要讲述了星巴克的发展历史。故选A。

点睛：采用“寻读”的阅读方法， 把排序题中的每一项内容在原文中找到，做好标记，答案一目了然，这是做排序题较直观、稳妥的方法。