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1、2021年高考英语二轮专题复习阅读理解13AInside the pleasingly fragrant cafe,So All May Eat(SAME) in downtown Denver,the spirit of generosity(慷慨)is instantly noticeable:A 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 SA
2、ME Cafe has done one unchangeable thing in the Mile High City for six years:Open only at midday,the restaurant provides poor local people with healthy,delicious lunches six days a week.Those unable to pay for their meals can instead volunteer as waiters and waitresses,and dishwashers,or look after t
3、he buildings and equipment for the cafe.“Its based on trust,and its working all right,”says co-owner Brad Birky,who started the cafe in 2006 with his wife Libby.Previously volunteering at soup kitchens,the Birkys were dissatisfied with the often unhealthy meals they served there.“We wanted to offer
4、quality food in a restaurant where everyone felt comfortable, regardless of their circumstances,”Birky says.SAMEs special lunch menu changes daily and most food materials are natural and grown by local farmers.The cafe now averages 65 to 70 customers(and eight volunteers) a day.And the spirit of gen
5、erosity behind the project appears to be spreading.In early 2007,one volunteer who had cleared snow for his meals during the long winter said goodbye to the Birkys.“He said he was going to New Orleans to help with the hurricane cleanup,”says Birky.（1）What can we learn about the soup kitchens the Bir
6、kys 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
7、 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 cafe was started.（3）The authors attitude towards running such a cafe is.A.unfavorable B.approving C.doubtful
8、D.cautiousBOne of Indias top engineering schools has restricted Internet access in its boarding houses, saying addiction to surfing, gaming and blogging was affecting students performance, making them lonely and even suicidal. Authorities at the best Indian Institute of Technology( IIT) in Mumbai sa
9、id students had stopped socializing and many were late for morning classes or slept through them. “Now, a student doesnt even know who lives two doors away from him because he is so busy on the Internet,” said Prakash Gopalan, dean of Student Affairs. “The old dormitory culture of companionship and
10、socializing among students is gone. This is not healthy in our opinion.”IIT-Mumbai, with about 5,000 students, is one of the seven IITs across India which are considered to be among the finest engineering schools in the world. They are also a talent pool for global technology giants. But their hard
11、courses, tough competition and lonely campus lifestyle have taken an effect on students. Depressive and dysfunctional lifestyles are known to be common among IIT students, and at least nine have committed suicide in the past five years. Students have unlimited free Internet access in their boarding
12、houses to help them in their studies, but many also use it to surf, chat, download movies and music, blog and for gaming. “Starting Monday, Internet access will be banned between 11 p.m. and 12:30 p.m. at IIT-Mumbais 13 boarding buildings to encourage students to sleep early and to try and force the
13、m out of their shells.” Gopalan said. But the move has not gone down well with students who say they hate their lives being regulated. “Now they will say we need to listen to a lullaby (摇篮曲) to go to sleep.” said Rajiv, an electronics student.（1）According to the text, the students addicted to the In
14、ternet in IIT-Mumbai are likely to _.A.perform well in studiesB.participate in social activitiesC.know their classmates betterD.feel lonely and even suicidal（2）The underlined word “dysfunctional” in Paragraph 3 most probably means “_”.A.unpopular B.meaningful C.abnormal D.exciting（3）What measures ha
15、ve been taken in IIT-Mumbai?A.Students must go to bed before 11 p.m.B.Students are forbidden to surf the Internet on campus.C.Students have unlimited free Internet access in their dormitories.D.Internet access is unavailable in deep night in boarding buildings.（4）We may infer from the last paragraph
16、 that _.A.all electronics students hate the banning orderB.some students complain about the banning orderC.there is no Internet access on the IIT campus ever sinceD.more students prefer listening to music to surfing the Internet CA Guide to the UniversityFoodThe TWU Cafeteria is open 7 am to 8 pm.It serves snacks(小吃),drinks,i
