8.It is said that there's no such things as a free lunch,but even if you manage to bag a bargain meal,it will not taste as good as a more expensive choice,according to scientists.
A new study has found that restaurant goers who pay more for the food is tastier than offered for a smaller price.The experts think that people tend to associate cost with quality and this changes their perception(感知)of how food tastes.
Scientists at Cornell University studied the eating habits of 139people who enjoy an Italian buffet in a restaurant.The price of the food was set by the researchers at either 4or8for the all-you-can-eat meal.Customers were asked to rate how good the food tasted,the quality of the restaurant and to leave their names.
The experiment showed that the people who paid 8enjoyedtheirmeal11%morethanthosewhoatethe"cheaper"buffet.Interestinglythosethatpaidforthe4buffet said they felt guiltier about loading up their plates and felt that they overate.However,the scientists said that both groups ate around the same quantity of food in total.
Brian Wansink,a professor of consumer behavior at the university,said:"we were fascinated to find that pricing has little effect on how much one eats,but a huge effect on how you interpret the experience."He thinks that people enjoyed their food more as they associated cost with quality and that small changes to a restaurant can change how tasty people find their meals.
In a previous study,researchers from the university showed that people who eat in bright lighting consume more than eat in less brightly lit areas.
28.We can learn from the passage thatA.
A.there were 139subjects involved in the new study
B.a(chǎn) free lunch might be as delicious as you expected
C.the high pricing will change the exact taste of the food
D.in the experiment,the price of the food ranged from 4 to10
29.Which of the factors has an effect on the quantity of food a person consumes?D
A.The taste of the food.
B.The price of the food.
C.The number of companions.
D.The lighting of the restaurant.
30.Who will benefit from the new study?A
A.The person who runs a restaurant.
B.The person who often eats outside.
C.The person who works on decoration.
D.The person who studies in university.
31.The passage is tended toB.
A.promote marketing methods
B.inform readers of a new study
C.teach consumers how to eat better
D.find the association between cost and quality.
分析 飯菜越昂貴,感覺(jué)越好吃?俗話說(shuō)天底下沒(méi)有免費(fèi)的午餐,但科學(xué)家表示,即使你享用了便宜飯菜,它的味道嘗起來(lái)也沒(méi)有昂貴飯菜好哦.
解答 28.A 考查細(xì)節(jié)理解.根據(jù)Scientists at Cornell University studied the eating habits of 139 people enjoying an Italian buffet in a restaurant.可知有139名受試者參與了這項(xiàng)新研究,故選A.
29.D 考查細(xì)節(jié)理解.根據(jù)In a previous study,researchers from the university showed that people who eat in dimlighting consume 175 less calories than people who eat in brightly lit areas.可知在先前的一項(xiàng)研究中,該大學(xué)研究者發(fā)現(xiàn)人們?cè)诨璋禑艄庀卤让髁镰h(huán)境下攝入的食物熱量少175卡路里,故選D.
30.A 考查推理判斷.根據(jù)同樣的食物價(jià)格越高人們?cè)秸J(rèn)為好吃,可知如果經(jīng)營(yíng)飯店的人提高價(jià)格,吃的人就會(huì)認(rèn)為好吃,所以經(jīng)營(yíng)飯店的人受益最大,故選A.
31.B 考查作者的寫作態(tài)度和意圖.根據(jù)文章總體可知本文介紹了這項(xiàng)最新的關(guān)于食物的研究,所以本文是為了介紹這個(gè)研究,故選B.
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