9.Toast (土司),perfume and washing powder are the smells most likely to hit you when you walk through the door of your home,according to a new study.
Researchers have identified(確認) the whiffs which they claim make a house a home,with washing powder making up 34percent.Freshly made toast accounts for another 22percent,while perfume makes up 17percent.Other smells which will typically hit you as you step through front doors around Britain include last night's dinner (10percent),flowers (12percent),coffee (5percent) and pets.
Seven percent of Britons-around 1.5million-claim that a unique smell is what makes their house a home,above the furniture or decoration.Half admit the smell of home makes them feel safe and warm,while it leaves one in 10feeling worried or upset.A third of people have tried to recreate a certain smell to make them feel more at home.A further third have put off buying a property because of how it smells and three quarters believe you can find out a great deal about a person from the smell of their home.Four in 10people have avoided visiting someone because of the smell of their home.
The study also found that one in five people love the smell of their home so much they want to bottle it and take it with them.Three in 10wish they could have smells of their own home while on holiday.A further two in 5would like to smell their living room while out shopping as the smell of home makes a third feel relaxed and stress-free.
Professor Tim Jacob,an expert in the psychology of smell,said,"Smells make a house a home because of the positive associations being‘home'has.Your home is filled with the things you love-your children,partner,perfume,pets-so when you smell them,you instantly feel better and at ease.
People respond(反應) well to familiar smells.Those which are alien(陌生的) make us feel on edge until we've identified the source and assessed that it's not harmful.
28.According to the passage,all the following make up the smell of a home EXCEPTA.
A.partner
B.perfume
C.coffee
D.toast
29.The underlined word"whiffs"is closest to"D"in meaning.
A.scenes
B.senses
C.emotions
D.smells
30.Paragraph 3mainly tells us thatA.
A.people are influenced greatly by smells
B.smells shape one's personality
C.smells influence one's purchase
D.smells make one's house unique
31.Which of the following statements is NOT true?C
A.Professor Tim is convinced that smells of home are connected with the beloved.
B.All the Britons don't admit that the smell of home makes them at ease.
C.Freshly-made toast makes up the largest percent of home smells.
D.We don't feel safe unless we confirm the origin of some unfamiliar smells.
分析 本文為科普說明文,文章介紹了熟悉和陌生的氣味對人的不同影響.
解答 28-31 ADAC
28.答案A.細節(jié)理解題.根據文章第一段的句子"Toast(土司),perfume and washing powder are the smells most likely to hit you when you walk through the door of your home,according to a new study."和第二段中"Other smells which will typically hit you as you step through front doors around Britain include last night's dinner (10 percent),flowers (12 percent),coffee (5 percent) and pets."可知,吐司、香味、咖啡都是家里味道的一部分,沒有提到partner是組成家的味道,故選A.
29.答案D.詞義猜測題.根據文章第二段的句子"Other smells which will typically hit you as you step through front doors around Britain"可知前面提到的"whiffs"就是"味道",選D.
30.答案A.主旨大意題.根據第三段的內容,可知這段主要介紹的是味道對人的影響很大,故選A項.
31.答案C.細節(jié)理解題.根據文章第二段的句子"Researchers have identified(確認) the whiffs which they claim make a house a home,with washing powder making up 34 percent.Freshly made toast accounts for another 22 percent,while perfume makes up 17 percent."可知新鮮出爐的土司不是構成家的味道最多的比例,故選C項.
點評 閱讀理解解題技巧:1.迅速將整篇文章分解,理出文章結構;2.迅速抓住文章敘述的主題;3.迅速找出各部分的中心意思,并找出表達中心意思的句子.