专项提能计划——阅读理解(二)说明文(2010·高考课标全国卷·B)EDGEWOOD—EverymorningatDixieHeightsHighSchool,customerspourintoaspecialexperiment:thedistrict’sfirstcoffeeshoprunmostlybystudentswithspeciallearningneeds
Wellbeforeclassesstart,studentsandteachersorderLattes,CappuccinosandHotChocolates
Then,duringthefirstperiod,teacherscallinordersontheirroomphones,andstudentsmakedeliveries
Byclosingtimeat920a∶.m
,theshopusuallysells90drinks
“Whoevermadethechitea,Ms
Schatzmansaysitwasgood,”ChristyMcKinley,asecondyearstudent,announcedrecently,afterhangingupwiththeteacher
TheshopiscalledtheDixiePIT,whichstandsforPowerinTransition
Althoughsomeofthestudentsarenotdisabled,manyare,andthePIThelpsthemprepareforlifeafterhighschool
Theylearnnotonlyhowtorunacoffeeshopbutalsohowtodealwiththeiraffairs
Theykeepatimecardandreceivepaychec