高考英语百日训练之阅读理解（71）含答案解析
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A dozen international coffee experts shufflearound a long wooden table, pausing at each steaming cup, （把脚挪来挪去）heads dipping and sniffing deeply. Then the slurping（吃喝或吸吮的声音）begins. In the wings, coffee farmer Yang Fan watches intently as the judges circle, awaiting a verdict（裁定）on her latest crop of beans.
China may be the spiritual home of tea, but it is fast developing a reputation as a top coffee producer. This tasting was a side event to the first ever Pu'er International Specialty Coffee Expo in China's southwestern Yunnan province, which ran this winter and drew more than a thousand attendees, including industry aficionados(酷爱者) from across the globe.
\working in private-equity（私人股权） investment in Beijing to grow coffee in Pu'er five years ago. \much more than tea.\
This bustling （喧闹的）town near the Laos border is surrounded by the green hills scored with tea plantations; it produces a variety of tea which is also called Pu’er, considered one of China's most refined. But the region's mild climate is also perfect for growing Arabica coffee. And as China's fast-living millennials move away from traditional tea in favor of the invigorating coffee, Pu'er's farmers are catering to the demand.
Yunnan accounts for 98% of China's coffee harvest, with half coming from the misty landscape around Pu'er. Today, China is the 13th biggest coffee producer in the world—rising from zero output three decades ago to 136,000 tons annually today.
In April, Seattle's annual Specialty Coffee Expo decided to showcase China as its portrait country of origin. It follows on the heels of Starbucks' launching its first single-origin Yunnan coffee last year after eight years of partnership with Yunnan farmers.
With global coffee prices at record lows, Yunnan farmers are processing beans in bespoke ways to create distinct flavors—allowing them to enter the market of specialty coffee.
\coffee, to make the best coffee beans.\environmental fermentation（发酵）,or allowing them to \
Back in the tasting room, Yang awaits the experts' verdict on whether all that extra effort was worthwhile.\this was Colombian or Panama coffee, nobody would argue with me,\Gurel, CEO of Pu'er's Torch Coffee Roasters, as Yang breaks into a huge grin. \41. What caused Liu Ying to quit her former job to grow coffee in Pu’er? A. Yunnan accounts for 98% of China’s coffee harvest.
B. There is a huge potential of coffee market in China. C. She wants to introduce the younger generation to coffee. D. She is tired of her work in private-equity investment.
42. According to the passage, we know that Arabica coffee __________. A. is mainly grown in Yunnan
B. appeals to Chinese, especially the young C. is a more invigorating drink compared with tea D. needs mild climate to grow
43. The “extra effort” in the last paragraph refers to __________. A. processing coffee beans in bespoke ways to create distinct flavors B. forming a business partnership with Starbucks C. lowering the price of Yunnan coffee beans
D. replacing Yunnan coffee with Colombian or Panama coffee 44. What does Samuel Gurel think of Yang’s coffee beans? A. praiseworthy C. inferior
【答案】41. B 42. D 43. A 44. A 【解析】 【分析】
这是一篇夹叙夹议的文章。文章主要讲了咖啡在中国有巨大的潜力，一些中国咖啡种植者用定制的方式加工咖啡豆，创造了独特的风味。 【41题详解】
细节理解题。答案定位在第三段 \private-equity（私人股权） investment in Beijing to grow coffee in Pu'er five years ago.（“咖啡在中国有巨大的潜力，”刘英说。五年前，她放弃了在北京从事私募股权投资的工作，来到普洱种植咖啡。）故选B。 【42题详解】
细节理解题。答案定位在第四段But the region's mild climate is also perfect for growing Arabica coffee.（但该地区温和的气候也非常适合种植Arabica咖啡。）由此可知，Arabica咖啡需要温和的气候才能生长，故选D。 【43题详解】
推理判断题。上文\dry in their cherries, thus producing a wild, fruity flavor via environmental fermentation（发酵）,or allowing them to \说由此可知，Back in the tasting room, Yang awaits the experts' verdict on whether all that extra effort was worthwhile.的意思是“我唯一的出路就是生产特色咖啡，做出最好的
B. arguable D. unsatisfactory
咖啡豆。”这意味着让咖啡豆在樱桃中干燥，从而通过环境发酵产生一种野生的水果味，或者让它们在含糖内层变甜，从而增加微妙的甜味。由此推断出，最后一段中的“额外努力”指的是用定制的方式加工咖啡豆，以创造独特的风味，故选A。 【44题详解】
推理判断题。答案定位在最后一段 It's a great example of how Chinese coffee is evolving.（这是中国咖啡发展的一个很好的例子。）由此可知，Samuel Gurel认为杨的咖啡豆值得称赞，故选A。 【点睛】细节理解题的解题思路：
细节理解题就是我们常见的wh-题，它们大多是根据文章中的具体信息如事实、例证、原因、过程、论述等进行提问的。抓住文段中的事实和细节是做好该题型的关键，也是做好其它类型问题的基础。该题型几乎都可以在文章中直接找到与答案有关的信息，或是其变体。在一篇短文里大部分篇幅都属于这类围绕主体展开的细节，做这类题一般采用寻读法，即先读题，然后带着问题快速阅读短文，找出与问题和选项有关的词语或句子，再对相关部分进行分析对比，找出答案。例如小题2，答案定位在第四段But the region's mild climate is also perfect for growing Arabica coffee.（但该地区温和的气候也非常适合种植Arabica咖啡。）由此可知，Arabica咖啡需要温和的气候才能生长，故选D。
【标题】江苏省如皋市2024届高三下学期语数英学科模拟（三）英语试题 【结束】
高考英语百日训练之阅读理解(71)含答案解析
