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STARBUCKS China yesterday renamed a newlyopened outlet near one of Buddhism"s most famous temples after a wave of controversy over what critics called a “cultural invasion”．
The coffee shop in Hangzhou had opened as the Lingyin Temple Starbucks, leading some people to believe it was located inside the renowned temple.
However, the company said in a statement yesterday that the coffee shop was actually in the Lingyin scenic area, about 20 minutes" walk from the temple"s entrance.It was said the outlet would now be known as the Lingyin Starbucks.
Wang Shan, deputy director of the Lingyin office of the West Lake Administration in Hangzhou, capital of Zhejiang Province, said, “Actually, the coffee house is a long distance from the temple.It is located in the tourist service area on Lingyin Road outside of the temple, as part of the supporting facilities.”
The temple"s administration urged the cafe to change its name to make it clear that it was not located inside the temple.
In a heated online debate, critics said the U．S.chain"s commercial style would spoil the serenity that an oriental Buddhism temple should embrace.
Supporters, however, said that the talk of an “invasion” was misplaced as the outlet was not inside the temple but on a nearby commercial street where a KFC restaurant and a shopping mall had been open for more than six months.
The incident follows calls in 2009 to stop an earlier “cultural invasion” when the Seattlebased coffee chain had to move its outlet out of Beijing"s Forbidden City seven years after it opened.
Critics urged closure of the outlet, which they said was a “humiliation” for a culture exemplified by the ancient buildings.
小题1:Why did the temple"s administration urge the cafe to change its name?| A．To attract the tourists. | | B．To tell the public the coffee outlet doesn"t lie inside the temple. | | C．To obey the government. | | D．To do something to protect the temple. |
小题2:Why did the Seattlebased coffee chain have to move its outlet out of Beijing"s Forbidden City?| A．Because the Seattlebased coffee chain was thought as an earlier “cultural invasion”． | | B．Because it changed Chinese culture. | | C．Because the Seattlebased coffee chain earned much more money than the temples. | | D．Because the Seattlebased coffee chain closed the shops by itself. |
小题3:What"s the best title of this passage?| A．Coffee shop"s new outlet deletes the word “temple”． | | B．Cultural invasion. | | C．Starbucks chain invasion. | | D．Seattlebased coffee chain"s invasion. |
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答案
小题1:B
小题2:A
小题3:A |
解析
本文是一则新闻。看到“灵隐寺星巴克咖啡”你会想到什么？是不是觉得该咖啡吧就在灵隐寺内？本文由此就外国餐饮文化对中国传统文化的冲击进行了讨论。
小题1:答案：B 推理判断题。从第五段“The temple"s administration urged the cafe to change its name to make it clear that it was not located inside the temple.”可知改名目的是为了让大家知道它不是在寺庙里面开的。故选B项。
小题2:答案：A 细节理解题。位于北京紫禁城内的西雅图咖啡连锁店，2009年被要求停业，因为它被认为是早期的文化侵略。选项B、D明显错误。选项C文中没有提到。故选A项。
小题3:答案：A 标题归纳题。这篇文章主要围绕星巴克咖啡店对中国寺庙及其文化造成了冲击而展开的，所以选项A最贴切。B、C两项太笼统；D项只是最后列举的一个小的例子。
疑难词汇解读
invasion n．侵略；侵犯
suffer invasion by enemy forces遭受敌军的侵犯
长难句子分析
deputy director of the Lingyin office of the West Lake Administration in Hangzhou，capital of Zhejiang Province，“
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句意：浙江省会杭州西湖灵隐寺办公部门副主管王珊说：“事实上，咖啡店离寺庙还很远。”deputy director of the Lingyin office...是句子主语Wang Shan的同位语。 |
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A father with Parkinson"s disease was arrested as he watched the Olympic cycling road race because he failed to smile or look as if he was enjoying himself.
Mark Worsfold, a martial arts trainer and former soldier, claims that he was thrown to the floor and handcuffed just as cyclists passed by. His worried wife Nicola only found out he was being held after she reported him missing when he did not turn up for their daughter"s ninth birthday party. The 54yearold man had his fingerprints, DNA and mugshot taken before being questioned about why he did not appear to be enjoying the event on July 28. Police said Mr. Worsfold, who was held for over five hours, was arrested because of his manner，his state of dress and his being too near to the course. A spokesman added that the arrest was necessary to avoid a breach(破坏) of the peace because he was standing near a group of protesters(抗议者)．
But Mr. Worsfold, who was diagnosed with Parkinson"s disease in 2010, said that one of the symptoms of the disease is muscle rigidity, which can cause his face to become expressionless. “I was sitting minding my own business”， he told a local newspaper. “Before I knew anything the police grabbed me off this sevenfoot wall, threw me to the floor and handcuffed me, so all I saw of the cycle race was between the feet of people from the pavement. It could have been done better. I was arrested for not smiling. I have Parkinson"s disease.”
Mr. Worsfold has since asked for a letter of not being guilty from police. The officers who made the arrest have apologized to him.
小题1:Which word can be used to replace the underlined word “mugshot” in the second paragraph?| A．Clothes. | B．Photos. | C．Measures. | D．Tools. |
小题2:Which statement is TRUE according to the passage?| A．Worsfold"s wife was immediately informed of his being arrested by the police. | | B．Worsfold was arrested because he was extremely dangerous. | | C．Worsfold enjoyed the cycle race though he saw it between the feet of people from the pavement. | | D．Worsfold was arrested because of his clothes as well as his facial expression. |
小题3:What can we infer from the passage?| A．The officers must have been punished for Worsfold"s arrest. | | B．Worsfold has an expressionless face and probably looks strong. | | C．The officers apologized to Worsfold after one day"s arrest. | | D．Worsfold was diagnosed with Parkinson"s disease four years ago. |
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The Norwegian Government is doing its best to keep the oil industry under control. A new law limits exploration to an area south of the southern end of the long coastline; production limits have been laid down (though these have already been raised); and oil companies have not been allowed to employ more than a limited number of foreign workers. But the oil industry has a way of getting over such problems, and few people believe that the Government will be able to hold things back for long. As one Norwegian politician said last week: “ We will soon be changed beyond all recognition.”
Ever since the war, the Government has been carrying out a program of development in the area north of the Arctic Circle. During the past few years this program has had a great deal of success. Tromso has been built up into a local capital with a university, a large hospital and a healthy industry. But the oil industry has already started to draw people south, and within a few years the whole northern policy could be in ruins.
The effects of the oil industry would not be limited to the north, however. With nearly 100 percent employment, everyone can see a situation developing in which the service industries and the tourist industry will lose more of their workers to the oil industry. Some smaller industries might even disappear altogether when it becomes cheaper to buy goods from abroad.
The real argument over oil is its threat to the Norwegian way of life. Farmers and fishermen do not make up most of the population, but they are an important part of it, because Norwegians see in them many of the qualities that they regard with pride as essentially Norwegian. And it is the farmers and the fishermen who are most critical of the oil industry because of the damage that it might cause to the countryside and to the sea.
小题1:The Norwegian Government would prefer the oil industry to ______.| A．provide more jobs for foreign workers | | B．slow down the rate of its development | | C．sell the oil it is producing abroad | | D．develop more quickly than at present |
小题2:The Norwegian Government has tried to ______.| A．encourage the oil companies to discover new oil sources | | B．prevent oil companies employing people from northern Norway | | C．help the oil companies solve many of their problems | | D．keep the oil industry to something near its present size |
小题3:According to the passage, the oil industry might lead northern Norway to ______.| A．the development of industry | | B．a growth in population | | C．the failure of the development program | | D．the development of new towns |
小题4:In the south, one effect to the development of the oil industry might be ______.| A．a large reduction on unemployment | | B．a growth in the tourist industry | | C．a reduction in the number of existing industries | | D．the development of a number of service industries |
小题5:Norwegian farmers and fishermen have an important influence because ______.| A．they form such a large part of Norwegian ideal | | B．their lives and values represent the Norwegian ideal | | C．their work is so useful to the rest of Norwegian society | | D．they regard oil as a threat to the Norwegian way of life |
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Dining in a completely dark room, unaware what’s on your plate while sitting next to a complete stranger may not sound like an ideal restaurant experience but it’s certainly an intriguing way to spend a rainy night in London.
Dans le Noir, close to London’s financial district, is a restaurant full of blind waiters and waitresses who become your eyes around the restaurant, whose original Paris branch opened in 2004.
In the bar with the light, you choose whether you want the fish, meat or vegetable, but the dishes themselves remain a secret, as do the ingredients of the “surprise” cocktails. Bags, coats and devices(设备)that light up, including watches and mobile phones, are kept in the bar. Placing your hand on the shoulder of your guide, you are led to a table in a black dining room that sets up to 60 people. And it is dark.
The waiters tell you when the food is being placed down in front of you, then the fun begins, trying to get food into your mouth, then identifying just what it is that’s on your plate, and finally whether you have missed any of it.
It’s also a great chance to break social convention and eat using your fingers. Those same fingers are also the only way you can tell how much wine you’re pouring into your glass.
The happy atmosphere in the dining room also made the night memorable. You can’t really avoid talking to the person next to you at the long tables and guessing what the dishes are certainly provides adequate fuel for the conversations.
All will be revealed at the end of the meal when you are led back out into the lit bar. Not only do you finally get to see what you’ve just been eating but also who you’ ve been talking to for the last 90 minutes.
小题1:What does the underlined word “intriguing.” in the first paragraph mean?
A terrible B. interesting C. expensive D. new
小题2:According to the text, “ Dans le Noir”__________.
A is far from London’s financial district
B has its first branch opened in Britain
C is very popular among blind customers
D has a dining room which can seat up to 60 people
小题3:We know from the text that the customers in “Dans le Noir”_________.| A．are forbidden to eat with their fingers | | B．can talk to the strangers at table | | C．will book the menu in a dark bar | | D．can take their mobile phones into the dining room |
小题4:What’s the main purpose of the text?| A．To help blind people find a job in restaurants. | | B．To show how to open a restaurant with a new idea. | | C．To show how to enjoy the time in a dark restaurant. | | D．To introduce and attract customers to “Dans le Noir ”. |
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Xinxin, a 12-year-old student from Beijing, enjoyed his winter vacation with his father in Singapore. During their visit, he even had the chance to some of Singapore"s sights by himself his father was busy with other things.
Xinxin’s first adventure in Singapore was at a water park near their hotel. He enjoyed swimming and into the water by himself, and then returned to the hotel before a time in the evening that was by his father.
The boy also made a trip to Universal Studios Singapore a guardian. He had already been to the park with his father two times during the trip. Xinxin volunteered to make his trip by himself. His father gave him some pocket money to buy lunch, and then Xinxin rode the shuttle from their hotel to the studios. He spent a whole day there and had a time.
In an interview with Beijing Evening News, Xinxin’s father said that he was too busy to spend all his time with his son, he decided to give him the opportunity to develop a sense of . Had Xinxin’s mother been there, she would not have let Xinxin out of her sight, the father commented.
| 小题1: | | A．study | B．explore | C．test | D．measure |
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| 小题2: | | A．while | B．until | C．before | D．unless |
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| 小题3: | | A．along | B．alive | C．alone | D．lonely |
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| 小题4: | | A．floating | B．surfing | C．driving | D．diving |
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| 小题5: | | A．made | B．set | C．decided | D．asked |
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| 小题6: | | A．under | B．behind | C．with | D．without |
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| 小题7: | | A．first | B．second | C．third | D．fourth |
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| 小题8: | | A．terrible | B．miserable | C．fantastic | D．flexible |
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| 小题9: | | A．though | B．since | C．if | D．when |
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| 小题10: | | A．independence | B．daring | C．pride | D．diligence |
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A pair of giant pandas from southwest China’s Sichuan Province arrived at their new home in Belgium’s Pairi Daiza zoo, some 60km southwest of downtown Brussels, at around 15:00 local time (1400GMT) on February 23, 2014.
About 2,500 people, many of them excited children waving national flags of China and Belgium as well as panda-decorated flags or wearing costume of Panda greeted the pandas along the road to the zoo.
Visitors today can only observe the pandas through a closed-circuit television system in the reception.
Officials said they wanted the pandas fully adapted to their new home before making public debut in April.
The pandas, Xing Hui, the male and Hao Hao, the female, are both 4 years old and are on lease from a breeding center in southwest China’s Sichuan Province.
The lease term is 15 years, according to officials with the China Conservation and Research Center for Giant Pandas, the world’s largest research base for the species.
“It’s a good thing for Belgium.” Nicole Duflot, a grandmother coming to the zoo with her husband and her grandson told Xinhua, “We can’t see the Panda today but it’s a great thing for us to come here.”
The Pandas will be living in a panda hall of 5,300 square meters within the zoo.
“I hope Xing Hui and Hao Hao will enhance friendship between Belgium and China.” Liao Liqiang, the Chinese ambassador to Belgium, said during an interview with Xinhua.
小题1:What was the main purpose of China leasing pandas to Belgium?| A．We were supposed to make money from Belgium. | | B．We meant to improve the relationship between China and Belgium. | | C．We expected to amuse the Belgian children. | | D．We wanted to make the pandas adapt to the environment abroad. |
小题2:The underlined word “debut” probably means ___________.| A．first appearance | B．ceremony | C．announcement | D．argument |
小题3:According to the passage, which statement is right?| A．Xing Hui and Hao Hao will live in the city centre of Brussels. | | B．Xing Hui and Hao Hao were very popular with the elders in Belgium. | | C．Xing Hui and Hao Hao will come back to China in 2029. | | D．Xing Hui and Hao Hao were born in 2008 in Sichuan Province. |
小题4:On the first day of the pandas’ arrival, visitors could ___________.| A．gently feel the pandas along the road to the zoo | | B．get into the panda hall of 5,300 square meters | | C．take pictures with the pandas freely | | D．watch the pandas through the TV system in the zoo |
小题5:From the passage, we can predict that______________.| A．Belgium’s Pairi Daiza Zoo will make much money soon | | B．Xing Hui and Hao Hao will be very well treated in their new home | | C．Belgium’s Pairi Daiza Zoo will serve the Chinese visitors with free admission | | D．pandas will be best-sellers in Belgium |
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