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Inside the pleasingly fragrant cafe, So All May Eat(SAME) in downtown Denver, the spirit of generosity (慷慨) is instantly noticeable: A donation box stands in place of a cash register. Customers here pay only what they can afford, no questions asked.

A risky business plan, perhaps, but SAME Cafe has done one unchangeable thing in the Mile High City for six years: Open only at midday, the restaurant provides poor local people with healthy, delicious lunches six days a week. Those unable to pay for their meals can instead volunteer as waiters and waitresses, and ishwashers, or look after the buildings and equipment for the cafe.

"It's based on trust, and it's working all right", says co-owner Brad Birky, who started the cafe in 2006, with his wife Libby. Previously volunteering at soup kitchens, the Birkys were dissatisfied with the often unhealthy meals they served there.

"We wanted to offer quality food in a restaurant where everyone felt comfortable, regardless of their circumstances," Birky says. SAME's special lunch menu changes daily and most food materials are natural and grown by local farmers.

The cafe now averages 65 to 70 customers (and eight volunteers) a day. And the spirit of generosity behind the project appears to be spreading. In early 2007,one volunteer who had cleared snow for his meals during the long winter said goodbye to the Birkys," He said he was going to New Orleans to help with the hurricane cleanup," says Birky.

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68. What can we learn about the soup kitchens the Birkys previously worked for?

A. They refused to have volunteers.

B. They offered low quality food.

C. They provided customers with a good environment.

D. They closed down because of poor management.

69. According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?

A. The customers who cannot pay can work as volunteers instead.

B. More volunteers will go to new Orleans for the hurricane cleanup.

C. Many new cafes will be opened to offer free lunches in the town.

D. The lunch menu has remained the same since the cafe was started.

70. The author's attitude towards running such a cafe is_______.

A. unfavorable 　　　　

B. approving 　　　　

C. doubtful 　　　　

D. cautious

参考译文

在丹佛镇上的一个名为So All May Eat(SAME)的馥郁芳香的咖啡馆里，一个募捐箱摆在放收银机的地方，（这样，）慷慨的精神立马就显而易见了。这里的消费者只花他们花得起的钱，不用被问问题。

也许这是一个有风险的商业计划，但是SAME咖啡馆已经在Mile High城做着一件持续六年不变的事，那就是咖啡馆只在午后开门，一周六天，餐厅都会为当地的穷人提供健康美味的午餐。不能付清餐费的那些人可以自愿作为服务员和清洁工，或者为咖啡馆看管房屋和设备。

咖啡馆的共同所有人Brad Birky说：“它是建立在信任的基础之上，并且它一整晚都在营业。”2006年，Brad Birky和他的妻子Libby一起建立了这个咖啡馆。以前在流动厨房做义工时，Birky夫妻不满意厨房经常提供的不健康食物。

Birky说：“我们想要在餐厅里提供高质量的食物，无论在什么情况下，都要让餐厅的客人感到放心。”SAME咖啡馆的午餐菜单每日一变，并且大多数食材都是天然的，或是当地农民种的。

现在咖啡馆一天平均有65到70 个客人（以及8个义工）。这一方案背后的慷慨精神已经开始发扬光大。2007年初，一个在漫长冬季里通过扫雪来偿付他的食物的义工向Birky告别，Birky说：“他说他要去新澳尔兰协助飓风清理。”

答案解析

68. B 考查细节理解。由第三段的最后一句"Previously volunteering...the often unhealthy meals they served there."可知B项正确。

69. A 考查细节理解。第二段最后一句提到没钱支付饭钱的人可以在这里做义工，因此A项正确。根据最后一段最后两句可知B项不对；C项文中未提及；第四段最后一句提到这里里的菜谱每天都在变，故D项不对。

70. B 考查态度意图。文章中提到这家餐馆提供高质量的食物，传递慷慨的精神。由此可知作者对他们的行为持赞成态度。