Our eating habits have changed, ______ has our way of life.

A．like

B．as

C．but

D．nor

 

Our eating habits are very important for good health and a strong body. There are times when most of us would have sweets and ice-cream rather than eat meat and rice. Sweets and ice-cream are not bad for the stomach if we eat at the end of a meal. If we drink beer at meals, it may take away our appetite. It is important for us to eat our meal at the same time each day. When we feel hungry, it is a sign that our body needs food. When we feel angry or excited, we may not want to eat. A long time ago, in England, some judges used to decide whether a man was telling the truth by giving him some dry bread. If the man could not swallow the bread, it was a sign that he was not telling the truth. Although this seems very strange and rather foolish, it is indeed an excellent way of finding out the truth. A man who is worrying about something has difficulty in swallowing anything dry. Because he is worried, he loses his appetite and does not want to eat.
【小题1】Why do we have to form good eating habits?

A．Because we want to eat more.

B．Because we enjoy our meal.

C．Because we want to save time.

D．Because we want to keep fit.

【小题2】When do you think it is good to eat sweets and ice-cream according to the passage?

A．When we are happy

B．When we have a good appetite.

C．After a meal.

D．Before a meal

【小题3】The word“swallow” means______.

A．take into the stomach through the throat

B．eat with difficulty

C．break with the teeth before taking in

D．drink like a fish

【小题4】When does the writer think it would be better to have our meal?.

A．When our work is over.

B．At the fixed time every day.

C．When we feel happy.

D．When every family member is home.

【小题5】What could a man do if he told a lie according to some judges in old England?.

A．He could eat a lot of food.

B．He could hardly need any food.

C．He could swallow some dry bread easily.

D．He could not swallow any dry bread.

When I was a kid, I used to spend hours listening to Adam Carolla and Dr. Drew Pinsky on their Sunday night radio show Loveline. I listened so often that I began to use one of their well-known phrases—“good times”—in my daily conversations. Scientists have a name for this phenomenon: behavioral mimicry.

You’ve probably experienced this before: after spending enough time with another person, you might start to pick up on his or her behavior or speech habits. You might even start to develop your friend’s habits without realizing it. There is a large body of literature concerning this sort of phenomenon, and it regularly happens for everything from body gesture to accents to drink patterns（模式）. For example, one study found that young adults were more likely to drink their drink directly after their same-sex drinking partners, than for the two individuals to drink at their own paces.

And the effect isn’t limited to real-life face-to-face activities. Another study found that the same you-drink-then-I-drink pattern held even when watching a movie! In other words, people were more likely to take a drink of their drinks in a theater after watching the actors on the screen enjoy a drink. At least I don’t feel so strange anymore, having picked up on Adam Carolla’s “good times”.

New research published today in the journal PLOS ONE indicates that the same sort of behavioral mimicry is responsible for social eating, at least among university-age women of normal weight. That’s right: the young women were more likely to adjust their eating according to the eating pace of their same-sex dining companion.

As with most experiments, these results raise a whole new set of questions. However, the finding that behavioral mimicry may at least partly explain eating behavior is important, and has real effects on health. The researchers note that “as long as people don’t fully recognize such important influences on intake (eating), it will be difficult to make healthy food choices and keep a healthy diet, especially when people are exposed to the eating behavior of others”.

1.The author takes his own example of using “good times” to_______.

A．express his love for radio shows

B．prove the popularity of the show

C．show the influence of the hosts’ words

D．introduce the topic of the passage

2.Which of the following is NOT an example of behavioral mimicry?

A．A boy eats his popcorn after watching the actor eat.

B．A boy buys a Nike shirt when he finds his desk-mate has one.

C．A girl unconsciously sits straight just as others do.

D．A girl takes on the Yorkshire accent after a month’s stay.

3.It can be inferred from the last paragraph that _______.

A．behavioral mimicry is beneficial to our health

B．behavioral mimicry decides our eating behavior

C．people have realized the effect of behavioral mimicry on our health

D．It’s impossible to keep a healthy diet without knowing behavioral mimicry

4.What is probably the author’s purpose of writing this passage?

A．To draw readers’ attention to popular radio shows.

B．To introduce behavioral mimicry and its influence.

C．To appeal to readers not to fall into others’ habits.

D．To advocate healthy food choices among readers.

 

When I was a kid, I used to spend hours listening to Adam Carolla and Dr. Drew Pinsky on their Sunday night radio show Loveline. I listened so often that I began to use one of their well-known phrases—“good times”—in my daily conversations. Scientists have a name for this phenomenon: behavioral mimicry.
You’ve probably experienced this before: after spending enough time with another person, you might start to pick up on his or her behavior or speech habits. You might even start to develop your friend’s habits without realizing it. There is a large body of literature concerning this sort of phenomenon, and it regularly happens for everything from body postures to accents to drink patterns. For example, one study found that young adults were more likely to drink their drink directly after their same-sex drinking partners, than for the two individuals to drink at their own paces.
And the effect isn’t limited to real-life face-to-face activities. Another study found that the same you-drink-then-I-drink pattern held even when watching a movie! In other words, people were more likely to take a drink of their drinks in a theater after watching the actors on the screen enjoy a drink. At least I don’t feel so strange anymore, having picked up on Adam Carolla’s “good times”.
New research published today in the journal PLOS ONE indicates that the same sort of behavioral mimicry is responsible for social eating, at least among university-age women of normal weight. That’s right: the young women were more likely to adjust their eating according to the eating pace of their same-sex dining companion.
As with most experiments, these results raise a whole new set of questions. Still, the finding that behavioral mimicry may at least partly account for eating behavior is important, and has real effects on health. The researchers note that “as long as people don’t fully recognize such important influences on intake, it will be difficult to make healthy food choices and keep a healthy diet, especially when people are exposed to the eating behavior of others”.
【小题1】The author takes his own example of using “good times” to _________.

A．express his love for radio shows

B．prove the popularity of the show

C．show the influence of the hosts’ words

D．introduce the topic of the passage

【小题2】The underlined word “mimicry” in Paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to _________.

A．copying

B．adjusting

C．recognition

D．observation

【小题3】Which of the following is NOT an example of behavioral mimicry?

A．A boy eats his popcorn after watching the actor eat.

B．A boy buys a Nike shirt when he finds his desk-mate has one.

C．A girl unconsciously sits straight just as others do.

D．A girl takes on the Yorkshire accent after a month’s stay.

【小题4】It can be inferred from the last paragraph that _________.

A．behavioral mimicry is beneficial to our health

B．behavioral mimicry decides our eating behavior

C．there are doubts on the research results

D．there are people always exposed to bad eating habits

【小题5】What is probably the author’s purpose of writing this passage?

A．To draw readers’ attention to popular radio shows.

B．To introduce behavioral mimicry and its influence.

C．To appeal to readers not to fall into others’ habits.

D．To advocate healthy food choices among readers.

课文填空（每空1分，共15分）请根据课文内容填出正确的词或短语。

Our eating habits have changed, as_____________ our way of life, and the fuel we need for our body is also different. Other nutrients, such as fiber and minerals, help keep our body_______________ well. Vitamins, which we can get from eating vegetables, fruit, fish and drinking milk, help our body_______________ disease. It is probably better, however, if we spend our time and money in buying good food and ______________ a balanced diet. If we eat healthy food in the right______________, we do not have to buy any supplements. The same goes for “crash diets” that some companies say will make us________________ fast. ________________ eating expensive diet food or going on unhealthy diets, we can simply try to eat less fat and sugar and ________________ more.

Kwanzaa is a seven-day festival _______________ the culture and history of African Americans. Kwanzaa is a time for learning_______________ joy. On the last day of Kwanzaa, family and friends _________________ to enjoy a large meal and to celebrate the new year. 

     _______________ a new festival may seem an unusual way to celebrate history and culture, but we are in fact creating new festivals every year. __________________ we celebrate a festival it changes a little and in that way we keep our culture________________ . The Spring Festival, Christmas, Ramadan, Kwanzaa and all the other holidays and festivals help us understand who we are, remember where we come from, and _________________ our hopes for a happy future.