ortions, some in 5-cup portions. The ones with the big portions ate 27% more, on average, than those with small portions but did not report feeling any fuller. Brian Wansink at the University of Illinois found that if you give movie-goers an extra-large bucket of popcorn, they eat nearly half as much again as if you give them the next size down, even if the popcorn is stale.Now companies are under pressure to stop selling people more for less. But it is a hard trend to reverse, as Mr Lombardi points out. “How about I give you a third less food for $1 less? I don't think so.”
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A. Huge retailers force producers to cunt costs
B. Consumers like supermarkets
C. Technology helps reduce food prices
D. Food comes cheaper in larger portions
E. Chain stores provide better service
F. Bigger supermarkets offer lower prices
27. Big supermarkets can offer food at lower prices because they can buy in___
28. Some food producers have reduced___
29. Besides cutting its workforce, unilever also abandoned its___
30. Buyers like bigger portion because they think they have got___
A. their workforce
B. huge portions
C. large quantities
D. their money
E. a good barging
F. minor brands
答案:
23.C technology helps reduce food prices
24. F bigger supermarkets offer lower prices
25. A. Huge retailers force producers to cut costs
26.D. food comes cheaper in larger portions
27. Big supermarkets can offer food at lower prices because they can buy ___.
答案为C: in bulk = in large quantities
28. Some forced producers have reduced ___
答案为F。minor brands
29.Besides cutting its cost, Unilever also abandoned its ____
答案为A. their workforce
30.Buyers like big portions because they think they have got ___.
答案为E。a good bargain = a better deal
第四部分:阅读理解(第31~45题,每题3分,共45分)
下面有3篇短文,每篇短文后有5道题。请根据短文内容,为每题确定1个最佳选项。
第一篇
DNA testing
31. What is the main idea of this passage?
A. DNA testing has changed the American legal system.
B. DNA testing has helped innocent men go free in Illinois.
C. DNA testing uses genetics to identify a person.
D. DNA testing has played a key role in criminal investigation.
32. DNA testing was first used in a criminal case by
A. a lawyer in New York
B. students in Illinois
C. doctors in the United States
D. police in Great Britain
33. The innocence project uses DNA testing to
A. set free innocent prisoner
B. help the police put people in prison
C. find out which lawyer are incompetent
D. prove that suspects are
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