题目内容
Now the town of Grantham in Lincolnshire has produced a fiery export after a local produc?er grew the world's hottest chilli(红辣椒) .
Measuring 1. 17 million on the Scoville Scale(史高维尔指示) 一an official 1 of spicy(辛
辣的) heat the chilli is so 2 that it is not good to health.
3by Nick Woods， 39 ， the chilli―which was planted in a 4 made it to the Guin?ness Book of World Records 5 it is much hotter than its previous title holder， the Bhut Jolo-kia,from India.
Mr Woods said that he grew the record-breaking chilli 6 .
He 7 ，"I did not set out to grow it. It is really easy for chillies to crossbreed(杂交) in a greenhouse. It tasted nice at first when I 8 ，like a strange fruity 9 . After a while, it hit me. All of a sudden I felt it 10 in the back of my throat so hot that I could not 11 . In the meantime,I 12 to shake uncontrollably. I had to sit down,and I felt physically.
13 The burn on my tongue lasted half an hour and the 14 went on and on. I was real?ly 15 . I really don't suggest anybody 16 it raw like that."
He said， " We do feel quite 17 to get it because everyone in the world has heard of the Guinness Book of Worm Records. 18 someone else comes along and 19 it,they can never take it away from us that we once 20 the world record."
( ) 1.A. account B. measure C. assessment D. analysis
( ) 2.A. hot B. big C. red D. smelly、
( ) 3.A. Cooked B. Improved C. Grown D. Created
( ) 4.A. garden B. forest C. cave D. greenhouse
( ) 5.A. because B. if C. until D. although
( ) 6.A. secretly B. accidentally C. eagerly D. bravely
( ) 7.A. explained B. argued C. complained D. announced
( ) 8.A. listened B. tried C. watched D. felt
( ) 9.A. taste B. smell C. appearance D. size
( ) 10.A. swinging B. burning C. jumping D. melting
( ) 11.A. speak B. write C. remember D. understand
( ) 12.A. continued B. pretended C. began D. avoided
( ) 13.A. sick B. tired C. strong D. excited
( ) 14.A. adjustment B. thought C. effect D. impression
( ) 15.A. sorry B. worried C. guilty D. careful
( ) 16.A. describe B. carry C. eat D. touch
( ) 17.A. puzzled B. depressed C. satisfied D. honored
( ) 18.A. Even if B. As if C. Since D. Unless
( ) 19.A. proves B. avoids C. treats D. beats
( ) 20.A. supported B. found C. organized D. held
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Nick Woods在自家的温室里栽培出了世界上最辣的辣椒。
1.B从ScovilleScale的汉语意思可知，这是一种计量制。
2.A这种辣椒太辣了，所以它对健康没好处。
3.C从下文可知，世界上最辣的辣椒是Nick Woods种植的。
4.D从倒数第二段中的greenhouse可知，这个辣椒是NickWoods在温室里栽培出的。
5.A由于它比之前被鉴定为世界上最辣的辣椒还要辣，所以击败了先前的印度人保持的吉尼斯世界记录。
6.B从下段第一句判断，Nick Woods不是刻意去培育这种辣椒的，纯属偶然。
7.A下文内容是Nick Woods在解释事情的过程。
8.B Nick Woods尝了尝这个辣椒。
9.A根据上文的taste可知，一开始尝的时候这种辣椒有一种奇怪的水果的味道。
10.B从下文的The burn on my tongue可知， NickWoods的嗓子深处辣得都冒烟了。
11.A由本空前throat判断，嗓子火辣辣的， Nick Woods无法说话。
12.C NickWoods开始不由自主地颤抖了。
13.A NickWoods感觉身体很不舒服。
14.C Nick Woods的舌头一直感觉火辣辣的，这种影响一直在持续。
15.B Nick Woods感觉很不舒服，所以他开始担心。
16.C Nick Woods希望任何人都不要像他那样去生吃它。
17.D大家都知道吉尼斯世界记录，所以能被载入吉尼斯世界记录，NickWoods感到很荣幸。
18.A即使还有别人来冲击吉尼斯世界记录，他们也不能否认我们曾经持有过这个世界记录。
19.D参见第18题解析。
20. D参见第18题解析。
