• B2 第一听力部分 2 6

    解决免费的技能测试以备考 FCE Listening Part 2。在这一部分,你将听到一个关于:咖啡历史 (History of Coffee) 的独白。你的任务是填补句子中的空白 (Sentence Completion)。定期进行 FCE Listening Part 2 类型的练习是掌握释义和通过 B2 First 证书以及英语高级毕业考试获得最高分的最佳途径。用答案钥匙检查你的答案!

    You will hear a talk about the history and impact of coffee. For questions 1-10, listen and complete the sentences with a word or short phrase.

    Legend claims that coffee was first discovered by an Ethiopian 山羊 who noticed his animals acting unusually energetic.
    Initially, coffee beans were not roasted or brewed, but were mixed with animal to create an energy snack.
    By the 15th century, coffee had reached the Middle East and became a highly popular drink in .
    The first public coffee houses were known as ’Schools of the ’ because of the intellectual conversations held there.
    When coffee finally arrived in Europe, some suspicious priests initially called it the ’bitter invention of ’.
    During the Enlightenment, European coffee houses became central hubs for politics, business, and .
    Before coffee became a staple, the average European consumed weak 或 wine throughout the day for hydration.
    The Dutch managed to smuggle a coffee plant out of the Arab port of to start their own plantations.
    Coffee cultivation relied heavily on the tragic and brutal system of slave in colonies across the Americas.
    Today, coffee is one of the most traded in the world, second only to crude oil.