B
Taste is such a subjective matter that we don’t usually conduct preference tests for food．The most you can say about anyone’s preference is that it’s one person’s opinion．But because the two big cola companies-Coca-Cola and Pepsi Cola-are marketed so aggressively, we’ve wondered how big a role taste preference actually plays in brand loyalty．We set up a taste test that challenged people who identified themselves as either Coca-cola or Pepsi fans: Find your brand in a blind tasting．
We invited staff volunteers who had a strong liking for either Coca-Cola Classic or Pepsi, Diet Coke, or Diet Pepsi．These were people who thought they’d have no trouble telling their brand from the other brand．
We eventually located 19 regular cola drinkers and 27 diet cola drinkers．Then we fed them with four unidentified samples of cola one at a time, regular colas for the one group, diet versions for the other．We asked them to tell us whether each sample was Coke or Pepsi; then we analyzed the records statistically to compare the participants’ choices with what mere guesswork could have accomplished．
Getting all four samples right was a tough test, but not too tough, we thought, for people who believed they could recognize their brand．In the end, only 7 out of 19 regular cola drinkers correctly identified their brand of choice in all four trials．The diet-cola drinkers did a little worse-only 7 out of 27 identified all four samples correctly．
Both groups did better than chance would predict, but nearly half the participants in each group made the wrong choice two or more times．Two people got all four samples wrong．Overall, half the participants did about as well on the last round of tasting as on the first, so tiredness, or taste burnout, was not a factor．Our preference test results suggest that only a few Pepsi participants and Coke fans may really be able to tell their favorite brand by taste and price．
41．According to the passage the preference test was conducted in order to ________．
A．show that a person’s opinion about taste is mere guesswork
B．compare the ability of the participants in choosing their drinks
C．find out the role taste preference plays in a person’s drinking
D．reveal which cola is more to the liking of the drinkers
42．The statistics recorded in the preference tests show that________．
A．there is not much difference in taste between Coca-Cola and Pepsi
B．few people had trouble telling Coca-Cola from Pepsi
C．people’s tastes differ from one another
D．Coca-Cola and Pepsi are people’s two most favorite drinks
43．It is implied in the first paragraph that________．
A．the competition between the two colas is very strong
B．blind tasting is necessary for identifying fans
C．the purpose of taste test is to promote the sale of colas
D．the improvement of quality is the chief concern of the two cola companies
44．The underlined word “burnout” here refers to the state of________．
A．being seriously burnt in the skin           
B．being badly damaged by fire  
C．being unable to burn for lack of fuel     
D．being unable to function because of too much use
45．The author’s purpose in writing this passage is to________．
A．emphasize that taste and price are closely related to each other
B．recommend that blind tasting be introduced in the quality control of colas
C．show that taste preference is highly subjective
D．argue that taste testing is an important marketing strategy

A few weeks after my first wife, Georgia, was called to heaven, I was cooking dinner for my son and myself. For a  36 , I had decided on frozen peas. As I was cutting open the bag, it 37  from my hand and crashed to the floor. The peas, like marbles,   38 everywhere. I tried to use a broom(扫帚),   39 with each sweep they just rolled across the kitchen.

For the next week, every time I was in the  40 , I found a pea—in a corner, or behind a table leg. They kept  41  . Eight months later I pulled out the refrigerator to clean behind it, and  42 12 frozen peas hidden underneath.

At the time I found those few remaining 43 , I was in a new relationship with a wonderful 44 I’d met in a support group. After we married, I was reminded 45 those peas under the refrigerator, and realized that my  46 had been like that bag of frozen peas. It had shattered(破碎). My wife had died; I was in a new city with a busy job, and with a son having trouble  47  his new surroundings and the  48 of his mother. I was a bag of spilled(洒落) frozen peas; my life had come apart and scattered(撒开).

When life gets you  49 , when everything you know comes apart, and when you think you’ll never 50 , remember that it’s just a bag of scattered frozen peas. The peas can be 51 , and life will move on. You’ll find all the peas  52 , including the ones that are hardest to find. And when you’ve got them  53 you’ll start to feel whole again.

The life you know can break apart at any time. But you’ll have to  54 , and how fast you collect your peas depends on you. Will you keep scattering them around with a broom,   55 will you pick them up one by one and put your life back together?

1.                A．drink          B．fruit           C．meat D．vegetable

2.                A．slipped         B．walked         C．ran  D．moved

3.                A．rubbed         B．rolled          C．grew D．existed

4.                A．so             B．and            C．although  D．but

5.                A．bedroom       B．living room      C．kitchen   D．storeroom

6.                A．getting up       B．taking up        C．turning up D．using up

7.                A．found          B．ate            C．left  D．planted

8.                A．peas           B．cans           C．vegetables D．presents

9.                A．man           B．child           C．woman   D．boy

10.               A．for            B．with           C．in    D．of

11.               A．wife           B．life            C．son   D．friend

12.               A．adapting to      B．leading to       C．turning to  D．adding to

13.               A．thank          B．love           C．help  D．loss

14.               A．wide           B．near           C．down D．close

15.               A．get it          B．make it         C．take it D．leave it

16.               A．grew          B．collected       C．bought    D．frozen

17.               A．eventually      B．fortunately      C．properly   D．specially

18.               A．both           B．either          C．all    D．each

19.               A．call on         B．put on         C．bring on   D．move on

20.               A．while          B．or             C．since D．because

 D

Taste is suc．h a subjective matter that we dori't usually conduct preference tests for food． The most you can say about anyone's preference is that it's one person's opinion．But because the two bigcola companies-Coca-Cola and Pepsi Cola-are marketed so aggressively, we've wondered how big arole taste-preference actually plays in brand loyalty．We set up a taste test that challenged people who identified themselves as either Coca-cola or Pepsi fans: Find your brand in a blind tasting．

we inwited staff wolunteers who had a strong liking for either Coca-Cola Classic or Pepsi, Diet Coke．or Diet Pepsi．These were people who thought they'd have no trouble telling their brand from the oLher brancl．

We eventuallv located 19 regular cola drinkers and 27 diet cola drinkers．Then we fed them with four unidentified samples of cola one at a time, regular colas for the one group, diet versions for the other．rOVe asked them to tell us whether each sample wa．s Coke or Pepsi; then we analyzed the records statistically to compare the participants' choices \~-ith what mere guesswork could have accom-plished．

Getting all four samples right was a tough test, biit not too tough, we thought, for people whobelieved they could recognize their brand． In the end, only 7 0ut of 19 regular cola drinkers correct-ly identified their brand of choice in all four trial．s． The diet-cola drinkers did a little worse-only 7 out of 27 identified all four samples correctly．

Both groups did better than chance would predict, but nearly half the participants in each group made the wrong choice two or more times．Two people got all'four samples vrrong． Overall, hal．f theparticipants did about as well on the last round of tasting as on the first, so tiredness, or taste burn-out, was not a factor． Our preference test results suggest that only a few Pepsi participants and Coke fans may really be able to tell their favorite brand by taste and price．

71．According to the passage the preference test was conducted in order to______

       A．show that a person's opinion about taste is mere guesswork

       B．compare the ability of the participants in choosing their drinks

       C．find out the role taste preference plays in a person's drinking

       D．reveal which cola is more to the liking of the dr-inkcrs

72．The statistics recorded in the preference tests show that         

       A．there is not much difference in taste between Coca-Cola and Pepsi

       B．few people had trouble telling Coca-Cola from Pepsi

       C．people's tastes differ from one another

       D．Coca-Cola and Pepsi are people's two most favorite drinks

73．It is implied in the first paragraph that______

A．the competition between the two colas is very strong

B．blind tasting is necessary for identifying fans

C．the purpose of taste test is to promote the sale of colas

D．the improvement of quality is the chief concern of the two cola companies

74．The underlined word "bumout" here refers to the state of           ．

A．being seriously bumt in the skin

B．being badly damaged by fire

C．being unable to bum for lack of fuel

D．being unable to function because of too much use

75．The author's purpose in writing this passage is to            ．

A．emphasize that taste and price are closely related to each other

B．recommend that blind tasting be introduced in the quality control'of colas

C．show that taste preference is highly subjective

D．argue that taste testing is an important marketing strategy

D

       When my father was getting ready for work, our house was ruled by knocks and words．He used to come downstairs to breakfast．The morning paper lay beside his plate．He always read the “Deaths” first, and then he knocked once on the table．One of my sisters brought his bread, already buttered for him．Usually he said nothing, but once I heard him say, “I love you very much, Edith．I would love more if you buttered my bread on both sides．” He read the paper all through breakfast．Two knocks on the table meant “I am ready for my tea．” If a single knock followed that meant, “More bread, please．”

       After breakfast he said, “Boots．” The paper was spread（展开） for him over the back of an arm-chair．Yesterday’s paper was put on the chair for his feet, and his boots were brought to him, freshly cleaned．He read standing at the same time putting on his boots．With one boot finished he said, “Bus．” At that point one of the girls went outside to the garden gate and waited there．Her job was to stop a bus when it came．It came early sometimes and it had to wait for my father．“Overcoat, hat．” One of my sisters had already brushed his overcoat．Now she held it open for him．Another girl came with his hat, nicely brushed．“Handkerchief, pipe（烟斗）．” They were brought and put, with his tobacco（烟草）, into his pocket．He looked out of the window and said either “Walking stick” or “Umbrella”．It was handed to him．Ready now, he was still reading the paper．He didn’t put it down until he heard the shout “Bus coming!” Then he kissed my mother and went out．The girls breathed freely．

How lucky a man was to have a wife and five daughters at home!

68．When the father made the first knock, he meant _______．

       A．he had begun to read the morning newspaper

       B．he was made to feel sad by the” Deaths” news

       C．he would start to read the other parts of the paper

       D．his breakfast should begin

69．What does “Edith” mean?

       A．A kind of bread．          B．One of the writer’s sisters．

       C．The writer．           D．The writer’s mother．

70．All the daughters were quite busy in the morning because _______．

       A．their father never helped them

       B．their father always gave different instructions at the same time

       C．each of them had to start and finish her job just on time

       D．they were not clever or quick enough to do their jobs

71．What was the father’s favorite?

       A．Reading newspaper．     B．Having bread buttered on both sides．

       C．Giving instructions．      D．Being clean and tidy．

C

Telepathy: Mind-to-mind Contact

     Telepathy is the ability to communicate without the use of the five senses (sight, hearing, touch, smell, taste). It’s an instinct (本能) which can be woken up in times of emergency or need. When we feel that something is happening or about to happen by instinct, we’re using resources within the unconscious mind. When the resources of two persons’ unconscious minds link together into the same frequency, we call it Telepathy.

  We can either send or receive Telepathy. If you know who is calling before you answer the ringing phone, you are probably a good receiver. If you think of a person and he/she calls you, you are most likely to be better at sending.

  You can easily put your abilities to the test. Think of somebody and will him or her to contact you. Be patient. The other person may not be a good receiver, but they should contact you much earlier than would normally be expected. Or whenever the phones rings, but try “feeling” who is contacting you. Don’t guess, but try to feel it with your mind. However, if neither of these work for you, that doesn’t mean that you have no ability of telepathy. As mentioned earlier, telepathy is most likely to turn up in case of emergency.

  Telepathy dreams often contain telepathic messages. Two people may both dream of the other and find that their dreams had a clear connection. These people are probably linking to each other’s unconscious mind.

  Telepathy & Relationships. The more people spend time together, the more likely they are to be able to link up to the other’s mind, specially when separated. There are two reasons for this. One is that they understand the other’s mind through time spent together； the other is that there is usually a strong desire to communicate. A mother will often sense that her child is in danger. This is due to the child’s eagerly wanting his or her mother, knowing that this person who would always want to be there for them, and the mother’s deep desire to protect her child from harm.

64. Telepathy turns up when we ____.

   A. sense a close friend in danger               B. use the five senses together

   C. recall things from our memory              D. think of a stranger

65. You’re better at sending than receiving Telepathy if you ____.

   A. can feel your mom is in danger               B. receive a friend’s call as you wish

   C. can tell who knocks at your door              D. dream of a friend dreaming of you

66. Which is not the way to help people gain Telepathy?

  A. Help them have a strong desire to communicate.   B. Separate them all the time.

C. Help them link up their unconscious minds.       D. Let them spend much time together.