The days of Europeans relaxing in the cafe with a newspaper and a seemingly endless cup of coffee appear to be numbered．A new English expression is popular in Europe these days：“coffee to go．”
“Five or ten years ago it was much more normal to sit in a cafe for several hours than it is nowadays，”says Joann，who works in a central Berlin coffee bar owned by the Canadian coffee and bakery chain Tim’s.
“There is a trend towards a more fast-paced life．But people still act surprised  when you ask if the coffee is‘to go’．You mean I can take it with me? they ask..”
“Europe is often five or eight years behind trends in America，”says Joann.“In the States.‘coffee to go’is part of everyday life.”
Owing in part to Starbucks，it appears to be very much part of everyday life in many other countries too．
The Seattle-based group compete with a growing number of global chains in attempting to reshape coffee drinking cultures in regions including Asia and the Middle East．
The US is the model for continental Europe’s new“coffee to go”culture：Each of the new cafe bars offers bagels，muffins，brownies and cookies to go with the coffee.
But then,“coffee to go’’might sound a little odd to English ears used to the words “takeaway”or take one．
It does sum up the brisker pace of life since the city resumed its status as the German capital following the fall of the Berlin wall in 1989.
As one more sign of the changing times，one of Berlin’s most venerable(古老而庄重的)coffee houses，cafe Einstein，has followed the trend by opening a small chain of coffee shops across the city．
Taking coffee,slowly and in decorous（端正的）surroundings,has been a feature of European coffee houses,particularly in German speaking countries,for decades.
For the elderly citzens of Vienna it amounts to a ritual（仪式）when they gather in coffee houses around the city for a cup of their favovrite drink and a piece of rich,creamy cake.
【小题1】From the passage,we can see that      .

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阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36-55各题所给的四个选项中选出最佳选项。
Fire can 36 many things. It is dangerous to everyone, but it is 37 useful. We cannot live without 38.In other words, fire is both the 39  and enemy of us. This  40  on whether we use it wisely or not.
To the people 41 live in the forest area, fire is particularly dangerous. It is the location 42 most of their houses are made of wood, which 43  catches fire. Especially in winter the air is 44  and the wind is often 45  .If one of these houses is on fire, the wind will 46  the fire to the neighboring houses quickly, and the fire will soon 47  all over the area. If this happens 48 , it may not be too bad. 49 if it happens at night, the situation will be very bad, for most people are 50   ,and many of them cannot run away in time. If they can, they will just 51  all the things behind. Some people even do not know  52  is going on, and they  53  in their dreams.
We should do our best to 54 the breakout of fire, which is mostly caused by people’s carelessness. Therefore, not only the people of the 55 areas but everyone else should be very careful in using fire.

Fire can 36 many things. It is dangerous to everyone, but it is 37 useful. We cannot live without 38.In other words, fire is both the 39  and enemy of us. This  40  on whether we use it wisely or not.

To the people 41 live in the forest area, fire is particularly dangerous. It is the location 42  most of their houses are made of wood, which 43  catches fire. Especially in winter the air is 44  and the wind is often 45  .If one of these houses is on fire, the wind will 46  the fire to the neighboring houses quickly, and the fire will soon 47  all over the area. If this happens 48 , it may not be too bad. 49  if it happens at night, the situation will be very bad, for most people are 50   ,and many of them cannot run away in time. If they can, they will just 51  all the things behind. Some people even do not know  52  is going on, and they  53  in their dreams.

  We should do our best to 54 the breakout of fire, which is mostly caused by people’s carelessness. Therefore, not only the people of the 55 areas but everyone else should be very careful in using fire.

1. A. make      B. build     C. lose        D. destroy

2. A. also      B. too       C. hardly      D. not

3.  A. water     B. air       C. food        D. fire

4. A. help      B. friend    C. companion   D. neighbor

5. A. happens   B. lies      C. depends     D. decides

6. A. where     B. which     C. what        D. who

7.. A. because   B. so        C. why         D. that

8. A. easily    B. hardly    C. carefully   D. friendly

9.. A. thick     B. thin      C. wet         D. dry

10. A. cold      B. freezing  C. gentle      D. strong

11. A. make      B. let       C. blow        D. give

12. A. cross     B. pass      C. happen      D. spread

13.A. at night  B. on Sunday  C. in the evening  D. in the day time

14. A. But       B. When      C. So          D. Even

15.A. careless  B. sleeping  C. afraid      D. frightened

16.A. leave     B. take      C. bring       D. have

17.A. that      B. what      C. who         D. which

18. A. think     B. smile     C. die         D. live

19. A. help      B. prevent   C. develop     D. keep

20. A. city      B. developing   C. factory   D. forest                        

       thousands of families from the earthquake-stricken area have moved into new houses is exciting news.

完形填空（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36-55各题所给的四个选项中选出最佳选项。

Fire can 36 many things. It is dangerous to everyone, but it is 37 useful. We cannot live without 38.In other words, fire is both the 39  and enemy of us. This  40  on whether we use it wisely or not.

To the people 41 live in the forest area, fire is particularly dangerous. It is the location 42  most of their houses are made of wood, which 43  catches fire. Especially in winter the air is 44  and the wind is often 45  .If one of these houses is on fire, the wind will 46  the fire to the neighboring houses quickly, and the fire will soon 47  all over the area. If this happens 48 , it may not be too bad. 49  if it happens at night, the situation will be very bad, for most people are 50   ,and many of them cannot run away in time. If they can, they will just 51  all the things behind. Some people even do not know  52  is going on, and they  53  in their dreams.

  We should do our best to 54 the breakout of fire, which is mostly caused by people’s carelessness. Therefore, not only the people of the 55 areas but everyone else should be very careful in using fire.

1. A. make      B. build     C. lose        D. destroy

2.A. also      B. too       C. hardly      D. not

3. A. water     B. air       C. food        D. fire

4. A. help      B. friend    C. companion   D. neighbor

5. A. happens   B. lies      C. depends     D. decides

6. A. where     B. which     C. what        D. who

7. A. because   B. so        C. why         D. that

8. A. easily    B. hardly    C. carefully   D. friendly

9. A. thick     B. thin      C. wet         D. dry

10.A. cold      B. freezing  C. gentle      D. strong

11.A. make      B. let       C. blow        D. give

12.A. cross     B. pass      C. happen      D. spread

13. A. at night  B. on Sunday  C. in the evening  D. in the day time

14. A. But       B. When      C. So          D. Even

15.A. careless  B. sleeping  C. afraid      D. frightened

16. A. leave     B. take      C. bring       D. have

17. A. that      B. what      C. who         D. which

18.A. think     B. smile     C. die         D. live

19. A. help      B. prevent   C. develop     D. keep

20.A. city      B. developing   C. factory   D. forest