2022届高三英语培优外刊阅读学案：咖啡话题.docx

1、高三英语培优外刊阅读班级：_学号：_姓名：_外刊精选咖啡“性价比之王”：你会为了它舍弃星巴克吗？上周，本土咖啡新势力Manner在全国有200多家新店同时开业，成为中国市场上门店数量排名第三的连锁咖啡品牌，紧随瑞幸和星巴克之后。其实，Manner在2021年已经开始了“扩张战”：从6月到10月，仅4个月时间就新开了150余家门店。Manner高速扩张的底气究竟从何而来？以它为代表的本土咖啡崛起，对星巴克等老牌巨头又带来了怎样的影响？Mild Manner Coffee Takes on Starbucks in China With Street CoffeeBy Jose QianChina

2、s booming coffee business has made it the second most important market for global giant Starbucks, behind only its home U.S. market. But its also providing fertile ground for new and innovative players catering to local preferences. One of the latest in that group is Shanghai-based-boutique chain Ma

3、nner Coffee, which, together with other similar homegrown names, are reshaping the countrys coffee-drinking landscape.This year alone has seen 16 financing events in Chinas coffee sector, with more than 5 billion yuan ($784 million) pouring into the space. Even the scandal-tainted Luckin Coffee, whi

4、ch was delisted from the Nasdaq last year after being exposed for massive fraud, is once again attracting investor attention.Dubbed as a seller of street coffee priced between 10 yuan and 20 yuan per cup, equal to $3 or less, Manner quickly became popular among young office workers for its less expe

5、nsive, quality brew.Manner and the other up-and-comers are thriving on a China coffee market that is growing at a healthy 15% per year. Starbucks reported its same-store sales in the Chinese market grew by just 19% in its fiscal third quarter, down sharply from 91% growth in the previous quarter, du

6、e in part to weak year-ago figures from stores affected during early stages of the pandemic in 2020. The company forecast that growth would slow further still to flat year-on-year in its current quarter, showing that new players may be starting to bite into Starbucks lunch.【词汇过关】请写出下面文单词在文章中的中文意思。1.

7、mild mald adj. _2.boutique butik n. _3.reshape riep vt._4.landscape lndskep n. _5.pour p vi. _6.scandal-tainted_7.delist dilst v. _8.brew bru n. _9.up-and-comern. _10.thrive rav v. _11.year-on-year_【词块学习】请从文章中找到下面中文相对应的文词块。1.挑战某人，和某人竞争_2.本土市场_3.沃土_4.满足，迎合，招待_5.把.称为，给.起绰号_6.减少._拓展练习阅读理解Notpla, a Lond

8、on-based firm, makes a seaweed-based substitute (代替物) for single use plastic packaging. Although some of Notplas products are suitable to be eaten, they are designed to be dissolved (溶解) after usage. Made of seaweed instead of a conventional plastic coating, the companys packaging is fully biodegrad

9、able and ideal for use as packaging for kitchen and bathroom supplies like coffee and toilet paper.According to the United Nations, 331 million kilograms of plastic garbage is produced annually around the world. About 60% of the estimated 9.15 billion tons of plastic produced since the early 1950s h

10、as been taken to landfills.Plastics harm the water, the air, and our bodies. Many experts agree that single-use plastics are unnecessary and dangerous. Some governments and towns in the United States have taken action. New York has banned most plastic shopping bags, while plastic straws have been ba

11、nned in Miami Beach. Overseas, India stated in August that it plans to place a wide ban on single-use plastics this upcoming summer, with the European Union already implementing this ban.Seaweed comes in a variety of species and can be harvested or farmed. Notpla uses plants that have been farmed. R

12、odrigo Garcia Gonzalez and Pierre Paslie, the inventors of Notpla, initially considered seaweed as a solution to the worlds plastic problem for several reasons. Seaweed is plentiful and grows quickly. Additionally it doesnt compete with land crops and is highly favored for its ability to remove some

13、 waste products like carbon from the atmosphere.In cooperation with the online food ordering service Just Eat, the startup recently tested its product. Last year, the two companies handed out 30, 000 takeaway boxes at various UK restaurants. Plans are in the works to offer the boxes across Europe in

14、 2022. Notplas team intends to replace single use plastic in the supply chain more generally as they scale. The company recognizes the difficulty of such a job, considering the volume of plastics consumed around the world.48.How does the author mainly develop paragraph 2?A.By presenting figures.B.By

15、 comparing facts.C.By raising questions.D.By quoting a saying.49.What can best replace the underlined word “implementing” in paragraph 3?A.Lifting.B.Performing.C.Protesting.D.Removing.50.What does paragraph 4 mainly talk about?A.The advantages of choosing seaweed.B.The next goal of the new study.C.T

16、he wide use of seaweed.D.The shortcomings of the plastic bags.51.What does the company think of its plan to replace the whole single use plastic?A.It will be totally unpractical.B.It will be richly rewarded.C.It will be a little tough.D.It will be rather successful.外刊精选答案【词汇过关】请写出下面文单词在文章中的中文意思。1.mi

17、ld mald adj. 温和的，随和的2.boutique butik n. 时装店，饰品店3.reshape riep vt. 重塑4.landscape lndskep n. 景观，面貌5.pour p vi. 纷至沓来；倒出来6.scandal-tainted因丑闻而名声受损的7.delist dilst v. 退市8.brew bru n. 种类9.up-and-comern. 有前途的人10.thrive rav v. 繁荣，兴旺11.year-on-year同比【词块学习】请从文章中找到下面中文相对应的文词块。1.take on somebody挑战某人，和某人竞争2.home

18、market本土市场3.fertile ground沃土4.cater to.满足，迎合，招待5.dub as.把.称为，给.起绰号6.bite into something减少.【全文翻译】“街头咖啡”Manner：不声不响，叫板星巴克对于全球咖啡巨头星巴克来说，中国欣欣向荣的咖啡产业已成为其第二大重要市场，仅次于其美国本土市场。但同时，中国的咖啡产业也为迎合本土偏好的新兴创新品牌提供了肥沃土壤。其中之一就是总部设在上海的精品连锁店Manner咖啡，它和其他类似的本土品牌一起，正在重塑中国的咖啡消费格局。仅今年一年，中国咖啡行业就发生了16起融资事件，流入该行业的资金超过50亿元人民币（即7

19、.84亿美元）。即使是丑闻缠身的的瑞幸咖啡也再次吸引了投资者关注。去年，该公司因大规模欺诈行为被曝光，从纳斯达克退市。Manner被称为“街头咖啡”销售商，每杯价格在10元至20元之间（相当于3美元或更少）。Manner的咖啡价格偏低且品质不错，因此很快在年轻的上班族中流行起来。Manner及其他后起之秀正在中国的咖啡市场上蓬勃发展。该市场年增幅为15%，势头强劲。星巴克报告称，在第三财季，其中国市场的同店销售额仅增长了19%，比上季度大幅下滑。一定程度上，上一季出现91%的增长，是因为去年同期处于2020年疫情初期，当时各门店受到影响，数据疲软。该公司预计，本季度的增长将进一步放缓，与上年同期持平，这表明新品牌可能开始动了星巴克的“奶酪”。拓展练习阅读理解参考答案 48.A 49.B 50.A 51.C