高考英语外刊阅读模拟强化训练：七选五专题二十八

高考英语外刊阅读模拟强化训练七选五专题二十八①Dresscodesarenotunusualinhigh-endrestaurants,butSushiKanesakainLondonhastakenthingsonestepfurther,askinggueststoavoidwearingperfumesoasnottointerferewiththesensoryexperienceofotherdiners.____1____.Soshouldtheapproachofthe£420-per-personrestaurantbeadoptedmorewidely?Isperfumeonadinnerdatelikelytomakeyourfoodanddrinktasteworse?“Smellisaboutthemostimportantpartoftasting,”saidProfBarrySmith,directoroftheInstituteofPhilosophyattheUniversityofLondon.“Allyougetfromthetongueissalt,sweet,sour,savoury.Alltheotherflavoursarefromthenose.”____2____“Canenvironmentalodoursinterferewithodoursinyourmouth?It’snotobviousthatitdoes,”saidSmith.“Whenyou’retastingorswallowingyou’rebreathingoutandwecan’tbreatheoutandinatthesametime.”___3_____“Thoseambientscentsdefinitelycanaffectthetasteofthefoodandmood,”saidProfCharlesSpence,apsychologistattheUniversityofOxford.“It’sabitambiguous,whenyousmellsomething,whatyourbrainisgoingtoattachitto?Isitthewaiter,isittherestaurant,isitthefood?”Chefshavebeentryingambientodoursandthisquestcould“helpsetthecontextforaparticulardish,and/ortoassistwiththestorytellingthatsurroundsaspecificelementwithinanexperientialmeal”.______4________5____“Whynotgoforagourmetperfume-blackpepperorstrawberry?Thatmightbelessofaclashthanaverysyntheticorsoapy,non-gourmandscent.”【TheGuardian(17June2023)】A.Ifyou’regoingtoignoretheban,picksomethingthatblendsin.B.Asmellinthewrongcontextcanproducesensorydissonance.C.Nevertheless,researchandexperiencesupporttheviewthatambientsmellsareimportantfordining.Heavyperfumes,therestaurantsuggests,couldmaskthe“refreshing”ambientscentofvinegar,andofthefishitselfE.Scentshavealsobeenintroducedtoinduce“aspecificmoodand/ortotriggernostalgiainthemindsofdiners”.F.However,Smithpointsoutthatsmellhastwocomponents:odorsbreathedinfromtheenvironmentandthosecomingfromthemouthandoutthroughthenoseduringexhalation.G.Personalfragrancesalsoincreasethethresholdatwhichpeoplecandetectotherodours.②RogerPayne,whohasdiedofcanceraged88,wasavitalforceinthestruggleto“savethewhale”.Duringthe20thcentury,anestimated3milliongreatwhaleswerehuntedtofurnishhumanswithoil,meatandrosefertiliser.Paynegaveavoicetoananimalthathadbeenregardedasdumb.WhenPaynereleasedwhalesoundsin1970asavinylLP,SongsoftheHumpbackWhale,thealbumsold125,000copiesandeventuallyreachedmulti-platinumsales._____1____Thesoundswerestrangeandotherworldly:theyseemedlikealamentfortheanimals’plight.____2_____WithoutPayne’srecordings,therewouldnothavebeenthepoliticalwilltoimplementthe1972MarineMammalProtectionActintheUS.____3____.JudyCollinsusedthesoundsinherplaintiverecordingoftheScottishfolksongFarewelltoTarwathie(1970).In1977thecallswereloadedontotheVoyagerprobesandsentintoouterspace.AndwhenDavidBowiemadeloveasanalieninNicolasRoeg’sfilmTheManWhoFelltoEarth(1976),itwastothesongofahumpbackwhale.Aseriousamateurcellist,Paynewasattunedtothepossibilitiesofnatural“music”.__4______TheretheymetDrFrankWatlingtonofthePalisadeSofarStation,whohadchancedonthesongswhenworkingfortheUSNavyonasonicarray.Watlingtonhadkepthisdiscoveryconfidential,worrieditmightbeusedbywhalingfleetstohuntwhales.Usingahydrophone,thePaynesmademanyrecordings.___5_____“Farfromland,withafaintbreezeandafullmoon,weheardtheselovelysoundspouringoutofthesea,”Paynewrote.ThePaynesandMcVaydiscoveredtherewereseveralsongtypes.Theycouldlastforupto29hoursandevolvedovertime,graduallychangingeachyear.【TheGuardian(17June2023)】A.ThesediscretesoundssuppliedthealbumtracksforSongsoftheHumpbackWhale.B.In1967,intriguedbywhalesoundsrecordedbyWilliamSchevill,PayneandhiswifetravelledtoBermudatohearthemforthemselves.C.TheeffectwasakintoRachelCarson’sgroundbreakingbookof1962,SilentSpring.D.Payneauthoredorco-authoreddozensofscientificpapers,gavehundredsoflecturesandmadecountlesstelevisionprogrammes.E.Nevertheless,whaleshadenteredpopculture,nolongerthefearsomebeastsofMoby-DickF.Breachinggloriouslyonthealbum’sfrontcover,thehumpbackwhale(座头鲸）becametheiconofanewenvironmentalawareness.G.Humpbacksongreverberatesthroughtheocean’sskinanditisahauntingexperience.③Pandemiclock-downsforcedbillionsofpeopletoreshuffletheirwork,shoppingandspendinghabitsinwaysthatmanybusinessesandforecastersimaginedwouldbepermanent.Itturnsouttheyweren’tquiteright.Herearejustafewofthosethathaveproveddurable.ApickupinpickupYou’dthinkthat,nowthatmorepeoplearebackinoffices,andoutandaboutingeneral,thepandemictrendoforderingeverythingweeatanddrinkthroughourphoneswouldbeindecline.Butthat’snotthecaseatall.Peopleareorderingmorefoodthroughappsthanever.___1_____Howcanincreasinglystrapped（缺钱的）consumersaffordthis?___2_____Starbucksisagoodexampleofthisphenomenon.Asofthecompany’smostrecentquarter,28%oftotaltransactionsatStarbucks-operatedstoresintheU.S.happenedthroughmobileordering.Throwindeliveryanddrive-throughorders,andonly26%ofsalesatStarbucksarenowhappeningtheold-fashionedway.ThehybridworkoutPeoplearepayingforgymmembershipsagain.Butthey’realsoworkingoutathome—oratleastbuyingequipmentandapp-basedsubscriptionsthatallowthemto.Fitnesshasbecomea“multichannel”experience.____3____Asthepandemicwaned,salesofPeloton’sbikescrashed,leadingtohugelossesandamajorreorganizationofthecompany.____4____PhonesareeatingwalletsItcanbehardtoremembertherewaseveratimewhenyoucouldn’tpayforjustabouteverythingbywavingyourphoneorwatchoverapoint-of-saleterminal.Butbeforethepandemic,Americansweren’tthatkeenonpayingforthingsinthisway._____5_____Accordingly,thebiggestyearforgrowthinthehistoryofpayingwithmobiledeviceswas2020.Onethingthathashelpedencouragethatgrowthisthatenoughretailershavefinallyup-gradedtheirterminalstobecompatiblewiththetechnology.【TheWallStreetJournal(17June2023)】A.Ontopofthat,widespreadhybridworkmeanssomeoneisn