Question

Food is life; it gives us the nourishment （营养） we need to stay alive and be healthy．__小题1:__ Brian Wansink, a professor at the University of Illinois, says we also eat certain foods because they make us feel good, and remind us of happy memories．Wansink calls this kind of food comfort food．For some people, ice cream is a comfort food．For others, a bowl of noodles soup makes them feel good．
小题2:__ Professor Wansink believes that we connect food with important times, feelings, and people in our lives．“When I was a child, my mother made a delicious soup; I loved it．__小题3:__ And it helps me feel better,” Says one of Wansink’s coworkers．
Do men and women choose different comfort foods? Wansink’s research at the University of Illinois says “ yes”．In his study, the favorite comfort food for both men and women was ice cream．After this, men usually preferred hot, savory （香的） foods like soup or noodles．_小题4:__ Men and women like to eat comfort foods when they are happy, but women eat these foods more when they are sad or worried．
__小题5:_ About 40 percent of the comfort foods in Wansink’s study were healthy main dishes or soups and vegetables．It shows, says Wansink, that a comfort food can taste good and be good for you．

A．Not all comfort food is junk food．

B．Where can we buy this sort of food?

C．Sweet foods are also their preference．

D．How does a food become comfort food?

E．Usually, we eat because we are hungry or need energy．
F．Women like sweet things such as chocolate and cookies．
G．Now, I often have this kind of food when I am tired or worried．

Answer 1

小题1:E
小题2:D
小题3:G
小题4:F
小题5:A

试题分析:食品是我们生活中必不可少的，它不仅供给我们人体所需的能量，而且某些食品还会起到让我们身心愉快的作用，这些食品称为爽心食品。这些令人身心舒畅的食物可能是和某些事情或者某些人有联系，会让我们想起某些美好的回忆。
小题1:E考查对上下文的理解和概括能力。空前内容是讲述食物的重要性，空后是著名教授的建议，建议人们要吃某些食物以便让人们感觉良好，心情愉快。由此判断空上内容应该和吃有关，纵观选项E选项内容Usually, we eat because we are hungry or need energy可以起到承上启下的作用，选E。
小题2:D考查对上下文的理解和概括能力。本段介绍在生活中人们往往把某些食物和一些重大时刻，或者某些人联系起来，而且还进行了举例说明，由此可知D选项内容可以作为本段主题句，选D。
小题3:G考查对上下文的理解和概括能力。从空前内容可知这是说“I”在生孩子的时候，母亲做了一种汤，如今她仍然喜欢喝，而且还可以帮助她改善心情，故G选项Now, I often have this kind of food when I am tired or worried．符合语境，选G。
小题4:F考查对上下文的理解和概括能力。本段内容是关于男女不同的饮食偏好，空前内容是介绍男士对食物的偏爱，故F选项内容Women like sweet things such as chocolate and cookies．符合语境。
小题5:A考查对上下文的理解和概括能力。空后内容是介绍百分之四十的comfort foods 是健康食品，所填内容应该和健康以及爽心食品有关，故A选项内容Not all comfort food is junk food符合语境，选A。