江西省上饶市20xx-20xx学年高二英语上学期四校第三次联考试题

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d with bitterness, and coffee in a white cup appears the brownest. “Our study clearly shows that the color of a cup does influence our sense of the coffee taste,” leading author Dr. Gee Doorn, wrote in an article for The Conversation. “The effect of the color of the cup on the taste of the coffee reported here suggests that cafe owners should carefully consider the color of their cups,” he said. “The potential effects may spell the difference between a one time purchase and a return customer.” Actually, the idea that color can change the food and drink taste came out many years ago. A study published last year reported that red, strawberryflavored cake served on a white plate was rated as 10 percent sweeter than the same food presented on a black plate. 28. The passage is mainly about _____. A. the popularity of sweet coffee. B. an experiment made in Oxford. C. the effect of cup color on coffee’s taste D. useful tips on how to make coffee. 29. In which cup will coffee taste the sweetest? A. A white cup. B. A blue cup. C. A transparent cup D. A brown cup 30. Caf233。 owners should consider their cups’ color in order to ______. A. reduce the daily expenses B. show their taste in coffee C. appeal to more customers D. make their caf233。 different. 31. We learn from the passage that_____. A. coffee in a white cup tastes sweeter than that in a transparent glass B. over 2 billion cups of sweet coffee are drunk worldwide each year. C. Dr. Gee Doorn wrote an article about making conversations. D. the idea that color could affect the taste of drink is not new D A teenager has secured (得到 ) a sixfigure sum for a vampire (吸血鬼 ) novel she wrote after being inspired by the Twilight. Abigail Gibbs, 18, who started writing the book aged 14, released chapters of her novel online, where the book eventually received 17 million hits. Harper Collins in Britain has now signed this talented author following her phenomenal (非凡的 ) Inter success. Miss Gibbs, from Brixham, Devon, who is about to start studying English at Oxford University, is the first author to be discovered on Wattpad. Wattpad is an online library which allows subscribers (用户 ) to upload or read other people’s stories. Miss Gibbs also said Stephenie Meyer’s famous Twilight books had influenced her novel, The Dark Heroine. “I read the Twilight and did really enjoy it. At first, my parents were a bit opposed to my writing because I was staying up till 3 . on school nights and they were worried that I might fall behind.” Miss Gibbs finished her book at the age of 16. She posted each chapter after she had written it on the Inter site, until she got to five chapters before the end when she stopped. “I had signed with an agent and he basically said, ‘Don’t post anymore so as to keep the readers’ anxiety’. That was tough because I disappeared in the site for a year and there were a lot of fans asking where I was. I have had so many requests from fans to upload the last five chapters。 some people even said they were going to write their own endings.” Her fans can buy the e book for 163。 , or wait for the paperback book priced at 163。 in shops next month. 32. Her parents didn’t support Gibbs’ writing because . A. they didn’t like vampire novels B. writing might influence her studies C. Gibbs spent too much time online D. a possible failure might let Gibbs down 33. We can infer from the text that Gibbs . A. got support from Meyer B. dropped out of school to concentrate on her career C. spent two years in writing The Dark Heroine D. wrote several books before The Dark Heroine 34. Why did Gibbs stop posting the last five chapters of the story online? A. She would rewrite it later. B. She had to finish her university education first. C. She wanted readers to write their own ending. D. She hoped to attract readers’ more interest. 35. If a reader wants to read the whole story, he or she . A. may pay for an eedition B. must wait for about a month C. can buy a paperback in a bookstore now D. can ask for a copy of the manuscript 第二节 （共 5小题，每小题 2分，满分 10分） 根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，选项中有两项为多余选项。 You might take a car, a bus, or a bike to school. But in Bangladesh, instead of waiting for a school bus to e down their street, many students wait for a school boat to e down the river. That’s right — these students attend school。