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In recent years U. S. consumers have migrated away from large national brands in favor of smaller, private-label foods. During
In recent years U. S. consumers have migrated away from large national brands in favor of smaller, private-label foods. During
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2022-02-15
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问题
In recent years U. S. consumers have migrated away from large national brands in favor of smaller, private-label foods. During the pandemic, that trend has been【B1】________A new study suggests that deep-seated emotional responses to contagious disease are【B2】________the shift.
Much research over the years has shown that people【B3】________to contagious disease with disgust and【B4】________: They instinctively want to【B5】________the threat, and that impulse can cause them to shop less and consume less. But across two large empirical analyses and four experiments, the researchers showed that a second emotion—fear—is also【B6】________, mediating the【B7】________on consumption patterns.
Analyzing data from 2009 through 2014 from Google Flu Trends, and Nielsen Consumer panels, they found that people bought more items when the【B8】________of influenza was high in their state, and they【B9】________products that were familiar. If a household had【B10】________favored a certain brand, that preference was more pronounced during spikes of flu.
And on an aggregate level, sales of well-known national brands rose disproportionately during outbreaks,【B11】________less-familiar ones. Even less-familiar variations on well-known brands—tiramisu Oreos, say—【B12】________a hit.
The threat of contagion creates uncertainty and a【B13】________of losing control, the researchers explain, and when trying to regain control, people【B14】________out the trusted and familiar. The lab experiments showed that this response is【B15】________to communicable diseases and that it also held for nonfood products,【B16】________ headphones. Marketing managers should take note not just during the pandemic【B17】________beyond.
The researchers write; "If a product is novel, marketers might be better served【B18】________it in the summer months, when people are less【B19】________to encounter contagious cues and are more receptive to novelty, "【B20】________for familiar products, the converse may be true.
【B15】
选项
A、important
B、devoted
C、sensitive
D、specific
答案
[D]
解析
本题考查形容词辨析。四个选项分别为[A]important“重要的”;[B]devoted“忠诚的,全心全意的”;[C]sensitive“敏感的,体贴的,善解人意的”;[D]specific“明确的,具体的,特定的,特有的”。由上文可知,人们对传染性疾病做出的反应是不确定性和失去控制的感觉,因此该反应是对传染性疾病所特有的一种反应,故选项[D]正确。
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考研英语一
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