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請依下文回答第 27 題至第 32 題Why do people love coffee so much? Has the recent proliferation of trendy Starbucks outlets madecoffee drinking that much trendier than it was 20 years ago? Not really. Coffee has been a favorite drink forcenturies, since the time when we were drinking it strong and black, without sugar, out of grubby littlewooden cups. And with no biscotti either. What’s kept us coming back to our beloved brew over the years?Caffeine.Caffeine is a stimulant, a chemical compound that accelerates our physiological activity. Scientists first“discovered” caffeine in 1819, identifying it as a relative of adenosine. Adenosine has a calming effect andhelps the brain regulate sleep and alertness. Caffeine in the system displaces adenosine at brain cell receptors.It blocks the action of adenosine and excites neurons in the brain. This excitement increases adrenalineproduction, causing pupil dilation and elevating heart rate and blood pressure. Then, the liver releases sugarand fatty acids into the bloodstream, causing an energy boost. That’s the short scientific explanation for whya cup of coffee perks us up on a Monday morning. But a thousand years before scientists ever gave caffeineits name, coffee was being heartily enjoyed in the Middle East. Records show it crept into Europe viaConstantinople in 1475. Not long after, as coffee drinking worked its way into the social fabric of earlyTurkish life, a law appeared making it legal for a woman to divorce her husband should he not give her adaily quota of coffee! Obviously our attachment to caffeine can be a very serious matter. Coffee’s appeal is quickly spreading across Asia, challenging the dominance of tea. Why? Perhaps aquote from a 1949 edition of the New York Times says it best: “Coffee is a social binder, a warmer of tongues,a soberer of minds, a stimulant of wit, a foiler of sleep if you want it so. From roadside mugs to the classicdemitasse, it is the perfect democrat.”
26 Intuition plays more of a role in some branches of scientific knowledge than others.
(A) Intuition may be critical for the study of certain science subjects.
(B) Factors other than intuition are more important in scientific research.
(C) The scientists that have the gift of intuition are more likely to succeed.
(D) The combination of intuition and science forms solid foundation of knowledge.

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答案：A
難度：適中0.583333
統計：A(14),B(3),C(4),D(3),E(0)

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