中考真题2024年江苏省连云港市阅读理解D篇-蔬菜的影响
As we know, eating vegetables is good for us. Why do some people like them but others don’t? A new study has found that other people’s likes and dislikes could be a reason. According to the research, people who eat vegetables and show a clear dislike for them can influence others.
People may make facial expressions (面部表情) when eating. How does it affect a person watching them? A team of scientists in the UK did a study. They asked more than 200 young women to watch videos of other adults eating broccoli (西兰花). The people in the videos had different expressions while eating. They would smile, seem neutral (neither happy nor sad), or look disgusted.
The study found that when people in the videos look disgusted while eating broccoli, people watching them began to like broccoli less. The opposite was not true, however. When someone had a smile while eating broccoli, people watching them did not like broccoli more.
By watching others, humans learn which behaviors will be good for them. Scientists believe that people might avoid food that looks terrible. In this way, people can protect themselves from eating something bad or dangerous.
The research focused only on adults, but the team believe that the results could also work for children. This means, if children see their parents not enjoying certain foods, including vegetables, they might not want to eat them either.
How does the behavior of adults influence children’s choices of food? The team said they hope to understand more about it. This could help find ways to encourage children to eat more healthy foods.
1.What does the underlined word “disgusted” in paragraph 2 mean?
A Excited.
B Amazed.
C Unhappy.
D Untidy.
解析：选C。C. 词意推理题。根据第二段最后一句的“They would smile, seem neutral (neither happy nor sad)”可知，disgusted与smile是相反的含义。故选C。
2.What’s the result of the study?
A People may prefer the food others like.
B Children dislike eating certain vegetables.
C Young women are easily affected by others.
D People may not choose the food others dislike.
解析：选D。D. 细节理解题，根据第三段第一句话“The study found that when people in the videos look disgusted while eating broccoli, people watching them began to like broccoli less. ”题目问的是研究（study）的结果，可知当人们表现出对蔬菜的厌恶，观看的人会更少选择这个蔬菜。
3.The team may do further study on _________.
A the safety of children’s food
B the wish to understand children
C the influences of parents’ behavior
D the ways to produce healthy foods
解析：选C。C. 推理判断题，由第五段可知“This means, if children see their parents not enjoying certain foods, including vegetables, they might not want to eat them either.”如果父母不喜欢某种食物，孩子也会不喜欢，由此可知，团队接下去可能会研究父母对孩子的影响。
4.What is the best title of the text?
A Videos affect choices of food
B Studies on vegetables help a lot
C Expressions prevent possible dangers
D Opinions on vegetables influence others
解析：选D。D. 主旨大意题，全文讲的都是人们对蔬菜喜恶的影响，由此可知D选项符合题意。