2022年上海市高考英语听力真题 文章1

Everbrown is a small town with a history of 1400 years.

埃弗布朗是一个有1400年历史的小镇。

Each summer, the 300 hot springs nearby attract about 40000 tourists.

每年夏天，附近的300个温泉吸引了大约40000名游客。

For the rest of the year, it is home to just 3000 people.

在今年剩下的时间里，这里只有3000人。

It is not the kind of place you'd expect to find Kitten Coffee, a famous food company.

这不是一个你会想到的能找到著名食品公司Kitten Coffee的地方。

After university in 1992, Miss Rosemary, founder of the company, wanted nothing more than to live in a small town.

1992年大学毕业后，公司创始人罗斯玛丽小姐只想住在一个小镇上。

With jobs hard to come by in Everbrown, she and her husband had to move into a cabin with no electricity or running water,

由于在埃弗布朗找不到工作，她和丈夫不得不搬进一间没有电和自来水的小屋，

and began to run a fruit stand specifically for tourists during the summer months.

并开始在夏天的几个月里专门为游客经营水果摊。

They quickly realized that they needed to set up a business that could be successful all year round.

他们很快意识到，他们需要建立一个全年都能成功的企业。

In 1996, they began roasting coffee beans in their garage, giving the business the name Kitten Coffee.

1996年，他们开始在车库里烘焙咖啡豆，并将其命名为小猫咖啡。

As sales quickly took off, it soon became apparent that their product was going to be better known than the town from which it came.

随着销售的迅速增长，很快就发现他们的产品将比它来自的城镇更加出名。

Since then, Kitten Coffee has become one of the biggest success stories.

从那以后，小猫咖啡成为了最大的成功故事之一。

Its special image of a brown kitten appears in grocery stores and cafés across the country.

它独特的棕色小猫形象出现在全国各地的杂货店和咖啡馆。

Questions: 11. What is the population of the town Everbrown?

问题：11.埃弗布朗镇的人口是多少？

12. What can be learned about the company Kitten Coffee?

12.关于Kitten Coffee公司可以学到什么？

13. What is the talk mainly about?

13.谈话的主要内容是什么？

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