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Questionsarebasedonthefollowingpassage: Animalsseemtohavethesensetoeatwhentheyarehungryandtheydonoteatmorethantheirbodiesneed.Ithasbeendemonstratedthatratswill,whengivenachoiceoveraperiodoftime,preferwaterwithvitaminstowaterwithoutvitaminseventhoughthereisnodifferenceintasteorsmellbetweenthetwowaterbottles.Whenafragrantflavorwasaddedtothevitaminenrichedfluid,theratsdidseemtodevelopatasteforitandkeptdrinkingit,evenafterthevitaminswereswitchedtotheclearwater.Intime,however,theybrokethehabitandwentbacktowherethenecessaryvitaminswere.
Inaclassicexperiment,babiesof6to12monthsoldwereplacedinacafeteriafeedingarrangement,withawideselectionofbabyfoodbeforethem.Theyweregivenwhateverfoodtheypointedtoorappearedinterestedin.Wearetoldthatatfirsttheyshowedsomeunusualeatingpatterns,butthatoveraperiodoftimetheymanagedtoselectwell-balanceddiet.
So,inselectingfood,ratsandbabiesdoseemtoknowandactonwhat'sbestforthem.Apparently,thereisakindof"bodywisdom",whichhmnanssoonlose.Mostofusdonoteataswiselyaswecould.
Manyofourfoodpreferencesareculturallydeterminedandinfluencedbylong-establishedhabits.Somepeopleeatfox,dogandblackbirds,whileweeatcowsandpigs.Sowhatpeopleeatandhowmuchtheyeatseemtobegreatlyinfluencedbywhatisgoingonaroundthem.
Intheexperimentonrats,afragrantflavorwasaddedtotherat'sdrinkingwaterto( ). A.encourageratstodrinkvitamin-enrichedwater
B.findoutratspreferenceinflavor
C.testwhetherratsknowwhichdrinkisgoodforthem
D.demonstratethatvitaminsaretasteless
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