金太阳忻州市2023-2024年第二学期八年级期末教学监测(24-CZ277b)英语试题正在持续更新，本期2024衡中同卷单元卷答案网为大家整理了相关试题及答案，供大家查缺补漏，高效提升成绩。 In recent years,researchers of Comell Universitys Food and Brand Lab are studying howenvironmental factors influence many Americans to unnoticeably eat too much.Many peoplewrongly believe that factors like hunger or boredom and depressionare the main causesovereating,but their research has shown hesshoughtthat we raifhe js goodrif ere really hungry.In reality,those are two of the last things that determine how much we eat.In one experiment,the researcher placed jars of candies in workeroffc for a month.Then,he moved the candies 1.8 m away.The office workers ate five more candies each day when the jarwas closer to them,equaling an additional 125aries a day.It does not sound too bad,but add thatup over a year and you will have gained 5.4 kg."If something is visible,every time we see it,wehave to make a decision:to eat it or not?"the researcher explained.In the other experiment moviegoers were given five-day-old popcorn,some in medium-sizebuckets,some in large buckets.Theresearcher found that moviegoers who had the larger buckets ate53 percent more,despite its uppleasant taste.He believes that the distraction of the movie andhearing others eat the pop corn persuade people to keep eating.The findings in other researches have shown that we tend to eat more when we use larger dishes,eat in front of the television,or dine with someone who eats a lot.Researchers of the lab advise agradual approach in changing eating habits.People can cut a couple of hundred calories a day bydoing things such as avoiding open food dishes at the office,using smaller serving bowls,sittingnext to the slowest eater and being the last one to start eating.28.What is the truth shown by the study?A.We eat more when the food is good.B.People tend to eat a lot when they dine out.C.Feeling depressed leads us to overeat.D.Hunger is not the key factor in overeating29.What can we learn from the two experiments?A.People turn to more eandies for more energy.B.Office workers eat more candies due to visibilityC.Moviegoers eat more popcorn because it is tasty.D.People keep eating popcorn to enjoy the movie.C30.What is suggested in changing eating habits?A Dining with slim persons.B.Eating while watching filmsC.Using smaller dishes.D.Starting eating earlier.31.What is the purpose of the text?A.To display a research process.B.To instruct how to do research experiments.【高一英语第5页（共10页）】