Question

Every morning, kids from a local high school are working hard. They are making and selling special coffee at a coffee cafe. They are also making a lot of money. These students can make up to twelve hundred dollars a day. They are selling their special coffee to airplane passengers. After the students get paid, the rest of the money goes to helping a local youth project.

These high school students use a space in the Oakland airport. It is usually very crowded. Many people who fly on the planes like to drink the special coffee. One customer thinks that the coffee costs a lot but it is good and worth it. Most customers are pleasant but some are unhappy. They do not like it if the coffee cafe is not open for business.

The students earn ﹩6.10 an hour plus tips. They also get school credit(学分) while they learn how to run a business. Many of the students enjoy the work although it took some time to learn how to do it. They have to learn how to steam milk, load the pots, and add flavor. It takes some skill and sometimes mistakes are made. The most common mistake is forgetting to add the coffee. But many students enjoy the job, because they learn a lot experience by serving people. This will benefit them a lot when they enter into society after they finish their school education.

1.The students in the coffee cafe_____________.

A. are volunteers without being paid

B. work in the morning five days a week.

C. send coffee on the planes for the passengers.

D. contribute some of the earnings to a youth program.

2.Some passengers are unhappy because______________.

A. the special coffee costs too much.

B. the kids often forget to add the coffee.

C. they can’t be served at some time.

D. the coffee cafe was often crowded.

3.By working at the cafe, the students can do all of the following EXCEPT__________.

A. earning pocket money.

B. enjoying free flights.

C. receiving school credit.

D. learning to make coffee.

4.How do students think of their job?

A. Boring  B. Hard    C. Interesting   D. Useful

Answer

1.D

2.C

3.B

4.D

【解析】

试题分析： 考查记叙类文章，介绍了一帮高中生在机场卖自己做的咖啡，并且还对他们的生活有不少帮助。他们将卖咖啡所获得的一部分钱奉献给了当一的一个青年项目。而且通过这种经历，他们会获得学校的学分奖励和对未来找工作很重要的经验。

1.D 句意理解题。根据第一段After the students get paid, the rest of the money goes to helping a local youth project可知在学生们获得回报以后，他们会把其余的钱拿去帮助一个当地的青年项目，故选D。

2.推理判断题。根据第二段They do not like it if the coffee cafe is not open for business可知当咖啡店不营业的时候他们就会很不开心，故可判断在他们不能得到服务的时候它们会不满意，故选C。

3.B推理判断题。根据第一段They are also making a lot of money可知他们会赚一些钱，所以A正确；又根据第三段They also get school credit(学分) while they learn how to run a business可知他们学会如何做生意的时候也会得到学校的学分奖励，所以C正确；根据第一段They are making and selling special coffee at a coffee café可知他们经营的是一家自己做并且销售的咖啡店，所以D正确，只有B不正确，故选B。

4.推理判断题。根据最后一段But many students enjoy the job, because they learn a lot experience by serving people. This will benefit them a lot when they enter into society after they finish their school education可知很多同学都很喜欢这份工作，而且这份工作对于未来迈入社会以后找工作会很有帮助，故选D。

考点： 考查记叙类短文阅读