英语四六级听力练习 | DAY-3

Questions 9 to 11 are based on the passage you have just heard.

9.A. They may unconsciously help customers choose greener dishes.B. They may unintentionally encourage customers to eat meat.C. They raise customers' environmental awareness.D. They enable customers to eat in a healthy way.

10.A. By inviting them to taste different kinds of food.B. By observing the eating behavior of strict vegetarians.C. By comparing participants eating vegetarian food frequently with those doing so rarely.D. By requiring participants to choose a meal as if they were feasting at a family gathering.

11.A. They are less likely to choose a vegetarian dish.B. They find vegetarian dishes become more appealing.C. They tend to consume larger portions of unhealthy food.D. They are less likely to choose dishes recommended by chefs.

Passage 1

Many restaurants are trying to persuade customers to eat more sustainably, moving away from environmentally unfriendly meat towards greener dishes. Although it sounds counter-intuitive, restaurants which include specific vegetarian sections on their menus may be unintentionally encouraging customers to eat meat, a new study suggests.

Behavioral scientist Linda Bacon, one of the study's authors, said, "Restaurants can have a positive impact on the environment by encouraging their customers to choose more plant-based food and less meat. However, our findings suggest that while certain restaurant menu designs can encourage some consumers to make pro-environmental food choices, they can have the opposite effect on others." The study involved 750 people, half of whom frequently ate vegetarian food and half of whom rarely ate it.

 No vegetarians were included. They were given different menus and asked to choose a meal as if they were eating out with friends. Placing vegetarian dishes in a separate section did not have a significant effect on the choices made by infrequent vegetarian food eaters. But it did have a notable effect on the frequent eaters, lowering their chance of picking a vegetarian option by 65%. The researchers also discovered that presenting a vegetarian dish as the chef's recommendation, or including a more appealing description of a non-meat meal, leads to a greater proportion of infrequent vegetarian eaters choosing a vegetarian option. But again, these altered menu designs backfired with those who ate vegetarian food more frequently, leading them to be less likely to choose a vegetarian dish.

Q9. What does a new study suggest about restaurants including vegetarian sections on their menus?Q10. How was the study carried out on 750 participants?Q11. How do altered menu designs affect frequent eaters of vegetarian food?

9. B　10. C　11. A