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TORNTO, Canada   People eat more when they are glued to the television, and the more entertaining the program, the more they eat, according to a recent research.

It seems that distracted brains do not notice what the mouth is doing, said Dr. Alan Hirsch, neurological(神经学) director of the Smell and Taste Treatment and Research Foundation in Chicago. Hirsch explored the impact of smell, taste and eating behaviors while watching TV by measuring potato chip consumption. Forty-five volunteers ate as many chips as they wanted during five minute intervals over three-week periods while they watched monologues by late-night talk show hosts David Letterman and Jay Leno. They also were given chips to eat when the television was off.

Hirsch found people ate an average of 44 percent more chips while watching Letterman and 42 percent more while viewing Leno, than when they did not watch TV.

“If you can concentrate on how the food tastes you’ll eat less because you’ll feel full faster,” Hirsch said, “So if that’s the case, let’s look at the opposite. What if you’re distracted? If you’re distracted, in theory, then you’d eat more.”

1．What can be the best title of the news report?

       A．Study Finds Entertaining TV Programs Make You Eat

       B．David Letterman or Jay Leno, That’s a Question

       C．Good Way to Put on More Weight Found

       D．The More You Talk, The More You Eat

2．According to Hirsch, people eat more while watching TV because ________.

       A．the entertainment makes food more delicious

       B．they are usually hungry at late night

       C．they have more time enjoy their meals

       D．they don’t really know how much they eat

3．From the passage, what should he do if a man doesn’t want to grow fat?

       A．He should never watch talk shows on TV.

       B．He can turn off the TV while eating.

       C．He should eat something else instead of potato chips.

       D．He should watch TV with some other friends.

4．We can infer from the passage that ________.

       A．people must not watch entertaining programs

       B．the research lasted four weeks

       C．David letterman’s programs are amusing

       D．children should not watch these programs

5．What is the author’s intension in writing this passage?

       A．To tell us a way to lose weight.

       B．To warn us against talk shows on TV.

       C．To inform us the result of a new research.

       D．To tell us potato chips is junk food

Answer 1

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