Question

    There is a famous English saying “You are what you eat”, and it means what you put in your mouth will become part of you. Many experts use it to tell people it's important to have a good eating habit. For example, too much sweet food makes a person overweight. To avoid being fat, kids are told to keep off sweet food. But, a team of American scientists have found something new about eating sweet food.

“When we say some people are ‘sweet’, we mean they are kind and friendly to us. Perhaps this word can help us learn more about people’s feelings and acts,”said Brian Meier, a scientist from the study team. “Taste is something we experience every day. What we have done is to find whether we can know someone’s character and behavior according to his or her taste.”

In one of their experiments, students were asked questions about their character - whether, for example, they were soft- hearted or not. Then they were asked to make a list of their favorite food. According to their answers, the scientists found that the students who liked sweet food were nicer.

In their another experiment, the scientists found that people who preferred sweet food, such as cookies and chocolate, were more willing to help other people in need, and those who ate non-sweet food such as chips weren’t. For example, people with a sweet tooth were more likely to volunteer to clean up their city, visit sick children in hospital and so on.

The result of the experiments is that people’s helpfulness or being nice has something to do with their taste for sweet food. So eating sweet food is a useful way to make people nice and helpful. Next time, try some ice-cream.

1.The underlined word “it” refers to “________________”.

A.the English saying B.the eating habit

C.the American team D.the sweet food

2.According to the result of the experiments, sweet food makes people ________________.

A.overweight B.friendly C.relaxed D.excited

3.The scientists found that people who preferred _________________ were less helpful.

A.ice-cream B.chocolate C.cookies D.chips

4.According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true?

A.There is some relationship between someone’s character and his or her taste.

B.What you put in your mouth will show your character.

C.Kids are told to eat more sweet food.

D.If people want to be kind or friendly, they can try some sweet food.

5.It can be learnt from the passage that ________________.

A.scientists asked college students questions about their future

B.scientists told college students not to eat sweet food

C.people with a sweet tooth are more willing to help others

D.people’s character has nothing to do with their taste

Answer

1.A

2.B

3.D

4.C

5.C

【解析】

本文通过一些调查研究来表明，吃甜食会让人更友善，更乐于助人。

1.

词句猜测题。根据There is a famous English saying “You are what you eat”…Many experts use it to tell people it's important to have a good eating habit“有一个著名的英语谚语“人如其食”，许多专家用这个谚语来告诉人们，有一个好的饮食习惯是很重要的”，可知，it指代前文的这个英语谚语。故选A。

2.

细节理解题。根据So eating sweet food is a useful way to make people nice and helpful“所以吃甜食是一个让人们更友善，更乐于助人的有用方法”，可知，根据实验的结果，吃甜食可以让人们变得更友善。故选B。

3.

细节理解题。根据the scientists found that people who preferred sweet food, such as cookies and chocolate, were more willing to help other people in need, and those who ate non-sweet food such as chips weren’t.“科学家们发现，更喜欢像曲奇和巧克力甜食的人们，更愿意帮助有需要的人，吃像薯条这种非甜食的人们不愿意帮助有需要的人”，可知，吃甜食的人更愿意帮助别人。结合所给选项中，只有D选项“薯片”不属于甜食。故选D。

4.

推理判断题。根据According to their answers, the scientists found that the students who liked sweet food were nicer.“根据他们的回答，科学家发现喜欢甜食的学生更友好”，可知，这个结果表明了人的性格和他的口味是有某些关联的，所以A选项正确。根据In one of their experiments…the scientists found that the students who liked sweet food were nicer，可知，放进嘴里的东西会表现出你的性格，所以B选项正确。根据kids are told to keep off sweet food，可知，孩子们被告知不要吃甜食，所以C选项错误。根据So eating sweet food is a useful way to make people nice and helpful“所以吃甜食是一个使人们更友善，更乐于助人的有用方法”，可知，如果人们想变得更友好，可以尝试吃一些甜食，所以D选项正确。故选C。

5.

细节理解题。根据the scientists found that people who preferred sweet food, such as cookies and chocolate, were more willing to help other people in need，可知，喜欢吃甜食的人更愿意帮助有需要的人。故选C。