Question

【题目】Passage 3

Restaurant chefs, home cooks, and foodies — people who love good food — often say that we eat with all of our senses.

First, we use our sense of sight to appreciate how a meal is presented, either on a dinner plate or a dining table. 1 Additionally, with our sense of smell, we breathe in the mouth-watering smell rising up from the meal. Finally, we enjoy the food with our sense of taste.

But does sound also affect our dining experience? A new report from researchers at Brigham Young University said yes. Hearing is often called ＂the forgotten food sense.＂ says Ryan Elder, and assistant professor of marketing at Brigham Young University. 2 On the other hand, watching loud television or listening to loud music while eating can hide such noises. And this could lead to overeating.

During the experiments, the test subjects wore headphones and listened to noise at either a high or low audio level. 3 The study found that subjects who listened to the higher volume noise ate more pretzels than those with the low audio levels.

Elder says that when hiding the sounds of eating, like when you watch television or listen to loud music while eating, we take away the sense of hearing. 4 The researchers are calling this the ＂crunch effect＂, which they admit may not seem like much at one meal. But over a week, a month, or a year, all that food can really add up. So hearing the sound of eating /span>does reduce the amount of food you consume.

5 Hearing the noises of your meal as you eat could also help you to be more mindful of the experience and perhaps help you to enjoy it more.

A. In fact, beautiful food is healthier than food that doesn’t look appealing.

B. But besides not overeating, there is another benefit.

C. And this may cause you to eat more than you would normally.

D. Then researchers gave them a hard snack: pretzels.

E. Our sense of touch can also be important when preparing or sharing food.

F. He notes that soft and sweet sound is thought to enhance the taste of food.

G. He says that if people notice the sound the food makes as they eat it, they might eat less.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】E

【2】G

【3】D

【4】C

【5】B

【解析】

【语篇解读】人们吃东西时，往往会有视觉、触觉、嗅觉及味觉的参与。但听觉的参与也是很重要的。如果能听吃东西时发出的声音，人们会吃的少点而且还会更关注吃的过程并有助于你更享受该过程。

【1】该空上句提到我们吃东西时，会用到视觉；该空后面两句提到我们吃东西时会用到嗅觉和味觉，故此处表示在准备和享用食物时，触觉也重要，选E项。

【2】该空上句提到了Ryan Elder，此处应具体叙述其观点，故选G项。

【3】该空下一句提到参与测试的对象吃pretzel，故此处表示研究人员给予他们一种较硬的零食pretzel，选D项。

【4】该空和其上句应表示实验得出的结论。结合第二、三段叙述的实验可知，在吃东西时，如果人们听不到吃的声音，就会比平常吃的多，故选C项。

【5】上一段提到了吃东西时听觉参与的一个好处：能减少饮食量。该空下文提到：听到吃东西发出的声音能使人更注意吃的过程且有助于人们更享受该过程，故选B项，其承上启下的作用。