Question

【题目】All over the world people began their exciting day by drinking a cup or several cups of coffee. People have always said that a cup of coffee in the morning helps them begin their day on the right foot. They need this cup of coffee to get going in the morning.

It is not the coffee but something in the coffee that activates(刺激)our bodies and brains. It is a material called caffeine. Caffeine may increase a person’s mental (精神的) and physical abilities. For example, two cups of coffee will augment blood flow, breathing, and body heat production by 10% to 20%. All of this make your heart beat faster and doctors warn (警告) that this may be somewhat dangerous.

Caffeine is found in tea, coffee, chocolate, and many other common foods. A little caffeine is probably helpful. But too much caffeine can result in nervousness and sleeplessness.

【1】“They need this cup of coffee to get going in the morning.” In this sentence “get going” means “__________”

A. go for a walk B. get along well

C. leave home early D. start their new day

【2】The underlined word “augment” in Paragraph 2 means “________”.

A. reduce B. increase C. stop D. develop

【3】A cup of coffee will make your blood move faster by______.

A. 5% to 10% B. 10% to 20%

C. about 15% D. about 20%

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【2】B

【3】A

【解析】

试题解析：当下，世界各地的人们都习惯以早晨一杯咖啡开始他们忙碌的一天，人们通常觉得咖啡能够醒脑，从而更好地开始工作。然而真正刺激我们身体和大脑的是咖啡中的咖啡因，它能够增加血液流动，促进呼吸从而让人觉得更有精神，少量的咖啡因对人体是有帮助的，太多的摄入则会导致精神紧张甚至失眠。

【1】D. 考查词义辨析题。A 出门散步；B与……相处得好；C早早地离开家；D开始他们新的一天。根据第一段中“People have always said that a cup of coffee in the morning helps them begin their day on the right foot.”人们通常认为早晨的一杯咖啡能够帮助他们以正确的节奏开始他们的一天，可知人们需要咖啡来开始新的一天，故选D。

【2】B. 考查词义辨析题。A减少；B增加；C停止；D发展。根据第二段中“two cups of coffee will augment blood flow, breathing, and body heat production by 10% to 20%.”可以推测，两杯咖啡对血液流动，呼吸以及身体的热量产生肯定是有促进作用的，所以应选择increase等表示促进，增强意义的词汇。故选B。

【3】A. 考查细节理解题。根据第二段中“two cups of coffee will augment blood flow, breathing, and body heat production by 10% to 20%.”两杯咖啡能够将血液流动速率提高10%到20%，那么一杯咖啡则减半，即将血流速度提高5%到10%。故选A。