1、Tuesday, 10 am to 8 pm （Fleet Feet Kings Point）Tuesday, 10 am to 7 pm （Fleet Feet Blue Dome）Wednesday, 10 am to 5 pm （both stores, closing early for Thanksgiving）Packets can also be picked up on the race day at BOK Center, beginning at 8:30 am.Race Start Times1） 5 mile, 8:30 am 2） 1 mile fun run, 9:
2、30 amParkingThere is surface parking to the east of the BOK Center, and some surface parking to the west of the Convention Center. Many lots will be pay-lots. Please pay attention to the signs. We suggest arriving early to find parking.Racing TimingThe 5 km run will be timed using the BIB-TAG system
3、. Your race number will have a timing device attached to the back of the race number; dont remove or bend this device. Simply wear the Bib on the front of your body on the outside of your clothing so it is visible and facing forward. You dont need to return the Bib, which is disposable.The Turkey Tr
4、ot is also a kick-off event for our weekend long “FITNATIC” celebration-we also have a huge number of events and specials all weekend. For more information, please visit .See you on Friday.21. Where should a runner go to pick up his packet at 8:30 am on Friday? A. Kings Point. B. Convention Center.
5、C. Blue Dome D. BOK Center22. How long will the FITNATIC celebration last? A. Seven days. B. Five days C. Two days D. One day.23. What is the purpose of the passage? A. To attract sports fans to apply for the activity. B. To inform the race participants of the activity. C. To describe details relate
6、d to the activity. D. To collect money for the parking-lots.BMore than 2.25 billion cups of coffee are drunk throughout the world each day, and its likely that many taste bitter. Now, a new study suggests that coffee fans can make their drink sweeter by changing the color of their cups.Researchers f
7、rom Oxford set out to prove whether the claim that coffee drunk from a white cup tastes biter was true. They used 36 volunteers and three different colored cups-blue, white and transparent glass- to examine the claim.In one experiment, the white cup increased the intensity （浓度） of the coffee taste r
8、elative to the transparent cup. Then, in a second experiment, coffee drunk from the white cup was found to taste less sweet when compared to the other colored cups, while the blue cup made the coffee taste the sweetest.The scientists believe that the color brown may be associated with bitterness, an
9、d coffee in a white cup appears the brownest.“Our study clearly shows that the color of a cup does influence our sense of the coffee taste,” leading author Dr. George Doorn, wrote in an article for The Conversation. “The effect of the color of the cup on the taste of the coffee reported here suggest
10、s that cafe owners should carefully consider the color of their cups,” he said. “The potential effects may spell the difference between a one-time purchase and a return customer.”Actually, the idea that color can change the food and drink taste came out many years ago. A study published last year re
11、ported that red, strawberry-flavored cake served on a white plate was rated as 10 percent sweeter than the same food presented on a black plate.24. The passage is mainly about _. A. the popularity of sweet coffee. B. an experiment made in Oxford. C. the effect of cup color on coffees taste D. useful
12、 tips on how to make coffee.25. In which cup will coffee taste the sweetest? A. A white cup. B. A blue cup. C. A transparent cup D. A brown cup26. Caf owners should consider their cups color in order to _. A. reduce the daily expenses B. show their taste in coffee C. appeal to more customers D. make
13、 their caf different.27. We learn from the passage that_. A. coffee in a white cup tastes sweeter than that in a transparent glass B. over 2 billion cups of sweet coffee are drunk worldwide each year. C. Dr. George Doorn wrote an article about making conversations. D. the idea that color could affec
14、t the taste of drink is not new.CWe should feel grateful in our heart when we accept anything others sacrifice for us. However, we often unconsciously do the opposite, which may not be regarded as returning kindness with ingratitude, but have the equal power to harm each other. In particular, the cl
15、oser the relationship is, the more determined we are.Jennifer, my friend Randys mother, is already over 70, poor eyesight and weak legs. But due to her character, she chose to live alone in the suburbs. No matter how busily Randy works, he would go there to visit her once or twice every week.That da
16、y as soon as he parked his car, Randy smelt the delicious smell of meat coming from her mothers house. His mother said, “Your birthday is coming next week, so Im preparing pork trotters （猪蹄） for you!” Seeing the steaming delicious trotters, he couldnt help complaining, “I dont like these things at a
17、ll, so fatty.”On his way back, he called me, saying that he felt sorry. In fact, he longed to thank his mother and eat up that bowl of trotters. But he felt sorry that it took her too much time and energy. If he didnt stop her strictly, he was afraid the same thing would continue. He would rather no
18、t eat trotters any more than have his mother overwork. I understand how he felt exactly. Each of us has done like that. Because of feeling sorry for others sacrifice, we purposely harden our heart against accepting others favor and even criticize them severely in order to frighten their goodness awa
19、y and make them never do that again.This method may work, but it will hurt each others feelings. Its not wrong logically, but we always neglect another sound deep in our heart: because were afraid we cant repay them, were unwilling to shoulder others goodness. So we reduce its value and refuse it se
20、verely. But to destroy others goodness is also to deny you.28. Randy refuse to eat the pork trotters his mother cooked because _. A. he disliked them at all B. they were really very fatty. C. they werent his favorite taste D. he didnt want her to overwork.29. Randy telephoned the author to _. A. exp
21、ress his apology to his mother B. complain about his mother C. apologize for his rudeness D. ask for a bowl of trotters.30. According to the author, we sometimes say “no” to others favor so that _. A. they can be frightened away B. they wont continue doing that C. we neednt repay them later D. we wo
22、nt feel sorry for their sacrifice31. In the last paragraph, the author implies that we should _. A. refuse others favor immediately B. deal with others favor wisely C. repay others goodness actively D. shoulder others goodness completely.DFor a while, I wrote a “Tuesday tip” on my blog. It was about
23、 easy week-night dinners, organizing parties or perhaps finding time out for friends.About a year ago, I ran out of tips.The truth? As a busy working mom with five busy kids, I probably do have a few tips to share. But honestly, the bar is set pretty low-on a recent day when I was walking our dog, a
24、 stranger who knew I had five kids said, “Wow! You have a dog, too?! And it even looks like you showered today!” Yes, its true, I shower. Not every day, but most days. See, Im telling the truth. Honestly, in this cold winter, Im probably taking a shower more to warm up than to clean up.Other funny t
25、ruths? Im tired. In fact, for the past year, Ive been too tired to type up any update on our life here in Lyons Den. Its hard to arrange a career with all these kids. Although folks just believe that it must be so much easier now since all the kids are in school, Im here to tell you, its not. Its re
26、ally not. When I get home from work, Im often tearfully greeted by five kids and five homework folders filled with math facts, invitations, notices and artwork.All those happy smiling faces I share on Facebook are real. We are a happy family-thank God for that! But were not always smiling, and even
27、in those rare best times when I can get all five kids looking at the camera, the odds would be that one of them isnt wearing underwear, one is pinching （捏） someone behind the scenes and one is just perfectly pronouncing “Damn!” So, less perfectly-posed pictures, but more telling the truth. Even if o
28、nly on Tuesday.32. It seems that the authors life used to be _. A. tiring B. busy C. relaxing D. funny33. Which of the following is true about the author? A. She cant get along well with her neighbors. B. Shes living a happy life with her family C. She likes to have a shower every day. D. She has al
29、ready closed her blog now.34. Which of the following words can best take the place of the word odds? A. answers. B. chances. C. solutions D. ways.35. The passage mainly talks about _. A. the happiness of a working mother B. the worry of a working mother C. the hardship of a working mother D. the bit
30、tersweet of a working mother第二节（共5小题；每题2分，满分10分）根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。People tend to become more personal and hide less of themselves when using email. Some Britain researchers have found in a recent study that there are good reasons for this.The team of researchers asked 83 pairs
31、 of students, all strangers to each other, to solve a problem. They had to discuss this question: _36_ The pairs of students had to talk over the problem either face to face or by computers. Dr. Johnson said, “They told their partners four times as much about themselves when they talked over the Internet as when they t
