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【题目】Section B

Directions：Fill in each blank with a proper word chosen from the box. Each word can be used only once. Note that there is one word more than you need.

People Think Meals Taste Better If They Are Expensive

It is said that there’s no such thing as a free lunch, but even if you manage to bag a bargain meal, it will not taste as good as a more expensive meal, according to scientists.

A new study has found that restaurant 【1】 who pay more for their meals think the food is tastier than if it is offered for a smaller price. The experts think that people tend to associate cost with quality and this changes their 【2】 of how food tastes.

Scientists at Cornell University in New York studied the eating habits of 139 people enjoying an Italian buffet (自助餐) in a restaurant. The price of the food was set by the 【3】 at either $4 or $8 for the all-you-can-eat meal. Customers were asked to 【4】 how good the food tasted, the quality of the restaurant and to leave their names.

The experiment 【5】 that the people who paid $8 for the food enjoyed their meal 11 percent more than those who ate the “cheaper” buffet. Interestingly those that paid for the $4 buffet said they felt guiltier about loading up their plates and felt that they 【6】. However, the scientists said that both groups ate around the same quantity of food in total, according to the study 【7】 at the Experimental Biology meeting this week.

Brian Wansink, a professor of 【8】 behaviour at the university, said: “We were fascinated to find that pricing has little impact on how much one eats, but a huge impact on how you 【9】 the experience.” He thinks that people enjoyed their food more as they associated cost with quality and that small changes to a restaurant can change how tasty people find their meals.

In a(n) 【10】 study, scientists from the university showed that people who eat in dim lighting consume 175 less calories (卡路里) than people who eat in brightly lit areas.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】I

【2】E

【3】D

【4】C

【5】J

【6】A

【7】C

【8】K

【9】H

【10】F

【解析】

本文是一篇议论文。人们认为如果饭菜很贵，味道会更好。有人说天下没有免费的午餐，但科学家们表示，即使你能设法买到便宜的午餐，它的味道也比不上更贵的一餐。

【1】考查名词复数。句意：一项新的研究发现，常去餐馆吃饭的人认为，比起价格更低的食物，价格更高的食物更美味。由定语从句的引导词who可知此空指人填goers，故选I。

【2】考查名词。句意：专家认为人们倾向于把成本和质量联系起来，这改变了他们对食物味道的印象。结合句意表示“印象”可知此空填impression，故选E。

【3】考查名词复数。句意：研究人员将这种食物的价格定在了4美元或8美元之间。结合句意可知此空填researchers，故选D。

【4】考查动词。句意：顾客被要求评价食物的味道，餐厅的质量，并留下他们的名字。结合句意表示“评价”可知此空填rate，故选C。

【5】考查一般过去时态。句意：实验显示，那些花8美元买食物的人比那些吃“便宜”自助餐的人多享受11%的食物。结合句意表示“显示”可知此空填revealed，故选J。

【6】考查动词时态。句意：有趣的是，那些付了4美元自助餐的人说，他们对把盘子装起来感到更内疚，觉得自己吃得太多了。结合句意可知此空填overate，故选A。

【7】考查过去分词作后置定语。句意：然而，根据本周在实验生物学会议上提交的研究，科学家们说两组人总共吃了大约相同数量的食物。结合句意表示“提出的”用过去分词作定语，可知此空填presented，故选G。

【8】考查名词。句意：该大学消费者行为学教授布赖恩汪辛克(Brian Wansink)表示:“我们很惊讶地发现，定价对一个人吃多少几乎没有影响，但对你如何解读这种体验却有巨大影响。”结合句意可知此空填consumer，故选K。

【9】考查动词。句意：该大学消费者行为学教授布赖恩汪辛克(Brian Wansink)表示:“我们很惊讶地发现，定价对一个人吃多少几乎没有影响，但对你如何解读这种体验却有巨大影响。”结合句意表示“解读”可知此空填interpret，故选H。

【10】考查形容词。句意：在之前的一项研究中，该大学的科学家们发现，在昏暗灯光下进食的人比在明亮灯光下进食的人少摄入175卡路里。结合句意表示“之前的”可知此空填previous，故选F。