2016-2017学年高考英语阅读理解解析汇编（125）
文章大意：本文是一篇新闻报道。文章主要讲述了一件有趣的事，印度农民认为有泡沫的饮料具有杀虫作用，也就是百事可乐和可口可乐里面含有杀虫剂，但两家公司对此予以否认。
1．The writer’s purpose of writing this passage is to ________.
A．tell an interesting incident
B．warn people that some drinks might be dangerous to health
C．suggest using CocaCola to kill pests
D．announce a new discovery of CocaCola
答案：A 推理判断题。通读全文，并根据作者写这段短文的语气推断作者在讲述一件有趣的小事，可乐中竟然有杀虫剂。故选A。
2．The drink makers would not accept the fact that their drinks could kill pests because ________.
A．they thought it went against science
B．they believed that the farmers didn’t tell the truth
C．they might fear that it could bring harm to their business
D．they insisted that no poison was left in their products
答案：C 推理判断题。根据文章最后一段的The U. S firms strongly rejected the findings of the New Delhibased Centre for Science and Environment and said their products were safe推断他们担心这件事会给他们的生意带来危害。故选C。
3．The underlined part in Para. 3 “ this practice” probably refers to ________.
A．testing the mixture
B．selling more drinks in India
C．mixing the drinks with the pesticide
D．attracting ants to eat the young pests
答案：C 词义推测题。根据文章第二段mix pesticides with a sugary juice to control pests所叙述的这件事，第三段正是因为这件事，才带来了该地区经销商的销量大增。故选C。
4．The drinks can kill pests because ________.
A．there is some pesticide left in them
B．they are sticky and fizzy
C．they have elements that kill pests
D．they made the pesticide more effective
答案：D 推理判断题。根据文章第二段的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推断可乐可帮助杀虫剂更有效。故选D。