Question

【题目】Why do some people eat too much? Is it because they’re hungry? Or is there a scientific 【1】(explain)?

There are a number of theories to account【2】overeating. One factor depends on the time of day. “It’s all part of a routine,” says Randy Seeley,【3】professor of psychiatry in Cincinnati. “You’re hungry at noon because that’s the time you 【4】(eat)lunch for the past 100 days.” Another reason we may eat more than necessary is that the body needs to satisfy a salt and sugar balance. Drinking alcohol also increases appetite, because the body wants something 【5】(absorb) the alcohol.

【6】(basic), overeating can also be a question of more biological factors. For instance, your body temperature can tell your brain that you feel hungry. “Your body temperature【7】(drop) when it’s time to eat, and eating warms you up,” says Gina Harlow, a paediatrics professor at Harvard University. Also, the smell of certain foods can make us imagine subconsciously the pleasure of eating【8】. Harlow adds, “If you know you love French fires, 【9】(smell)them will make you want to eat them because you know how good they are,【10】 can lead to eating too many.”

So, the next time you realize you’ve eaten too much, don’t worry about it. You can always blame it on science.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】explanation

【2】for

【3】a

【4】have eaten/have been eating

【5】to absorb

【6】Basically

【7】drops

【8】them

【9】smelling

【10】which

【解析】 本文是关于饮食的科学常识。主要讲述了有些人吃的太多的原因。

【1】explanation

考查名词。句意：为什么有些人吃得太多？是因为他们饿了吗？还是有科学的解释？本句中explain被形容词scientific 修饰，形容词不能修饰动词，故用名词explanation。

【2】for

考查固定搭配。Account for…. 是……原因、理由 ，对……作出解释说明，（在数量、比例上）占，句意：这里有许多理论可以解释为什么吃得过多。故填for.

【3】a

考查冠词表数量。一位精神病教授说，表示数量的，第一次提及的要用不定冠词a。

【4】have eaten/have been eating

考查固定句式的时态。句意：你中午很饿，因为这是你在过去100天吃午饭的时间。根据It’s the time that从句要用现在完成 时，故要用have eaten/have been eating.

【5】to absorb

考查动词不定式作状语。句意：喝酒也能增加食欲，因为身体想要吸收酒精。分析句子可知，本空表示目的，故要用动词不定式to absorb。

【6】Basically

考查副词。基本上，暴饮暴食也是一个生物学因素的问题。分析本句可知basical是修饰一个句子“暴饮暴食也是一个生物学因素的问题”，故要用副词basically.

【7】drops

考查谓语动词。句意：当你到了吃饭的时候，你的体温会下降，吃东西会使你暖和起来。drop主语是temperature，第三人称单数形式。故要用drops

【8】them

考查代词。句意：而且，某些食物的气味可以让我们潜意识地想象吃它们的乐趣。本句的动词eat 的宾语是the smell of certain foods。故要用them.

【9】smelling

考查动词的ing形式在句中作主语。闻着会让你想吃掉它们。Smell them 作will make you….，可知smell them不能作主语，要用动词ing形式作主语，故用smelling。

【10】which

考查非限制性定语从句的引导词。句意：因为你知道他们有多好吃，这会导致吃太多。根据句子you know how good they are,___can lead to eating too many.”可知which 是修饰句子you know how good they are，故要用which，故用which。