Question

British people are famous for drinking tea. But both Sahar and Bobby Green became young millionaires（百萬富翁） when they opened a chain of American-style（美國風味的） coffee shops in the U.K.

Having the idea：It started when Sahar took a weekend trip to New York to visit her brother Bobby. One evening , in a Thai restaurant，Sahar told Bobby how much she wished she could buy American-style coffee  in London . Bobby suggested  they start their own coffee shop. Sahar fell in love with the idea.

Doing the Research: Back in London, she spent a whole day on the London subway, getting off the train at different stations to taste the coffee. “It was terrible, and I know there was a gap （缺口） in the market.” In November 1995, they opened their first Coffee Republic shop in central London.

Making it work：The first year was very difficult. There were problems finding and keeping staff, and British people were not used to the names of American coffees, like Latte and Macchiato. But being successful was their dream and they were not going to give up . Today , there are over 100 Coffee Republic shops all over the country and the company has revenues（收入） of $30 million a year.

Advice for others: Sahar has now written a best-selling book about their experience, called Anyone Can Do It! She hopes it will help other young people to start their own businesses. She believes success is 1% idea and 99% hard work, but she says, “If you think you have the energy, then get out and follow your dream.”

1.What kind of company do these people run?

A．Travel.            B．Tea.              C．Coffee.           D．Hotel.

2.What relationship is between Sarha and Bobby?

A．Teacher and student.                    B．Sister and brother.

C．Doctor and patient.                      D．Mother and son.

3.What is the passage mainly about?

A．Sahar’s trip to America.

B．Sahar’s wonderful life story.

C．The American – style coffee shop

D．The success of a family business

 

Answer 1

【答案】

1.C

2.B

3.D

【解析】

試題分析：這篇短文主要描述了薩哈爾和鮑比姐弟倆如何從創(chuàng)意到創(chuàng)業(yè)，直到成功的故事。并就此對其他人提出了有關創(chuàng)業(yè)的建議。

1.根據(jù)But both Sahar and Bobby Green became young millionaires（百萬富翁） when they opened a chain of American-style（美國風味的） coffee shops in the U.K.及下文描述，可知他們開的是咖啡公司，故選C。

2.根據(jù)It started when Sahar took a weekend trip to New York to visit her brother Bobby（她的哥哥）.可知他們是姐弟關系，故選B。

3.這篇短文主要描述姐弟倆是如何成為百萬富翁的故事，故選D。

考點：與創(chuàng)業(yè)有關的記述文

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