Ever order a drink, and feel cheated on the pour? Before you trouble the waiter, take a closer look at the size of your glass. “People will generally think there being less in larger containers, than in smaller ones.” Says Theresa Marteau, a behavioral scientist at the University of Cambridge, in England.
She and her workmates had analyzed（分析）how larger amounts—and larger plates—trick us into eating more food. And they wondered: could the same be true for alcohol?
So the researchers convinced the employees at a local bar to run an experiment: every two weeks, for four months, they’d change the bars wine glasses from the standard 300 milliliter size, to either slightly larger—370 milliliters, or slightly smaller—250 milliliters. They saw how the size of the glass affected customers’ drinking habits, even though the pour, the amount of alcoholic drinks, was unchanged.
It turned out that serving wine in smaller glasses had no measurable effect. But the large glasses increased wine sales 10 percent-even after controlling for day of the week, temperature, holidays and so on. The reason? “When the wine, the same amount, is being served in a larger glass, people are probably thinking they’ve got less in there.” Which, she says, means they might drink more, believing they haven’t hit their nightly limit. Or, they might just feel less satisfied with the pour, and buy another round. The study appears in the journal BMC Public Health.
Marteau says that, if later studies confirm this effect, public health officials might consider directing a certain average glass size. “Stating clearly the largest size in which wine can be sold could be a measure to reduce the overconsumption（过度消耗）of alcohol that seems to be shown by the glass size.” Until that happens, the bar in the study now always serves its wine in the larger glasses.
1.How did they do the experiment?
A. By analyzing the pour.
B. By changing the glasses.
C. By controlling the temperature of alcohol.
D. By limiting the quantity of alcohol they served.
2.What did they find through the study?
A. Larger containers persuaded people to drink more.
B. Wine sales increased when they changed the wine glasses.
C. People’s drinking habits were not affected by anything.
D. More customers prefer wine served in larger glasses.
3.What can we learn from the last paragraph?
A. There are limits to glass sizes in bars.
B. Public health officials are trying to reduce the sales of wine.
C. The bar continues to use larger glasses for the study.
D. The study may help to control alcohol overdrinking.
4.What can be a suitable title for the text?
A. What Affects People’s Drinking Habits
B. Drink as Much as Offered
C. The Smaller the Glasses, the Less You Drink
D. Bigger Glasses Encourage More Wine Consumption
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Ever order a drink, and feel cheated on the pour? Before you trouble the waiter, take a closer look at the size of your glass. “People will generally think there being less in larger containers, than in smaller ones.” Says Theresa Marteau, a behavioral scientist at the University of Cambridge, in England.
She and her workmates had analyzed（分析）how larger amounts—and larger plates—trick us into eating more food. And they wondered: could the same be true for alcohol?
So the researchers convinced the employees at a local bar to run an experiment: every two weeks, for four months, they’d change the bars wine glasses from the standard 300 milliliter size, to either slightly larger—370 milliliters, or slightly smaller—250 milliliters. They saw how the size of the glass affected customers’ drinking habits, even though the pour, the amount of alcoholic drinks, was unchanged.
It turned out that serving wine in smaller glasses had no measurable effect. But the large glasses increased wine sales 10 percent-even after controlling for day of the week, temperature, holidays and so on. The reason? “When the wine, the same amount, is being served in a larger glass, people are probably thinking they’ve got less in there.” Which, she says, means they might drink more, believing they haven’t hit their nightly limit. Or, they might just feel less satisfied with the pour, and buy another round. The study appears in the journal BMC Public Health.
Marteau says that, if later studies confirm this effect, public health officials might consider directing a certain average glass size. “Stating clearly the largest size in which wine can be sold could be a measure to reduce the overconsumption（过度消耗）of alcohol that seems to be shown by the glass size.” Until that happens, the bar in the study now always serves its wine in the larger glasses.
1.How did they do the experiment?
A. By analyzing the pour.
B. By changing the glasses.
C. By controlling the temperature of alcohol.
D. By limiting the quantity of alcohol they served.
2.What did they find through the study?
A. Larger containers persuaded people to drink more.
B. Wine sales increased when they changed the wine glasses.
C. People’s drinking habits were not affected by anything.
D. More customers prefer wine served in larger glasses.
3.What can we learn from the last paragraph?
A. There are limits to glass sizes in bars.
B. Public health officials are trying to reduce the sales of wine.
C. The bar continues to use larger glasses for the study.
D. The study may help to control alcohol overdrinking.
4.What can be a suitable title for the text?
A. What Affects People’s Drinking Habits
B. Drink as Much as Offered
C. The Smaller the Glasses, the Less You Drink
D. Bigger Glasses Encourage More Wine Consumption
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If you don’t like the drink _____, just leave it and try a different one.
A. ordered B. ordering C. is ordered D. was ordered
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If you don’t like the drink you _____, just leave it and try a different one.
| A．ordered | B．are ordering |
| C．will order | D．had ordered |
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Ever feel like you’ve been hit on the head after a bad night’s sleep? According to scientists, the thought isn’t as unbelievable as it seems.
A study found going without sleep for just one night causes changes in the brain similar to those that happen after a blow to the head. The researchers said the healthy young men examined in the study showed a sudden rise in the same chemicals which indicate(表明) brain damage. Professor Christian Benedict, of Uppsala University, Sweden, explained that the chemicals NSE and S-100B are biomarkers(生物指标) for brain damage, such as concussion(脑震荡). He said, “What we found was their levels in the blood rose in the group that went without sleep for a night. This was not to the degree that would happen after a head injury, for example, but it was still worth paying attention to. During sleep, the brain cleans itself of poisonous substances.” He said the findings support the previous(以前的) research showing how the brain makes use of sleep to clean itself.
Professor Benedict also said his study could support previous studies which linked a lack of sleep with increased risk of Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s diseases. The rise of the chemicals in the blood after sleep loss may suggest not getting enough sleep leads to a loss of brain tissue, he explained. Professor Benedict, whose study is published in the journal Sleep, added, “In conclusion, the findings of our trial indicate a good night’s sleep may be very important for keeping brain health.”
A third of the UK population suffer from sleep-related problems, while the average person now sleeps for only seven hours a night, compared with almost nine a few decades ago. Many scientists believe irregular sleeping patterns lead to illnesses ranging from aches and pains to heart disease, while less than eight hours’ sleep a night can lower the IQ the next day.
1.If you don’t sleep for a night, what will happen?
A. There will be a rise in the chemicals NSE and S-100B
B. The chemicals NSE and S-100B will drop to a lower level
C. Some of the chemicals NSE and S-100B will change into other matters
D. The chemicals NSE and S-100B will be less able to get rid of poisonous matters
2.What is the previous study mainly about according to the passage?
A. The way to avoid brain damage
B. The ways to improve the quality of sleep
C. The ways that have effect on people’s sleep
D. The way the brain uses sleep to clean itself
3.We can we infer from the last paragraph that .
A. man’s intelligence is affected by sleep in a way
B. people who need more sleep have a higher IQ
C. one fourth of the UK population have sleep-related problems
D. modern people need less sleep than those a few decades ago
4.What’s is the theme of the passage?
A. Eight hours’ sleep is important
B. How human brains work during sleep
C. Sleep loss is close to a blow to the head
D. Regular sleeping patterns improve health
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Have you ever had the strange feeling that you were being watched? You turned around and, sure enough, someone was looking right at you!
Parapsychologists (灵学家) say that humans have a natural ability to sense when someone is looking at them. To research whether such a “sixth sense” really exists, Robert Baker, a psychologist (心理学家) at the University of Kentucky, did two experiments.
In the first one, Baker sat behind unknowing people in public places and stared at the backs of their heads for 5 to 15 minutes. The subjects（受试者）were eating, drinking, reading, studying, watching TV, or working at a computer. Baker made sure that the people could not tell that he was sitting behind them during those periods. Later, when he questioned the subjects, almost all of them said they had no sense that someone was staring at them.
For the second experiment, Baker told the subjects that they would be stared at from time to time from behind in a laboratory setting. The people had to write down when they felt they were being stared at and when they weren’t. Baker found that the subjects were no better at telling when they were stared at and when they weren’t.
Baker concludes that people do not have the ability to sense when they’re being stared at. If people doubt the outcome of his two experiments, said Baker, “I suggest they repeat the experiments and see for themselves.”
1. The aim of the two experiments is to ________.
A. explain when people can have a sixth sense
B. show how people act while being watched in the lab
C. study whether humans can sense when they are stared at
D. prove why humans have a sixth sense
2. The underlined word “outcome” in the last paragraph most probably means ________.
A. value B. result C. performance D. connection
3.In the second experiment, the subjects _________.
A. could tell when they were stared at and when they weren’t.
B. could tell when they were stared at but couldn’t tell when they weren’t.
C. couldn’t tell when they were stared at but could tell when they weren’t.
D. couldn’t tell when they were stared at or when they weren’t.
4.What can be learned from the passage?
A. People are born with a sixth sense.
B. The experiments support parapsychologists’ idea.
C. The subjects do not have a sixth sense in the experiments.
D. People have a sixth sense in all places.
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Sometimes, you do not finish drinking your glass of water before you go to bed. 1.
But have you ever wondered if it is still safe to drink?
“If you have clean water in a clean glass, you’re fine to drink it for a day or two,” Kellogg Schwab from the Johns Hopkins University Water Institute in the US told Time.
2. That’s because after about 12 hours, the carbon dioxide (二氧化碳) in the air reacts（反应）with the water in your glass, slightly lowering its pH level.
Also, there might be more microorganisms (微生物) in your water if you leave it out overnight. Microorganisms grow more quickly at room temperature. These microorganisms can stay on your glass. 3. But as long as you clean your glasses very often, this will not be a problem.
In countries like the US and UK, people often drink water directly from the tap (水龙头).4. Most experts say that tap water has a shelf life of six months, according to Zane Satterfield from West Virginia University, US. After six months, there is less chlorine (氯) in the water and bacteria (细菌) start to grow. You’d better not drink the water otherwise you may get sick.
5. Schwab said people should be careful with them. If you leave a bottle of water under the sun or in a car for a long period of time, the plastic produces a chemical called BPA. This chemical can cause heart disease and cancer.
A.What about plastic water bottles?
B.They can make you get sick more easily.
C.Is it safe for you to drink the water later?
D.But you may find that it tastes strange.
E.Some people prefer to drink water from rivers.
F.You might want to drink it the next morning.
G.This is OK—however, tap water cannot be stored for a long time.
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Have you ever noticed how Americans fill up their entire glass with ice and then pour their beverage(饮品) in, but Europeans take their drinks at room temperature? In the U.S., we’ve created fridges that give you cold ice at the press of a button, but in Britain they typically serve their tap water warm.
This tradition--if that’s what you want to call it--dates back to the 19th century. During that time, it was already commonplace for most American homes to have an ice box. Ice would be harvested in northern America or Canada and shipped across the Atlantic and sold at a high price in British department stores. Can you imagine heading to Macy’s to treat yourself to a block of ice?
Putting ice in your drink started to become somewhat of a fashion(时尚)trend for the wealthy in Britain. Some would put a few cubes in their champagne and sip on their chilled drinks at high-class parties. But, like with any fashion trend, it eventually faded, mainly because the ice was just too expensive. And even once ice boxes began appearing in homes in Britain as well, Brits never took a liking to ice in their drinks.
So, next time you travel overseas, don't feel offended(被冒犯) when your server gives you an eye roll when you ask for ice water.
1.Who has written the text?
A. A European B. An American
C. A Canadian D. An Asian.
2.Why do Europeans take their drinks at room temperature?
A. Because they have no fridges. B. Because they have warm taps.
C. Because they are accustomed to it. D. Because they can't afford ice.
3.What can we infer about Europeans?
A. They have ice boxes later than Americans.
B. They don't know where to get ice blocks.
C. Wealthy people like to have ice in their drinks.
D. Wealthy people always follow what Americans do.
4.What does the text mainly talk about?
A. Why Americans like icy drinks while Europeans don’ t.
B. When people overseas have icy drinks with their meals.
C. Where people can entertain themselves with icy drinks.
D. How Europeans and Americans make different beverage.
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Looking out across the city and on top of the tall buildings before you are cows. Yes, you read that right. Farm animals are eating grass on high-rise urban farms on top of high buildings in London. Elsewhere, off the coast of mainland England, against the background of extremely beautiful White Cliffs of Dover, a wonderful pod (吊舱) structure forms part of floating city. This is how we will live 100 years from now — if a group of UK experts to be believed.
Temporary housing pods, underwater cities and 3D-printed houses will also help reduce the burden of overpopulation and inner city living-space shortages. Building with their own microclimates and cities built in the skies are also among the amazing achievements of future engineering predicted by experts.
But not only today’s architects continue to advance towards the clouds, building higher and higher, as engineering advances allow, but we’ll also be headed deep below ground. Meanwhile, the future will feature city-spanning (跨城市) bridges. Want to travel to Mars quickly? No problem — the experts are predicting spaceports (宇航基地) will become common places, so future generations will be able to head over to their local station and hitch (搭顺风车) the next ride.
The predictions were heavily focused on water - based architecture and present problems such as overpopulation, global warming and rising sea levels. Using the future tech predictions, 2,000 people were then surveyed to see which of the suggestions they thought — and hoped — would become a reality by 2115. Topping the survey was super-deep basement buildings complete with hotels, restaurants, green space, swimming pools and gyms. The survey also found that one in three respondents (调查对象) considered floating sea cities — which could use solar and tidal (潮汐的) energy — as a choice for future development.
1.The first paragraph is meant to ______.
A.present the topic B.make a comment
C.give an example D.draw a conclusion
2.The second paragraph mainly talks about ______.
A.different kinds of building structures.
B.recent development of building structures.
C.means to control the increase of population.
D.future building structures helping to solve the lack of living space.
3.The underlined phrase “local station” refers to ______.
A.air station B.traveling agency
C.spaceport D.traveling destination
4.What did people surveyed consider most practical?
A.City-spanning bridges B.Deep underground buildings
C.Floating sea cities D.slightly-deep basements
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Traffic TV
Avoid the jams — see where tailbacks are before you set off and while on the move. Traffic TV is free to use on your personal computer and only £4 per month (see below for other network charges) on your mobile.
How does it work?
Over 7,500 Trafficmaster cameras monitor traffic flow on over 8,000 miles of motorways and roads across the UK, keeping you up to date 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Traffic TV on your mobile
This downloadable application lets you see where jams are building up, the speed of vehicles at hotspots, and live pictures from thousands of roadside cameras.
Traffic TV is £4 a month for Orange mobile customers, after a 30 day free try-out. On other networks Traffic TV is £5 a month, after a 7 day free try-out.
Listen to live traffic news
Don’t want the download? Then simply dial the numbers below from your mobile to hear the latest traffic updates.
＊Orange mobile users call 177 (calls cost up to 55p a minute)
＊Other mobile users call 1740 (calls cost up to 59p a minute)
Help friends avoid jams
Simply enter your friend’s email address to send them a link to this service.
1.How can users get live traffic information?
A. By mobile phone or through Internet. B. By watching a TV programme.
C. By listening to the radio report. D. By using Trafficmaster cameras.
2.How long may a customer use the service if his/her network is Orange and he/she pays £20?
A. About 120 days. B. About 127 days. C. Five months. D. Six months.
3. What is the purpose of this advertisement?
A. To provide readers with live traffic information.
B. To help Orange customers to avoid traffic jam.
C. To attract mobile users to buy Traffic TV service.
D. To explain how Traffic TV and live traffic news work.
4. You may read this advertisement most probably ___________.
A. in a travel guide B. on a web page C. on a road sign D. in a newspaper
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Tips for Procrastinators (拖延者)
You manage to finish and hand the project in on time, but you feel exhausted. Then, your teacher says, “Get ready. We will start the test in 5 minutes.” 1.
Many of us are guilty of delaying doing what we should do. At the same time, we might risk missing a deadline and not getting a good mark. It is also very stressful. Here are some tips for procrastinators on how to get your work done ahead of time.
Create a to-do list. Creating a list will help organize your work and ideas while keeping you on track. 2. Keep it up to date by checking off completed tasks as you go along. This will keep you focused and orderly.
3. Chances are, you won’t be able to get a lot of work done when you’re tired. Finding a time of day when you are full of energy will get you to be more productive.
Choose reliable study partners. Working with study partners will encourage you to complete the task at hand and ensure that you remain focused. 4.
Divide the work into smaller parts. Procrastination is often a reaction to feeling overwhelmed (无法对付的). Dividing work into smaller parts will make it easy to handle. 5. You will find your ability and be more likely to finish what you need to do.
Hopefully these tips will help you do away with the stressful, last-minute efforts of a procrastinator.
A. Work when you’re feeling energetic.
B. Remind yourself to turn off all the devices.
C. You forgot that there’s also an examination today.
D. Try to encourage yourself to stick to your work plan.
E. Deal with your tasks a bit at a time instead of wasting time wondering where to start.
F. Put the tasks that you feel less confident about or are likely to avoid on the top of the list.
G. You know that others are relying on you and they think that you deserve trust and are responsible.
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