Café X is a special coffee shop in America. G...

Café X is a special coffee shop in America. Gordon, the “barista”（咖啡师）in Café X will not only greet you by your name but also wish you a pleasant day. Why? Because Gordon is not human. Its a robot. It can make the perfect cups of coffee by using beans from local famous coffee shops.

The founder of this special coffee shop is Henry Hu. Hu noticed that baristas spent a lot of time moving around cups while making drinks. So he decided to build a fully mechanized（机械的） coffee shop. And this is why Café X was born.

Café X is more like a kiosk(售货亭) than a traditional Café. Customers can order their drinks either by using an app on the phone or by using the computers in the coffee shop. When the order is placed, Gordon gets to work to make coffee.

When the drink is ready, the customer will receive a text with a code(密码). Upon entering it, the robot will hand over the correct order. If the drink is not picked up within eight minutes after the text is sent, it will be replaced by a fresh drink. Henry Hu says Café X is trying its best to provide customers with the greatest coffee in the shortest time possible.

1.Where is the special Café X shop with a robot barista?

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2.Why did Henry Hu open the special coffee shop Café X?

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3.How can a customer order a cup of coffee if he has no phone?

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4.When will the customer be given a text with a code?

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5.What does Café X try to provide for the customers?

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Starbucks is a chain of coffee company in America. It was f1.in 1971. The first coffee shop is located in Seattle, Washington, USA. Starbucks includes more than 30 top global coffee beans, hand-made espresso（浓缩咖啡）, cold and hot drinks a rich variety of coffee machines, coffee cups and other products. Starbucks has n2.21, 300 stores in North and South America, Europe, the Middle East and the Pacific.

Nowadays you can find one on every corner, but back in 1971, Starbucks was j3.another coffee place bringing caffeine to the sleepy masses. And no one k4.what a Pumpkin Spice Latte（拿铁）was. The new-born Starbucks came into the world on August 18, 1987. Starbucks provides the middle class with a fashionable social meeting place w5.is of pure and fresh style. It has three partners in China. The first Starbucks coffee shop in China opened s6.on Jan 11, 1999. By late March 2008, Starbucks had more than 16,226 stores worldwide, i7.11, 434 stores located in the United States.

Starbucks regards i8. as "the third place" and have a lot of loyal customers. And Starbucks takes majorities of manners to manage its brand, like top heavy roasting bean skill, professional employers, imitate relationship with customers and staff. Another is that Starbucks p9. favorable wages（工资）and benefits for their customers. Also, the high quality is the most key strong point in the competition. Last advantage is good location. Starbucks pays a10.to opening up their shop near the place where there are many stations, supermarkets and office buildings.

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There is a special kind of hotel in Quebec, Canada. It has a bar, a church, a shop and a small movie theater.These things are not unusual. But this hotel is only open from J1.to March every year. Why? Because it is 2. (make)of ice and snow! When the weather 3. (get) warm, the hotel melts (融化) and closes. Every winter, the hotel owners 4. (build) the hotel again.

Everything in the Ice Hotel is made of ice and snow. All the furniture, such as the 5. ( table) and chairs, is made of ice, even the beds are made of ice! So people use special sleeping bags on the ice beds. Inside the Ice Hotel, the temperature is about 3 degrees blew zero.

When people sleep, the sleeping bags keep them w6.. In the morning, they can have a hot breakfast. After breakfast, people can enjoy winter activities. They can go skiing or ice fishing, or they can go s 7. in the dining room. A8.the end of the day, people can relax at the bar. They can have drinks in glasses made of ice. Many people e 9.the Ice Hotel every year, but they can only enjoy it for a short time b 10.it melts again.

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There is a special kind of hotel in Quebec, Canada. It has a bar, a church, a shop and a small theater. These things are not unusual. But this hotel is only open from January till March every year. Why? Because it is made of ice and snow! When the weather gets warm, the hotel melts(融化) and closes. Every winter, the hotel owners build the hotel again.

Everything in the Ice Hotel is made of ice and snow. All the furniture, such as the tables and chairs, is made of ice. Even the beds are made of ice! So people use special sleeping bags on the ice beds. Inside the ice hotel, the temperature is about 27°F(-3°C)

When people sleep, the sleeping bags keep them warm. In the morning, they can have a hot breakfast. After breakfast, people can enjoy winter activities. They can go skiing or ice fishing. Or they can go skating in the dining room. At the end of the day, people can relax at the bar. They can have drinks in glasses made of ice.

Many people enjoy the Ice Hotel every year. But they can only enjoy it for a short time before it melts again.

1. Every year, this hotel is only open for ________

2.People can go ________ in the dining room after breakfast.

3. What's the best title of this passage?

A. An Unusual Hotel  B. A Warm Hotel  C. A Common Hotel   D An Old Hotel

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There is a special kind of hotel in Quebec, Canada. It has a bar, a church, a shop and a small theater. These things are not unusual. But this hotel is only open from January till March every year. Why? Because it is made of ice and snow? When the weather gets warm, the hotel melts(融化)and closes. Every winter, the hotel owners build the hotel again.

Everything in the ice hotel is made of ice and snow.① All the furniture, such as the tables and chairs, is made of ice. Even the beds are made of ice!So people use special sleeping bags on the ice beds. Inside the ice hotel, the temperature is about 27ºF(-3ºC).

When people sleep, the sleeping bags keep them warm. In the morning,　 they can have　 a　 hot breakfast. After breakfast, people can enjoy winter activities. They can go skiing or ice fishing. Or they can go skating in the dining room. At the end of the day, people can relax at the bar. They can have drinks in glasses made of ice.

Many people enjoy the ice hotel every year.②But they can only enjoy it for a short time before it melts again.

1.Every year, this hotel is only open for 　　　　 .

A. four weeks　　 B. about three months

C. two seasons　　 D. about a year

2.People can go 　　　 in the dining room after breakfast.

A. skiing　　 B. skating

C. fishing　　 D. swimming

3.What's the best: title of this passage?

A. An Unusal Hotel　　 B. A Warm Hotel

C. A Common Hotel　　 D. An Old Hotel

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The coffee in this shop is pretty good. Ms. Zhang comes here at times.

A.sometimes B.never C.on time D.in time

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The best day of the week for shoppers is Saturday. In America, women do most of the shopping, while the young also enjoy shopping with their friends. Men don’t enjoy taking time in the store. There are many places to shop. A mall is a group of many shops where you can buy clothes, furniture, and everything of the house. Shopping malls provide parking of the cars which is very important to the shopper. Usually the mall is under one roof, so each people doesn’t get cold or wet from rain, wind, or snow. Mothers can buy clothes for family members. For the children, shoes, socks, dresses, coats, and sweaters are bought in August for the new school year. For the kitchen the mother might buy cooking pots, drinking glasses, and the television set. The bedroom furniture has beds, mirrors and so on. Finally, there are pictures in most rooms.

To buy all these things at the mall takes many trips but mothers enjoy this kind of shopping.

1.Who often goes shopping for the family members from the passage, we know?

A．Mothers          B．Fathers           C．Young people      D．Children

2.In America, women like shopping on.

A．Sunday           B．Saturday          C．Monday           D．Friday

3.Men do not enjoy shopping in the store, because.

A．it will cost more money                   B．takes shorter time

C．it takes a lot of time                      D．they will get wet from rain

4.The word “furniture” means.

A．电视柜           B．家具             C．电器             D．立柜

5.What is a shopping mall?

A．It’s a group of many shops where you can buy everything you need.

B．A department store where you can buy everything you need.

C．A supermarket where you can buy vegetables, fruits and so on.

D．You can park your car there

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“Here is the shopping for Mr Green,”said Dad, handing me a big plastic bag. Dad owned a milk bar, and sometimes I helped out after school with deliveries(送货). We had our regulars, but times were hard. Dad said it was the home deliveries that kept us in business-that, and the tea Dad imported(进口) from Fuzhou. Dad was well-known for his tea, and people came from miles around to buy it.

I loaded up my bicycle with Mr Green’s shopping. His order always included three packets of Dad’s tea. How Mr Green could drink that much tea each week was a mystery to me.

“See you later, Chen,”said Dad.

He always called me by my Chinese name.

Dad’s parents came from China in the 1950s. I had a yuan coin they brought with them. I cycled out into the sun, wishing I could drive-it would be so much quicker to make deliveries.

Dad always said the exercise was good for me. I knew he was right, but I’d already decided that when I left home, the first thing I would do was buy a car.

I loved anything to do with cars, and I’d decided I would be a mechanic, although I knew it wasn’t Dad had in mind for me. He’d already started saying to his friends, “When Chen goes to university...”If that happened, I would be the first person in my family to go, and it would be a great honor for my dad. But it wasn’t what I wanted. (改编于《新理念英语》九年级第1册)　　 (76-- 79 in no more than six words)

1.How did Dad keep his business? _____________________________________________

2.What was Mr Green’s order?　　 _____________________________________________

3.When did my grandparents leave China? ______________________________________

4.What was the writer interested in?____________________________________________

5.Why did Dad want the son to go to university? _________________________________

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Coffee is one of the western drinks,it is popular everywhere.But if you enter a coffee　 shop,you will feel puzzled ,bow to choose one kind of coffee is a difficult choice.Here is some　　 information about coffee,perhaps it can help you to choose .

Cafe Espresso is loved by many coffee experts（行家）　 and is known as "The rose of coffee ". Espresso is made by forcing very hot water under high pressure through finely ground (细磨的） coffee. Crema, a heavy red-brown foam　　 layer(泡沫层)　 , stands for good espresso. It tastes strong and bitter for those who are new to the coffee world.

Cafe Americano is an espresso shot (一份一盎司的浓缩咖啡)that tastes with hot water. It's said the name was given to　 Americans whom the Europeans believed didn't like drinking straight espressos. Americano is recommended to new coffee lovers who may find the espresso taste is too strong. In China, many coffee shops add cream and sugar to Americano to suit the taste of regular customers.

Cappuccino and Latte are the favorite kinds of coffee among girls, both consisting of espresso, steamed milk(热蒸奶)， and frothed milk(奶沫). All this makes the coffee taste weaker. Cappuccino has a thicker layer of frothed milk than latte. When enjoying a quality cup of Cappuccino, you are actually enjoying a moment of romance(浪漫).

Mocha is also a popular after-dinner coffee in the west. It is one part espresso with one part of chocolate syrup(糖浆) and two or three parts of frothed milk. Whipped cream(鲜奶油) on top is an option. For a friend who rarely drinks coffee but likes chocolate, mocha is the best choice.

根据材料内容选择最佳答案。

1. 　　　　　　 types of coffer are mentioned in the article.

A.3　　　　　　 　　 B.4　　　　 　　 　 　　 C.5　　　　　　 　　　　　 D.6

2.Coffee latte is popular to 　　　　　　　　　　 according to the article.

A. girls　　　　 　　 B. boys

C.old men　　　　 　　 D. old women

3.Li Hua likes chocolate very much, perhaps 　　　　　　 is his best choice.

A. espresso　　　　 B. mocha

C. Americano　　　 D. cappuccino

4.If you want to judge whether espresso is top or not, you can tell from if there is 　　　　　　 in the coffee.

A. a thicker layer

B. streamed milk

C. a heavy red-brown foam layer

D.1 part of chocolate ,2 0r 3 parts of frothed milk.

5.The article mainly tells us　　　　　　 .

A. the source of coffee

B. the methods of drinking coffee

C. the spread of coffee

D. the structures of coffee

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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(经营) 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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