单选题 Every morning, kids from a local high school are working hard. They are making and selling special coffee at a coffee cafe. They are also making a lot of money.
These students can make up to twelve hundred dollars a day. They are selling their special coffee to airplane passengers. After the students get paid, the rest of the money goes to helping a local youth project.
These high school students use a space in the Oakland airport. It is usually very crowded. Many people who fly on the planes like to drink the special coffee.
One customer thinks that the coffee costs a lot but it is good and worth it. Most customers are pleasant but some are unhappy. They do not like it if the cafe is not open for business.
The students earn $6.10 an hour plus tips. They also get school credit whiel they learn how to run a business. Many of the students enjoy the work although it took some time to learn how to do it.
They have to learn how to steam milk, load the pots, and add flavor. It takes some skill and sometimes mistakes are made. The most common mistake is forgetting to add the coffee.
单选题 Based on the passage it seems that the purpose of the cafe is to ______.
  • A. learn s skill
  • B. help a youth project
  • C. do business
  • D. earn school credit
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[解析] 从盈利的分配可以看出咖啡店的目的不是为了盈利,而是为了支持当地的青年计划。
单选题 Many of the students ______ the work although it took some time to learn how to do it.
  • A. enjoy
  • B. have to do
  • C. hate
  • D. ignore
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[解析] 参见文章倒数第二段最后一句。
单选题 By selling special coffee at a coffee cafe, the students are ______.
  • A. gaining a lot of experience
  • B. making a lot of money
  • C. having a lot of trouble
  • D. learning a lot of knowledge
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[解析] 参见文章最后一段。
单选题 The best title for the passage could be ______.
  • A. Earning Money
  • B. Students' Life
  • C. Little Business
  • D. Kids' Cafe
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】[解析] 本文介绍的就是中学生开的特制咖啡店,所以选项D最合适。