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The Coca-Cola Company announced it had added a new alcoholic beverage to its portfolio only in the Japanese market. The low- alcohol drink, or Chu- Hi, is a watereddown mixture of the Shouchu spirit plus flavoring. This isn't the first time Coca-Cola has experienced with flavors and tastes.
Not all flavors are successful, but the unique flavors deserve a round of applause.Here are five other unusual coca cola products that were released.
Beverly
Introduced in 1969, Beverly was an Italian aperitif, designed to be consumed before meals and believed to aid digestion. Competitors like Campari and San Pellegrino led to its discontinuation in 2009.
OK Soda
This product was started to capture the Generation X market in 1993. OK Soda cans had grim-looking illustrations in its ad campaign that responded to the idea that Generation X was cynical and disillusioned. Its slogan was "Things are going to be OK" and it even had its own manifesto(宣言). It was discontinued in 1995.
Coca - Cola Blak
Coffee in soda? Coca-Cola had developed this r ecipe for two years and finally released the carbonated coffee drink in 2006. It hoped it would tap into the premium coffee markets, but just one year later Blak was discontinued.
New Coke
In 1985, the 99- year- old company decided it was scrapping its classic Coca- Cola recipe for a sweeter version to compete with Pepsi. In blind taste tests, people generally preferred the new recipe compared to the old. But three months after making the switch, the company announced the return of the classic Coca-Cola.
Coca-Cola Plus
After more than a decade of research and development, Coca-Cola started its first ever soda approved by the FOSHU food standard. The no-calorie and no-sugar drink contains fiber that will help reduce fat absorption and help moderate blood sugar levels.
1. Which of the following can help make fat absorption less?
A. OK Soda. B. Coca-Cola Blak.
C. Coca-Cola Plus. D. New Coke.
2. Which of the following lasted longest?
A. Beverly. B. OK Soda.
C. Coca-Cola Blak. D. New Coke.
3. What can we infer from the text?
A. It's the first time Coca-Cola has experienced with flavors.
B. Coca-Cola Plus is a no-calorie and no-sugar drink.
C. All flavors by Coca-Cola Company are not successful.
D. There are many succ. essful'products in Coca-Cola Company.
【答案】1. C 2. A 3. C
【解析】
【分析】
本文为说明文。可口可乐公司宣布其在日本市场推出了新款酒精饮料，但是你不知道的是可口可乐曾经推出过多种奇怪的可乐，而这些可乐你可能都未听过。文章对这些可乐进行了介绍。
【1题详解】
细节理解题。根据Coca-Cola Plus部分的The no-calorie and no-sugar drink contains fiber that will help reduce fat absorption and help moderate blood sugar levels.（这种不含卡路里和糖的饮料含有有助于减少脂肪吸收、帮助调节血糖水平的纤维）可知，Coca-Cola Plus有助于减少脂肪吸收。故C选项正确。
【2题详解】
细节理解题。根据Beverly部分的Introduced in 1969, Beverly was an Italian aperitif… Competitors like Campari and San Pellegrino led to its discontinuation in 2009.（1969年推出的贝弗利是一种意大利开胃酒……像坎帕里和圣佩莱格里诺这样的竞争对手导致了它在2009年的停产）可知，Beverly从推出到退出市场，持续了40年之久，是这些可乐中存在最长的一种可乐。故A选项正确。
【3题详解】
细节理解题。根据第二段中的Not all flavors are successful, but the unique flavors deserve a round of applause.（并不是所有的口味都是成功的，但是独特的口味值得大家鼓掌）及对五种不同寻常的可口可乐产品的结局介绍可知，可口可乐公司并不是所有的口味都是成功的。故C选项正确。
【点睛】细节事实理解题主要考查考生对文章中某一些特定细节或文章的重要事实的理解能力。它一般包括直接理解题和语义理解题两种。直接理解题的答案与原文直接挂钩，从阅读材料中可以找到。此外，在阅读中可以使用定位法与跳读法解决细节理解题。定位法即根据题干和选项所提供的信息直接从原文中找到相应的句子(即定位)，然后进行比较和分析(尤其要注意一些同义转换)，从而找出正确答案。跳读法即根据题干和选项所提供的信息跳读原文，并找到相关的句子(有时可能是几个句子)或段落，然后进行分析和推理等，从而找出正确答案。
以本文第1小题为例，本题运用定位法：我们根据题干Which of the following can help make fat absorption less?其关键词是fat absorption less，从而直接定位到含有fat absorption less的同义词的文段——Coca-Cola Plus部分的The no-calorie and no-sugar drink contains fiber that will help reduce fat absorption and help moderate blood sugar levels.（这种不含卡路里和糖的饮料含有有助于减少脂肪吸收、帮助调节血糖水平的纤维）可知，Coca-Cola Plus有助于减少脂肪吸收。故C选项正确。
