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EDGEWOOD-Every morning at Dixie Heights High School, customers pour into a special experiment: the district's first coffee shop run mostly by students with special learning needs.

Well before classes start, students and teachers order Lattes, Cappuccinos and Hot Chocolates. Then, during the first period, teachers call in orders on their room phones, and students make deliveries. By closing time at 9.20 a.m., the shop usually sells 90 drinks.

"Whoever made the chi tea, Ms. Schatzman says it was good," Christy McKinley, a second year student, announced recently, after hanging up with the teacher.

The shop is called the Dixie PIT, which stands for Power in Transition. Although some of the students are not disabled, many are, and the PIT helps them prepare for life after high school.

They learn not only how to run a coffee shop but also how to deal with their affairs. They keep a timecard and receive paychecks, which they keep in check registers.

Special-education teachers Kim Chevalier and Sue Casey introduced the Dixie PIT from a similar program at Kennesaw Mountain High School in Georgia.

Not that it was easy. Chevalier's first problem to overcome was product-related. Should schools be selling coffee? What about sugar content?

Kenton County Food Service Director Ginger Gray helped. She made sure all the drinks, which use non-fat milk, fell within nutrition (营养) guidelines.

The whole school has joined in to help.

Teachers agreed to give up their l ounge (休息室) in the mornings. Art students painted the name of the shop on the wall. Business students designed the paychecks. The basketball team helped pay for cups.

1.What is the text mainly about?

A. A best-selling coffee.

B. A special educational program.

C. Government support for schools.

D. A new type of teacher-student relationship.

2.The Dixie PIT program was introduced in order to _____.

A. raise money for school affairs

B. do some research on nutrition

C. develop students' practical skills

D. supply teachers with drinks

3.How did Christy McKinley know Ms. Schatzman's opinion of the chi tea?

A. She met her in the shop.

B. She heard her telling others.

C. She talked to her on the phone.

D. She went to her office to deliver the tea.

4.We know from the text that Ginger Gray _____.

A. manages the Dixie P1T program in Kenton County

B. sees that the drinks meet health standards

C. teaches at Dixie Heights High School

D. owns the school's coffee shop

5.Where can we usually read this passage？

A. In a novel. B. In a newspaper.

C. In an instant message. D. In a school report.

Answer 1

1.B

2.C

3.C

4.A

5.B

【解析】

试题分析：本文主要介绍Dixie Heights High School实施的一项帮助自己学生就业的特殊教育项目。介绍了这个项目有关情况。该项目有助于孩子们掌握实用技能，便于将来就业

1.B主旨大意题。本文主要介绍Dixie Heights High School实施的一项帮助自己学生就业的特殊教育项目。故选B

2.C推理判断题。依据第五段the PIT helps them prepare for life after high school可知该项目有助于孩子们掌握实用技能，便于将来就业。故选C

3.C细节理解题。依据第四段Ms. Schatzman says it was good 和after hanging up with the teacher推断，两者是通过电话了解信息的，故选C项。

4.A推理判断题。依据倒数第三段She made sure all the drinks, which use non­fat milk, fell within nutrition (营养) guidelines推断，Ginger Gray要确保这里制作的咖啡要符合健康标准，故选A项。

5.B 推断题。文主要介绍Dixie Heights High School实施的一项帮助自己学生就业的特殊教育项目，故可知出于报纸，故选B项。

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