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2023·浙江绍兴考试
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If you always hate certain vegetables, you may be more than a picky eater. Instead, you might be a “super－taster”， a person 1.________ bitter genes(苦味基因). Those who have the “bitter genes” are 2.6 times more likely to eat 2.________ (few) vegetables than others, according to a new study 3.________ (present) at an annual meeting.
“We don't get the taste of food equally，” said professor Duffy, a food taste expert. “It could explain some of the differences in our food 4.________ (prefer).”
About half of us can taste bitter and sweet, so we are not especially sensitive to bitter food. Another 25% are called “non－tasters”， to 5.________ bitter food might actually be a bit sweeter. The rest of us are 6.________ (extreme) sensitive to the bitterness that some 7.________ (plant) develop to keep animals from eating them.
Food scientists are trying to develop ways to 8.________ (reduce) the bitterness in vegetables, hoping that we can keep super－tasters from rejecting vegetables. In fact, some vegetables we grow today 9.________ (be) much sweeter than before.
We might also try to use various cooking methods, either by adding some fat, sweetness, strong flavors like garlic 10.________ roasting them, to improve the taste of the vegetables.
