1 . Taste memory is a kind of interesting memory. It is not only the memory of the smell itself, but also the associative memory of the things related to the smell and the emotional memory related to the judgment of the likes and dislikes of the smell. In short, when we smell a familiar smell, our first reaction is to search for the possible source of the smell in our memory - a certain kind of food? Some kind of perfume? Someone? Some place? Even if we smell a strange smell, we will subconsciously look for the smell similar to the smell in our memory.
The particularity of taste is also closely related to our survival instinct - because taste is often associated with food. It is an important survival skill to judge the food's edibility by smell. I have been experimenting with taste aversion(厌恶) memory for a period of time - a taste that has never been encountered and cannot be identified as safe. If there are adverse physiological reactions after eating, I will instinctively avoid this taste the next time I encounter it. This kind of phenomenon will be restrained to a certain extent when it comes to the familiar taste of safety, which is called "potential inhibition", that is, the degree of aversion will be reduced. However, if a person is familiar with the safe taste and has a very serious reaction, this taste will be associated with painful memory, then even if he knows that the taste is safe, he will also involuntarily avoid the food or affect his appetite. This fully shows that taste is not a single memory, but mixed with a large number of other memories.
"People's memory of smell will never be forgotten" - I don't know the origin of this proposition, and it's also too absolute to say that it will never be forgotten - in fact, many diseases lead to people's inability to smell smell, let alone their memory of smell. However, due to the particularity of taste, different taste can not only cause active memory, but also cause a variety of subconscious memory, and also bring a variety of physiological reactions in the body. Therefore, compared with other kinds of memory, it is not easy to forget, which is more reasonable.
1. What can we learn from the first paragraph?
| A．Taste memory is a simple memory for the smell itself |
| B．Taste memory is the association and emotional memory related to the smell |
| C．The particularity of taste is closely related to our survival instinct |
| D．We will subconsciously look for similar taste in memory, and it is the same when we feel strange smell |
2. Which of the following statements is wrong in the experiment of taste aversion memory?
| A．Taste may be remembered alone |
| B．The potential inhibition occurs in familiar and safe environment |
| C．The safe taste in memory may also have adverse reactions after eating |
| D．The aversion of familiar taste after adverse reaction will be reduced |
3. What might the underlined words in the second paragraph mean?
| A．in spite of oneself | B．Freewill | C．Autonomous | D．From the heart |
4. What is the best title of the article?
| A．People's perception of smell |
| B．The relationship between smell and people |
| C．Will the memory of smell never be forgotten? |
| D．Research on taste memory |
