【文章內(nèi)容簡介】 ides. “We found that all the cola had a uniform effect on pests. The pests became dead and fell to the ground,” he said. He said the drinks had all the elements they needed: they were cheaper, sticky, fizzy, and attracted ants, which ate the young of the pests. But Thinupathi Reddy, assistant director of the Regional Agriculture Research Station, Guntur, says tests had proved such results wrong. “We conducted some field trials on cotton crop at our research station. There was no obvious productivity or destruction of pests,” he says. Statements from Pepsi and CocaCola said there was “no scientific basis” for this practice. But their dealers are enjoying increasing sales. Mantan Wall, who sells soft drinks in 17 villages in the region, said sales rose up, thanks to the farmers. “For the 10 days between August and September I had successful business. Instead of just 30 cases (each containing a dozen onelitre bottles) of cola, I started selling almost 200 cases,” he said. “We expected the sales to drop after the news over pesticide residues (殘留 ) in the cola drinks. Now I have to keep extra supply for the cotton farmers,” he said. In February, an Indian environment group made a report saying drinks made by CocaCola and Pepsi contained pesticides and called for tougher safety standards. The US firms strongly rejected the findings of the New Delhibased Centre for Science and Environment and said their products were safe. 27. What is the writer?s purpose of writing this passage ? A. Introduce an incident that happened in India. B. Warn people of the harmful effects of soft drinks. C. Suggest using CocaCola and Pepsi to kill pests. D. Announce a new discovery of some soft drinks. 28. According to paragraph 2, the drinks can kill pests because_____. A. there is some pesticide left in them B. they are cheaper, sticky and fizzy C. they have all the elements that kill pests D. they made pesticides more effective 29. What does the underlined part “this practice” in paragraph 3 probably refer to? A. testing the mixture B. selling more drinks in India C. mixing the drinks with pesticides D. attracting ants to eat the young pests 30. The drink makers wouldn?t accept the fact that their drinks could kill pests because_____. A. they thought it went against science B. they didn?t believe the farmers told the truth C. they feared it might bring harm to their business D. they insisted there was no poison left in their products 第二節(jié)（共 5 小題；每小題 2 分，滿分 10 分） 根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從短文后的選項(xiàng)中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。選項(xiàng)中有兩項(xiàng)為多余選項(xiàng)。 Personally, I believe that the female brain is mainly built for empathy—the ability to understand other people—and that the male brain is mainly built for building systems. 31 For example, women are more likely to read magazines on fashion and parenting, while men will choose magazines featuring puters and sport. You may think that these preferences are influenced by the way people are taught to behave when they are growing up. However, this is not the case. A new study carried out at Cambridge University shows that newborn girls look longer at a face, and newborn boys look longer at a mobile. 32 It has also been observed that girls are better at noticing signs of changes in other people?s feelings. Boys, however, seem to enjoy building toy towers and playing with toys having clear functions. 33 People whose jobs are in the construction industries are almost male. Math and engineering, which require high levels of systemsthinking, are also malechosen disciplines. Why do men and women have the difference? Actually women have four times as many brain neurons that connect the right and left part of their brains. Because of it, women have a better ability to multitask than men. 34 Men tend to focus on a limited number of problems at a time. They will separate themselves from problems and view tasks as independent from one another. Some people may worry that I am suggesting one gender is better than the other, but this is not the case. My theory says that males and females differ in the kinds of things that they find easy, but