STARBUCKS China yesterday renamed a newly?opened outlet near one of Buddhism's most famous temples after a wave of controversy over what critics called a “cultural invasion”.

The coffee shop in Hangzhou had opened as the Lingyin Temple Starbucks, leading some people to believe it was located inside the renowned temple.

However, the company said in a statement yesterday that the coffee shop was actually in the Lingyin scenic area, about 20 minutes' walk from the temple's entrance.It was said the outlet would now be known as the Lingyin Starbucks.

Wang Shan, deputy director of the Lingyin office of the West Lake Administration in Hangzhou, capital of Zhejiang Province, said, “Actually, the coffee house is a long distance from the temple.It is located in the tourist service area on Lingyin Road outside of the temple, as part of the supporting facilities.”

The temple's administration urged the cafe to change its name to make it clear that it was not located inside the temple.

In a heated online debate, critics said the U.S.chain's commercial style would spoil the serenity that an oriental Buddhism temple should embrace.

Supporters, however, said that the talk of an “invasion” was misplaced as the outlet was not inside the temple but on a nearby commercial street where a KFC restaurant and a shopping mall had been open for more than six months.

The incident follows calls in 2009 to stop an earlier “cultural invasion” when the Seattle?based coffee chain had to move its outlet out of Beijing's Forbidden City seven years after it opened.

Critics urged closure of the outlet, which they said was a “humiliation” for a culture exemplified by the ancient buildings.

1.Why did the temple's administration urge the cafe to change its name?

A.To attract the tourists.

B.To tell the public the coffee outlet doesn't lie inside the temple.

C.To obey the government.

D.To do something to protect the temple.

2.Why did the Seattle?based coffee chain have to move its outlet out of Beijing's Forbidden City?

A.Because the Seattle?based coffee chain was thought as an earlier “cultural invasion”.

B.Because it changed Chinese culture.

C.Because the Seattle?based coffee chain earned much more money than the temples.

D.Because the Seattle?based coffee chain closed the shops by itself.

3.What's the best title of this passage?

A.Coffee shop's new outlet deletes the word “temple”.

B.Cultural invasion.

C.Starbucks chain invasion.

D.Seattle?based coffee chain's invasion.

 

1.B

2.A

3.A

【解析】本文是一則新聞?吹健办`隱寺星巴克咖啡”你會想到什么?是不是覺得該咖啡吧就在靈隱寺內(nèi)?本文由此就外國餐飲文化對中國傳統(tǒng)文化的沖擊進行了討論。

1.B 推理判斷題。從第五段“The temple's administration urged the cafe to change its name to make it clear that it was not located inside the temple.”可知改名目的是為了讓大家知道它不是在寺廟里面開的。故選B項。

2.2】A 細節(jié)理解題。位于北京紫禁城內(nèi)的西雅圖咖啡連鎖店,2009年被要求停業(yè),因為它被認(rèn)為是早期的文化侵略。選項B、D明顯錯誤。選項C文中沒有提到。故選A項。

3.3】A 標(biāo)題歸納題。這篇文章主要圍繞星巴克咖啡店對中國寺廟及其文化造成了沖擊而展開的,所以選項A最貼切。B、C兩項太籠統(tǒng);D項只是最后列舉的一個小的例子。

疑難詞匯解讀

invasion n.侵略;侵犯

suffer invasion by enemy forces遭受敵軍的侵犯

長難句子分析

deputy director of the Lingyin office of the West Lake Administration in Hangzhou,capital of Zhejiang Province,“

句意:浙江省會杭州西湖靈隱寺辦公部門副主管王珊說:“事實上,咖啡店離寺廟還很遠!眃eputy director of the Lingyin office...是句子主語Wang Shan的同位語。

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