Inside the pleasingly fragrant cafe, So All May Eat(SAME) in downtown Denver ,t
he spirit of generosity is instantly noticeable: donation box stands in place of
a cash register customers here pay only what they can afford, no questions asked.
A risky business plan, perhaps, but SAME Café has done one unchangeable thing i
n the MileHigh City for six years: Open only at midday, the restaurant allows p
oor local customers who cannot pay to work as volunteers instead. They can act as
waitersandwaitresses,anddishwashers, or look after the buildings and equipment
for the cafe.It’s based on trust, and it’s working all right”, says co-owne
r Brad Birky, who started the caféin 2006. Previously volunteering at soup kitc
hens, the Birkys were dissatisfied with the often unhealthy meals they served t
here. “We wanted to offer quality food in a restaurant where every-one felt co
mfortable,regardless of their circumstances,” Birky says. SAME’s special lunc
h menu changs daily and most food materials are natural and grown by local farm
ers. The café now averages 65 to 70 customers (and eight volunteers) a day. And
the spirit of generosity behind the project appears to be spreading. In early
2007,one volunteer who hadcleared snow for his meals during the long winter sai
d goodbye to the Birkys.He said he was going to New Orleans to help with the hu
rricane clearing up,” says Birky.
小题1:What can we learn about the soup kitchens the Birkys previously worked for?
A．They refused to have volunteers.
B．They offered low quality food.
C．They provided customers with a good environment.
D．They closed down because of poor management.小题2:According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?
A．The customers who cannot pay can work as volunteers instead.
B．More volunteers will go to new Orleans for the hurricane cleanup.
C．Many new cafes will be opened to offer free lunches in the town.
D．The lunch menu has remained the same since the café was started.小题3:The author’s attitude towards running such a café is_______
A．unfavorable
B．doubtful
C．cautious
D．approving
小题1:B
小题2:A
小题3:D
题目分析：
小题1:细节理解题。第二段
Previously volunteering at soup kitchens, the Birkys were Dissatisfied
with the often unhealthy meals they served there.故选B
小题2:细节理解题。第二段the restaurant allows poor local customers who cannot pay to work as volunteers instead，They can act as waiters and waitresses, and dishwashers, or look
after the buildings and equipment for the cafe.故选A
小题3:观点态度题。第一段…the pleasingly fragrant café…，以及通读全文可知，作者对这是持有同意观点的，而unfavorable 反对的doubtful 怀疑的cautious 小心的approving 同意的
故选D
点评：主要讲述了本文向我们介绍了SAME Café的经营模式。难度中等。这种文章学生一般做起来会感到有些棘手，由于生词多或文章有些抽象的原因，应鼓励学生耐心读完文章，这类文章的问题设置相比较浅显。