Directions:
Read the following text. Choose the best word or phrase for each numbered blank and mark A, B,C or D on ANSWER SHEET 1.
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What kinds of people often give drugs to their children? Where in the world do people take drug before going to work? The answers are simple--ordinary people, just about______26
And the drag_____27question is caffeine. Scientists estimate that over 70% of the world' s population takes caffeine daily._____ 28drink it in tea and coffee. Children drink in tin Coca Cola and _____ 29soft drinks. It is also found in chocolate. _____30 , most people in the most places at any time are under the _____ 31of the drug.
There have been many scientific investigations_____32the exact effects of caffeine, Most people agree that it _____ 33the nervous system and helps the body make efficient use of energy. This is why many people_____34Asia drink tea with food and why westerners often end their meals _____ 35 a cup of coffee.
Because the effect of caffeine is so _____ 36, there have been _____ 37attempts to stop people using it. A U. S. religious group which_____38the use of caffeine is generally regarded as eccentric(反常的)．But because nearly everybody takes it, the total effect of caffeine _____ 39people is huge. Caffeine is the drug that changed the world.
Both tea and coffee were introduced to the West around 300 years ago. The effect of these new drinks was felt _____ 40. In New York, coffee houses were_____ 41with people making plans, _____42business and doing deals. And the deals done in the coffee houses were partly responsible _____ 43a rapid increase in American trade. History was moving_____ 44 that direction anyway. But the arrival of coffee_____45everything up.
26. A．everything
B．everyone
C．everyday
D．everywhere
27. A．in
B．out of
C．of
D．a(chǎn)t
28. A．People
B．Adults
C．Housewives
D．Men
29. A．familiar
B．popular
C．similar
D．regular
30. A．Otherwise
B．However
C．Moreover
D．As a result
31. A．control
B．impression
C．influence
D．effect
32. A．to
B．in
C．a(chǎn)bout
D．into
33. A．stimulates
B．blocks
C．closes
D．connects
34. A．crossing
B．passed
C．a(chǎn)cross
D．cross
35. A．by
B．with
C．a(chǎn)fter
D．before
36. A．strong
B．hard
C．identical
D．mild
37. A．many
B．more
C．few
D．a(chǎn) few
38. A．preach
B．forbids
C．spreads
D．starts
39. A．in
B．a(chǎn)bout
C．under
D．on
40. A．immediately
B．differently
C．hardly
D．a(chǎn)nxiously
41. A．crowded
B．satisfied
C．busy
D．confused
42. A．speaking
B．talking
C．dealing
D．developing
43. A．a(chǎn)s
B．with
C．in
D．for
44. A．to
S．in
C．for
D．with
45. A．gave
B．fixed
C．speeded
D．build
英語知識(shí)運(yùn)用參考譯文
什么人經(jīng)常給他們的孩子吃藥?世界上什么地方的人在上班之前
吃藥?答案很簡(jiǎn)單——普通人，在世界的各個(gè)地方。
這里的藥是指咖啡因。科學(xué)家們估計(jì)世界上70％的人每天都服用咖啡因。成年人飲茶、喝咖啡的時(shí)候就攝入了咖啡因。孩子們喝可口可樂或者類似的軟飲料時(shí)也攝入咖啡因。巧克力中也有咖啡因。結(jié)果，大多數(shù)地方的大多數(shù)人在多數(shù)情況下都受咖啡因的影響。
很多人對(duì)咖啡因的影響做了科學(xué)的調(diào)查。大多數(shù)人認(rèn)為咖啡因刺激了神經(jīng)系統(tǒng)，使身體有效利用能量。這就是為什么很多亞洲人喜歡吃東西的時(shí)候飲茶，西方人經(jīng)常飯后喝一杯咖啡了。
因?yàn)榭Х纫虻男Ч軠睾�，所以很少有人阻止人們喝咖啡。美�?guó)有一個(gè)宗教組織禁止使用咖啡因，被人們認(rèn)為非常怪異。但是因?yàn)槊恳粋�(gè)人都飲用咖啡，所以它對(duì)人們的影響還是很大的。咖啡因是一種改變了世界的藥。
300多年前，茶和咖啡被介紹到了西方。人們馬上感受到了新飲品的效果。在紐約，咖啡店中擠滿了做計(jì)劃、談生意和做買賣的人。在咖啡店里談的生意對(duì)美國(guó)的商業(yè)快速發(fā)展起了部分作用。歷史無論如何都會(huì)向前發(fā)展，但是咖啡的到來加速了這一切。 |
