A study now lends support to the idea that meal­time distractions(分散注意) can mask the clues that we really have eaten quite enough. Moreover, it finds, the caloric fallout of not paying attention to what we're eating doesn't necessarily end when a meal is over.

Rose Cooper from England, and her colleagues gathered 22 men and an equal number of women for an experiment. Each person dined alone, continuously receiving nine small shares of food items. These ranged from cheese twists and potato chips to carrots, cherry tomatoes and sandwiches or sausage rolls.

Because the goal was to test the potential impacts of distraction on fullness, the researchers randomly assigned half of the participants to eat in front of a computer—and to gain as many wins as possible at the “card” game. Everyone else was told to focus on the sensory qualities of their meal.

According to their instructions, the participants ate all of the food given to them. Yet people who played a computer game during lunch found their meal less filling than the mindful eaters had. Game players also swallow down twice as many cookies, almost an hour later, when they were allowed all the dessert they wanted( in the name of a taste test)．The British scientists present their findings in the February edition of The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.

The real question is why distracted eating should impact snacking.It appears, the scientists say, that memory plays some tricky role in how we register what we eat and the degree to which it satisfies.

Interestingly, eight years ago, Britta Barkeling of Huddinge University in Stockholm and her colleagues reported somewhat related findings.Their 18 overweight subjects had no choice other than to get rid of everything but lunch, on one day—because they were blindfolded. Compared to a day when they could view what they were dining on, these people consumed only three quarters as many calories. Yet even hours afterward, they reported being no less full than on the day they had been able to see their plates.

Of course dining in the dark isn't practical. And sometimes what we eat doesn't really invite our absolute attention. But there is certainly a growing mountain of data indicating that mindless eating is a waste of resources, a risk to our waistlines—and a costly threat to health.

36．Rose Cooper and her colleagues did the experiment in order to ________．

A．show that all the people enjoy snacks

B．prove that playing computer games is harmful while dining

C．find possible effects of distraction on fullness

D．test the impacts of eating snacks on different people

37．Which is the most effective way to concentrate on your food when dining?

A．Viewing your food. 

B．Blindfolding your eyes.

C．Playing computer games. 

D．Eating by oneself.

38．The reason why distracted eating influences snacking may be that ________．

A．you eat less in that case

B．you are cheated by your memory

C．you have consumed more calories

D．you digest what you've eaten faster

39．We can conclude from the passage that ________．

A．distracted eating may damage your health

B．eating snacks will make you feel full

C．Britta became famous because of the experiment

D．playing is more important than what we eat

I wanted to be just like those big kids I saw wearing their medals and carrying their ribbons(绶带)．So I__16__the cross­country team at my school.

However，I was very slow in the team.In races，I would finish almost__17__．I'd always have to__18__in the longer races.The__19__races and at least 100 people competing in it made me really__20__．Every time I stopped，10 people would__21__me.But I still couldn't push myself to keep going，even though I__22__watching them go by me.After every race，I'd go home and burst into tears.

Then one of my friends joined the cross­country team，too.She never got tired and didn't get cramp(抽筋)in her legs.I just didn't understand how that was__23__！ I'd been running much longer than she had，but she could run__24__while I had to suffer.She even came 8th in a big race with over 200 people in it! My__25__was lower than ever and I wanted to quit badly.

I didn't，__26__．Even a whole month before a race，I'd get so nervous that I felt like I might give up.Still，I__27__to quit.I still had that__28__appearing in my mind and I hung on to it.

Finally，I realized the reason why the bigger races made me so nervous was that I was always worried that I wasn't__29__for them.I started to practice at home almost every day.I__30__a plan that had me running almost three kilometers every day，which helped me build up a steady__31__．

When the time came for the big race，all the practice really__32__．I stopped only once and my pace was much better.

I was__33__of myself for sticking with it even though it was really hard and I'd even wanted to quit.I showed myself that I was__34__enough to keep going.That was what made me feel good about myself and gave me confidence.

The next time I'm faced with a tough__35__，I will know that I can take it up.None of this would ever have happened if I had quitted!

16．A.liked  B．admired

C．supported  D．joined

17．A.best  B．first   C．last  D．least

18．A.stop  B．rest  C．breathe  D．suffer

19．A.exciting  B．tiring

C．interesting  D．disturbing

20．A.nervous  B．frightened

C．sad  D．angry

21．A.help  B．encourage

C．leave  D．pass

22．A.missed  B．hated  C．avoided  D．escaped

23．A.equal  B．reasonable

C．fair  D．tolerable

24．A.quickly  B．easily

C．happily  D．hopefully

25．A.strength  B．demand

C．goal  D．confidence

26．A.yet  B．either   C．though  D．still

27．A.refused  B．decided  C．failed  D．wanted

28．A.lesson  B．faith   C．future  D．picture

29．A.suitable  B．active

C．ready  D．well

30．A.took out  B．mapped out

C．figured out  D．let out

31．A.pace  B．race   C．will  D．level

32．A.set off  B．paid off  C．got off  D．took off

33．A.sure  B．aware   C．proud  D．afraid

34．A.strong  B．patient  C．steady  D．devoted

35．A.job  B．sport

C．competition  D．challenge

—Honey, I'd like to go to South Africa for the World Cup this weekend.

—________You must help me with the decoration of the house.

A．Forget it!  B．That's great!

C．Why?  D．Go ahead.

The man，suspected ________having stolen the jewels of the shop，was missing last night，although he was watched over by the police.

A．of  B．for  C．about  D．with

—What's the central idea of the passage，Bob?

—Sorry，I can't make ________ of it. It's beyond my ability.

A．judgement  B．understanding

C．idea  D．sense

After talking with his father for about half an hour, he felt better and began to know how to ________this kind of situation.

A．strengthen  B．explore

C．handle  D．arrange

Don't stop ________ you meet with a word you don't understand while reading.

A．at the time  B．each time

C．by the time  D．sometimes

—Do we have to wear our school uniforms tomorrow?

—I think so. We ________ the coming­of­age ceremony in the afternoon.

A．will be attending  B．have attended

C．attend  D．attended

_______ good service, the restaurant offers different kinds of traditional Shandong Cuisine.

A．Far from  B．Regardless of

C．Instead of  D．Apart from

He must have been very unlucky________．

A．to be rejected  B．to have been rejected

C．being rejected  D．having been rejected