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Sherry Gao is pouring coffee made from Yunnan beans, hoping that her coffee shop in the city of Pasadena, California introduces you to your new favorite coffee and turns your opinions about Chinese coffee beans upside down.

_________ But Gao hopes that throwing light on Yunnan-sourced coffee could expose customers to the coffee-producing region and help to break down prejudice against the beans, which for tens of years were mostly used for instant products.

“We wanted to highlight Chinese coffee because a lot of people never had Chinese coffee before,” Gao said. “Some have the prejudice that it’s bad or cheap, but that’s not the case anymore. It’s been changing so much over the last decade.” Recent producing process, such as the addition of fruit, is leading Yunnan’s coffee to better results. “Every time a new product comes in, it tastes better than the last one,” Gao said.

Farmers in China have grown tea for more than 3,000 years, but coffee has been grown there for only about a century in fewer areas. There was an uptick in the 1980s with government’s efforts. And the turn of the century and the 2010s saw a sharp growth with international companies investing in the coffee planting. But in the last 10 to 15 years, tastes and need for special and high-grade coffees appeared, especially from local growers and shops. The domestic demand for China-grown coffee has risen so rapidly that Gao says it’s now much more expensive.

To further connect with the community, Gao hopes to hold classes for Yunnan coffee introduction. After all, she says, the Yunnan coffee tastes excellent when made in one’s own kitchen with a pour-over system. She hopes it’s only a matter of time before Yunnan coffee becomes popular among the homemade coffee lovers.

【小题1】What’s a misunderstanding of Chinese coffee beans?

A．They are of poor quality.

B．They have fewer producing areas.

C．They have a strange taste.

D．They are used in cheap coffee shops.

【小题2】Which of the following can be put in _________?

A．Much of the Western world doesn’t use good Chinese coffee.

B．Much of the Western world drinks instant coffee most of the time.

C．Much of the Western world prefers coffee in the coffee shops.

D．Much of the Western world buys its coffee from Africa and South America.

【小题3】What does the underlined word “uptick” in paragraph 4 mean?

A．Difference.

B．Rise.

C．Introduction.

D．Drop.

【小题4】What does Sherry Gao expect to do in the future?

A．Offer community members coffee for free.

B．Buy a pour-over system for her shop.

C．Teach people to make Chinese coffee at home.

D．Keep up with homemade coffee fans.

【小题5】What would be the best title for the passage?

A．Increasing Yunnan Coffee Production

B．A Coffee Shop Using Chinese Coffee Beans

C．Waking People Up to Yunnan Coffee

D．Introducing Coffee to People’s Daily Life

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