首页
登录
职称英语
[originaltext] If you are in any major city in America, the chances are high
[originaltext] If you are in any major city in America, the chances are high
游客
2024-04-01
17
管理
问题
If you are in any major city in America, the chances are high that you are not far from a Starbucks. The company started in the West Coast city of Seattle, Washington, in 1971. Starbucks was[13]named after a character in the famous American novel "Moby-Dick" by Herman Melville. Today, there are more than twelve thousand Starbucks around the world.
Sales last year were almost eight billion dollars. The company believes in opening many stores in busy areas of cities. For example, there are about thirty Starbucks stores in downtown Seattle. Starbucks sells more than just plain coffee. It started a whole coffee culture with its own special language and coffee workers called baristas.It sells many kinds of hot and cold coffee drinks, like White Chocolate Mocha and Frappuccino. It also sells music albums, coffee makers, food, and even books. But[14]most of all, it sells the idea of being a warm and friendly place for people to sit read or talk.
However, some people do not like the company’s aggressive expansion. Faith Lapidus, a small coffee seller is taking the company to court She says the way the company does business is illegal because it stops property owners from leasing stores to other coffee companies. She sees Starbucks as controlling the market and forcing out competition.
Nicolas O’Connell works for La Colombe, a coffee roasting company based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He says Starbucks has helped to educate people about coffee from many countries. But[15]he criticizes the company for using machines more than people to make the coffee. Mr. O’Connell points out that the coffee culture is all about a hand-made product and interaction between people.
13. Where did Starbucks, the store name come from?
14. What is Starbucks’ most extraordinary character?
15. Why does Mr. O’Connell not like Starbuck?
选项
A、Open stores in busy areas of cities.
B、Create special language.
C、Provide a comfortable environment.
D、Sell a variety of products.
答案
C
解析
原形动词选项,题目可能问目的、建议或打算。根据短文主题,猜测与Starbucks的经营有关。根据录音,Starbucks最特别之处在于它为人们提供一个温馨、友善的休憩、看书和交谈的理想之地,这也是它的卖点。所以C正确。边听录音边做好笔记。原文的关键词是most of all,最高级处往往是考点。
转载请注明原文地址:https://tihaiku.com/zcyy/3535936.html
相关试题推荐
[originaltext]Well,goodmorning,everyone,it’sgoodtoseeyouallhere.
[originaltext]Well,goodmorning,everyone,it’sgoodtoseeyouallhere.
[originaltext]Thankyouforcomingtomytalkthisevening.It’snicetose
[originaltext]Thedangerfromearthquakesisveryreal—theyareprobablyth
[originaltext]Thedangerfromearthquakesisveryreal—theyareprobablyth
[originaltext]Weknowthatwehavetopayforwhatweget.Ifwebuyfood,
[originaltext]Weknowthatwehavetopayforwhatweget.Ifwebuyfood,
[originaltext]Weknowthatwehavetopayforwhatweget.Ifwebuyfood,
[originaltext]M:Howareyournewneighbors?W:Theyseemniceenough,butthey
[originaltext]M:Howareyournewneighbors?W:Theyseemniceenough,butthey
随机试题
TheGeodesicDome(圆顶层)—theHouseoftheFuture?
Formanypatients,institutionalcareisthemost_________beneficialformofc
下列关于因果图的叙述.错误的是()A.一种逐步深人研究和讨论质量问题的图示方法
以投资、转让为目的的著作权评估,直接关系到投资各方或者转让方与受让方之间的利益,
金融衍生工具的价值与合约标的资产紧密相关,这体现了金融衍生工具的()。A.跨期
日本血吸虫主要致病因素是()A.成虫B.童虫C.尾蚴D.毛蚴E.虫卵
肝应用过量可引起A:低血糖 B:低血压 C:惊厥 D:自发性出血 E:哮
六朝时期,江南的农业得到迅速的发展,其中最主要的原因是()A.江南的商品经济提
A.胺碘酮 B.普罗帕酮 C.维拉帕米 D.异丙肾上腺素 E.倍他洛尔属
下列选项中,属于基于事实行为而发生原始取得权利的有( )。A.基于侵权行为而取得
最新回复
(
0
)