Why do you think people who live in some hot countries eat very spicy(辛辣的)food? Is it because the spices make the food taste better? Is it just because their parents and grandparents and great-grandparents liked hot food,or is there some connection between spices and healthy food? Researchers from Cornell University think that it is because spice plants have some important chemicals. These chemicals can kill bacteria(细菌)which spoil food.

“Most common spices can kill 75 to 100 percent of the bacteria in food,”explains one of the scientists.The bacteria grow more easily and spoil(变质)food more quickly at higher temperatures.For this reason,it is more difficult to keep food from spoiling in hot climates,

Do you like your food spicy? Your answer probably tells something about the country you come from.If you like spicy food,it is possible that hundreds of years ago,when there were no fridges,people in your country started using spices to keep the food from spoiling.The traditional spicy dishes helped those people to live longer,healthier lives.Today,in a time of fridges,the spices just make the food taste good.

1.

A. making food taste better

B. making food hotter

C. preventing bacteria getting into food

D. killing bacteria in food

2.

A. cold temperature makes bacteria

B. bacteria get used to hot food

C. high temperature helps bacteria grow faster

D. bacteria spoil food only at high temperature

3.

A. helping you to live longer

B. helping to keep you healthier

C. making your food taste better

D. taking the place of fridges

现在中学生普遍觉得压力很大,有人害怕考试,有人不能很好地处理人际关系,还有的觉得父母的期望值过高也对他们造成压力。你对此怎么看?请就此问题写一篇英语短文,谈谈你的做法,与同学们分享经验。

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Pressure is a serious problem in today’s world. Most students in our class are under too much pressure. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

In a world, less pressure makes for a better life.

When Mr. David retired, he bought a small house in a village(村庄) near the sea. He liked it and hoped to live a quiet life in it.But to his great surprise, many travelers came to see his house in summer holidays, for it was the most interesting building in the village. From morning to night there were travelers outside the house. They kept looking into the rooms through the windows and many of them even went into Mr. David’s garden. This was too much for Mr. David. He decided to drive the visitors away. So he put a sign on the window. It said: “If you want to satisfy(满足) your curiosity(好奇心), came in and look round. Price: twenty dollars.” Mr. David was sure that the visitors would stop coming, but he was wrong. More and more visitors came and Mr. David had to spend every day showing them around his house. “I came here to rest, not to work as a guide.” He said angrily. In the end, he sold the house and moved away.

1.Mr. David’s house was_______that many tourists came to see it.

A. so small B. so quiet

C. so interesting D. such interesting

2.Mr. David put a sign on the window in order_________.

A. to drive the visitors away B. to satisfy the visitor’s curiosity

C. to let visitors come in and look round D. to get some money out of the visitors

3.The sign made the visitors_________.

A. more interested in his house B. lost interest in his house

C. angry at the unfair price D. feel happy about the price

4.At last he had to sell his house and move away because.

A. he did not like it at all

B. he could not work as a guide

C. he made enough money and wanted to buy a new expensive house

D. he could not live a quiet life in it

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