The days of Europeans relaxing in the cafe with a newspaper and a seemingly endless cup of

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The days of Europeans relaxing in the cafe with a newspaper and a seemingly endless cup of coffee appear to be numbered.A new English expression is popular in Europe these days:“coffee to go.”
“Five or ten years ago it was much more normal to sit in a cafe for several hours than it is nowadays,”says Joann,who works in a central Berlin coffee bar owned by the Canadian coffee and bakery chain Tim’s.
“There is a trend towards a more fast-paced life.But people still act surprised  when you ask if the coffee is‘to go’.You mean I can take it with me? they ask..”
“Europe is often five or eight years behind trends in America,”says Joann.“In the States.‘coffee to go’is part of everyday life.”
Owing in part to Starbucks,it appears to be very much part of everyday life in many other countries too.
The Seattle-based group pete with a growing number of global chains in attempting to reshape coffee drinking cultures in regions including Asia and the Middle East.
The US is the model for continental Europe’s new“coffee to go”culture:Each of the new cafe bars offers bagels,muffins,brownies and cookies to go with the coffee.
But then,“coffee to go’’might sound a little odd to English ears used to the words “takeaway”or take one.
It does sum up the brisker pace of life since the city resumed its status as the German capital following the fall of the Berlin wall in 1989.
As one more sign of the changing times,one of Berlin’s most venerable(古老而庄重的)coffee houses,cafe Einstein,has followed the trend by opening a small chain of coffee shops across the city.
Taking coffee,slowly and in decorous(端正的)surroundings,has been a feature of European coffee houses,particularly in German speaking countries,for decades.
For the elderly citzens of Vienna it amounts to a ritual(仪式)when they gather in coffee houses around the city for a cup of their favovrite drink and a piece of rich,creamy cake.
【小题1】From the passage,we can see that      .A.“coffee to go” springs in Europe these daysB.Europe is often a few years before trends in AmericaC.America often follows Europe’s “coffee to go”cultureD.it’s easy to reshape coffee drinking cultures in the Middle East【小题2】Every new cafe bar offers some        to go with the coffeeA.foodB.newspaperC.drinkD.music【小题3】More and more Europeans have takeaway coffee because        .A.Europeans live a more fast-paced life nowB.The coffee is much cheaperC.Europeans are used to taking away the coffeeD.the coffee is easy to take away【小题4】The characteristic of European coffee houses is        .A.“coffee to go ”as part of daily lifeB.sitting in a cafe bar for several hoursC.having coffee slowly in a pleasant atmosphereD.taking away coffee in a hurryA 

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(答案→)A 
解析:
【小题1】根据文章第一段第二句可知,“coffee to go”正在欧洲勃然兴起。
【小题1】根据文章第七段的描述可推知,与咖啡一起提供给顾客的是几种食品。
【小题1】根据文章第三段可知,“coffee to go”之所以流行是因为人们的生活节奏加快了,休闲时间减少了。
【小题1】根据文章最后两段可知,欧洲人喝咖啡的习惯是“slowly in decorous surroundings”,所以答案为C项。
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