Turning the lights out or wearing a blindfold while eating could be a quick way to lose weight, according to scientists. The simple trick works because it stops diners eating for pleasure rather than for calories. It also triggers (引發(fā)) a part of the brain that is worried that unseen food may go bad.
An experiment by the University of Konstanz, in Germany, found that people who were blindfolded consumed nine percent fewer calories before they felt full, compared to those who could see. They also vastly overestimated how much they had eaten because they could not see how much was left on the plate. Blindfolded volunteers estimated(估計(jì)) 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 rather than remembering past experiences where it might have taken a full plate to feel full.
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 weighed, while the participants 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. They were also asked how pleasant the ice-cream tasted and the blindfolded group rated lower than those who could see.
“The experienced pleasure of eating was significantly lower in the blindfolded group. Not seeing the food might have decreased the appetite. Sight plays an important role in the eating experience and in the overall dining experience.”
Previous studies have shown that the visual influence of food plays a large part in the taste. While restaurants that allow diners to eat in the dark state that it triggers other senses, in fact eating in darkness is likely to taste far milder than usual.
1.With the lights out, diners eat less partly because ______.
A. they want to quickly finish their meals
B. they trust their feelings more than ever
C. they focus more on fun than the calories
D. they worry about the quality of the food
2.We can learn from the passage that the blindfolded group ______.
A. spent a much longer time eating the same food
B. believed they ate more than they really did
C. depended on past experiences to feel full
D. thought the food tasted better than usual
3. The last two paragraphs tell us that ______.
A. diners are likely to lose their appetite eating in darkness
B. senses rather than sight play an important role in the taste
C. findings of this experiment differ from the previous studies
D. restaurants benefit a lot from allowing diners to eat in the dark
4.The main purpose of the passage is to ______.
A. provide statistics related to eating in the dark
B. offer reasons for people to eat in the dark areas
C. inform the readers of the result of an experiment
D. persuade the readers to lose weight in a new way
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“When I grow up, I want to be...”
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A. Careers in teenagers' mind.
B. Choosing a good job is very important.
C. Teenagers in the UK like doctors.
D. The choice of career needs challenge.
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A. Medicine. B. Law. C. Bank. D. Education.
3. All of the following are the benefits of being a doctor or a lawyer except .
A. respect from others
B. the oldest profession
C. high pay
D. upward social class
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B. Specific education and training can help get a good job.
C. Responsibility is the most important when you choose a good job.
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A. They are affordable.
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B. helped people to build them.
C. taught people to save money.
D. offered courses to train designers.
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根據(jù)中文意思完成句子 (每條橫線上只能填寫一個(gè)單詞)
1.沒有人真正知道第一批人確切在什么時(shí)候來(lái)到我們現(xiàn)在稱之為加利福尼亞的地方。
Exactly when the first people arrived in ________ we now know as California, no one really knows.
2.小孩子很容易受騙。
Children are easy _________ ________ _________.
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If only the scientists’ patience and determination ________ ________ _________.
4.所有破壞世界和平的企圖注定都會(huì)白費(fèi)心機(jī)。
All attempts to destroy world peace _________ _______ to be _______ ________.
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Professor Higgins thought that Eliza could be accepted into the upper class ________ ________ ________ beautiful pronunciation and proper grammar.
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To everyone’s relief, the temple which _________ _________ over 1000 years ago is well preserved.
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He returned to the scene of the accident, only _______ ________ _______.
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During World War II Jewish people ________ ________ a good __________ hardships.
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There only seem to __________ powders _________ to kill snakes.
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完形填空
Rocky had always been picked on by some of his schoolmates. Nothing _________ him more. But no matter how much he told them not to do so or even shouted at them, they wouldn’t _________ . One of his friends wanted to help him and told him a(n) _________ about Sparky.
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After some time, the crowd started to whistle. It got so bad that the bullfight organizers decided to _________ the bull. This had been the most boring bull that anyone could remember.
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Rocky gradually tried to put this _________ into practice. At first, it wasn’t easy, but as Rocky _________ to his plan, those people got bored with him. After a few days they found more interesting things to do than make fun of Rocky.
1.A. amazedB. upsetC. excitedD. shocked
2.A. startB. allowC. stopD. help
3.A. jokeB. ideaC. secretD. story
4.A. doingB. thinkingC. questioningD. watching
5.A. agreedB. imaginedC. realizedD. found
6.A. ahead ofB. afterC. underD. beside
7.A. borrowedB. openedC. enteredD. ordered
8.A. painfulB. comfortableC. peacefulD.different
9.A. fortunatelyB. exactlyC. rapidlyD. possibly
10.A. failedB. appearedC. leftD. laughed
11.A. sticking B. holdingC. runningD. turning
12.A. cryB. angerC. dangerD. escape
13.A. killB. rideC. changeD. hit
14.A. soldB. repairedC. cleanedD. returned
15.A. onceB. becauseC. thoughD. unless
16.A. suggestB. dislikeC. missD. enjoy
17.A. whileB. untilC. ifD. before
18.A. pick onB. pick up
C. put on D. put up
19.A. chanceB. knowledgeC. resultD. advice
20.A. keptB. madeC. gotD. fight
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短文改錯(cuò)。
文中共有10處語(yǔ)言錯(cuò)誤,每句中最多有兩處,每處錯(cuò)誤僅涉及一個(gè)單詞的增加、刪除或修改。
增加:把缺詞處叫個(gè)漏字符號(hào)(∧),并在其下面寫出該加的詞; 刪除:把多余的詞用斜線(\)劃掉;
修改:在錯(cuò)的詞下劃一橫線,并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞。
注意:1. 每處錯(cuò)誤及其修改均僅限一詞;
2. 只允許修改10處,多者(從第11處起)不計(jì)分。
Dear Mary,
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He was never ______ how much money he earned every day.
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完形填空
閱讀下面短文,從短文后各題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)(A、B、C、D)中,選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng),并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。
John was very shy. He hated being with others and always kept quiet, _________ what might happen if he opened his mouth.
One day, when some people were visiting, John felt so ashamed that he _________ in a bedroom. Suddenly, a little elf (小精靈) came to him. The elf shouted _________. "Please! Stop screaming (尖叫) like that."
The boy was _________. He forgot his shyness and asked, "Who screamed?"
"Is there anyone else here?"
The boy looked around. They were _________.
" _________ I never say anything," he replied, trying to _________ himself. "How can I shout without opening my mouth?"
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John wet the girl's ears with some magic drops from his bottle. Together, they set out to _________ which gestures to make to ensure their bodies were quieter and more pleasant. And they _________ that smiling, looking into people's eyes and _________ saying "Hello" meant their bodies stopped yelling, and so they became _________ children.
1.A. imagining B. expecting C. fearing D. reporting
2.A. hid B. played C. dreamed D. prepared
3.A. proudly B. nervously C. hopelessly D. angrily
4.A. shocked B. worried C. determined D. disappointed
5.A. lonely B. alone C. strange D. special
6.A. If B. So C. Although D. But
7.A.teach B. excuse C. protect D. enjoy
8.A. attitude B. argument C. method D. theory
9.A. talk B. act C. lie D. move
10.A. admit B. suggest C. explain D. comment
11.A. function B. character C. concern D. language
12.A. expression B. gesture C. sentence D. performance
13.A. ears B. eyes C. hands D. mouth
14.A. boring B. challenging C. surprising D. frightening
15.A. picked up B. moved up C. kept up D. put up
16.A. tears B. cries C. laughs D. jokes
17.A. control B. explore C. turn to D. look at
18.A. discovered B proved C. promised D. remembered
19.A. politely B. clearly C. finally D. suddenly
20.A. helpful B. useful C. cheerful D. regretful
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