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．
A recent survey showed that only 9 percent of teens in the United States smoke cigarettes.That’s down from 23 percent in 2000.While this is good news for the US's overall health, tobacco（烟草）use is still a problem.
Cigarettes can cause many diseases, such as cancer（癌症），lung cliscases and heart problems.Although they know about the health problems, teenagers still smoke.So the campaign of the US Anti-smoking Organization is working to end teenage smoking.Their latest activity uses social media(社交媒体) to remind teenagers of the dangers of smoking.And the activity also encourages teens to learn the facts and become the generation that ends smoking.
However, anti-smoking campaigns may have a new problem to worry about.According to a 2013 report, the use of electronic cigarettes is on the rise.American high school students who reported having used an electronic cigarette rose from 4.7 percent in 2011 to 10 percent in 2012.The increased use of e-cigarettes by teens is deeply troubling.It may become lifelong addictied（上瘾）.Besides, we still don’t yet understand the long-term effects（作用）of e-cigarettes.
根据材料内容，选择最佳答案。（每小题2分，共10分）According to the survey, how many American teenagers smoked in 2000?
| A．9 percent | B．23 percent |
| C．4.7 percent | D．10 percent |
Which of the following disease may not be caused by cigarettes?
| A．skin disease | B．cancer |
| C．lung disease | D．heart disease |
What is the aim of the campaign of the US Anti-smoking Organization?
| A．To end the production of cigarettes. |
| B．To criticize those children who smoke. |
| C．To protect the rights of non-smokers. |
| D．To make an effort to end teenage smoking |
The underlined word “campaign” means _____.
| A．activity | B．newspaper |
| C．movie | D．officer |
What do we know about e-cigarettes?
| A．E-cigarettes are becoming popular among teenagers. |
| B．School students like e-cigarettes more than adults do. |
| C．People won’t let addicted to e-cigarettes. |
| D．E-cigarettes have bad effects on people’s health. |
阅读理解（共四节．20小题，计40分）
仔细阅读图片内容，从A．B．C．D．四个选项中找出一个正确的选项。（每小题2分，共10分）
If you have a headache, take ________ tablets of Aspirin.
| A．2 | B．4 | C．8 | D．24 |
If you are burned, you can use ______.
| A．BAYOR ASPIRIN | B．FIRST AID CREAM |
| C．ANTIHISTAMINE CREAM | D．SOME TABLETS |
You can apply first aid cream every ______ hours.
| A．3 | B．4 | C．3 to 4 | D．24 |
Antihistamine Cream is used for ______.
| A．insect bites | B．fast pain relief |
| C．burns | D．cuts |
Don’t apply Antihistamine Cream______.
| A．in a 24 hour period | B．in the eyes |
| C．near the eyes | D．on broken skin |
With the development of technology, WiFi is becoming more and more popular and important in people’s daily life.But have you ever experienced it? Just imagine what life will be like if there is no Internet.Maybe you won’t be able to talk with friends, play video games or search for information for your homework on the Internet.
But in fact, only one third of the world’s population are able to get information on the Internet.The rest are too poor to buy WiFi access(使用权) or they live in remote areas.As a result, they live without the Internet.
Google and Facebook, two world-famous technology companies, have decided to do something about it.Google’s Project Loon will try to send balloons which are 15 meters wide into our Earth’s stratosphere(平流层) in 2015.The balloons are made of a special material that is three times thicker than the plastic bag we use every day.Each balloon will carry a minicomputer and a WiFi radio.The WiFi radio will send the Internet over the areas it is floating over.Then people can get up-to-date information on weather or news.The underlined word “remote” means __________ in the passage.
| A．crowded | B．faraway | C．near | D．modern |
Two thirds of the world’s population live without the Internet because __________.
| A．they have no money to buy WiFi access |
| B．they live in remote areas |
| C．they don’t need the Internet |
| D．they can’t afford WiFi access or they live in remote areas |
Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
| A．The balloons are 15 meters long. |
| B．People can do lots of things on the Internet. |
| C．The WiFi radio can send the Internet without any help. |
| D．The material of the balloons is not as thick as our usual plastic bag. |
The main idea of the last paragraph is __________.
| A．how to send the Internet |
| B．how to use the Internet |
| C．what the balloons look like |
| D．how soon people will get WiFi from the sky |
A young British man called Luke Cameron has done a good deed(行为) every day for more than a year and he says it has completely changed his life.
Luke made a decision at the beginning of 2014.He started by doing one small good thing every single day from January 1st, 2014.For example, he greeted the waiter at a café on New Year’s Day and he bought food and drink for some homeless people the next day.
He set up a website where he could write down all his good deeds, like helping the neighbor take out the rubbish or spending a few hours in helping a disabled lady pick out a dress for a party.
“I’ve never thought of any return from helping others.Actually, it has given me happiness and I have become more thankful and grateful for the things I have now.” Luke said.He has decided to continue doing good deeds in 2015.
Luke won the competition for the job of National Philanthropy(慈善) Manager because of his kind deeds.He will travel all over the UK and help 45 different charities in 2015.
“I used to work as a part-time worker in a shop.Now I become the National Philanthropy Manager.” Luke said, “I think I’ve helped myself by helping others.”Which of the following is NOT a good deed for Luke?
| A．Walking the dog for his neighbor. |
| B．Cleaning the house for his old neighbor. |
| C．Spending his own money buying food for people in need. |
| D．Selling things to customers when he worked in the shop. |
How did Luke win the competition for the job of National Philanthropy Manager?
| A．By having a kind heart. | B．By doing many good deeds. |
| C．By writing down good deeds. | D．By spending all his money. |
According to the passage, we can know that __________.
| A．Luke was very rich in the past |
| B．Luke has done good deeds for over a year |
| C．Luke wrote down his good deeds in a notebook |
| D．Luke became more thankful when he began to do good deeds |
The passage is probably from __________.
| A．a newspaper | B．a novel |
| C．an advertisement | D．a scientific book |
Most people think talking is the most important communication skill.They care little about listening.A research about our waking day communicating time shows that 9% is spent writing, 16% reading, 30% talking and 45% listening.
Many of us can remember only 50% immediately after hearing something.But within two to eight weeks, we can only remember 25% or less of the message.Sometimes it will make us fail if we really forget something important.
Here are some suggestions to be a good listener.
Stop talking —you can’t listen well when you speak.
Ask questions —when you don’t understand, when you want to catch their attention or when you want to be liked.
Be polite —give them time to say what they have to say.
Listen carefully and actively to what they are saying —pay attention to their words, their ideas and their feelings as those things relate to the subjects.
Understand the main points.
Look at each other —you will feel confident by looking.
Don’t argue with other people when you are trying to understand them, especially when they are speaking.
Try not to bring your worries and problems —when you listen, they will stop you from listening well.
Learn to listen and you’ll achieve a great success in your life.How many suggestions does the writer give us?
| A．6 | B．7 | C．8 | D．9 |
You can make the speaker like you by __________.
| A．stopping talking | B．looking at each other |
| C．asking questions | D．arguing with the speaker |
From the passage we know that __________.
| A．people spend less time reading than writing |
| B．you should try to understand each word when you listen |
| C．we can remember what we hear for a long time |
| D．you’d better leave your worries and problems behind when you listen |
The passage is mainly about __________.
| A．how to be a good listener |
| B．listening carefully while people are speaking |
| C．listening is the most important communication skill |
| D．people spend different time in reading, writing, speaking and listening |