321.Healthy See,Healthy Do Visit the grocery store on an empty stomach,and you will probably come home with a few things you did not plan to buy.But hunger is not the only cause of additional purchases.The location of store displays (擺放) also influences our shopping choices. (1)
The checkout area is a particular hotspot for junk food.Studies have found that the products most commonly found there are sugary and salty snacks.(2)
A 2012 study in the Netherlands found that hospital workers were more likely to give up junk food for healthy snacks when the latter were more readily available on canteen shelves,for example.In 2014 Norwegian and Icelandic researchers also found that replacing unhealthy foods with healthy ones in the checkout area significantly increased last-minute sales of healthier foods. (3)
It has been working with more than 1,000 store owners to encourage them to order and promote nutritious foods. "We know that the stores are full of cues(暗示)meant to encourage consumption," says Tamar Adjoian,a research scientist at the department, "Making healthy foods more convenient or appealing can lead to increased sales of those products." Adjoian and her colleagues wondered if such findings would apply to their city's crowded urban check out areas,so they selected three Bronx supermarkets for their own study.(4)
Then they recorded purchases over six three-hour periods in each store for two weeks. Of the more than 2,100 shoppers they observed,just 4 percent bought anything from the checkout area.Among those who did,however,customers in the healthy lines purchased nutritious foods more than twice as often as those in the standard lines.(5)
The findings were reported in September in the Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior. The potential influence may seem small,but Adjoian believes that changing more checkout lines would open customers' eyes to nutritious,lower-calorie foods.Health department officials are now exploring ways to expand healthy options at checkout counters throughout New York City.
A.These foods give people more energy. B.They bought unhealthy foods 40 percent less often. C.And it may make or break some healthy eating habits. D.The supermarkets began to offer nutritious,lower-calorie foods. E.These findings caught the attention of New York City Department of Health. F.They replaced candies and cookies with fruits and nuts near the checkout counter. G.And a few studies have suggested that simply swapping in healthier options can change customer behavior.
323.My 88-year-old grandfather and I are both starting 2022 as new college graduates.He was(1)
to continue school because he got married and started a(2)
in the 1950s.Over the next few decades,he managed to(3)
his roles as a husband,a father of five,working at a local bank and taking a college class here and there. Our higher(4)
journey together at Palo Alto College began in 2016.I had just(5)
from high school then and my grandfather,82,was(6)
to take classes to make his lifelong dream of earning his bachelor's degree become a (7)
.In 2017,we were both (8)
into the University of Texas at San Antonio. Over the past year,his health has continued to(9)
and he now has difficulty speaking.As graduation day (10)
in December,my family and I(11)
university officials to approve of my grandfather having a degree of recognition.We had the(12)
that he could have that memory before his death. My grandfather was worried he would steal the show from my graduation moment when I told him we were graduating together.I told him this is our moment and that I want to (13)
it with him.I'm so (14)
and proud that I was able to have this moment with him. I (15)
my grandfather's lifelong passion of learning and his strong wills.
329.13-year-old Abraham was born with a rare blood disorder and needed a bone marrow (骨髓) transplant.About a year later,he(1)
better news:His transplant was successful,and he(2)
for Make-A-Wish,an organization that grants wishes to children with serious(3)
. Abraham wanted a long-lasting(4)
,and he shared with his mom the idea. "I remember we were coming home from one of his doctor's(5)
and he said, 'Mom,I really want to(6)
the homeless,'" Abraham's mom,Miriam,told CBS News. "I said, 'Are you sure Abraham?Are you sure you don't want a PlayStation?'" He was sure to provide food for the homeless. "So we weren't going to(7)
an opportunity like that because we always tried to instill (灌輸)(8)
into our children," Miriam said. In September,2021,Make-A-Wish helped Abraham organize a day to hand out(9)
food in Jackson,Mississippi,with food and supplies(10)
from local businesses. "When the homeless get the plate,some of them would come back and(11)
to us and thank us,which really(12)
our hearts." When his wish is(13)
in August 2022,Abraham has plans to continue helping the homeless. "If I was out there on the streets,(14)
,I would want somebody at some(15)
to think of me and to do something special for me." he said.