【題目】 Have you ever wondered if there are any easy and quick ways to lose weight? An experiment by the University of Konstanz, in Germany, found that wearing a blindfold (眼罩) while eating could be a quick way to solve the problem. The simple trick works because it stops people eating for pleasure. It also triggers (觸發(fā)) a part of the brain which is worriedwhether unseen food has gone bad without visual clues.

In the experiment, 50 people were blindfolded and 40 were allowed to see their food. All were told not to eat within two hours of the experiment. They were then given three 95g bowls of chocolate ice cream and invited to eat for 15 minutes. Their bowls were taken away and the remaining ice cream was weighed, while the volunteers were quizzed on how much they thought they had eaten. On average the group who could see ate 116g while the blindfolded groups ate 105g. However, the blindfolded group believed they had eaten 197g while compared with 159g for the non-blind volunteers.

According to the experiment, people who were blindfolded got 9 percent fewer calories before they felt full, compared to those who could see. They greatly overestimated (高估) howmuch they had eaten because they could not see how much was left on the plate. Blindfolded volunteers thought they had eaten 88 percent more than they actually had. Scientists believe that not seeing food on the table also allows the body to know when it is full in real time.

They were also asked how pleasant the ice-cream tasted. The blindfolded group had a poorer opinion of the ice-cream than those who could see. The experienced pleasure of eating was much lower in the blindfolded group. Not seeing the food might have decreased theappetite(食欲). Sight plays an important role in the overall eating experience.

If you are still on the way, maybe it is a good choice for you.

【1】What does the underlined word “visual” in Paragraph 1 mean?

A.感覺(jué)的B.味覺(jué)的C.視覺(jué)的D.聽(tīng)覺(jué)的

【2】The experiment by the University of Konstanz, in Germany was made to .

A.make a difference to eating habits

B.trigger other senses during the eating

C.test the effect of sight on eating experience

D.increase the amount of food eaten by people

【3】According to the last two paragraphs, which of the following is true?

A.People can’t get any taste pleasure when eating in darkness.

B.Other senses also play an important role when eating in darkness.

C.People won’t lose their appetite when they can’t see the food.

D.People can know if they are full even though they can’t see the food.

【4】What does the passage mainly talk about?

A.It provides numbers about eating in darkness.B.It introduces a new way of losing weight.

C.It tells the result of an experiment to readers.D.It offers some reasons for eating in darkness.

【答案】

【1】C

【2】C

【3】D

【4】B

【解析】

德國(guó)康斯坦茨大學(xué)的一項(xiàng)實(shí)驗(yàn)發(fā)現(xiàn)，吃飯時(shí)戴上眼罩可能是簡(jiǎn)單快捷的減肥方法。

【1】詞義猜測(cè)題。題干為：第一段畫(huà)線單詞visual意思是什么？根據(jù)wearing a blindfold (眼罩) while eating could be a quick way to solve the problem可知吃東西時(shí)眼睛是看不到的，所以此處指大腦那一部分會(huì)擔(dān)心看不見(jiàn)的食物在沒(méi)有視覺(jué)線索的情況下變質(zhì)，所以without visual clues為“沒(méi)有視覺(jué)線索”，故選C。

【2】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。題干為：德國(guó)康斯坦茨大學(xué)的實(shí)驗(yàn)是為了_____。根據(jù)An experiment by the University of Konstanz, in Germany, found that wearing a blindfold (眼罩) while eating could be a quick way to solve the problem.及實(shí)驗(yàn)結(jié)論Not seeing the food might have decreased the appetite(食欲). Sight plays an important role in the overall eating experience.，可知該實(shí)驗(yàn)是為了測(cè)試視力對(duì)飲食體驗(yàn)的影響，故選C。

【3】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)The experienced pleasure of eating was much lower in the blindfolded group.蒙住眼睛的那一組的飲食體驗(yàn)快樂(lè)要低得多，可知A錯(cuò)誤；根據(jù)Sight plays an important role in the overall eating experience視覺(jué)在整體的飲食體驗(yàn)中起著重要的作用，可知B錯(cuò)誤；根據(jù)Not seeing the food might have decreased the appetite(食欲)看不到食物可能會(huì)減少食欲，故C錯(cuò)誤；根據(jù)Scientists believe that not seeing food on the table also allows the body to know when it is full in real time.可知看不到餐桌上的食物也能讓身體實(shí)時(shí)知道什么時(shí)候吃飽了，故填D正確，故選D。

【4】主旨大意題。根據(jù)短文主要介紹了德國(guó)康斯坦茨大學(xué)的一項(xiàng)實(shí)驗(yàn)發(fā)現(xiàn)：吃飯時(shí)戴上眼罩可能是簡(jiǎn)單快捷的減肥方法，故選B。

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