北京市部分区2023-2024学年高三上学期期末英语汇编：七选五

北京市部分区2023-2024学年高三上学期期末英语试题分类汇编 七选五 北京市东城区2023-2024学年高三上学期期末统一测试英语试卷（含解析） 第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，共10分） 根据短文内容，从短文后的七个选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。选项中有两项为多余选项。 The Science of Comfort Food Certain foods always give us much pleasure. ___35___ However, much of the happiness we get from our favorite foods comes from the memories they bring to us and the people we’re with while we enjoy them. ___36___ That’s why our brains reward us for eating anything at all by releasing a chemical that enhances mood. But as anyone who’s ever eaten apple pie knows, sweets can make us feel especially nice. One study found that people who are especially sensitive to sweetness have stronger brain-reward responses to sugary foods than less sweet-sensitive people do. Some foods are especially emotionally satisfying for reasons that have little to do with their taste or nutritional content, though. ___37___ And many favorite American comfort foods—chili, say—are not particularly sweet or high in carbohydrates (碳水化合物). Often we love food because we have fond memories associated with it. One dish I cannot live without at a New Year party is my mom’s Snowy Mashed Potatoes, which remind me of holiday joy and past reunions with extended family. ___38___ Sometimes you might feel sad when you eat foods that remind you of loved ones you miss. We may also avoid foods that we associate with bad experiences. I haven’t eaten cottage cheese since I was 8 years old, because it was the last thing I ate before rolling off the bed with a terrible stomachache. In addition to past memories, the context in which we eat foods matters, too. ___39___ And our gustatory (味觉的) experiences can be heightened by “a sense of community, a sense of warmth and enjoying it together”. I appreciate my mum’s potatoes even more today when I eat them with my husband and two children. A. Food is essential for our survival. B. These associations can go the other way, too. C. We desire comfort foods when we feel lonely. D. It shapes how mu