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【题目】 Have you ever wondered if there are any easy and quick ways to lose weight? An experiment by the University of Konstanz, in Germany, found that wearing a blindfold (眼罩) while eating could be a quick way to solve the problem. The simple trick works because it stops people eating for pleasure. It also triggers (触发) a part of the brain which is worriedwhether unseen food has gone bad without visual clues.

In the experiment, 50 people were blindfolded and 40 were allowed to see their food. All were told not to eat within two hours of the experiment. They were then given three 95g bowls of chocolate ice cream and invited to eat for 15 minutes. Their bowls were taken away and the remaining ice cream was weighed, while the volunteers were quizzed on how much they thought they had eaten. On average the group who could see ate 116g while the blindfolded groups ate 105g. However, the blindfolded group believed they had eaten 197g while compared with 159g for the non-blind volunteers.

According to the experiment, people who were blindfolded got 9 percent fewer calories before they felt full, compared to those who could see. They greatly overestimated (高估) howmuch they had eaten because they could not see how much was left on the plate. Blindfolded volunteers thought they had eaten 88 percent more than they actually had. Scientists believe that not seeing food on the table also allows the body to know when it is full in real time.

They were also asked how pleasant the ice-cream tasted. The blindfolded group had a poorer opinion of the ice-cream than those who could see. The experienced pleasure of eating was much lower in the blindfolded group. Not seeing the food might have decreased theappetite(食欲). Sight plays an important role in the overall eating experience.

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【1】What does the underlined word “visual” in Paragraph 1 mean?

A.感觉的B.味觉的C.视觉的D.听觉的

【2】The experiment by the University of Konstanz, in Germany was made to .

A.make a difference to eating habits

B.trigger other senses during the eating

C.test the effect of sight on eating experience

D.increase the amount of food eaten by people

【3】According to the last two paragraphs, which of the following is true?

A.People can’t get any taste pleasure when eating in darkness.

B.Other senses also play an important role when eating in darkness.

C.People won’t lose their appetite when they can’t see the food.

D.People can know if they are full even though they can’t see the food.

【4】What does the passage mainly talk about?

A.It provides numbers about eating in darkness.B.It introduces a new way of losing weight.

C.It tells the result of an experiment to readers.D.It offers some reasons for eating in darkness.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】C

【3】D

【4】B

【解析】

德国康斯坦茨大学的一项实验发现，吃饭时戴上眼罩可能是简单快捷的减肥方法。

【1】词义猜测题。题干为：第一段画线单词visual意思是什么？根据wearing a blindfold (眼罩) while eating could be a quick way to solve the problem可知吃东西时眼睛是看不到的，所以此处指大脑那一部分会担心看不见的食物在没有视觉线索的情况下变质，所以without visual clues为“没有视觉线索”，故选C。

【2】细节理解题。题干为：德国康斯坦茨大学的实验是为了_____。根据An experiment by the University of Konstanz, in Germany, found that wearing a blindfold (眼罩) while eating could be a quick way to solve the problem.及实验结论Not seeing the food might have decreased the appetite(食欲). Sight plays an important role in the overall eating experience.，可知该实验是为了测试视力对饮食体验的影响，故选C。

【3】细节理解题。根据The experienced pleasure of eating was much lower in the blindfolded group.蒙住眼睛的那一组的饮食体验快乐要低得多，可知A错误；根据Sight plays an important role in the overall eating experience视觉在整体的饮食体验中起着重要的作用，可知B错误；根据Not seeing the food might have decreased the appetite(食欲)看不到食物可能会减少食欲，故C错误；根据Scientists believe that not seeing food on the table also allows the body to know when it is full in real time.可知看不到餐桌上的食物也能让身体实时知道什么时候吃饱了，故填D正确，故选D。

【4】主旨大意题。根据短文主要介绍了德国康斯坦茨大学的一项实验发现：吃饭时戴上眼罩可能是简单快捷的减肥方法，故选B。