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单选题
  • A. everything
  • B. everyone
  • C. everyday
  • D. everywhere
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】[解析] 本题考查对文章的理解。本题是呼应Where in the world do people drug before going to work?
单选题
  • A. in
  • B. out of
  • C. of
  • D. at
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[解析] 考查词语搭配。in question的意思是“正在讨论的”。
单选题
  • A. People
  • B. Adults
  • C. Housewives
  • D. Men
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[解析] 本题考查对文意的理解。从下文中孩子们喝可口可乐或者类似的软饮料时摄入咖啡因可以看出，本题谈的应该是成年人的问题。
单选题
  • A. familiar
  • B. popular
  • C. similar
  • D. regular
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[解析] 此题考查词义理解。是说孩子们喝可口可乐或者类似的软饮料。
单选题
  • A. Otherwise
  • B. However
  • C. Moreover
  • D. As a result
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】[解析] 此题考查对文意的理解。前后句是因果关系，所以选D。
单选题
  • A. control
  • B. impression
  • C. influence
  • D. effect
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[解析] 此题考查问义辨析。A项control意为“控制”；B项为“印象”；C项意为“影响”，under the influence是“受…影响”；D项意为“效果”。
单选题
  • A. to
  • B. in
  • C. about
  • D. into
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】[解析] 此题考查固定搭配的用法，an investigation into…意思是“调查…”。
单选题
  • A. stimulates
  • B. blocks
  • C. closes
  • D. connects
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[解析] 本题考查对上下文的理解，是说咖啡刺激神经系统。
单选题
  • A. crossing
  • B. passed
  • C. across
  • D. cross
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[解析] 此题考查同义词辨析，A项是“横越”，动词；B项是通过，动词；C项意思是“横过”，介词；D项“穿过”，动词。此处是介词短语作定语。
单选题
  • A. by
  • B. with
  • C. after
  • D. before
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[解析] 考查动词短语的搭配。end…with的意思是“以…结束”。
单选题
  • A. strong
  • B. hard
  • C. identical
  • D. mild
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】[解析] 这里的意思是说咖啡的效果很温和，只有D项有此意。
单选题
  • A. many
  • B. more
  • C. few
  • D. a few
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[解析] 此题考查对上下文的理解，从上文中可以知道咖啡是很温和的，下文还提到有人要禁咖啡，很奇怪，所以这里应该是人们不会阻止他人喝咖啡。
单选题
  • A. preach
  • B. forbids
  • C. spreads
  • D. starts
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[解析] 此题考查同义理解。A项是“布道”；B项是“禁止”C意思是“传播”；D项是“开始”。
单选题
  • A. in
  • B. about
  • C. under
  • D. on
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】[解析] 此题考查固定搭配的用法。an effect on意思是“对…影响”。
单选题
  • A. immediately
  • B. differently
  • C. hardly
  • D. anxiously
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[解析] 此题考查对文章的理解，意思是“人们马上感受到了新饮品的效果”。
单选题
  • A. crowded
  • B. satisfied
  • C. busy
  • D. confused
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[解析] 此题考查对文意的理解，crowded的意思是“拥挤的”，其他选项不符合题意。
单选题
  • A. speaking
  • B. talking
  • C. dealing
  • D. developing
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[解析] 此题考查词语搭配。talk business是固定搭配，“谈生意”，
单选题
  • A. as
  • B. with
  • C. in
  • D. for
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】[解析] be responsible for...，意思是“对…负责”。原文意思是“在咖啡店里谈的生意对美国的商业快速发展起了部分作用”。
单选题
  • A. to
  • B. in
  • C. for
  • D. with
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[解析] in...direction的意思是“朝着…的方向”，是固定搭配。
单选题
  • A. gave
  • B. fixed
  • C. speeded
  • D. build
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[解析] give up意思是“放弃”；fix up“修理”；speed up“加速”；build up“建立”。本句话的意思是“但是咖啡的到来加速了这一切”。