《2016年职称英语考试试题理工类：Chicken Soup for the Soul：Comfort Food Fights Loneliness 》..doc

2012年职称英语考试试题理工类：Chicken Soup for the Soul：Comfort Food Fights Loneliness 导语：元宵以后，2012年职称英语考试时间马上要来到！在历年的职称英语考试中，专家进行分析，每年考试阅读中有很部分题目是来自职称英语考试教材。为此，小编为考生整理了一些理工类教材里面的重点职称英语考试试题供考生参考，希望对考生有帮助！祝学习愉快！ Chicken Soup for the Soul：Comfort Food Fights Loneliness Mashed potatoes, macaroni and cheese, may be bad for your arteries． 1 according to a study in Psychological Science, they’re good for your heart and 2 ．The study focuses on “comfort food” and how it makes people feel． For me 3 ,food has always played a big role in my family,” says Jordan Troisi, a graduate student at the University of Buffalo, and lead author on the study．The study came out of the research program of his co—author Shira Gabriel．It has 4 non-human things that may affect human emotions．Some people reduce loneliness by bonding with their 5 TV show, building virtual relationships with a pop song singer or looking at pictures of loved ones．Troisi and Gabriel wondered if comfort food could have the same effect 6 making people think of their nearest and dearest. In one experiment, in order to make 7 feel lonely, the researchers had them write for six minutes about a fight with someone close to them．Others were given an emotionally neutral writing assignment. Then, some people in each 8 wrote about the experience of eating a comfort food and others wrote about eating a new food． 9 ,the researchers had participants 10 questions about their levels of loneliness． Writing about a fight with a close person made people feel lonely．But people who were generally 11 in their relationships would feel less lonely by writing about a comfort food．We have found that comfort foods are consistently associated with those close to us．says Troisi．Thinking about or consuming these foods later then serves as a reminder of those close others．In 12 essays on comfort food, many people wrote about the 13 of eating food with family and friends. In another experiment, 14 chicken soup in the lab made people think more about relatio