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5．Modern humans have a hard time controlling their desire to eat．Often you eat not because you are hungry，but because you are affected by many other things．How much you eat is strongly affected by how much those around you eat．People eating alone eat least．People eating with one other person eat 35 percent more than they do at home．People dining in a party of four eat 75percent more．Eating with overweight friends？You'll eat more．Is your waitress overweight？
You'll eat more．Wide variety of food？You'll eat more．
    Plates can decide how sweet dessert tastes．If people ate it off a paper plate，they'd say，"This is good．"If they ate it off a fancy silver plate，they would say，"This is the greatest cake I've eaten in my entire life．"
    Your knowledge about what makes food good or bad also affects how much you eat．You tend to eat more when you think the food is good，and less when you think it is bad．So Grandma's cookies always taste better than other cookies．"Good food"even has a"health halo（光环） effect"．If we're eating something healthy，we feel that everything in that meal is healthy．Due to this，people often believe that a cheese cake with a salad has fewer calories （卡路里） than the cheese cake alone．That's perhaps also why eating organic （有机的） food might turn you into an annoying guy．Your brain may use anything that makes you feel good about your own morality to excuse your immoral behaviour．
    Food and hunger affect your judgment too．Hungry judges give more serious sentences．Kids who don't eat breakfast behave worse than kids who eat their breakfast．People who have low blood sugar are more likely than the average person to have trouble concentrating and controlling their unpleasant emotions．
28．What is mentioned as a cause of overeating？D
A．Suffering from great loneliness．
B．Being served by a helpful waitress．
C．Being treated to high quality food．
D．Eating with many friends．
29．According to the passage，an annoying person may be one whoA．
A．finds any excuse for eating more
B．is crazy about the quality of plates
C．competes with others in making cookies
D．teaches people to stick to morality
30．According to the passage，people are more likely to make a bad judgment whenC．
A．they don't feel hungry
B．they aren't overweight
C．they have low blood sugar
D．they know little about food
31．What would be the best title for the passage？B
A．When Can't We Go on a Diet？
B．Why Affects Eating？
C．How to Make Good Food
D．Where to Find Safe Food．

Answer 1

分析 本文主要介绍了现代人很难控制他们的食欲．通常他们吃不是因为他们饿了，而是受到很多因素的影响．过度饮食的一个原因是和很多人一起吃．此外，盘子和对食物好或坏知识的了解等都会影响吃的多少．

解答 28．D推理判断题．根据第一段People eating with one other person eat 35 percent more than they do at home．People dining in a party of four eat 75percent more．可知和另外一个人一起吃会多于在家吃的35%；四个人一起吃会多吃75%．由此推知，过度饮食的一个原因是和很多人一起吃．故选D．
29．A句意理解题．根据第三段That's perhaps also why eating organic （有机的） food might turn you into an annoying guy．Your brain may use anything that makes you feel good about your own morality to excuse your immoral behaviour．可推断出一个讨厌的人是一个为自己吃过量找借口的人．故选A．
30．C细节理解题．根据最后一段People who have low blood sugar are more likely than the average person to have trouble concentrating and controlling their unpleasant emotions．可知低血糖的人更有可能不专注以及无法控制他们不开心的情绪，因而更有可能做出错误的判断．故选C．
31．B主旨大意题．文章第一段便可看出本文大意"Modern humans have a hard time controlling their desire to eat．Often you eat not because you are hungry，but because you are affected by many other things．"现代人很难控制他们的食欲．通常他们吃不是因为他们饿了，而是受到很多因素的影响．下文介绍影响人们过度饮食的因素，故"什么影响吃？"作为本文的标题最合适．故选B．

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