7.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 have 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 Classic 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 (低糖的) Coke,or Diet Pepsi.These were people who thought they'd have no trouble telling their brand from the other brand.
We eventually located 19regular cola drinkers and 27diet cola drinkers.Then we fed them 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 guess-work 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 7out of 19regular cola drinkers correctly identified their brand of choice in all four trials.The diet-cola drinkers did a little worse-only 7of 27identified all four samples correctly.
While both groups did better than chance would predict,nearly half the participants in each group made the wrong choice two or more times.Two people got all four samples wrong.Overall,half of 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.
28.It is implied in the first paragraph thatC.
A.the purpose of taste tests is to promote the sale of colas
B.the improvement of quality is the chief concern of the two cola companies
C.the competition between the two colas is very strong
D.blind tasting is necessary for identifying fans
29.According to the passage the preference test was conducted in order toA.
A.find out the role taste preference plays in a person's drinking
B.reveal which cola is more to the liking of the drinkers
C.show that a person's opinion about taste is mere guess-work
D.compare the ability of the participants in choosing their drinks
30.The word'burnout"underlined in Paragraph Five,refers to the state ofD.
A.being seriously burnt in the skin
B.being unable to burn for lack of fuel
C.being badly damaged by fire
D.being unable to function because of excessive use
31.The author's purpose in writing this passage is toA.
A.show that taste preference is highly subjective
B.a(chǎn)rgue that taste testing is an important marketing strategy
C.emphasize that taste and price are closely related to each other
D.recommend that blind tasting be introduced in the quality control of colas.
分析 文章提出味覺(jué)偏好是十分主觀的,并且通過(guò)一些實(shí)驗(yàn)來(lái)證明個(gè)人對(duì)味覺(jué)的感受帶有主觀性.
解答 28-31 CADA
28.C 推理題.由第1段第3句中Coca Cola and Pepsi Cola are marketed so aggressively可知兩大公司競(jìng)爭(zhēng)極為激烈,故選C.
29.A 推理題.第1段第3句提到we have wondered how big a role taste preference actually plays in brand loyalty,由于兩大可樂(lè)公司的營(yíng)銷(xiāo)如此具有攻擊性,我們不由想知道對(duì)味道的偏好在品牌忠誠(chéng)度上起多大的作用,A與之相符.
30.D 猜測(cè)詞意題.文章最后一段第3句中,fatigue與taste bum out之間用or連接,表明兩者語(yǔ)義比較接近,對(duì)比四個(gè)選項(xiàng),D符合,表示味覺(jué)疲勞、麻木.
31.A 主旨大意題.文章第1句Taste is such a subjective matter that we don't usually conduct preference tests for 表明味覺(jué)偏好是十分主觀的,且下文講到的實(shí)驗(yàn)結(jié)果也更進(jìn)一步印證了該觀點(diǎn),故選A.
點(diǎn)評(píng) 推理判斷題要求在理解原文表面文字信息的基礎(chǔ)上,做出一定的推理判斷,從而得到文章的隱含意義和深層意義.推理判斷題所涉及的內(nèi)容可能是文中的某一句話,也可能是某幾句話,所以,推理題的答案只能是根據(jù)原文表面文字信息一步推出的答案:即對(duì)原文某一句話或某幾句話所作的同義改寫(xiě)或綜合.推理判斷題的題干中通常含有infer,suggest,imply,conclude indicate等標(biāo)志性詞語(yǔ). 這種題型主要包括細(xì)節(jié)判斷題、態(tài)度觀點(diǎn)推斷題、寫(xiě)作意圖推斷題、文章出處判斷題和猜測(cè)想象推斷題.