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1.Travelers arriving at Heathrow airport this year have been met by the smell of freshly-cut grass,pumped from a corner through an"aroma box",a machine which blows warm,sweet-smelling air into the environment.
Heathrow's move into"sensory"marketing is the latest in a long line of attempts by businesses to use sensory psychology-the scientific study of the effects of the senses on our behavior to help sell products.Marketing people call this"atmosphere"-using smells to influence consumer behavior.On Valentine's Day two years ago,the chain of chemist's Superdog scented one of its London shops with chocolate."Chocolate is associated with love,"said a marketing spokeswoman,"We thought it would get people in the mood for romance."She did not reveal,though,whether the smell actually made people spend more money.
However,research into customer satisfaction with certain scented products has clearly shown that smell does have a commercial effect,though of course it must be an appropriate smell.In a survey,customers considered a lemon-scented detergent (洗涤剂) more effective than another scented with coconut despite the fact that the detergent used in both was similar.On the other hand,a coconut-scented sun cream was rated more effective than a lemon-scented one.A research group from Washington University reported that the smell of mint or orange sprayed in a store resulted in customers rating the store as more modern and more pleasant for shopping than other stores without the smell.Customers also rated the goods on sale as better,and expressed a stronger intention to visit the store again in the future.
Writers and poets have often described the powerful effects of smell on our emotion,and smell is often considered to be the sense most likely to recall emotion-filled memories.Perhaps the reason is because smells are very difficult to give a name to.The fact that smell is invisible,and thus somehow more mysterious,may partly explain its reputation as our most emotional sense.
(Note:Answer the questions or complete the statements in NO MORE THAN TEN WORDS.)

78.What is the function of"aroma box"at Heathrow airport?To blow warm,sweet-smelling air into the environment.
79.The example of"coconut-scented detergent"and"coconut-scented sun cream"is used to show thatan appropriate smell does have a commercial effect.
80.The smell of mint or orange is of help for the store to leave a better impression on customers.
81.What is one of the reasons why smell is considered the most emotional sense?It is invisible,and (thus) mysterious.

分析 本文为说明文.介绍了好闻的气味可以增加人们购买的欲望,从而促进商业的发展.

解答 78.To blow warm,sweet-smelling air into the environment./To use smells to influence traveler/consumer behavior.细节理解题.由第一句话可知,到达机场的旅客闻到一阵清香,是从"a machine which blows warm,sweet-smelling air into the environment",所以"aroma box"作用是用来发送香味的盒子.
79.an appropriate smell does have a commercial effect 细节理解题.在第三段第一句话"research into customer satisfaction with certain scented products has clearly shown that smell does have a commercial effect"为主题句,意为"研究表明香味确实可以对人们的购买行为产生影响."紧接着举例子级证明.
80.The smell of mint or orange  细节理解题.第三段这句话"customers rating the store as more modern and more pleasant for shopping than other stores without the smell"表明柠檬和橙子味可以增加顾客的回头率.
81.It is invisible,and (thus) mysterious./It's difficult to give a name to.概括判断题.最后一段解释了为什么香味可以起到这么大作用的原因,在于"Perhaps the reason is because smells are very difficult to give a name to.The fact that smell is invisible".

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A.He got a Christmas gift
B.He got a baby brother
C.He became four years old
D.He received a doll.
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D.Sadness.
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A.A special Christmas gift
B.A sad Christmas day.
C.Memories of a happy family
D.Life with a lovely baby.

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