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Your house may have an effect on your figure. experts say the way you design your home could play a role in whether you pack on the pounds or keep them off. you can make your environment work for you instead of against you. Here are some ways to turn your home into part of your diet plan.

Open the curtains and turn up the lights. dark environments are more likely to encourage overeating, for people are often less self-conscious(難為情) when they’re in poorly lit places—and so more likely to eat lots of food. If your home doesn’t have enough window light, get more lamps and flood the place with brightness.

Mind the colors. Research suggests warm colors fuel our appetites. In one study, people who ate meals in a blue room consumed 33 percent less than those in a yellow or red room. Warm colors like yellow make food appear more appetizing, while cold colors make us feel less hungry. So when it’s time to repaint, go blue.

Don’t forget the clock—or the radio. People who eat slowly tend to consume about 70 fewer calories(卡路里) per meal than those who rush through their meals. Begin keeping track of the time, and try to make dinner last at least 30 minutes. And while you’re at it, actually sit down to eat. If you need some help slowing down, turn on relaxing music. It makes you less likely to rush through a meal.

Downsize the dishes. Big serving bowls and plates can easily makes us fat. We eat about 22 percent more when using a 12-inch plate instead of a 10-inch plate. When we choose a large spoon over a smaller one, total intake(攝入) jumps by 14 percent. And we’ll pour about 30 percent more liquid into a short, wide glass than a tall, skinny glass.

text is especially helpful for those who care about ____.

r home comforts                                     r body shape

e buying                                                thy diets

2.A home environment in blue can help people ____.

st food better                                         ce food intake

more calories                                        in their appetites

are people advised to do at mealtimes?

quickly.                                                 fast music

smaller spoons                                       down the lights

can be a suitable title for the text?

Your House Making You Fat?                    of Serving Dinner

cts of Self-Consciousness                        Your Home Environment Relaxing?

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解析：1. B[提示:推理判斷題。根據第—段的內容 可知，專家認為房間的設計和體重的增減有 關，所以這篇文章對關心體形的人有幫助。]

2.    B[提示:細節理解題。根據第三段可知， 在藍*房間用餐的人們比在黃*或紅*房間用餐的人們吃得少。]

3. C[提示：細節理解題。根據第二段可知，明亮的環境會使人吃得少。根據第四段可知，慢吃且聽放鬆的音樂比快吃好。另外，最後一段告訴我們用小號的餐具也會使我們吃得少。]

4. A [提示：主旨大意題。本文主要告訴我們一個人的房間的燈光、顏*等與用餐時攝人的 量有關，即與你的胖瘦行關。]

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