Question

Inside the pleasingly fragrant cafe, So All May Eat(SAME) in downtown Denver ,t

he spirit of generosity is  instantly noticeable: donation box stands in place of

a cash register customers here pay only what they can afford, no questions asked.

A risky business plan, perhaps, but SAME Café has done one unchangeable thing i

n the MileHigh City for six years: Open only at midday, the restaurant allows p

oor local customers who cannot pay to work as volunteers instead. They can act as

waitersandwaitresses,anddishwashers, or look after the buildings and equipment

for the cafe.It’s based on trust, and it’s working all right”, says co-owne

r Brad Birky, who started the caféin 2006. Previously volunteering at soup kitc

hens, the Birkys were dissatisfied with the often unhealthy meals they served t

here. “We wanted to offer quality food in a restaurant where every-one felt co

mfortable,regardless of their circumstances,” Birky says. SAME’s special lunc

h menu changs daily and most food materials are natural and grown by local farm

ers. The café now averages 65 to 70 customers (and eight volunteers) a day. And

the spirit of generosity behind the project appears to be spreading. In early 

2007,one volunteer who hadcleared snow for his meals during the long winter sai

d goodbye to the Birkys.He said he was going to New Orleans to help with the hu

rricane clearing up,” says Birky. 

1.What can we learn about the soup kitchens the Birkys previously worked for?

A．They refused to have volunteers.

B．They offered low quality food.

C．They provided customers with a good environment.

D．They closed down because of poor management.

2.According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?

A．The customers who cannot pay can work as volunteers instead.

B．More volunteers will go to new Orleans for the hurricane cleanup.

C．Many new cafes will be opened to offer free lunches in the town.

D．The lunch menu has remained the same since the café was started.

3.The author’s attitude towards running such a café is_______

A．unfavorable

B．doubtful

C．cautious

D．approving

 

Answer 1

【答案】

1.B

2.A

3.D

【解析】

試題分析：

1.細節理解題。第二段

Previously volunteering at soup kitchens, the Birkys were Dissatisfied

with the often unhealthy meals they served there.故選B

2.細節理解題。第二段the restaurant allows poor local customers who cannot pay to work as volunteers instead，They can act as waiters and waitresses, and dishwashers, or look 

after the buildings and equipment for the cafe.故選A

3.觀點態度題。第一段…the pleasingly fragrant café…，以及通讀全文可知，作者對這是持有同意觀點的，而unfavorable 反對的doubtful 懷疑的cautious 小心的approving 同意的

故選D

考點：這是一篇日常生活類的記敘文。

點評：主要講述了本文向我們介紹了SAME Café的經營模式。難度中等。這種文章學生一般做起來會感到有些棘手，由于生詞多或文章有些抽象的原因，應鼓勵學生耐心讀完文章，這類文章的問題設置相比較淺顯。