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阅读理解 It's time to put down the phone and look away from Instagram (一款照片分享应用程序): Researchers found that people who look at pictures of food are less likely to enjoy the next meal they eat. Ryan Elder and Jeff Larson of Brigham Young University asked 232 people to look at photos of food and rate them. The researchers divided the participants into two groups-one group looked at 60 photos of desserts, while the other examined 60 photos of sally foods. Participants (参加者) ranked each photo based on how attractive the food looked. Afterward both groups enjoyed a snack of salted peanuts. The group that looked at pictures of salty foods liked the peanuts less than the group who looked at desserts, even though no one saw photos of peanuts. "If you want to enjoy your meal, avoid looking at too many pictures of food," Larson said. "Even I felt a little sick to my stomach during the study after looking at all the sweet pictures we had." The researchers believe that food doesn't taste as good after viewing all those photos because looking at many photos makes people feel as if they have already experienced the sensation (感觉) of eating. Whatever someone eats after looking at photos doesn't seem as good as what she saw. "In a way, you're becoming tired of that taste without even eating the food," said Elder. "It's sensory boredom-you've kind of moved on. You don't want that taste experience anymore." But there is some good news: People need to look at a lot of food photos to experience sensory boredom. So if you want to enjoy your next brunch, play it safe and stay away from your foodie friend's photo albums. （1） What did the researchers do in the experiment? A . They showed peanut pictures to participants. B . They chose 232 participants who enjoy eating. C . They reminded participants to avoid sweet food. D . They asked participants to eat some salted peanuts. （2） What happened to the participants in the salty group? A . They were afraid of rating food pictures. B . They found salted peanuts less enjoyable. C . They enjoyed their meals a lot more. D . They compared their food with others'. （3） Which of the following shows "sensory boredom"? A . You lose your sense of taste when you feel extremely tired. B . You are bored with your meal after taking pictures of food. C . You find food less delicious after seeing many food pictures. D . You eat more than before when the food tastes delicious. （4） What is the best title for the passage? A . How we can stay away from Instagram. B . What causes people to enjoy salty foods. C . Why Instagram is reducing your appetite. D . Which food tastes less delicious. 答案： D B C C

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