The 9th ASEM Summit, held in Laos in November 2012, was aimed at developing Asia-Europe cooperation to world economic growth.
A. demonstrate B. dominate C. proceed D. promote
科目:高中英语 来源: 题型:阅读理解
Coffee has a history dating back to at least the 9th century and has been a catalyst for social interaction across cultures and eras. Originally discovered in Ethiopia, coffee beans were brought into the Middle East by Arab traders, spreading to Egypt, Yemen, Persia, Turkey, and North Africa by the 15th century. Muslim merchants eventually brought the beans to the thriving port city of Venice, where they sold them to wealthy Italian buyers. Soon, the Dutch began importing and growing coffee in places like Java and Ceylon (largely through slave labor), and the British East India Trading Company was popularizing the beverage in England. Coffee spread across Europe and even reached America.
Where there has been coffee, there has been the coffeehouse. From the 15th century Middle Eastern establishments where men gathered to listen to music, play chess, and hear recitations from works of literature, to Paris' Cafe le Procope where luminaries of the French Enlightenment such as Voltaire, Rousseau, and Diderot came to enjoy a hot cup of joe, coffeehouses have traditionally served as centers of social interaction, places where people can come to relax, chat, and exchange ideas.
The modern coffee shop is modeled on the espresso and pastry-centered Italian coffeehouses that arose with the establishment of Italian-American immigrant communities in major US cities such as New York City's Little Italy and Greenwich Village, Boston's North End, and San Francisco's North Beach. New York coffee shops were often frequented by the Beats in the 1950's. It wasn't long before Seattle and other parts of the Pacific Northwest were developing coffee shops as part of a thriving counterculture scene. The Seattle-based Starbucks took this model and brought it into mainstream culture.
Although coffeehouses today continue to serve their traditional purpose as lively social hubs in many communities, they have noticeably adapted to the times. Rediscovering their purpose as centers of information exchange and communication, many coffee shops now provide their customers with internet access and newspapers. It has become extremely common to see someone sitting at a Starbucks listening to music or surfing the web on his or her laptop. Coffee stores today also maintain a fairly identifiable, yet unique aesthetic: wooden furniture and plush couches, paintings and murals drawn on walls, and soft-lighting combine to give coffee shops the cozy feeling of a home away from home.
Today, big business retail coffee shops are expanding quickly all over the world. Starbucks alone has stores in over 40 countries and plans to add more. Despite its popularity, Starbucks has been criticized and labeled by many as a blood-sucking corporate machine, driving smaller coffee shops out of business through unfair practices. This has even spawned an anti-corporate coffee counterculture, with those subscribing to this culture boycotting big business coffee chains. Increasingly popular coffee stores such as The Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf are also giving Starbucks some stiff competition. In any case, it seems pretty clear that coffee has weaved itself into the fabric of our consumer-oriented culture.
Which of the following is the correct order of coffee spreading in history?
①Egypt ②America ③the Middle East ④Netherlands ⑤Venice
A. ①③④②⑤ B. ③①⑤④② C. ①⑤④③② D. ③②⑤④①
We can infer from the passage ________.
A. Starbucks has beaten all the competitors
B. there are no changes in the development of coffee culture
C. the taste of coffee has changed a lot
D. Starbucks has some effect on the development of coffee culture
The famous coffeehouse “Starbucks” originally come from _______.
A. Seattle B. Ethiopia C. Java D. France
Nowadays, if you come to a coffeehouse, you can _______.
A. play chess with other customers
B. enjoy delicious dishes from South America
C. surf the internet
D. watch a TV play
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科目:高中英语 来源:2011甘肃兰州一中高三第三次模拟考试英语试卷 题型:填空题
此题要求改正所给短文中的错误。对标有题号的每一行做出判断:如无错误,在该行右边横线上画一个勾(√);如有错误(每行只有一个错误),则按下列情况改正:
此行多一个词:把多余的词用斜线(\)划掉,在该行右边横线上写出该词,并也用斜线划掉。
此行缺一个词:在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧),在该行右边横线上写出该加的词。
此行错一个词:在错的词下划一横线,在该行右边横线上写出改正后的词。
注意:原行没有错的不要改。
Dear Ms Smith,
I’m Li Hua from the Student Union of Yucai Middle School.
【小题1】..___________
We were organizing an art exhibition for high school students
【小题2】. ___________
in our city. It will be hold on the 9th of June in the Exhibition
【小题3】. ___________
Hall of Beihai. More than 1,000 painting will be on show,
【小题4】.. ___________
but high school students and teachers from all the five districts
【小题5】. ___________
will come to the event. As you are very popularly with us
【小题6】.. ___________
Chinese high school students, we’d like to invite for you
【小题7】. ___________
to the exhibition. We would be grateful when you could
【小题8】. ___________
join them that day.
【小题9】.. ___________
I am looking forward hearing from you soon.
【小题10】. ___________ Yours,
Li Hua
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科目:高中英语 来源:2012-2103学年甘肃省高一第三次(期末)月考英语试卷(解析版) 题型:短文改错
下面短文中共有10处语言错误,每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
1.增加:在缺词处加一个漏字符号∧,并在其下面写出该加的词;2.删除:把多余的词用斜线(\)划掉;3.修改:在错误处下划线,然后把正确的词写在下面;
注意:1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词。2.只允许修改 10处,多者(从第11处起)不计分。
Ms Smith,
I am secretary of the City Student Union. We were organizing a art exhibition for high school students in the city. It will held on the 9th of July in the Exhibition Hall of Beihai. More than 1,000 painting will be on show, but high school students and teachers from all the eight districts will come to the event. As you are very popularly with us Chinese high school students, we’d like to invite for you to the exhibition. We would be grateful when you could join them that day.
Looking forward to hear from you soon.
Li Ming
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科目:高中英语 来源:2015届山西省高一10月月考英语卷(解析版) 题型:短文改错
假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文,请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误,每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加:在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧),并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除:把多余的词用斜线(\)划掉。
修改:在错的词下划一横线,并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意:1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词;
2.只允许修改 10处,多者(从第11处起)不计分。
Ms Smith,
I am secretary of the City Student Union (CSU). We were organizing an art exhibition for high school students in city. It will be held on the 9th of July in the Exhibition Hall of Beihai. More than 1,000 painting will be on show, but high school students and teachers from all the eight districts will come to the event. As you are very popularly with our Chinese high school students, we’d like to invite for you to the exhibition. We would be grateful when you could join them that day.
Looking forward to hear from you soon.
Yours,
Li Ming
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科目:高中英语 来源:2013届河北省高二下学期期中考试英语试卷(解析版) 题型:阅读理解
Celebrated in the city of Munich, Germany, the Oktoberfest, as it is popularly called, is a 3-week festival that takes place in the months of September and October. Also called the largest beer festival in the world, the Oktoberfest gathers about 6 million visitors worldwide every year. Seeing the popularity of the festival, many countries around the world have adapted to what they call their own version of the Oktoberfest. So if you are not able to make it to Germany, you can always enjoy the festival in the areas mentioned below. Don’t miss out on it!
Brazil: welcome to the German town of Blumenau in Brazil. Well, we are not talking about Germans living in the town, but the place was originally founded by immigrants from Germany in the year 1850. The town is built in a traditional German style and there are a fair number of people who still live the way it used to be in good old days. The Oktoberfest is celebrated in a small village called Parque Vila Germanica between the dates of October 1st to October 18th. Guests can enjoy the festival in addition to exploring the town and its sites which include a beer museum.
Vietnam: celebrated in Ho Chi Minh City since 1992, the Oktoberfest event over here is conducted between the 6th and the 11th of October and the decorations are like the original festival in Munich, with large wooden tables lined with beer.
The Philippines: unlike the original Oktoberfest which is celebrated in a certain area, the Oktoberfest in the Philippines is a recent addition to the already existing festival which takes place between the 4th of September and the 9th of October. Now the event is set to be celebrated in a total of 30 parties in various cities around the country.
Canada: over 700,000 guests (second highest after Munich) in and around Canada take part in the Oktoberfest celebrated in Ontario between the 9th and the 17th of October.
1.In which place does the Oktoberfest take place from September to October?
A.In Blumenau. |
B.In Ontario. |
C.In Ho Chi Minh City. |
D.In Munich. |
2.From the first paragraph we can know that _______.
A.the Oktoberfest in Germany is the biggest beer festival in the world. |
B.every year about 600,000 people celebrated the Oktoberfest in Germany |
C.the Oktoberfest lasts longer in Germany than in any other country |
D.in Germany the name “beer festival” is better known than the Oktoberfest |
3.About the Germany town of Blumenau, we know that ______.
A.only Germans live in the town |
B.the town was first founded by Germans |
C.people in the town all live in the old German way |
D.the town has many beer festivals |
4.The author’s purpose in writing this passage is ______.
A.to call on more people to travel abroad |
B.to attract more tourists to the Oktoberfest in Munich |
C.to introduce Oktoberfest celebrations in the world |
D.to describe the development of the Oktoberfest |
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