Imagine sitting down to a big dinner: a massive steak

　　Imagine sitting down to a big dinner: a massive steak, a large portion of fried potatoes, and cake for dessert. After eating so much, you should be too full to eat another bite. But some people experience a powerful urge to keep eating, even after ___26___ in a huge meal, a behavior that makes little sense, as most adults are well-versed in the dangers of obesity, which researchers have shown correlates with ___27___ health issues and is even linked to increased ___28___ risk. But some people still keep eating long after they should stop, a phenomenon Dr. Susan Thompson calls " insatiable (永不满足的) hunger." It is characterized by two main ___29___: not being satisfied by eating, and having a desire to stay sedentary (久坐不动的).

　　This is at ___30___ with how humans are biologically programmed. When there was a great deal of food available, ancient people would gorge on calories; this massive calorie intake was accompanied by an urge to get active. Humans were also programmed for something called "compensation," which is the brain's ___31___ mechanism for preventing the accumulation of excess weight. With compensation, if you eat one large meal in the morning, you are naturally ___32___ to eat less for the rest of the day.

　　But recent studies show that 70% of American adults have lost the ability to naturally compensate for the calories they consume; worse ___33___, a significant number of them report ___34___ hunger halfway through an eating session, but, by the end of the meal, they feel the same or higher levels of

　　（本题出自2023年6月六级真题卷二）

　　答案&解析：

　　26.H

　　27.I

　　28.J

　　29.A

　　30.K

　　31.M

　　32.G

　　33.N

　　34.E

　　35.B

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