Question

【題目】 Starbucks’ founder, Howard Schultz, came up with an idea for his coffee chain while drinking espresso (濃咖啡)in a bar. He took a good product, repackaged it and globalized it. But to many Italians, the coffee served by Starbucks and other branded stores is as far away from proper Italian coffee as you can get, despite the Italian-sounding offerings on their menus.

Now, I am part-Italian and like most Italians, I think that Italy represents the height of coffee culture, against the standard by which all coffee should be measured. My Italian friends and family hate the idea of adding a little sugar juice or other things to their valuable cappuccino (卡布奇諾).I have a coffee machine at home, which is to the Italian kitchen what the kettle is to the British. As far as I’m concerned, the cappuccinos, lattes (拿鐵)and espressos served in branded coffee chains taste bitter, a low copy of the real thing.

You’d never ask for a latte in Italy. If you did, you’d get served a glass of milk. Coffee and espresso are the same in Italy. Then there’s the Australian “white coffee”, a halfway house between a Starbucks-style latte and a macchiato(瑪奇朵). The “white coffee” has gone global so much that recently it replaced the cappuccino on Starbucks’ menu in some parts of the US.

What’s more, Italians don’t waste time around in coffee shop armchairs drinking cappuccinos while surfing the Internet. Still, when it comes to taste, Italians are trying to reclaim the ground. Part of the problem is the price of coffee. Most Italian bars will not charge more than one euro a cup, which means there isn’t the choice to purchase more high-quality coffee. Italian flavor is held back by the way the coffee is boiled.

I still think I’ll be sticking to home-made coffee from my trusted machine. And I’ll continue to drink it in the Italian way.

【1】What’s the purpose of telling the story of Starbucks in Paragraph 1?

A.To introduce the topic of the passage.

B.To introduce the history of Starbucks.

C.To present the standard of good coffee.

D.To explain the key to the success of Starbucks.

【2】In the author’s opinion, the coffee served in Italian branded stores __________.

A.contains too much sugar juice

B.represents the Italian coffee culture

C.is very different from that served in the US

D.cannot meet the Italian standard of good coffee

【3】Italians prefer home-made coffee due to the fact that___________.

A.home-made coffee is much cheaper

B.they can produce proper Italian coffee at home

C.each family has a tradition to use the coffee machine

D.they can have access to the Internet when drinking coffee at home

【4】According to the passage, we can infer that_______.

A.Starbucks coffee doesn’t agree with the Italians

B.white coffee tastes sweeter than cappuccino

C.Italian coffee culture is widely spread all over the world

D.the British like the kettle the same way as the Italians like coffee

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】D

【3】B

【4】A

【解析】

這是一篇說明文。文章以星巴克為開篇引入了文章主題——意大利的咖啡文化，作者和大多數意大利人一樣，認為意大利代表著咖啡文化的高度，與所有咖啡的標準相比，意大利的咖啡應該是標準的。說明了意大利咖啡的特色以及星巴克咖啡不適合意大利人。

【1】推理判斷題。根據第一段中But to many Italians, the coffee served by Starbucks and other branded stores is as far away from proper Italian coffee as you can get, despite the Italian-sounding offerings on their menus.可知但是對很多意大利人來說，星巴克和其他品牌的咖啡和你能買到的正宗意大利咖啡相差太遠，盡管他們的菜單上有意大利風味。由此可知，第一段講述星巴克的故事的目的是引入文章的主題。故選A。

【2】細節(jié)理解題。根據第二段中As far as I’m concerned, the cappuccinos, lattes and espressos served in branded coffee chains taste bitter, a low copy of the real thing.可知據我所知，品牌咖啡連鎖店提供的卡布奇諾、拿鐵和意式濃縮咖啡嘗起來很苦，是正宗的低仿品。由此可知，在作者看來，意大利品牌店提供的咖啡無法達到意大利優(yōu)質咖啡的標準。故選D。

【3】推理判斷題。根據第二段中I have a coffee machine at home, which is to the Italian kitchen what the kettle is to the British. As far as I’m concerned, the cappuccinos, lattes and espressos served in branded coffee chains taste bitter, a low copy of the real thing.可知我家里有一臺咖啡機，它對于意大利廚房就像水壺對于英國廚房一樣重要。據我所知，品牌咖啡連鎖店提供的卡布奇諾、拿鐵和意式濃縮咖啡嘗起來很苦，是正宗的低仿品。由此可推知，意大利人更喜歡在家煮咖啡，因為他們可以在家里煮出正宗的意大利咖啡。故選B。

【4】推理判斷題。根據倒數第二段中What’s more, Italians don’t waste time around in coffee shop armchairs drinking cappuccinos while surfing the Internet.可知更重要的是，意大利人不會把時間浪費在咖啡店的扶手椅上，一邊喝著卡布奇諾一邊上網。由此可推知，星巴克咖啡不適合意大利人。故選A。

隱含意義推理判斷題。這類題的題干中常含有：infer/suggest/imply/conclude/intend/purpose/be likely to等標志性詞語。解決這類問題時要理解文章潛在的含義和作者所給的提示。同時，要對文章的含義和作者的暗示作出合理的猜測和推斷。如第四小題，根據倒數第二段中What’s more, Italians don’t waste time around in coffee shop armchairs drinking cappuccinos while surfing the Internet.可知更重要的是，意大利人不會把時間浪費在咖啡店的扶手椅上，一邊喝著卡布奇諾一邊上網。由此可推知，星巴克咖啡不適合意大利人。故選A。