Question

【题目】阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（不多于3个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。

On a diet? Then consider sitting by the window the next time you eat out.

The researchers measured and mapped 【1】 design of each restaurant and then used meal checks 【2】 (track) what diners ordered and how it related to where they sat.

The results were telling: people sitting 【3】 (far) from the front door ate the fewest salads and 【4】 (be) 73 per cent more likely to order dessert. Those 【5】 (seat) at a dark table ate heavier food and ordered more of it, 【6】 diners sitting at high-top bar tables ordered more salads and fewer desserts.

The darker it is, the more “invisible” you might feel, the less easy 【7】 is to see how much you’re eating and the less guilty you might feel. Seeing the sunlight, 【8】 (passer-by) or trees outside might make you more aware 【9】 how you look, might make you think about walking or might inspire you to choose a green salad.

The researchers also noted that slim diners chewed around 15 times per mouthful, three chews more than heavier diners. By 【10】 (eat) more slowly, the diner spends less time it takes for the brain to feel full.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】the

【2】to track

【3】farthest/furthest

【4】were

【5】seated

【6】while/and

【7】it

【8】passers-by

【9】of

【10】eating

【解析】

试题分析：题目主要考查学生对名词、介词、连词、固定短语、固定句型、过去分词、形容词最高级、不定式等基础知识的掌握情况。

【1】考查名词。 design of each restaurant每家饭店的设计风格，the+名词+of，意为“......的......”，故填the。

【2】考查不定式表目的。and then used meal checks (track)研究人员然后用菜单来追踪顾客所点的饭菜和他们所坐位置的关系，这里表示目的，故填to track。

【3】考查形容词最高级。根据“ate the fewest salads”可知，这里说的是坐在离前门最远的顾客，故填farthest/furthest。

【4】考查主谓一致。and连接两个并列的动词短语，主语是people，谓语用复数，根据“The results were telling”可知用一般过去时，故填were。

【5】考查过去分词作定语。seated就坐的，坐着的，相当于sitting，在此是形容词化的过去分词，表示“坐着”的状态，故填seated。

【6】考查连词。句子前后对比了“Those (seat) at a dark table”和“diners sitting at high-top bar tables”的两种场合的顾客的点菜情况，while意为“然而”，表示对比；这里也可看作是由and连接的两个分句，故填while/and。

【7】考查固定句型。the+比较级，the+比较级，意为“越......，就越......”，it is+形容词+to do sth做某事怎么样，it是形式主语，不定式是真正的主语，故填it。

【8】考查名词复数。passer-by是一个合成词，复数是在passer后加s，故填passers-by。

【9】考查固定短语。be aware of sth知道，了解，故填of。

【10】考查介词。by通过，后跟名词或动名词，故填eating。