15.-I just hear the tickets for tonight's film had been sold out.
-Oh,no!________.
A.It's not at all interesting
B.It doesn't matter
C.I was looking forward to that
D.I know
答案与解析:C 题意:"今天晚上的电影票已经卖完了。""哦,不!我一直盼着呢!"只有C项能表达说话者的迫切的心情。
Ⅱ.阅读理解
Starbucks coffee shops can be found all over America and in more than thirty countries around the would. Many people think they are great places to enjoy a cup of hot coffee or tea. But others dislike the company.
If you are in any major city in America,the chances are great that you are not far from a Starbucks. In fact,you might be very close to several of these coffee shops. The company started in the West Coast city of Seattle,Washington,in 1971.Starbucks was named after a character in the famous American novel MobyDick by Herman Melville. Today,there are more than 12 000 Starbucks around the world. Sales in 2008 were almost eight billion dollars.
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 recorders,coffee makers,food,and even books. But most of all,it sells the idea of being a warm and friendly place for people to sit,read or talk.
Starbucks is a great successful story. Buiers are willing to pay as much as five dollars for coffee drink. Many people say they go to Starbucks because they can depend on it to have exactly what they want and it is nearby. Some say Starbucks has helped to educate people about coffee from many countries.
However,some people do not like the company's expansion. Owners of independent coffee stores cannot compete with Starbucks. Some small coffee sellers even took the company to court,saying Starbucks controls the market and forces out competition.
1. Which of the following may be the best title of the passage?
A.Starbucks,the Coffee Giant(巨人)
B.The World's Starbucks
C.Starbucks,Selling Ideas
D.Starbucks,In or Out
答案与解析:A 确立文章标题。文章主要介绍拥有众多连锁店的咖啡店巨无霸Starbucks,B、C、D三项都只是介绍Starbucks coffee shops的某一个侧面,较片面。
2. People will go to Starbucks for coffee drink because of________.
A.the sense of satisfaction there
B.the highly educated baristas
C.the plain taste of the drink
D.the low price there