Conflict is on the menu tonight at the cafe La Chope.This evening，as on every Thursday night，psychologist Maud Lehanne is leading two of France's favorite pastimes，coffee drinking and the “talking cure”．Here they are learning to get in touch with their true feelings.It isn't always easy.The customers—some thirty Parisians who pay just under $2 (plus drinks) per session—are quick to intellectualize (高谈阔论)，slow to open up and connect.“You are forbidden to say ‘one feels，’ or ‘people think’，”Lehanne told them.“Say ‘I think，’ ‘Think me’．”
A cafe society where no intellectualizing is allowed? It couldn't seem more unFrench.But Lehanne's psychology cafe is about more than knowing oneself: It's trying to help the city's troubled neighborhood cafes.Over the years，Parisian cafes have fallen victim to changes in the French lifestyle—longer working hours，a fastfood boom and a younger generation's desire to spend more time at home.Dozens of new theme cafes appear to change the situation.Cafes focused around psychology，history，and engineering are catching on，filling tables well into the evening.
The city's “psychology cafes”，which offer great comfort，are among the most popular places.Middleaged homemakers，retirees，and the unemployed come to such cafes to talk about love，anger，and dreams with a psychologist.And they come to Lehanne's group just to learn to say what they feel.“There's a strong need in Paris for communication，”says Maurice Frisch，a cafe La Chope regular who works as a religious instructor in a nearby church.“People have few real friends.And they need to open up.”Lehanne says she'd like to see psychology cafes all over France.“If people had normal lives，these cafes wouldn't exist，”she says.“If life weren't a battle，people wouldn't need a special place just to speak.”But then，it wouldn't be France.
文章大意：本文主要讲述了在法国“精神咖啡馆”的社会意义和特色功能。
1．What are people encouraged to do at the cafe La Chope?
A．Learn a new subject.
B．Keep in touch with friends.
C．Show off their knowledge.
D．Express their true feelings.
答案：D 细节理解题。根据文章第一段第三句Here they are learning to get in touch with their true feelings。可知，乔普咖啡馆鼓励人们表达他们真正的情感。故选D项。
2．How are cafes affected by French lifestyle changes?
A．They are less frequently visited.
B．They stay open for longer hours.
C．They have bigger night crowds.
D．They start to serve fast food.
答案：A 推理判断题。根据文章第二段第四句Over the years，Parisian cafes have fallen victim to changes in the French lifestyle—longer working hours，a fastfood boom and a younger generation's desire to spend more time at home.可知，多年来，巴黎的咖啡馆成了法国生活方式改变的受害者，句中破折号后面的内容指的就是现在的法国生活方式，即更长的工作时间、快餐的兴起和年轻人喜欢花更多的时间呆在家里，这些生活方式的改变都导致了人们不经常去咖啡馆，故选A项。
3．What are theme cafes expected to do?
A．Create more jobs.
B．Supply better drinks.
C．Save the cafe business.
D．Serve the neighborhood.
答案：C 细节理解题。根据文章第二段第五句Dozens of new theme cafes appear to change the situation.可知，很多新主题咖啡馆的出现似乎改变了现状，也就是拯救了咖啡业，故选C项。
4．Why are psychology cafes becoming popular in Paris?
A．They bring people true friendship.
B．They give people spiritual support.
C．They help people realize their dreams.
D．They offer a platform for business links.
答案：B 推理判断题。根据文章最后一段第一句The city's“psychology cafes”，which offer great comfort，are among the most popular places.可知，精神咖啡馆在巴黎成为最受欢迎的地方之一，是因为它们给予人们很大的安慰，即给予了人们精神上的支持，故选B项。
ack'>．Chris Lewis. D．Liz Payne.
答案：A 细节理解题。根据第五段第一句Eyots and Aits—Thames Islands, by Miranda Vickers.可知应选A项。
