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·1·Weeklypractice1第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AThanksforsigningupforthe2014BlackFridayTurkeyTrot!Thisemailwillprovidesomebasicsabouttheraceandsomegreatnews!First,yourracepacket(参赛物品包)isreadyandcanbepickedupattheFleetFeetSportsTulsalocationyou’vespecifiedduringregistration.Hoursforpickup.Tuesday,10amto8pm(FleetFeetKingsPoint)Tuesday,10amto7pm(FleetFeetBlueDome)Wednesday,10amto5pm(bothstores,closingearlyforThanksgiving)PacketscanalsobepickedupontheracedayatBOKCenter,beginningat8:30am.RaceStartTimes1)5mile,8:30am2)1milefunrun,9:30amParkingThereissurfaceparkingtotheeastoftheBOKCenter,andsomesurfaceparkingtothewestoftheConventionCenter.Manylotswillbepay-lots.Pleasepayattentiontothesigns.Wesuggestarrivingearlytofindparking.RacingTimingThe5kmrunwillbetimedusingtheBIB-TAGsystem.Yourracenumberwillhaveatimingdeviceattachedtothebackoftheracenumber;don’tremoveorbendthisdevice.SimplyweartheBibonthefrontofyourbodyontheoutsideofyourclothingsoitisvisibleandfacingforward.Youdon’tneedtoreturntheBib,whichisdisposable.TheTurkeyTrotisalsoakick-offeventforourweekendlong“FITNATIC”celebration---wealsohaveahugenumberofeventsandspecialsallweekend.Formoreinformation,pleasevisit’slikelythatmanytastebitter.Now,anewstudysuggeststhatcoffeefanscanmaketheirdrinksweeterbychangingthecoloroftheircups.ResearchersfromOxfordsetouttoprovewhethertheclaimthatcoffeedrunkfromawhitecuptastesbiterwastrue.Theyused36volunteersandthreedifferentcoloredcups---blue,whiteandtransparentglass---toexaminetheclaim.Inoneexperiment,thewhitecupincreasedtheintensity(浓度)ofthecoffeetasterelativetothetransparentcup.Then,inasecondexperiment,coffeedrunkfromthewhitecupwasfoundtotastelesssweetwhencomparedtotheothercoloredcups,whilethebluecupmadethecoffeetastethesweetest.·2·Thescientistsbelievethatthecolorbrownmaybeassociatedwithbitterness,andcoffeeinawhitecupappearsthebrownest.“Ourstudyclearlyshowsthatthecolorofacupdoesinfluenceoursenseofthecoffeetaste,”leadingauthorDr.GeorgeDoorn,wroteinanarticleforTheConversation.“Theeffectofthecolorofthecuponthetasteofthecoffeereportedheresuggeststhatcafeownersshouldcarefullyconsiderthecoloroftheircups,”hesaid.“Thepotentialeffectsmayspellthedifferencebetweenaone-timepurchaseandareturncustomer.”Actually,theideathatcolorcanchangethefoodanddrinktastecameoutmanyyearsago.Astudypublishedlastyearreportedthatred,strawberry-flavoredcakeservedonawhiteplatewasratedas10percentsweeterthanthesamefoodpresentedonablackplate.24.Thepassageismainlyabout_____.A.thepopularityofsweetcoffee.B.anexperimentmadeinOxford.C.theeffectofcupcoloroncoffee’stasteD.usefultipsonhowtomakecoffee.25.Inwhichcupwillcoffeetastethesweetest?A.Awhitecup.B.Abluecup.C.AtransparentcupD.Abrowncup26.Caféownersshouldconsidertheircups’colorinorderto______.A.reducethedailyexpensesB.showtheirtasteincoffeeC.appealtomorecustomersD.maketheircafédifferent.27.Welearnfromthepassagethat_____.A.coffeeinawhitecuptastessweeterthanthatinatransparentglassB.over2billioncupsofsweetcoffeearedrunkworldwideeachyear.C.Dr.GeorgeDoornwroteanarticleaboutmakingconversations.D.theideathatcolorcouldaffectthetasteofdrinkisnotnew.CWeshouldfeelgratefulinourheartwhenweacceptanythingotherssacrificeforus.However,weoftenunconsciouslydotheopposite,whichmaynotberegardedasreturningkindnesswithingratitude,buthavetheequalpowertoharmeachother.Inparticular,theclosertherelationshipis,themoredeterminedweare.Jennifer,myfriendRandy’smother,isalreadyover70,pooreyesightandweaklegs.Butduetohercharacter,shechosetolivealoneinthesuburbs.NomatterhowbusilyRandyworks,hewouldgotheretovisitheronceortwiceeveryweek.Thatdayassoonasheparkedhiscar,Randysmeltthedelicioussmellofmeatcomingfromhermother’shouse.Hismothersaid,“Yourbirthdayiscomingnextweek,soI’mpreparingporktrotters(猪蹄)foryou!”Seeingthesteamingdelicioustrotters,hecouldn’thelpcomplaining,“Idon’tlikethesethingsatall,sofatty.”Onhiswayback,hecalledme,sayingthathefeltsorry.Infact,helongedtothankhismotherandeatupthatbowloftrotters.Buthefeltsorrythatittookhertoomuchtimeandenergy.Ifhedidn’tstopherstrictly,hewasafraidthesamethingwouldcontinue.Hewouldrathernoteattrottersanymorethanhavehismotheroverwork.Iunderstandhowhefeltexactly.Eachofushasdonelikethat.Becauseoffeelingsorryforothers’sacrifice,wepurposelyhardenourheartagainstacceptingothers’favorandevencriticizethemseverelyinordertofrightentheirgoodnessawayandmakethemneverdothatagain.Thismethodmaywork,butitwillhurteachother’sfeelings.It’snotwronglogically,butwealwaysneglectanothersounddee