Coffee has become a popular drink in our culture. Most people have a coffee maker at home for guests who come to visit. It naturally contains caffeine (咖啡因), which people in today’s society have somewhat come to rely on (依靠) to provide them with energy.
In the workplace many people start their day with a cup of coffee, and then continue to drink it until it’s time to go home. Many meetings also begin with a cup of coffee --- which is why so many workplaces now have a steady flow of office coffee.
Coffee is unsurprisingly one of the most traded agricultural products in the world, supporting the economy in many countries. Coffee is made from the roasted(烤，烘，焙) seeds of coffee cherries, which grow on trees in over 70 countries. The seeds are roasted to different degrees depending on the flavors wanted, and then are brewed (泡，煮) to create the coffee drink. Coffee is usually sold already roasted, so that all you have to do is add hot water.
Coffee is labeled according to its appearance --- light, medium light, medium, medium dark, dark, or very dark.
People argue a lot about whether the effect of drinking coffee is positive or negative. Some people think that drinking too much coffee is bad for our health. But you can buy decaffeinated (脱去咖啡因的) coffee, which has a lot less caffeine. Most people, however, would not care about the negative effects of drinking coffee.
Title: Coffee --- A Modern Trend | |
The reason for coffee’s popularity | containing caffeine which makes people 1. ______ |
The places where people drink coffee | ●providing coffee for 2. __________ at home ●drinking coffee 3._____________ |
The coffee-making 4. ___________ | ●made from seeds on coffee trees ●roasted to create coffee drinks ●mixed with 5. ________ before it is drunk |
The category of coffee | ●classified based on its 6.__________ |
People’s attitude towards the 7. _________ of coffee | ●arguing as to whether drinking coffee is8. ________ ●worrying about the risk of drinking 9. __________ ●10.______ the side effect of drinking coffee |
Luo Jingyu, 19, has four years of experience of running business. He is also a freshman in the arts department of Hubei University.
Luo Jingyu is from an ordinary family. He said, “My parents told me if I wanted something I should make an effort to get it, so I earned pocket money by doing housework when I was little.” The dream of running his own business grew in his heart. He said, “I want to be a successful person, like Alibaba’s Ma Yun.”
When Luo was a junior student, he had the idea of selling lanterns(灯笼)when he saw many people flying Chinese lanterns in a square. Luo bought some lanterns from a store, but the sales were not as good as he had expected. Then he found another way to do business. He bought lanterns on the Internet at a very low price. Finally he easily made 5,000 yuan in two days.
With a happy beginning, Luo planned to open a dress shop. “My parents didn’t support me opening a dress shop, so I had to borrow 120,000 yuan for it.” Although he did market research before starting, the business wasn’t very good because his taste in fashion wasn’t accepted by customers. The shop eventually closed down after half a year.
After experiencing a big loss, he decided to do something he was familiar with --- selling painting tools. As a fine arts student, he knew the market. He convinced his friends to invest one million yuan in his shop. With a good business mind and a lot of effort, the sales of the shop reached six million yuan in a year.
Even though Luo is rich, he uses a cheap cell phone and does not wear luxury(奢华的)
clothes. He has a simple lifestyle. “It isn’t easy to make money, so money should be used on something worthwhile,” he said.
1.We can learn from the second paragraph that Luo’s parents _______.
A. asked him for money to pay the rent
B. gave him some money to do business
C. advise him to pay more attention to his studies
D. suggested that he work hard to get something
2.What is the right time order for the following events?
a. Luo bought some lanterns from the store. b. Luo bought some Lanterns on the Internet.
c. Luo began selling painting tools. d. Luo opened a dress store.
A. abcd B. abdc C. bacdD. cbad
3. Why wasn’t the dress shop successful?
A. He had to prepare for his exam.
B. The dresses he bought weren’t of high quality.
C. Customers didn’t accept his taste in fashion.
D. He didn’t have enough money to buy beautiful dresses.
4. Which of the following statements is TRUE?
A. Luo learnt to make lanterns from his father.
B. Luo’s friends advised him to sell painting tools.
C. The loss at the dress shop taught Luo a lesson.
D. Luo borrowed money from the bank to open shops.
5.Which of the following words can describe Luo best?
A. Talented but lazy. B. Rich but mean.
C. Optimistic and generous. D. Hard-working and plain-living.
When I was growing up in America, I was ashamed of my mother’s Chinese English. Because of her English, she was often treated unfairly. People in department stores, at banks, and at restaurants did not take her seriously, did not give her good service, pretended not to understand her, or even acted as if they did not hear her.
My mother has long realized the limitations of her English as well. When I was fifteen, she used to have me call people on the phone to pretend I was she. I was forced to ask for information or even to yell at people who had been rude to her. One time I had to call her stockbroker (股票经纪人). I said in an adolescent voice that was not very convincing, "This is Mrs. Tan."
And my mother was standing beside me, whispering loudly, "Why he don’t send me cheek, already two week late."
And then, in perfect English I said, "I’m getting rather concerned. You agreed to send the check two weeks ago, but it hasn’t arrived."
Then she talked more loudly. "What he want? I come to New York tell him front of his boss." And so I turned to the stockbroker again, "I can’t tolerate any more excuse. If I don’t receive the cheek immediately, I am going to have to speak to your manager when I am in New York next week."
The next week we ended up in New York. While I was sitting there red-faced, my mother, the real Mrs. Tan, was shouting to his boss in her broken English.
When I was a teenager, my mother’s broken English embarrassed me. But now, I see it differently. To me, my mother’s English is perfectly clear, perfectly natural. It is my mother tongue. Her language, as I hear it, is vivid, direct, and full of observation and wisdom. It was the language that helped shape the way I saw things, expressed ideas, and made sense of the world.
1.Why was the author’s mother poorly served?
A. She was unable to speak good English. B. She was often misunderstood.
C. She was not clearly heard. D. She was not very polite.
2.From Paragraph 2, we know that the author was .
A. good at pretending
B. rude to the stockbroker
C. ready to help her mother
D. unwilling to phone for her mother
3.After the author made the phone call, .
A. they forgave the stockbroker
B. they failed to get the check
C. they went to New York immediately
D. they spoke to their boss at once
4.What does the author think of her mother’s English now?
A. It confuses her.
B. It embarrasses her.
C. It helps her understand the world.
D. It helps her tolerate rude people.
5.We can infer from the passage that Chinese English .
A. is clear and natural to non-native speakers
B. is vivid and direct to non-native speakers
C. has a very bad reputation in America
D. may bring inconvenience in America
The National Library of Iceland is a reference library, which means books and other items in our collections cannot be browsed or borrowed, and must be ordered for consulation(查阅) in our reading rooms. The map below shows the location of the National Library. If you want to know more about our library, you can click on the link www. Nli.ie.
Opening Hours
Location | Hours |
Main & Manuscripts Reading Room, Kildare Street | Mon---Wed: 9:30am---7:45pm Thurs & Fri: 9:30am---4:45pm Saturday: 9:30am---12:45pm |
Kildare Street Exhibitions | Mon---Wed: 9:30 am---7:45 pm Thurs & Fri: 9:30am---4:45 pm Saturday: 9:30 am-4:45 pm Sunday: 1---4:45 pm |
National Photographic Archive, Temple Bar, Reading Room(appointment only) | Tues &Weds: 10 am---1 pm Thurs: 10 am---1 pm and 2:30---4 pm |
NPA Exhibitions | Mon---Sat: 10 am---5 pm Sunday: 12-5 pm |
Readers’ Tickets
Anyone over 16 years of age who wishes to use NLI collections may apply for a readers’ ticket. A reader’s ticket is valid(有效的) for three years and give readers access to all our collections. You must bring your ticket with you when using the reading rooms. A reader’s ticket is not required to access newspapers or other items on microfilm(微缩胶片)。
What you should bring
All applicants must produce a form of photographic identification, such as a passport, driver’s license, student card and so on.
Applying for a reader’s ticket and using the Reading Rooms
You can apply for your ticket in our Main Reading Room. It only takes a few minutes to process an application and issue a ticket. You will need to complete an online registration form. We will then check your identification, take your photograph and provide you with a reader’s ticket.
Renewing your reader’s ticket
Please bring your most recent reader’s ticket with you when renewing your ticket. If the expiry date(有效期) is greater than 12 months, you will also need to produce a form of photographic identification.
1.The National Library of Iceland is located on ____________.
A. Nassau Street B. Kildare Street
C. Dawson Street D. Dame Street
2.At which time can you visit the Main & Manuscripts Reading Room of the National Library?
A. At 6:45 pm on Thursday. B. At 10 am on Sunday.
C. At 9 am on Saturday. D. At 5 pm on Monday.
3.You must ________ when applying for a reader’s ticket.
①take a photo of yourself ②have valid identity documents
③be older than 16 years old ④fill in a paper registration form
A. ②③ B. ①③④
C. ③④ D. ①②④
4.Which of the following about the National Library is NOT true, according to the passage?
A. It is not a lending library.
B. Reader’s tickets are valid for use in its reading rooms
C. There is no need to renew reader’s tickets after they expire.
D. Certain categories of material can only be viewed by appointment.
5.The passage is probably taken from a(n) _____________.
A. website B. magazine
C. newspaper D. advertisement
Cell phones are so cheap that almost all people can afford it. _____ you go, you can see people holding cell phones doing different things. Our life style has changed greatly _____ of the widespread of mobile phones.
Mobile phones change _____ way we contact others. In the past, we contacted our families, relatives and friends by writing letters _____ just going to a certain area to make a phone call. Now, if we want to contact them, all we need to do is to take out our cell phone, dial the number and then we can reach _____ in a minute.
With a cell phone, we _____ take photos and locate ourselves easily. All cell phones have a camera function. We can take photos anywhere we want and do _____ need to take our camera. Besides, _____ we are lost, we can use a cell phone to locate ourselves and find the right direction.
On this Christmas Day I had the wonderful opportunity to see the true spirit of Christmas.
My big family always ____ presents together at the start of the New Year and have done so in this way for more than 40 years. Since the beginning, my grandfather and grandmother have ____ their children and cousins on this day in their small farmhouse.
With 13 ____ and uncles and more than 30 cousins in this group, there were usually more than 50 people in the room to exchange gifts. Because of the activity, the flying wrapping paper, so many people and the limited space of a 65-year-old farmhouse living room, most of the individual moments went ____.
My nephew, Jack (9 year old), who was walking by my 5-year-old cousin, Seth, in the Christmas chaos, noticed that Seth was crying. Jack ____ to ask him what was wrong and why he was crying. Seth ____ that he didn’t receive any toys!
Almost without _____, Jack looked down to the only two toys he had received, and _____ Seth with his best toy! He said, “Here, you can have this one. I don’t have to have it. I have other toys I can play with at home.”
Tears were welling up in my eyes! I was moved by this huge act of _____. I was so _____ of my nephew and what he had done when he thought no one else was looking.
I gave him a huge _____ and told him that he had demonstrated(演示) the true _____ of Christmas!
1.A. choose B. exchangeC. return D. borrow
2.A. entertainedB. celebrated C. praised D. advertised
3.A. leadersB. guides C. aunts D. partners
4.A. undoubted B. unnoticed C. unfinished D. unchanged
5.A. changed B. forgot C. stepped D. stopped
6.A. reacted B. respondedC. applauded D. disturbed
7.A. smile B. gesture C. happiness D. thought
8.A. introducedB. producedC. described D. presented
9.A. kindness B. honesty C. courage D. strength
10.A. aware B. proud C. certain D. ashamed
11.A. duty B. pain C. hug D. pity
12.A. meaning B. feeling C. ending D. greeting
