高一英语阅读理解.docVIP

2012年广东省高一学生阅读理解 A Have you ever thought about why foods taste different? Its really quite amazing. Your tongue and the roof of your mouth are covered with thousands of tiny taste buds (味蕾). When you eat something, the saliva (唾液) in your mouth helps break down your food. This causes the receptor cells located in your taste buds to send messages through sensory nerves to your brain. Your brain then tells you what flavors you are tasting. Taste buds probably play the most important part in helping you enjoy the many flavors of food. Your taste buds can recognize four basic kinds of tastes