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A pioneer in café consumerism(消费主义) in America and abroad, Starbucks Coffee company is commonly known as one of the world’s most expensive coffee chains. The prices for a Starbucks coffee vary(不同) not only with different drinks on the Starbucks menu and with Starbucks drink sizes, but also with the country in which you’re buying the drinks.
So just how much is Starbucks coffee, anyway? Below, you’ll find prices for Starbucks coffees of various types (including lattes, mochas and more) in the USA, the UK, Japan and elsewhere.
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A Starbucks Grande Latte
USA: $ 3.65
UK: 3.16 euros ($4.33 US)
Japan: 425 Japanese yen($4.55 US)
China: 27 Chinese renminbi ($4.32 US)
Thailand: 36.47 Thai baht ($1.09 US)
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A Starbucks Grande Caramel Machiatto
USA: $ 3.40
UK: 4 Great British pounds ($5.48 US)
Japan: 470 Japanese yen($5.04 US)
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A Starbucks Grande Mocha
USA: $ 3.30
UK: 2.90 Great British pounds ($3.97 US)
Japan: 48 Japanese yen($5.14 US)
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A Starbucks Tall Brewed Coffee
USA: $ 2.02
UK: 1.15 euros ($1.57 US)
Japan: 410 Japanese yen($4.40 US)
China: 10 Chinese renminbi ($1.60 US)
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A Starbucks Grande Caramel Frappuccino
USA: $ 4.50
UK: 3.70 Great British pounds ($5.07 US)
Japan: 510 Japanese yen($5.47 US)
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For more details about the Starbucks coffee, click cappromo.starbucks.com.
21. Starbucks coffee price is decided by the following factors except_______
A. drink types B. drink-consuming country
C. drink amount D. different tastes
22. How much should a couple pay at least if they both order the Starbucks Grande Caramel Machiatto in Japan ?
A. $6.80 B. $10.96 C. $5.04 D. $10.08
23. Which drink can be available in Thailand?
A. A Starbucks Grande Caramel Machiatto
B. A Starbucks Grande Latte
C. A Starbucks Grande Caramel Frappuccino
D. A Starbucks Grande Mocha
24. In the USA，which of these types of coffee costs the most?
A. A Starbucks Grande Latte.
B. A Starbucks Grande Mocha.
C. A Starbucks Grande Caramel Machiatto.
D. A Starbucks Grande Caramel Frappuccino.
25. Where can we most probably read this text?
A. In an ad column of a paper. B. On TV.
C In a magazine. D. On the Internet.
【答案】21. D 22. D 23. B 24. D 25. D
【解析】
这是一篇应用文，主要公布了星巴克在不同国家、不同种类咖啡的具体价格。
【21题详解】
细节理解题。根据原文第一段的引入“The prices for a Starbucks coffee vary not only with different drinks on the Starbucks menu and with Starbucks drink sizes, but also with the country in which you’re buying the drinks.”可知，价格因所喝咖啡的种类不同，饮品杯型/规格不同，所在国家不同而有所区别，只有D项（different tastes）未列入影响因素，故选D。
【22题详解】
细节理解题。根据文中第二个表格中的内容，在日本一杯大杯焦糖玛奇朵价格为$5.04，题干中一对夫妇（a couple）两人都（both）点了这种咖啡，可计算出价格共$10.08，故选D。
【23题详解】
细节理解题。根据文中表格，只有第一栏A Starbucks Grande Latte（一杯大杯星巴克拿铁咖啡）中列出了其在Thailand（泰国）的价格，其它种类的咖啡中均未提及泰国，题干中问在泰国可（available）喝到哪种咖啡，故最佳选项为B。
【24题详解】
细节理解题。文中表格共列出了五种咖啡在美国的不同价格，其中最高的价格为$4.50，对应的种类是A Starbucks Grande Caramel Frappuccino（一杯星巴克大杯焦糖法布奇诺），故选D。
【25题详解】
推理判断题。本题要求判断文本的可能出处（可能的阅读媒介），文中最后一句“For more details about the Starbucks coffee, click cappromo.starbucks.com.”句意为：关于星巴克咖啡，详情请点击cappromo.starbucks.com，据此可推断出这篇文章应在互联网上呈现，在报纸、杂志和电视上都与点击（click）网页链接的语境不符，故选D。
