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第二节 阅读填空（每小题1分，共5分）
Is colour the answer to a healthier diet? An Oxford University psychologist thinks colour can help us eat less sugar. 51.
Take blue food, for example, which is rare in the natural world. He believes evolution gave our ancestors an instinct(本能) to avoid it, especially in meat, because it was likely to be rotten. In a 1970s experiment, a researcher gave his guests steaks for dinner. 52.
53.
If colour can trick us into tasting something that isn’t real, argues the psychologist, it can help us reduce our unhealthy addiction to sugar. 55.
A. In low lighting, they ate happily.
B. Now, that really would be sweet.
C. Red and pink have much more positive food associations.
D. Again, the colour message can be stronger than the taste itself.
E. When we think about our response to food, we usually focus on its taste and smell.
Is colour the answer to a healthier diet? An Oxford University psychologist thinks colour can help us eat less sugar. 51.
E
According to the psychologist, however, our eyes influence our experience of food even more than our tongues and noses.Take blue food, for example, which is rare in the natural world. He believes evolution gave our ancestors an instinct(本能) to avoid it, especially in meat, because it was likely to be rotten. In a 1970s experiment, a researcher gave his guests steaks for dinner. 52.
A
Then the lighting changed to show that the steaks were blue. The guests’ visual disgust was strong enough to cause sickness, even though they knew the meat tasted good.53.
C
It is thought that these colours signal ripe fruit to our ancestors, and they usually mean “sweet” in food products today. 54. D
In recent tests, many people thought a pink drink tasted sweeter than a green one, even though the green one contained 10% more sugar.If colour can trick us into tasting something that isn’t real, argues the psychologist, it can help us reduce our unhealthy addiction to sugar. 55.
B
A. In low lighting, they ate happily.
B. Now, that really would be sweet.
C. Red and pink have much more positive food associations.
D. Again, the colour message can be stronger than the taste itself.
E. When we think about our response to food, we usually focus on its taste and smell.
答案
51. E
52. A
53. C
54. D
55. B
52. A
53. C
54. D
55. B
解析
【分析】
本题是关于颜色影响饮食的阅读填空题，解题思路为：先通读全文把握主旨，再结合空格前后的逻辑关系（转折、指代、顺承等）逐一匹配选项。51题后有转折词however，需找与“眼睛影响更大”相对的“通常关注味觉嗅觉”的选项；52题需找与“灯光变蓝”相对的“正常灯光下的情况”；53题需找与后文“these colours（对应红粉）”相关的选项；54题需找与“颜色暗示甜味”相关且衔接后文例子的选项；55题需找与“减少糖瘾”呼应的选项。
【解析】
1. 51空：后句由however引导，强调眼睛对食物体验的影响更大，说明前句应是通常关注味觉和嗅觉，对应选项E。
2. 52空：前句提到给客人牛排，后句说灯光变蓝，中间需补充正常灯光下的情况，对应选项A。
3. 53空：后句的“these colours”指代前文提到的颜色，后文说明这些颜色是熟果信号，对应红粉的积极联想，选C。
4. 54空：前句说明颜色暗示“甜”，后文举例粉色饮料比绿色更甜，说明颜色比味道影响更强，对应选项D。
5. 55空：前句提到颜色能帮助减少糖瘾，选B呼应“甜”的主题，符合逻辑。
【答案】
51.E 52.A 53.C 54.D 55.B
【知识点】
阅读理解、语篇逻辑衔接
【点评】
本题为阅读填空题，侧重考查学生对语篇上下文逻辑关系的理解与推理能力，需结合转折、指代等线索解题，难度适中。
【难度系数】
0.4
本题是关于颜色影响饮食的阅读填空题，解题思路为：先通读全文把握主旨，再结合空格前后的逻辑关系（转折、指代、顺承等）逐一匹配选项。51题后有转折词however，需找与“眼睛影响更大”相对的“通常关注味觉嗅觉”的选项；52题需找与“灯光变蓝”相对的“正常灯光下的情况”；53题需找与后文“these colours（对应红粉）”相关的选项；54题需找与“颜色暗示甜味”相关且衔接后文例子的选项；55题需找与“减少糖瘾”呼应的选项。
【解析】
1. 51空：后句由however引导，强调眼睛对食物体验的影响更大，说明前句应是通常关注味觉和嗅觉，对应选项E。
2. 52空：前句提到给客人牛排，后句说灯光变蓝，中间需补充正常灯光下的情况，对应选项A。
3. 53空：后句的“these colours”指代前文提到的颜色，后文说明这些颜色是熟果信号，对应红粉的积极联想，选C。
4. 54空：前句说明颜色暗示“甜”，后文举例粉色饮料比绿色更甜，说明颜色比味道影响更强，对应选项D。
5. 55空：前句提到颜色能帮助减少糖瘾，选B呼应“甜”的主题，符合逻辑。
【答案】
51.E 52.A 53.C 54.D 55.B
【知识点】
阅读理解、语篇逻辑衔接
【点评】
本题为阅读填空题，侧重考查学生对语篇上下文逻辑关系的理解与推理能力，需结合转折、指代等线索解题，难度适中。
【难度系数】
0.4
