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第PAGE\*MERGEFORMAT4页共NUMPAGES\*MERGEFORMAT4页 新编六级听力每日练习第395期 PassageThree33.A.Agreatcharacterinhistory.B.Atheatricalroleinaplay.C.AspecialsymbolinNovell.D.Animaginarypersoninafiction.34.A.Openstoresinbusyareasofcities.B.Createspeciallanguage.C.Provideacomfortableenvironment.D.Sellavarietyofproducts.35.A.Becauseitexpandsrapidlyitsretailoperations.B.Becauseitsqueezescompetitorsoutofthemarket.C.Becauseitappliesmachinetomakethecoffee.D.Becauseitimpartscoffeeknowledgeandculture.PassageThreeIfyouareinanymajorcityinAmerica,thechancesarehighthatyouarenotfarfromaStarbucks.ThecompanystartedintheWestCoastcityofSeattle,Washington,in1971.Starbuckswas[33]namedafteracharacterinthefamousAmericannovel"Moby-Dick"byHermanMelville.Today,therearemorethantwelvethousandStarbucksaroundtheworld.Saleslastyearwerealmosteightbilliondollars.Thecompanybelievesinopeningmanystoresinbusyareasofcities.Forexample,thereareaboutthirtyStarbucksstoresindowntownSeattle.Starbuckssellsmorethanjustplaincoffee.Itstartedawholecoffeeculturewithitsownspeciallanguageandcoffeeworkerscalledbaristas.Itsellsmanykindsofhotandcoldcoffeedrinks,likeWhiteChocolateMochaandFrappuccino.Italsosellsmusicalbums,coffeemakers,food,andevenbooks.But[34]mostofall,itsellstheideaofbeingawarmandfriendlyplaceforpeopletosit,readortalk.However,somepeopledonotlikethecompany'saggressiveexpansion.FaithLapidus,asmallcoffeeselleristakingthecompanytocourt.Shesaysthewaythecompanydoesbusinessisillegalbecauseitstopspropertyownersfromleasingstorestoothercoffeecompanies.SheseesStarbucksascontrollingthemarketandforcingoutcompetition.NicolasO'ConnellworksforLaColombe,acoffeeroastingcompanybasedinPhiladelphia,Pennsylvania.HesaysStarbuckshashelpedtoeducatepeopleaboutcoffeefrommanycountries.But[35]hecriticizesthecompanyforusingmachinesmorethanpeopletomakethecoffee.Mr.O'Connellpointsoutthatthecoffeecultureisallaboutahand-madeproductandinteractionbetweenpeople.Questions33to35arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.33.WheredidStarbucks,thestorenameco
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