【阅读理解Coffeehasahistorydatingbacktoatleastthe9thcenturyandhasbeenacatalystforsocialinteractionacrossculturesanderas．OriginallydiscoveredinEthiopiacoffeebeanswereb】

　　阅读理解

　　Coffeehasahistorydatingbacktoatleastthe9thcenturyandhasbeenacatalystforsocialinteractionacrossculturesanderas．OriginallydiscoveredinEthiopiacoffeebeanswerebroughtintotheMiddleEastbyArabtradersspreadingtoEgyptYemenPersiaTurkeyandNorthAfricabythe15thcentury．MuslimmerchantseventuallybroughtthebeanstothethrivingportcityofVenicewheretheysoldthemtowealthyItalianbuyers．SoontheDutchbeganimportingandgrowingcoffeeinplaceslikeJavaandCeylon(largelythroughslavelabor)andtheBritishEastIndiaTradingCompanywaspopularizingthebeverageinEngland．CoffeespreadacrossEuropeandevenreachedAmerica．

　　Wheretherehasbeencoffeetherehasbeenthecoffeehouse．Fromthe15thcenturyMiddleEasternestablishmentswheremengatheredtolistentomusicplaychessandhearrecitationsfromworksofliteraturetoParis'CafeleProcopewhereluminariesoftheFrenchEnlightenmentsuchasVoltaireRousseauandDiderotcametoenjoyahotcupofjoecoffeehouseshavetraditionallyservedascentersofsocialinteractionplaceswherepeoplecancometorelaxchatandexchangeideas．

　　Themoderncoffeeshopismodeledontheespressoandpastry-centeredItaliancoffeehousesthatarosewiththeestablishmentofItalian-AmericanimmigrantcommunitiesinmajorUScitiessuchasNewYorkCity'sLittleItalyandGreenwichVillageBoston'sNorthEndandSanFrancisco'sNorthBeach．NewYorkcoffeeshopswereoftenfrequentedbytheBeatsinthe1950's．Itwasn'tlongbeforeSeattleandotherpartsofthePacificNorthwestweredevelopingcoffeeshopsaspartofathrivingcounterculturescene．TheSeattle-basedStarbuckstookthismodelandbroughtitintomainstreamculture．

　　Althoughcoffeehousestodaycontinuetoservetheirtraditionalpurposeaslivelysocialhubsinmanycommunitiestheyhavenoticeablyadaptedtothetimes．Rediscoveringtheirpurposeascentersofinformationexchangeandcommunicationmanycoffeeshopsnowprovidetheircustomerswithinternetaccessandnewspapers．I