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Coffee has a history dating back to at least the 9th century and has been a catalyst for social interaction across cultures and eras. Originally discovered in Ethiopia, coffee beans were brought into the Middle East by Arab traders, spreading to Egypt, Yemen, Persia, Turkey, and North Africa by the 15th century. Muslim merchants eventually brought the beans to the thriving port city of Venice, where they sold them to wealthy Italian buyers. Soon, the Dutch began importing and growing coffee in places like Java and Ceylon (largely through slave labor), and the British East India Trading Company was popularizing the beverage in England. Coffee spread across Europe and even reached America.
Where there has been coffee, there has been the coffeehouse. From the 15th century Middle Eastern establishments where men gathered to listen to music, play chess, and hear recitations from works of literature, to Paris' Cafe le Procope where luminaries of the French Enlightenment such as Voltaire, Rousseau, and Diderot came to enjoy a hot cup of joe, coffeehouses have traditionally served as centers of social interaction, places where people can come to relax, chat, and exchange ideas.
The modern coffee shop is modeled on the espresso and pastrycentered Italian coffeehouses that arose with the establishment of ItalianAmerican immigrant communities in major US cities such as New York City's Little Italy and Greenwich Village, Boston's North End, and San Francisco's North Beach. New York coffee shops were often frequented by the Beats in the 1950's. It wasn't long before Seattle and other parts of the Pacific Northwest were developing coffee shops as part of a thriving counterculture scene. The Seattlebased Starbucks took this model and brought it into mainstream culture.
Although coffeehouses today continue to serve their traditional purpose as lively social hubs in many communities, they have noticeably adapted to the times. Rediscovering their purpose as centers of information exchange and communication, many coffee shops now provide their customers with internet access and newspapers. It has become extremely common to see someone sitting at a Starbucks listening to music or surfing the web on his or her laptop. Coffee stores today also maintain a fairly identifiable, yet unique aesthetic: wooden furniture and plush couches, paintings and murals drawn on walls, and softlighting combine to give coffee shops the cozy feeling of a home away from home.
Today, big business retail coffee shops are expanding quickly all over the world. Starbucks alone has stores in over 40 countries and plans to add more. Despite its popularity, Starbucks has been criticized and labeled by many as a bloodsucking corporate machine, driving smaller coffee shops out of business through unfair practices. This has even spawned an anticorporate coffee counterculture, with those subscribing to this culture boycotting big business coffee chains. Increasingly popular coffee stores such as The Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf are also giving Starbucks some stiff competition. In any case, it seems pretty clear that coffee has weaved itself into the fabric of our consumeroriented culture.
32.Which of the following is the correct order of coffee spreading in history?
Egypt America the Middle East ④Netherlands ⑤Venice
A. B.C. D.
33.We can infer from the passage ________.
A.Starbucks has beaten all the competitors
B.there are no changes in the development of coffee culture
C.the taste of coffee has changed a lot
D.Starbucks has some effect on the development of coffee culture
.The famous coffeehouse “Starbucks” originally came from________.
A.Seattle B.EthiopiaC.Java D.France
.Nowadays, if you come to a coffeehouse, you can ________.
A.play chess with other customers B.enjoy delicious dishes from South America
C.surf the internet D.watch a TV play
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A major source of teen stress is school exams，and test anxiety is not uncommon.When you recognize your teen is under stress，how can parents help your teen stay calm before an exam?
Be involved.Parents need to be involved in their teen's work.__36__ What they look for is your presenceto talk，to cry，or simply to sit with them quietly.Communicate openly with your teen.Encourage your teen to express his/her worries and fears，but don't let them focus on those fears.
Help them get organized.____ Together，you and your teen can work out a timetable in which he/she can study for what he/she knows will be on the test.
Provide a calm setting.Help your teen set up a quiet place to study and protect his/her privacy.Give them a nutritious diet.It's important for your teen to eat a healthy，balanced diet during exam times to focus and do his/her best.____ If this happens，encourage your teen to eat light meals or sandwiches.A healthy diet，rather than junk food，is best for reducing stress.
____ Persuade your teenager to get some sleep and/or do something active when she needs a real break from studying.Making time for relaxation，fun，and exercise are all important in reducing stress.Help your teen balance her time so that she will feel comfortable taking time out from studying to spend time with friends or rest.
Show a positive attitude.__40__.Your panic，anxiety and blame contribute to your teen's pressure.Make your teen feel accepted and valued for his/her efforts.Most importantly，reassure your teen that things will be all right，no matter what the results are.
A.A parent's attitude will dictate their teen's emotions.
B.Exam stress can make some teens lose their appetite.
C.They will only make the situation worse.
D.Encourage your teen to relax.
E.The best thing is simply to listen.
F.Help your teen think about what he/she has to study and plan accordingly.
G.Your teen may also make negative comments about themselves.第部分 完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分，满分30分)
Diana Velez does everything with maximum effort—and at maximum speed. That____ learning a new language, completing two certificates and opening a store.
When arriving in Canada in 2010, she had one __42__ : to have what she had back home in Colombia. “I didn't want to__43__ what I do, like so many who come to a new country，” she said.“I____ to open a store here in Canada but knew I had to __45__ myself properly.”
Diana quickly realize that making her dream of shop ownership in Canada a __46__ meant going to school to get the __47__ education and certification.“ My experience of owning a shop and working as a designer in Colombia gave me __48__ in my abilities. But I couldn't speak the language and I had to__49__ how to do things in Canada. It was like having to __50__ all over again，” said Diana.
____，she found just the help she needed for her relaunch (重新开张) ____ continuing education at George Brown College. She began taking __53__ for both the Essential Skills in Fashion Certificate and the image Consulting Certificate in May 2011.__54__ Diana met with the language barrier, she was always going __55__ while at college.
By the end of October 2012, she had completed all certificate requirements. Within two years after her __56__ in Canada, Diana at last achieved her __57__ goal when her new store opened its doors in Toronto's Sheppard Center. She was on the fasttrack to __58__ .
Looking back, Diana, a fashion(时装)designer，____ her achievements to the goal she set, the education she received from the college, and __60__ the efforts she made. Now Diana is very happy doing what she is doing.
41.A.requires B.encourages C.includes D.advises
.A.goal B.memory C.choice D.problem
.A.continue B.choose C.change D.lose
.A.demanded B.decided C.agreed D.hesitated
4.A.teach B.prepare C.enjoy D.persuade
4.A.reality B.fact C.challenge D.wonder
4.A.physical B.private C.primary D.necessary
4.A.pressure B.judgementC .influence D.confidence
4.A.put away B.depend onC.learn about D.look into
5.A.advance B.start C.suffer D.work
.A.Naturally B.Gradually C.Luckily D.Clearly
.A.through B.for C.before D.with
.A.notes B.responsibilitiesC.chances D.courses
.A.Though B.As C.Since D.Once
5.A.around B.back C.ahead D.out
5.A.adventure B.arrivalC.performance D.journey
5.A.original B.common C.another D.distant
5.A.success B.wealthC.glory D.happiness
5.A.adds B.connectsC.devotes D.owes
.A.after all B.above all C. at least D.at first
Ask three people to look out of the same window at a busy street corner and tell you what they see. (61)__________(chance) are that you will receive three different answers. Each person sees the same scene, (62)________ each perceives something different about it.
Perceiving goes on in (63) ___________(we) minds. Of the three people who look out of the window, one may say that he sees a policeman (64)________(give) a motorist a ticket. Another may say that he sees rush-hour traffic jam at the intersection. The (65)________(three) may tell you that he sees a woman trying to cross the street with four children. Perception is the mind’s (66)_________(interpret) of what the senses – in this case our eyes – tell us.
Many psychologists today (67)__________(be) working to try to determine just how a person experiences or perceives the world around. Using a scientific approach, these psychologists set up experiments in (68)________ they can control all of the factors. (69)_______ measuring and charting the results of many experiments, they are trying to find out what makes different people perceive (70)_________(total) different things about the same scene.
