云南省2015届高三第一次(3月)统一检测英语试题.doc

2015年云南省第一次高中毕业生复习统一检测 英 语 第I卷 第一部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分40分） 第一节（共15小题：每小题2分，满分30分） 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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 A Theres a great article in the New York Times this week about the tradition of buying a coffee for a stranger at the same time that you buy your own. They call it caffè sospeso, the name for suspended (暂留的) coffee in its birthplace. In some cafes, folks in need may claim a suspended coffee and drink it without cost. No doubt the free coffee will be welcomed by people who love coffee but for one reason or another dont have the money to buy one. But I also like the opportunity it offers customers to become philanthropists (慈善家). Every time they order a coffee, they can give one to somebody in need. This is a tradition that began some 100 years ago in Naples, Italy. In Naples, as reported by the Times, people love this kind of giving:[来源:] To me, the philosophy of the suspended coffee is that you are happy today, and you give a coffee to the world, as a present. — Luigi Solito Its a simple act of generosity: an act in which donors and recipients (接受者) never meet each other. The donor doesnt show off and the recipient doesnt have to show gratitude. —Laura Cozzolino Coffee consumptions started earlier than the unification (统一) of Italy by more than 200 years, so the traditions around it are very ancient. In Naples, coffee is a world in itself, both culturally and socially. — Andrea Illy The practice of buying suspended coffees has grown in popularity — with websites popping up and hundreds of cafes from Canada to Brazil to Hungary to the US offering the service. 1. Who are suspended coffees intended for? A. Cafe goers. B. People who cant afford a coffee. B. Philanthropists. D. Coffee lovers who live in Naples. 2. How can someone get a suspended coffee? A. He can ask for one in any cafe. B. He can apply for one on websites. C. He can buy one in a cafe offering the service. D. He can drink one in a cafe that has prep