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阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项。
A
There'
sagreatarticleinTheNewYorkTimesthisweekaboutthetraditionofbuyingacoffeeforastrangeratthesametimethatyoubuyyourown.Theycallitcaffè
_sospeso,_thenameforthe“suspended(暂留的)coffee”initsbirthplace.Insomecafes,folksinneedmayclaimasuspendedcoffeeanddrinkitwithoutcost.
Nodoubtthefreecoffeewillbewelcomedbypeoplewholovecoffeebutforonereasonoranotherdon'
thavethemoneytobuyone.ButIalsoliketheopportunityitofferscustomerstobecomephilanthropists(慈善家).Everytimetheyorderacoffee,theycangiveonetosomebodyinneed.
Thisisatraditionthatbegansome100yearsagoinNaples,Italy.InNaples,asreportedbyTheNewYorkTimes,peoplelovethiskindofgiving:
“Tome,thephilosophyofthesuspendedcoffeeisthatyouarehappytoday,andyougiveacoffeetotheworld,asapresent.”—LuigiSolito
“It'
sasimpleactofgenerosity:
anactinwhichdonorsandrecipients(接受者)nevermeeteachother.Thedonordoesn'
tshowoffandtherecipientdoesn'
thavetoshowgratitude.”—LauraCozzolino
“Coffeeconsumptionstartedearlierthantheunification(统一)ofItalybymorethan200years,sothetraditionsarounditareveryancient.InNaples,coffeeisaworldinitself,bothculturallyandsocially.”—AndreaIlly
Thepracticeofbuyingsuspendedcoffeeshasgrowninpopularity—withwebsitespoppingupandhundredsofcafesfromCanadatoBraziltoHungarytotheUSofferingtheservice.
1.Whoaresuspendedcoffeesintendedfor?
A.Cafegoers.
B.Peoplewhocan'
taffordacoffee.
C.Philanthropists.
D.CoffeeloverswholiveinNaples.
2.Howcansomeonegetasuspendedcoffee?
A.Hecanaskforoneinanycafe.
B.Hecanapplyforoneonwebsites.
C.Hecanbuyoneinacafeofferingtheservice.
D.Hecandrinkoneinacafethathasprepaidcoffees.
3.TheunderlinedwordsinParagraph1arewordsof________.
A.French B.OldEnglish
C.ItalianD.AmericanEnglish
B
StephenHawkingknewwhathewantedtodobythetimehewaseightyearsold.HisparentslivedinLondonwherehisfatherwasundertakingresearchintomedicine.Hedidnotwanttofollowhisfatherashisparentshoped.MathematicswasnotavailableatUniversityCollege,sohedidphysicsinstead.Stephenwasinterestedinstudyingtheuniverse.
Butwhenhewas21,hewastoldthathehadALS—anincurablenervedisease,whichaffectswalking,speaking,breathing,swallowing,etc.Thedoctorspredictedthathehadonlyafewyearstolive.“Thedoctors'
grim(残忍的)prognosis(预测)mademedeterminedtogetthemostfromalifeIhadpreviouslytakenforgrantedandlifewasnolongerboringforme,”Hawkingsaystoday,speakingfromhiswheelchairthroughacomputerizedvoicesynthesizer.
Hedidn'
tdie.Instead,ashisphysicalconditionworsened,Hawking'
sreputationinscientificcirclesgrew.Hawkinghimselfacknowledgeshisdiseaseasbeingacrucialfactorinfocusinghisattentiononwhatturnedouttobehisrealstrength:
theoreticalresearch.
In1988,StephenHawkingpublishedabookcalledABriefHistoryofTime:
FromtheBigBangtoBlackHoles.ThebooktriestoexplainmanyofHawking'
sphysicalandmathematicalideasandcalculationswithoutusingmaths.Thebookbecameabestsellerandhislaterbooks,BlackHolesandBabyUniversesandOtherEssaysandmostrecentlyin2001,TheUniverseinaNutshell.Ofthethree,thefirstonewasmadeintoafilmin1991.
Hawkingsays,“Youhavetobepositiveifyou'
retogetmuchsympathyorhelp.Nowadays,musclepowerisobsolete.Whatweneedismindpower—anddisabledpeopleareasgoodatthatasanyoneelse.”
4.WhatcareerdidHawking'
sparentswishhimtotake
up?
A.Studyingphysics.
B.Studyingtheuniverse.
C.Studyingmedicine.
D.Studyingmathematics.
5.WhichbookofStephenHawking'
swasmadeintoamovie?
A.TheUniverseinaNutshell.
B.BlackHolesandBabyUniversesandOtherEssays.
C.TheGrandDesign.
D.ABriefHistoryofTime.
6.Fromthesecondparagraph,wecanlearnbeforehisconditionwasdiagnosed,Hawking________.
A.heldanactiveattitudetowardslife
B.wasveryboredwithlife
C.hadalwaysbeenvaluingtime
D.wasinterestedineverythingaround
7.AccordingtoHawking,hisdisease________.
A.stoppedhimmakinggreaterachievements
B.stoppedhimoutweighingotherfamousscientists
C.causedhimtofocusallhisattentionontheresearch
D.causedhimtolosethehopeoflife
C
ItwasSeptember5,2009.LexiYoungberg,then16,wasonvacationinSpringLake,Michigan.Shewasridingonasmallboatwithherfriends,RobbyandKaitlin,whenamotorboatcrashedintothem.Thesoundwassoloudthatotherboatershearditovertheroar(轰鸣声)oftheirengines.Theteenboywhohadbeendrivin