On a diet? Then consider sitting by the window the next time you eat out.

A new book shows that where you sit in a restaurant can affect how many calories you take in.

The researchers found something interesting in what diners ordered and how it related to where they sat.The results were telling: people sitting farthest from the front door ate the fewest salads and were 73 per cent more likely to order dessert.

Those seated at a dark table or single room ate heavier food and ordered more of it, while diners seated at high-top bar tables ordered more salads and fewer desserts. 

‘The darker it is, the more you'll eat, because you think nobody would notice how much you eat.’ Professor Wansink explains in the book.

In contrast, 'seeing the sunlight, people or trees outside might make you care about how you look, might make you think about walking or might order a green salad.'

And if there are TV sets in the restaurant, sit far away from them. Professor Wansink found that the closer a table was to a screen, the more fried food the diners ordered.

The researchers also noted that slim diners chewed around 15 times per mouthful, three chews more than heavier diners. By eating more slowly, the slim diners feel pleased and then eat less. 

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1.Where did people sit when they ate the fewest salads ?

A Farthest from the front door.

B Nearest from the front door.

C Farthest from the back door.

D Nearest to the windows.

解析：选A。A 细节理解题。从文中第3段第三行…people sitting farthest from the front door ate the fewest salads可知，故选A。

2.What did people eat when they seated at a dark table?

A Fewest salads.

B Fried food.

C Fewer desserts.

D Heavier food.

解析：选D。D 细节理解题。从文中第4段第一句Those seated at a dark table or single room ate heavier food…可知，故选D。

3.If you want to eat healthy food, you are supposed to sit

A Farthest from the front door.

B close to a screen.

C By the window in the sunlight.

D At a dark table.

解析：选C。C 判断推理题。从文中可知坐在光线暗的地方与离前门最远的地方只会让人吃得更多，排除A与D；而坐在离电视近的地方也会让人吃更多的油炸食品，排除B；而从文中第6段可知，在光线充足的地方会让人注意自己的形象从而吃得健康少量，故选C。

4.To sell more fried food, it is better to lead people to .

A the tables in dark place.

B high-top bar tables.

C sit by the windows.

D sit close to the screen.

解析：选D。D 细节理解题。从文中倒数第2段…the closer a table was to a screen, the more fried food the diners ordered.可知，故选D。

5.Which of the following is possible to lose weight EXCEPT .

A chewing less than 10 times per mouthful.

B eating more slowly.

C chewing around 15 times per mouthful.

D eating by the windows.

解析：选A。A 判断推理题。从文中可知，每口咀嚼15次以上，吃得慢，坐在光线充足的地方可以使人吃得少吃得健康，自然就可以达到减肥的效果，只有A答案每口咀嚼10次不利于减肥，故选A。