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高考压题

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EDGEWOOD-EverymorningatDixieHeightsHighSchool,customerspourintoaspecialexperiment:

thedistrict'sfirstcoffeeshoprunmostlybystudentswithspeciallearningneeds.

    Wellbeforeclassesstart,studentsandteachersorderLattes,CappuccinosandHotChocolates.Then,duringthefirstperiod,teacherscallinordersontheirroomphones,andstudentsmakedeliveries.

    Byclosingtimeat9.20a.m.,theshopusuallysells90drinks.

   "Whoevermadethechitea,Ms.Schatzmansaysitwasgood,"ChristyMcKinley,asecondyearstudent,announcedrecently,afterhangingupwiththeteacher.

    TheshopiscalledtheDixiePIT,whichstandsforPowerinTransition.Althoughsomeofthestudentsarenotdisabled,manyare,andthePIThelpsthemprepareforlifeafterhighschool.

    Theylearnnotonlyhowtorunacoffeeshopbutalsohowtodealwiththeiraffairs.Theykeepatimecardandreceivepaychecks,whichtheykeepincheckregisters.

    Special-educationteachersKimChevalierandSueCaseyintroducedtheDixiePITfromasimilarprogramatKennesawMountainHighSchoolinGeorgia. 

     Notthatitwaseasy.Chevalier'sfirstproblemtoovercomewasproduct-related.Shouldschoolsbesellingcoffee?

Whataboutsugarcontent?

    KentonCountyFoodServiceDirectorGingerGrayhelped.Shemadesureallthedrinks,whichusenon-fatmilk,fellwithinnutrition（营养）guidelines.

    Thewholeschoolhasjoinedintohelp.

    Teachersagreedtogiveuptheirlounge（休息室）inthemornings.Artstudentspaintedthenameoftheshoponthewall.Businessstudentsdesignedthepaychecks.Thebasketballteamhelpedpayforcups.

1.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?

A.Abest-sellingcoffee.

B.Aspecialeducationalprogram.

C.Governmentsupportforschools.

D.Anewtypeofteacher-studentrelationship.

2.TheDixiePITprogramwasintroducedinorderto_____.

A.raisemoneyforschoolaffairs

B.dosomeresearchonnutrition

C.developstudents'practicalskills

D.supplyteacherswithdrinks

3.WeknowfromthetextthatGingerGray_____.

A.managestheDixieP1TprograminKentonCounty

B.seesthatthedrinksmeethealthstandards

C.teachesatDixieHeightsHighSchool

D.ownstheschool'scoffeeshop

B

Whilesmallmaybebeautiful,tallisjustplainuncomfortableitseems,particularlywhenitcomestostayinginhotelsandeatinginrestaurants. 

TheTallPersonsClubGreatBritain（TPCGB）,whichwasformedsixmonthsagotocampaign（发起运动）fortheneedsofthetall,hasturneditsattentiontohotelsandrestaurantsbedsthataretoosmall,showerheadsthataretoolow,andrestauranttableswithhardlyanyleg-room,allmakelifedifficultforthoseofaboveaverageheightitsays. 

Butitisnotjusttheextra-tailwhoseneedsarenotbeingmet.Theaverageheightofthepopulationhasbeenincreasingyetthestandardsizeofbeds,doorways,andchairshasremainedunchanged.

"Thebeddingindustrysaysabedshouldbesixincheslargerthanthepersonusingit,soevenaking-sizebedat6'6"（6feetand6inches）isfallingshortfor25%ofmen,whilethestandard6'3"bedcatersfor（满足需要）lessthanhalfofthemale（男性）population,"saidTPCGBpresidentPhilHeinricy,"Seven-footbedswouldworkfine."

Similarly,restauranttablescancausenoendofproblems.Smalltables,whichmeanthelong-leggedhavetositafootorsoawayfromthem,areenoughtomaketallcustomersgoelsewhere. 

Somehavealreadytakennote,howeverAtQueensMoatHouses'CaledonianHotelinEdinburgh.6'6"bedsarenowputinasstandardafterrequestsforlongerbedsfromtallervisitors,particularlyAmericans.

64.WhatisthepurposeoftheTPCGBcampaign?

A.Toprovidebetterservices

B.Torebuildhotelsandrestaurants

C.Todrawpublicattentiontotheneedsofthetall

D.Toattractmorepeopletobecomeitsmembers

65.WhichofthefollowingmightbeabedofproperlengthaccordingtoPhilHeirtricy?

A.7'2" B.7' C.6'6" D.6'3"

66.Whatmayhappentorestaurantswithsmalltables?

A.Theymaylosesomecustomers

B.Theymaystartbusinesseselsewhere

C.Theyhavetofindeasychairstomatchthetables

D.Theyhavetoprovideenoughspaceforthelong-legged

67.WhatchangehasalreadybeenmadeinahotelinEdinburgh?

A.Tallpeoplepaymoreforlargerbeds

B.6'6"bedshavetakentheplaceof6'3"beds

C.SpecialroomsarekeptforAmericans

D.Guestroomsarestandardized

C

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