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1、话题语篇专攻练26 健康饮食(二)(建议用时35分钟)Ⅰ.阅读理解A Here’sanexperiment:takeabiteofwhateverfoodyouhavenearbyandlistentosomemusic,somethingwithhighnotes.Now,takeanotherbite,butlistentosomethingwithlownotes.Noticeanything?ResearchersattheUniversityofOxfordhavebeenlookingforalinkbetweensoundand
2、taste.They’vefoundthathigher-pitchedmusic—thinkflutes—enhancestheflavorofsweetorsourfoods.Lower-pitchedsounds,liketubas,increasethebitterflavors.CharlesSpenceisleadingthatstudyintowhatheandhisteamcall“multi-sensoryfoodperception”.Spencetellshowtasteisthesensethatunifiesallof
3、theothers.“Flavorisprobablyoneofthemostmulti-sensoryofourexperiences...becauseitdoesinvolvetasteandmoresmellthanwerealize,”Spencesays.“Butallofthesensescometogethertogiveusthatoneunifiedexperienceofflavor.”“Textureisoneofthemoreclearwayssoundplaysintotaste,”Spencesays.“Think
4、ofthecracklingofchipsorthefizzysoundsofacarbonateddrink—soundplaysamajorroleinourexperienceofthosetextures.”“Buttheotherplacewheresoundaffectstaste,”Spencesays,“isintheenvironment;imaginelisteningtothesoundsoftheseawhileyou’reeatingfishataseasiderestaurant.”Spence’steamiscur
5、rentlyworkingonwhathecalls“synestheticsounds”.Byaskingtasterstomatchflavorswithsounds,theydiscoveredtheconnectionbetweenhigh-pitchedsoundsandsweetsandlow-pitchedsoundsandbittertastes.“Youcanthenstartcreatingexperienceswhereyouplayparticularkindsofmusicorsoundscapetodinersort
6、odrinkerswhilethey’retasting,”hesays.“We’reabletoshowthatwecanchangetheexperienceinthemouthbyabout5or10percent.”AnotheroneoftheprojectsSpence’steamhasworkedonwassomethingcalled“sonicseasoning”.They’dtaketheresultsoftastetestsinvolvingamyriadofflavorstocomposersandsounddesign
7、ers,who’dthencraftsoundexperiencestomatchthosetasteexperiences.【文章大意】想提高你对食物的感觉吗?那么去听听音乐吧。高音调的音乐,像长笛,能增强甜味或酸味食物的味道。较低音调的音乐,像大号,能增强苦味食物的味道。1.Theaimoftheexperimentistofind______.A.howeatingspeedinfluencestasteB.howmusicalsoundaffectsyourtasteC.whatisthebestmusicforadiningroomD
8、.whatmakeshighnotesandlownotes【解析】选B。细节理解题。根据第一段的内容和第二段的lookingforalinkbetw