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1、本溪市第一中学2023-2024学年高二下学期开学考试英语试卷学校：_姓名：_班级：_考号：_一、阅读理解Top Coffee-producing CountriesBrazilBack in the 18th century, Brazil started growing coffee. Now, around 300,000 coffee farmers in Brazil produce about 40% of the worlds coffee. Arabica (阿拉比卡咖啡) takes up 70% of the coffee beans grown in the countr
2、y. In Brazil, 3% of export income is from coffee beans. Brazilians are wild about drinking their coffee and consume it all day long. VietnamCoffee found its way to Vietnam in the 1800s. Now coffee industry employs almost 3 million people. Most of Vietnams coffee production is the less appreciated Ro
3、busta (罗布斯塔咖啡) variety. Because of that, most coffee beans grown in Vietnam are for instant coffee. Despite coffees popularity as an export crop, the Vietnamese still prefer tea. They also make a famous Cappuccino (卡布奇诺咖啡) not found elsewherefamous because it gets a dose of raw egg if thats to your
4、liking. ColombiaCoffee was introduced into Colombia in the early 1700s. In Colombia, about 2.3 million acres of land are planted with coffee. Coffee is the most important agricultural export. There are around 555,000 coffee growers in Colombia. The majority of Colombian coffee plantations are owned
5、by families. Colombians typically start their morning with a tinto. Its a small cup of black coffee thats sweetened with sugar. They may add cinnamon or other spices to jazz it up. IndonesiaIndonesia has a long coffee history that goes back to the 1600s, which has its share of ups and downs. In the
6、late 19th century, the terrible coffee rust disease caused death to many of the high-quality coffee plants. To prevent this from happening again, Indonesia replanted with the disease-resistant Robusta coffee. Arabica beans still play a part in the Indonesian coffee market, representing about 25% of
7、coffee beans grown there.1Which of the four countries started growing coffee earliest?A. Brazil.B. Vietnam.C. Colombia.D. Indonesia.2What is special about Vietnam?A. A unique kind of coffee drink is made there.B. High-quality coffee beans are produced there.C. Coffee was produced for the home market
8、 there.D. Coffee planting met with problems in the 1990s there.3What do Brazil and Colombia have in common?A. Coffee exports are growing in both countries.B. They both have a coffee-loving population.C. They share the same number of coffee growers.D. Coffee farms are owned by families in both countr
9、ies.As a doctoral student, I served as a hostess for famous authors and illustrators when they came to participate in the Ohio State University Childrens Literature Conference. I hosted such beloved creators of childrens books as Nikki Grimes, Jerry Pinkney and James Ransome. I would stand at the ai
10、rport, holding one of their books and waiting to pick them up and then drive them around town to places they needed to go and assist them during autograph sessions. After graduating from my university and accepting a position at Clemson University in 2003, I kept in touch with James Ransome. In 2005
11、 I received a grant from the government to conduct a family-literacy program. I wanted to see what would happen when I exposed ten African American families with children to books by and about African Americans. I provided each of the families with copies of seven books, five of which were illustrat
12、ed by James. The families participated in a series of five monthly workshops, and the final event was a presentation by James and an autograph session with him. I believed this event would be a meaningful way to end the program, by having a famous illustrator of childrens literature come and talk ab
13、out his work, especially because the families and I had read and responded to several of his books over the course of the five workshops. Jamess visit was informative and enlightening for the families. A parent, Ashley, told me that she sent a note to her sons teacher about having participated in th
14、e program and loaned her sons autographed copies of Jamess books for the class to read. Looking back over my career, this family-literacy program is one of the accomplishments of which I am the proudest, and I am especially pleased that James was part of it.4How did the author come into contact with
15、 James?A. The author met him by accident at the airport.B. The author went to him to ask for an autograph.C. The author hosted him when he attended a conference.D. The author was introduced to him by a university professor.5What can be learned about James?A. He ran monthly workshops.B. He is an Afri
16、can American.C. He has written seven books.D. He graduated from Clemson University.6What did James do for the family-literacy program?A. He gave a talk to the families.B. He loaned his books to the families.C. He responded to the questions raised by the families.D. He asked the government to give financial support to the families.7What is Ashley
