题文
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.
小题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.小题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.小题3:The author’s attitude towards running such a café is_______A．unfavorableB．doubtfulC．cautiousD．approving 题型：未知难度：其他题型
答案
小题1:B
小题2:A
小题3:D
解析
小题1:细节理解题。第二段
Previously volunteering at soup kitchens, the Birkys were Dissatisfied
with the often unhealthy meals they served there.故选B
小题2:细节理解题。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.故选A
小题3:观点态度题。第一段…the pleasingly fragrant café…，以及通读全文可知，作者对这是持有同意观点的，而unfavorable 反对的doubtful 怀疑的cautious 小心的approving 同意的
故选D
点评：主要讲述了本文向我们介绍了SAME Café的经营模式。难度中等。这种文章学生一般做起来会感到有些棘手，由于生词多或文章有些抽象的原因，应鼓励学生耐心读完文章，这类文章的问题设置相比较浅显。
考点
据考高分专家说，试题“Insidethepleasinglyf.....”主要考查你对 [日常生活类阅读 ]考点的理解。日常生活类阅读
日常生活类阅读的概念：
日常生活这一话题主要涉及人们衣食住行等方面的活动。这一话题的选材主要针对人们日常的工作，生活以及学习情况。做这一类题时，最主要的是要把握好人物的活动内容，时间和地点。
日常生活类阅读题答题技巧：
【题型说明】
该类文章内容涉及到人们的言谈举止、生活习惯、饮食起居、服饰仪表、恋爱婚姻、消遣娱乐、节日起源、家庭生活等。文章篇幅短小，追根溯源，探索各项风俗的历史渊源，内容有趣。命题也以送分题为主，如事实细节题、语义转换题、词义猜测题和简单推理判断题等。虽然这类文章读起来感觉轻松，试题做起来比较顺手，但绝不能掉以轻心。因为稍不留神，就会丢分。
【备考提醒】
为了保证较高准确率，建议同学们做好以下几点：
1、保持正常的考试心态。笔者在教学中发现，越是容易的试题，同学们越是容易失分。为什么呢？因为在这种情况下，同学们极易产生麻痹思想，认为题目好做，就不引起高度重视，于是思维不发散、不周密。而命题人就是利用同学们的这一弱点，设计陷阱题。所以，无论试题难易与否，我们都要保持正常的考试心态。试题容易，不欣喜；试题难，不悲观。
2、根据前面讲到的方法，认认真真、细细心心做好事实细节题。
3、做好语义转换题。这类题是根据英语中一词多义和某些词语在文中能表达一定的修辞意义的原则而设计的。要求同学们解释某生词的含义，确定多义词或短语在文中的意思，确认文中的某个代词所指代的对象，或者对英语中特有的表达、格言、谚语进行解释。这种题要求同学们一定要根据上下文猜测词义或理解句子，切不可望文生义。
4、做好简单推理判断题。简单推理判断题要以表面文字为前提，以具体事实为依据进行推理，做出判断。这种推理方式比较直接，只要弄清事实，即可结合常识推断出合理的结论。
