Question

    Many people travel to different places in the world by air. Usually it takes a long time, perhaps half a day, for passengers to stay in the plane for a long time. So airlines offer passengers food. But it is common that they feel bad about food taste. Some passengers complain about the food to the airline companies , and some others even refuse to eat them. Do you agree?

To solve this problem, airlines try hard to improve their food. They would like to do so because they don’t want to lose customers.

However, according to scientific research, part of the reason why plane food tastes bad is that at high altitude we can not taste things as well as we do on the ground. Also scientists have found that our noses become very dry even before a plane takes off. As the plane moves up, the change in air pressure reduces one third of the sensibility of our taste buds（味蕾）. So our taste buds become senseless (没有知觉的).  The sad fact, however, is that our noses don’t know it.

All of these help explain why food on the plane tastes so bad. They also help explain why airlines choose to offer passengers salty and spicy food. Without doing so, the food would be tasteless.

Now there are many researches on this. According to one of them, some volunteers are asked to lie with their feet higher than their heads for weeks. And scientists write down their feelings about food taste.

Though scientists try their best, it is not as easy as they thought. Because they can’t deal with the special environment successfully, such as the change in air pressure, making food taste good is still hard for them.

1.In Paragraph 1, “complain” means ________________ in Chinese.

A.接受 B.投诉 C.讨厌 D.丢弃

2.What do airlines do to solve this problem ?

A.Get more customers. B.Offer more food.

C.Improve their food. D.Reduce the ticket price.

3.Our taste buds become senseless because of the following facts EXCEPT____________.

A.a high altitude B.the change in air pressure

C.our noses become dry D.the food goes bad in high altitude

4.Which of the following is True according to the passage?

A.Scientists have found a way to improve the plane food easily.

B.Airlines offer passengers salty and spicy food to save money

C.In the researches, some volunteers lie with their heads higher than their feet for weeks.

D.Though scientists try hard, they still can’t deal with the change in air pressure successfully.

5.What is the best title of the passage?

A.Taste of Airplane Food B.Airplane Food

C.Scientific Research on Food D.Our Taste Buds in High Altitude

Answer

1.B

2.C

3.D

4.D

5.A

【解析】

本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了飞机餐为何尝起来不好吃。科学研究表明是因为高度问题，同时人们在飞机上鼻子也会变干，而且空气压力问题导致人们味蕾没有直觉。所以航空公司会选择味道比较咸或者比较辣的食物。然而，空气压力不断变化等客观因素的存在导致这个问题仍旧还未解决。

1.词义猜测题。根据第一段后半部分“But it is common that they feel bad about food taste…and some others even refuse to eat them.”可知，人们总是感觉飞机上的食物不好吃，一些人甚至拒绝吃，那么人们肯定是向航空公司投诉食物不好吃问题。故选B。

2.细节理解题。根据第二段第一句“To solve this problem, airlines try hard to improve their food.”可知，为了解决问题，航空公司努力去改善食物。故选C。

3.细节理解题。根据第三段前半部分“However…is that at high altitude we cannot taste things as well as we do on the ground. Also scientists have found that our noses become very dry…As the plane moves up, the change in air pressure reduces one third of the sensibility of our taste buds. So our taste buds become senseless.”可知，高度问题，鼻子变干，空气压力中的变化，导致味蕾没有知觉，ABC都包括，没有D。故选D。

4.细节理解题。根据最后一段“Though scientists try their best, it is not as easy as they thought.”可知，尽管科学家们尽力了，但是并不是像他们想象地那么简单，A表述错误；根据第四段“They also help explain why airlines choose to offer passengers salty and spicy food. Without doing so, the food would be tasteless.”可知，提供咸的食物和辣的食物是怕食物没有味道，不是为了节省钱。B错误；根据倒数第二段第二句“According to one of them, some volunteers are asked to lie with their feet higher than their heads for weeks.”可知，志愿者们躺下把脚抬得比头高，不是抬头比脚高，C错误；根据最后一段“Though scientists try their best, it is not as easy as they thought. Because they can’t deal with the special environment successfully…”可知，尽管科学家尽力了，但是他们仍然无法成功解决空气压力变化。D正确。故选D。

5.最佳标题题。A飞机上食物的味道；B飞机食物；C食物中的科学研究；D高度上我们的味蕾情况。根据第一段后半部分“But it is common that they feel bad about food taste…and some others even refuse to eat them.”可知，人们总是感觉飞机上的食物不好吃，一些人甚至拒绝吃。根据第二段第一句“To solve this problem, airlines try hard to improve their food.”可知，为了解决问题，航空公司努力去改善食物。根据最后一段“Though scientists try their best, it is not as easy as they thought. Because they can’t deal with the special environment successfully…”可知，尽管科学家尽力了，但是他们仍然无法成功解决空气压力变化。全文都在讲述的是飞机食物的味道。故选A。