EDGEWOOD-Every morning at Dixie Heights High school, customers pour into a speci

EDGEWOOD—Everymorning at Dixie Heights High school, customers pour into a special experiment:the district’s first coffee shop run mostly by students with special learningneeds.

Well beforeclasses start, students and teachers order Lattes, Cappuccinos and HotChocolates. Then, during the first period, teachers call in orders on theirroom phones, and students make deliveries.

By closing timeat 9.20 a.m. , the shop usually sells 90drinks.

“whoever madethe chi tea, Ms. Schatzman says it was good, ”Christy McKinley , a second yearstudent , announced recently, after hanging up with the teacher.

The shop iscalled the Dixie PIT, which stands for Power in Transition. Although some ofthe students are not disabled, many are, and the PIT helps them prepare forlife after high school.

They learn notonly how to run a coffee shop but also how to deal with their affairs. Theykeep a timecard and receive paychecks , which they keep in check registers.

Special-educationteachers Kim Chevalier and Sue Casey introduced the Dixie PIT from a similarprogram at Kennesaw Mountain High School in Georgia.

Not that it waseasy. Chevalier’s first problem to overcome was product-related. Should schoolsbe selling coffee? What about sugar content?

Kenton CountyFood Service Director Ginger Gray helped. She made sure all the drinks, whichuse non-fat milk, fell within nutrition（营养）guidelines.

The whole schoolhas joined in to help.

Teachers agreedto give up their lounge(休息室)in the morning. Art students painted the name of the shop on thewall. Business students designed the paychecks. The basketball team helped payfor cups.

1.What is the text mainly about？

  A.A best-selling coffee.

  B.A special educational program.

  C. Government support for schools.

  D.A new type of teacher-studentrelationship.

2.The Dixie PIT program was introduced in order to    .

  A. raise money for school affairs

  B. do some research on nutrition

  C. develop students’ practicalskills

  D. supply teachers with drinks

3.How did Christy McKinley know Ms. Schatzman’s opinion of the chi tea？

  A. She met her in the shop.

  B. She heard her telling others.

  C. She talked to her on the phone.

  D .She went to her office to deliverthe tea.

4.We know from the text that Ginger Gray       .

  A. manages the Dixie PIT program in Kenton County

  B. sees that the drinks meet healthstandards

  C. teaches at Dixie Heights High School

  D. owns the school’s coffee shop

试题答案

【答案】

1.选B。考查文章主题大意。主要看首段customers pour into a special experiment: the district's first coffee shoprun mostly by students with special learning needs和第五段最后the PIT helps them prepare forlife after high school.文章主要讲的是一个特殊的教育项目。

2.选C。第五和第六段说明这个教育项目是为学生走出社会做准备的，所以主要是锻炼学生的实际动手能力。

3.选C。第四段，考查hangup的意思“挂电话”。

4.选B。倒数第三段。