Question

【題目】Directions: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.

How sound and colour influence the taste of food

The sound people hear while they are eating food can change the way they think it tastes, scientists have discovered. In fact, researchers have also found that changing the colour of a food can influence the flavour 【1】 by consumers. Food manufacturers are now hoping to 【2】 the findings in an attempt to make their foods more appealing.

It was 【3】 thought that the sense of taste and smell were the only human senses that played a role in experiencing flavour. Professor Charles Spence, a sensory psychologist at Oxford University, is a leading expert in his field. He believes that it is possible to change the flavor of food simply by exciting people’s sense of hearing. For example, listening to waves hitting the sea shore can make 【4】 detect seafood flavours.

Professor Spence has also discovered that 【5】 changing the colour of a food can influence the way it tastes. He found that by changing a drink from yellow to a deep red, it is possible to make it taste up to 12 per cent sweeter than it really is. He said: ‘This colour has strong 【6】 with very ripe fruit.’

Flavour is not just as simple as the way something tastes, as all the other senses come into 【7】 and some can dominate the way the brain will 【8】 a food. Ice cream activates a part of the brain which is just behind the eyes and is where emotions are 【9】. By melting, it changes its physical 【10】 and creates contrasts that continually keep your senses interested.

So next time you are in a restaurant or a supermarket, or just sitting down at home to eat something, think about whether your choices have been influenced by sound or colour. You may be surprised!

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【2】E

【3】I

【4】C

【5】K

【6】A

【7】H

【8】G

【9】J

【10】B

【解析】

這是一篇說明文。主要說明了科學(xué)家發(fā)現(xiàn)，人們在吃東西時聽到的聲音會改變他們對食物味道的看法。研究人員還發(fā)現(xiàn)，改變食物的顏色會影響消費(fèi)者體驗到的味道。食品制造商現(xiàn)在希望利用這一發(fā)現(xiàn)來使他們的食品更有吸引力。

【1】考查非謂語動詞。句意：事實(shí)上，研究人員還發(fā)現(xiàn)，改變食物的顏色會影響消費(fèi)者體驗到的味道。結(jié)合句意可知表示“體驗”且本句中experience與flavour構(gòu)成被動，應(yīng)用過去分詞作定語，故填experienced。故選D。

【2】考查動詞。句意：食品制造商現(xiàn)在希望利用這一發(fā)現(xiàn)來使他們的食品更有吸引力。結(jié)合下文in an attempt to make their foods more appealing可知食品制造商希望利用開發(fā)這一發(fā)現(xiàn)來使食品更有吸引力。故表示“開發(fā)”故填exploit。故選E。

【3】考查副詞。句意：以前人們認(rèn)為味覺和嗅覺是人類體驗味道的唯一感官。此處需要填副詞修飾thought，且表示“以前地”，故填previously。故選I。

【4】考查名詞。句意：例如，聽海浪拍擊海岸可以使晚餐檢測到海鮮的味道。結(jié)合上文He believes that it is possible to change the flavor of food simply by exciting people’s sense of hearing.可知只要刺激人們的聽覺，就可以改變食物的味道。因此是在人們吃晚餐的時候聽海浪拍擊海岸可以嘗到海鮮的味道。故填dinners。故選C。

【5】考查副詞。句意：斯彭斯教授還發(fā)現(xiàn)，僅僅改變食物的顏色就能影響它的味道。此處需要副詞修飾change，且表示“簡單地；僅僅”，故填simply。故選K。

【6】考查名詞。句意：他說:“這種顏色讓人聯(lián)想到非常成熟的水果。”結(jié)合上文He found that by changing a drink from yellow to a deep red, it is possible to make it taste up to 12 per cent sweeter than it really is. 把一種飲料從黃色調(diào)成深紅色，有可能使它比實(shí)際味道甜12%�？芍�顏色讓人聯(lián)想到成熟的蔬果，因此嘗起來更甜。故表示“聯(lián)想；聯(lián)系”，短語為have strong associations with…“與……有密切的聯(lián)系”。故填associations。故選A。

【7】考查固定短語。句意：味道不僅僅是品嘗食物的方式那么簡單，因為所有其他的感官都會發(fā)揮作用，有些還會主導(dǎo)大腦對食物的解讀。根據(jù)句意可知表示“發(fā)揮作用；起作用”短語為come into play。故填play。故選H。

【8】考查動詞。句意：味道不僅僅是品嘗食物的方式那么簡單，因為所有其他的感官都會發(fā)揮作用，有些還會主導(dǎo)大腦對食物的解讀。結(jié)合上文的實(shí)驗結(jié)果可以影響人的感官，可知味道可以影響大腦對食物的“解讀；解釋”，故interpret最符合語境。故選G。

【9】考查動詞時態(tài)語態(tài)。句意：冰淇淋會激活眼睛后面的大腦區(qū)域，這是處理情緒的地方。根據(jù)句意可知表示“處理”，且上文are可知為一般現(xiàn)在時的被動語態(tài)。故填proceed。故選J。

【10】考查名詞。句意：通過融化，它改變了它的物理特征，創(chuàng)造了不斷讓你的感官感興趣的對比。根據(jù)句意可知表示“特征”且由形容詞修飾應(yīng)填名詞，故填characteristics。故選B。