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

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, 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. 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 frozen peas; my life had come apart and scattered．

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．vegetable D．meat

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

A few weeks after my first wife, Georgia, was called to heaven, I was cooking dinner for my son and myself. For a   16 , I had decided on frozen peas. As I was cutting open the bag, it   17  from my hand and crashed to the floor. The peas, like marbles,   18  everywhere. I tried to use a broom,   19  with each swipe they just rolled across the kitchen．

For the next week, every time I was in the   20 , I found a pea---in a corner, or behind a table leg. They kept   21 . Eight months later I pulled out the refrigerator to clean behind it, and   22  12 frozen peas hidden underneath．

At the time I found those few remaining   23 , I was in a new relationship with a wonderful   24  I’d met in a support group. After we married, I was reminded 25  those peas under the refrigerator, and realized that my   26  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   27  his new surroundings and the  28  of his mother. I was a bag of spilled frozen peas; my life had come apart and scattered．

When life gets you   29 , when everything you know comes apart, and when you think you’ll never  30 , remember that it’s just a bag of scattered frozen peas. The peas can be  31 , and life will move on. You’ll find all the peas   32 , including the ones that are hardest to find. And when you’ve got them   33  you’ll start to feel whole again．

The life you know can break apart at any time. But you’ll have to   34 , and how fast you collect your peas depends on you. Will you keep scattering them around with a broom,  35  will you pick them up one by one and put your life back together?

A few weeks after my first wife, Georgia, was called to heaven, I was cooking dinner for my son and myself. For a 　16 , I had decided on frozen peas. As I was cutting open the bag, it 　17 from my hand and crashed to the floor. The peas, like marbles, 　18 everywhere. I tried to use a broom, 　19 with each swipe they just rolled across the kitchen．

For the next week, every time I was in the 　20 , I found a pea---in a corner, or behind a table leg. They kept 　21 . Eight months later I pulled out the refrigerator to clean behind it, and 　22 12 frozen peas hidden underneath．

At the time I found those few remaining 　23 , I was in a new relationship with a wonderful 　24 I’d met in a support group. After we married, I was reminded 25 those peas under the refrigerator, and realized that my 　26 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 　27 his new surroundings and the 28 of his mother. I was a bag of spilled frozen peas; my life had come apart and scattered．

When life gets you 　29 , when everything you know comes apart, and when you think you’ll never 30 , remember that it’s just a bag of scattered frozen peas. The peas can be 31 , and life will move on. You’ll find all the peas 　32 , including the ones that are hardest to find. And when you’ve got them 　33 you’ll start to feel whole again．

The life you know can break apart at any time. But you’ll have to 　34 , and how fast you collect your peas depends on you. Will you keep scattering them around with a broom, 35 will you pick them up one by one and put your life back together?

16．A．drink B．fruit C．vegetable D．meat

17．A．moved B．walked C．ran D．slipped

18．A．rubbed B．rolled C．grew D．existed

19．A．but B．and C．although D．so

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

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

22．A．found B．ate C．left D．planted

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

24．A．man B．child C．woman D．boy

25．A．of B．for C．with D．in

26．A．wife B．life C．son D．friend

27．A．turning to B．leading to C．adjusting to D．adding to

28．A．thank B．love C．help D．loss

29．A．down B．near C．close D．wide

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

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

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

33．A．both B．all C．either D．each

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

35．A．while B．because C．since D．or