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Our sense of smell, which we normally take for granted, is nowadays being increasingly used for purposes which might surprise us
Our sense of smell, which we normally take for granted, is nowadays being increasingly used for purposes which might surprise us
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2011-01-26
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Our sense of smell, which we normally take for granted, is nowadays being increasingly used for purposes which might surprise us if we aware of them. One area in which smells are created to achieve particular results is marketing. For some time manufacturers have taken advantage of our sense of smell with regard to household goods. Millions of dollars are spent on product research in the hunt for the right smell as it is believed perfume influnences the way consumers perceive a brand. In a survey in the United States, when people were asked what was the most important factor in their choice of detergent (洗衣粉), smell was rated highly, above ingredients and price.
Now stores are becoming even more direct in their use of smell. The smell of fresh bread in a supermarket tends to encourage people to buy, and people selling their houses are recommended to have coffee being heated when potential buyers arrive. Suddenly smell is becoming big business. One company specializing in the use of smells to attract customers now has many large stores on its own list of customers. They find that when pleasant smells are filtered through a store’s air condition system, people tend to spend longer in the store and buy more.
Research shows that smells can increasing people’s view of the value of a product. In a test, people looked at the same types of shoes in two rooms — one filled with purified air, the other with a smell of mixed flowers. 84% of the people preferred the shoes in the room with the smell of flowers. In fact, many said they would be prepared to pay up to US $10 more for a pair.
Smells also have other potential uses. Some companies are experimenting with different smells to produce different effects in their workers according to the time of day. For example, early in the morning they might put the smell of lemon in the air conditioning system to wake people up. In the middle of the morning, when the atmosphere tends to become more tense, the smell of wood could be used to calm people down. Before lunchtime the smell of melting butter would encourage people to go to lunch on time. After lunch, when people often begin to lose concentration, the smell of mint (薄荷) would increase their alertness.
The majority of people in the test (Para. 3) preferred ______.
选项
A、the smell of shoes to that of flowers
B、the smell of flowers to that of shoes
C、the shoes in the room with purified air
D、the shoes in the room with appealing smells
答案
D
解析
本题是细节题。由“one filled with purified air,the other with a smell of mixed flowers. 84% of the people preferred the shoes in the room with the smell of flowers.”可知,测试中的大部分人会选择摆在充满花香房间中的鞋,也就是喜欢房间中有吸引人的味道的鞋,故答案为D。
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