The first Starbucks coffee shop opened in 1971 in downtown Seattle, Washington, in the United States. It was a small coffee shop that roasted its own coffee beans. The coffee shop’s business did well, and by 1981 there were three more Starbucks stores in Seattle.
Things really began to change for the company in 1981. That year, Howard Schultz met the three men who ran(經(jīng)營) Starbucks. Schultz worked in New York for a company that made kitchen equipment. He noticed that Starbucks ordered a large number of special coffee makers, and he was curious about the company. Schultz went to Seattle to see what Starbucks did, and he liked what he saw. He wanted to become part of the company. In 1982, the original(原先的) Starbucks owners hired Schultz as the company’s head of marketing.
In 1983, Schultz travelled to Italy. The unique atmosphere of the coffee bars there caught his eye. To Schultz it seemed that Italians spent their daily lives in three places: home, work and coffee bars. His experience in Italy gave Schultz a new idea for Starbucks back in Seattle.
Schultz created an atmosphere for Starbucks coffee shops that was comfortable, and customers everywhere seemed to like it. Between 1987 and 1992, Starbucks opened 150 new stores—and that was only the beginning. In fact, by the year 2000, three new Starbucks stores opened somewhere around the world every day!
Today, Starbucks has thousands of stores, including stores in twenty-six countries. One thing that helps make Starbucks succeed in cities outside the United States is the way Starbucks works with local stores and restaurants. By working together with a store already in the city, Starbucks gets an understanding of customers in the city. This understanding helps Starbucks open stores in the right locations for their customers.
11．What is the main idea of this passage?
A．How Starbucks has grown
B．What Starbucks makes．
C．Starbucks’customers．
D．How Starbucks makes its coffee．
12．Which is true about Starbucks’first ten years of business?
A．It grew very quickly．
B．It was run by Howard Schultz．
C．It made special coffee makers．
D．It was a small company．
13．Who is Howard Schultz?
A．A coffee seller in New York．
B．An Italian coffee maker
C．The man who changed the company．
D．One of the original owners of the company．
14. How many new Starbucks stores probably opened in the year 2000 around the world?
A.Three. B.About1095. C.Two thousand. D. Thirty-six.
15．What helps Starbucks succeed in places outside the United States?
A．Opening restaurants in just a few locations each year．
B．Only selling locally produced coffee beans．
C．working with other major coffee-making companies．
D．Learning about local customers．
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| Week 1 The welcome party in the Boating Club Opening of the Water Park | Week 2 Fresh seafood at Fishermen’s Market Bike riding along the beach |
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Two friends are having a picnic together. 36 names are Jack and Tim. Tim is very lazy (懶的) . 37 the first evening of their holiday, Jack says to Tim, “Here’s some money. Go and buy some meat.”
“I’m too tired,” 38 Tim, “You go.”
So Jack goes to the market and pays＄10 39 the meat.
40 he comes back,he says to Tim, “Here’s the meat now, please cook it.”
But Tim answers, “No, I’m not good at 41 , you do it,” So Jack cooks it, 42 he says to Tim, “Go and 43 some water.”
“No, I don’t want to get my clothes dirty,” Tim answers.
44 Jack says, “The meal is ready, come and eat it.”
“Yes, I’ll do that,” answers Tim, “I don’t like 45 ‘No’ all the time.”
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Jack 41 in a small town in England. He always stayed in England 42 his holidays, but last year he thought, “I’ve never been to 43 countries. All my friends go to Spain, 44 they like it very much, so this year I’m going there, too.” So he got on a 45 to Spain and 46 at the airport of the capital, Madrid, and stayed in a hotel for a few days. On the first morning he went 47 for a walk. In England people drive on the left, but in Spain they drive on the right. Jack forgot about this, and 48 he was walking on a busy street, a bicycle knocked him down.
Jack 49 on the ground for a few minutes and then he sat up and said, “Where am I?”
Just then an old man selling maps went past him. When he heard Jack’s words, he said to him 50 , “Maps of the city, sir?”
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Chris Jones recently completed a very unusual journey. Our reporter Mary Owen met him at his home in the south of London and be told her all about the trip.
Reporter: What gave you the idea to make a trip around India on an elephant, Chris?
Chris: Well, it all started the idea two years ago when I was planning a trip to India. I visited a photo exhibition of elephants and I realized that the only enjoyable way to make a trip around India was on an elephant.
Reporter: What did you do next?
Chris: I flew to New Delhi and started looking for an elephant, I needed an elephant trained to carry people. I didn’t know anything about elephants, so I asked an expert(專家) for help. He taught me how to ride an elephant. He also helped me find an elephant.
Reporter: How long did it take to find a suitable elephant?
Chris: Not too long. I bought a female elephant called Tara for about 6, 000 dollars.
Reporter: Can you tell me about the journey?
Chris: Tara and I set off from New Delhi a week later. We were going to Sonepur in northern India. There is a big elephant market there and I could sell Tara easily. And what a ride! Elephants can travel at about 6 miles an hour and Sonepur is more than 1, 200 km away. It took us 64 days to complete the journey.
Reporter: Did you have any problems on your journey?
Chris: Yes, a few. But nothing serious. On the third day, Tara hurt her foot. Btu that got better quickly. Also, there was a lot of heavy rain during the first week and we got very wet!
Reporter: What happened when you reached Sonepur?
Chris: My plan was to sell Tara. But I was very fond of her. I couldn’t take her back to Britain and I didn’t want to sell her at the market. I happened to meet some people who wanted an elephant for their national park in southern India. I knew that Tara would be safe with them, so I gave her to them. I was very sad to say goodbye.
【小題1】Chris got the idea to make a trip around India on an elephant from __________.
| A．a(chǎn) visit to a zoo |
| B．a(chǎn)n elephant expert from India |
| C．the photos of elephant |
| D．a(chǎn)n old friend who lived in India |
| A．when to buy an elephant |
| B．how to feed an elephant |
| C．where to sell his elephant |
| D．how to ride an elephant |
| A．it is a very interesting place |
| B．he would be able to sell Tara there easily |
| C．elephants cannot be sold anywhere else |
| D．it would take only a short time to get there |
| A．he realized that he did not really want to sell Tara |
| B．he visited some shopkeepers |
| C．he sold Tara to a national park |
| D．he decided to take Tara home with him |
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Rio de Janeiro(里約熱內(nèi)盧) will host the 2016 Olympic Games. The International Olympic Committee announced(宣布) it on October 2,2009.Rio de Janeiro beat Chicago, Tokyo and Madrid to win the bid(中標).It will be the first South American city to host the Olympics. The city will also host the 2014 World Cup. Rio de Janeiro is the second largest city in Brazil.
*Population: 6 million
*Language: Portuguese
* Rio de Janeiro has the world’s largest urban forest(城市森林),Which is made up of many kinds of green plants.
*Every year Rio de Janeiro holds a carnival(狂歡節(jié)). It is like a big party. People dress up, dance samba and have fun. It usually lasts for a week. More than two million tourists come to Rio de- Janeiro every year. About half a million people visit the city for the carnival each year.
【小題1】Rio de Janeiro beat the other cities to win the bid For the 2016 Olympic Games.
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| A．a(chǎn)nimals | B．trees | C．lakes | D．players |
| A．We can have fun in the carnival for nine days. |
| B．The carnival in Rio de Janeiro is held every four years. |
| C．Both people in Rio de Janeiro and tourists can take party in the carnival. |
| D．About one million people visit Rio de Janeiro for the carnival each year. |
| A．storybook | B．tour book | C．geography book | D．science book |
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