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11．What's your opinion on spicy food？Some people cannot handle even the smallest amount of chili（辣椒） in their dinner while others can't get enough of it．
Scientists have long been puzzled by why some people love chili while others loathe it．Plenty of research has been done on the subject，dating as far back as the 1970s．Previous results showed that a love of chili is related to childhood experiences，and cultural influences affect our taste buds，too．But the latest study has found that a person's love of spicy food may be linked to his or her personality more than anything else，CBC News reported．
"We have always assumed that liking drives intake---we eat what we like and we like what we eat．But no one has actually directly bothered to connect these personality traits（特点） with intake of chili peppers，"said Professor John Hayes from Pennsylvania State University，who led the study．
But before you look at the study，you should first know that"spicy"is not a taste，unlike sour，sweet，bitter and salty．It is，in fact，a burning sensation that you feel on the surface of your tongue．This got scientists thinking that maybe a love of spicy food is brought about by people's longing for thrill，something they usually get from watching action movies or riding a roller coaster．
In the study，97participants，both male and female，were asked to fill out questionnaires about certain traits of their personality，for example．Whetherthey like new experiences or tend to avoid risks．They were then given cups of water with capsaicin（辣椒素），the plant chemical that makes chili burn，mixed into them．
By comparing the answers to questionnaires and what participants said they felt about the spicy water．Researchers found that those who most tended to enjoy action movies or take risks were about six times more likely to enjoy the spicy water．
Interestingly，we used to believe that the reason some people can withstand（承受） spicy food is that their tongue have become less sensitive to it．However，this latest study has found otherwise．It's not that it doesn't burn as badly，it's thatyou actually learn to like the burn，"Hayes explained．

32．What's the meaning of the underlined word"loathe"in the second paragraph？D
A．adapt to B．fear C．love D．dislike
33．What did Professor John Hayes and his team discover from their study？B
A．what we eat actually helps to develop our personalities．
B．Those trying to avoid risks tend to be less interested in spicy food．
C．Males are more likely to enjoy spicy food than females．
D．People are wrong to treat spicy as a kind of taste rather than a feeling．
34．Why do some people like spicy food according to the recent study？C
A．Because their taste buds have become less sensitive．
B．Because they want to challenge themselves．
C．Because they love the burning sensation．
D．Because the more they try spicy food，the less it burns．
35．What's the main idea of the passage？A
A．That a person enjoys spicy food depends largely on the personality．
B．What he or she likes to eat mainly decides on his or her personality．
C．His or her childhood experiences decide on his or her personality．
D．His or her cultural background decides on his or her personality．

10．Time：2017-01-24 From：kekenet．com Editor：clover
The head of China's largest online seller Alibaba does not think China and the United States will have a trade war despite comments from the Trump administration．
Jack Ma is the chairman of the Alibaba Group．At the World Economic Forum meeting in Davos，Switzerland，he said，"China and （the） U．S．will never have a trade war．Give Trump some time．He's open-minded，he's listening．"
The Chinese billionaire said he would do all he could to prevent trade relations between the countries from getting worse．
Last week，M met with Trump at the Trump Tower in New York City．He is said to have discussed a plan to permit one million small U．S．businesses to sell goods on Alibaba's online shopping platform．
During the campaign and after winning the presidential election，Trump strongly criticized the Chinese government's support for its businesses．He blamed unfair trade policies for taking away U．S．jobs．And he said that China unfairly controls the exchange value of its currency，the yuan．
Trump also has threatened to place import taxes on goods from China and other countries in response to their trade policies．
According to the South China Morning Post，Ma said，"American international companies made millions and millions of dollars from globalization．"He added that the U．S．should not blame the loss of jobs and companies on globalization．
However，a new study by an American business group says many U．S．businesses feel unwelcome in China．The companies say the cost of doing business in China is increasing．They add that rules and regulations are unclear or not enforced in a consistent way．
The American Chamber of Commerce in China led the study，which looked at responses from 462companies．
William Zarit is chairman of the chamber．He says trade policies in China make it difficult for American companies．He says，"we feel that over the last few years that we've been taken advantage of to some extent，with our open market and the lack of open areas in the Chinese market．"
Another major concern for U．S．companies in China is fake products．Fake products are copies of the originals that cost businesseswith the legal right to sell them millions of dollars each year．
Ma defended Alibaba's efforts to fight fake products on its shopping platform．He said his company is doing all it can to fight the problem．
"Fighting against fake products is a war against human greediness，"Ma said．

28．Who does the underline phrase"The Chinese billionaire"refer to？B
A．Trump．B．Jack Ma．C．Mario Ritter．D．Willian Zarit．
29．Where is the text likely to be taken from？C
A．Economic magazine．B．Trade speech．C．Website．D．TV news．
30．What is the major concern for US companies in China？D
A．Import taxes．B．Export policies．C．Domestic companies．D．Fake products．
31．Which of the following can be a proper title for this passage？A
A．Chinese Billionaire Does Not See China-US Trade War．
B．China should not be blamed for the loss of jobs in America．
C．A trade negotiation between China and America．
D．The war about fighting against fake products．

9．I am Henry Jekyll．I was born in the 1800s．I inherited（继承） a large fortune，a healthy body and an excellent mind．I was naturally hard-working and soon I was very successful in my job．So the outside world saw a serious，hard-working，successful doctor．Behind this quiet character，however，was a wild，fun-loving，irresponible young man．Both of them were me．They lived together in the same body．
"Was it possible，"I wondered，"to find a drug that could give each side of my character its own separate face and body？"
After much thought and careful study I believed I had found the answer．I had read many scientific books and spent many hours in my laboratory，searching for the right mixture of chemicals to make my drug．At last I got everything ready．
Late one night，I mixed everything together and prepared my drug．I watched the smoke rising from the liquid as its color changed from red to purple and at last to green．Then，bravely，I drank every bitter drop．
I felt a violent sickness in my stomach and a terrible pain in all my bones．The room seemed to turn round and round and I trembled with fear．Then the fear and pain disappeared and a strange，sweet feeling took its place．Wild thoughts danced through my mind-the wild passions of an evil and cruel stranger．But inside myself I felt younger，lighter，more carefree（无忧无虑） than ever before．"If this is pure evil，"I thought，"I like it．"
I stood there，enjoying these strange new thoughts and passions and suddenly realized that I was shorter．So I decided to go to my bedroom in my new body and take a look at myself in the mirror there．As I came into my room，I saw Edward Hyde for the first time．
At that time，the good side of my character was stronger than the evil side．Henry Jekyll had his faults，but he was mostly a good，kind man．I believe that is the reason why Edward Hyde was so much smaller than Henry Jekyll．But that was not the only difference between the two men．Henry Jekyll had a kind，open，honest face．But pure evil stared out of Edward Hyde's eyes．I felt no dislike，however．Indeed，I welcomed him．Edward Hyde was me，young and strong and full of life．

21．In others'eyes，the writer wasD．
A．wild and successful
B．fun-loving and responsible
C．quiet and irresponsible
D．serious and hard-working
22．The writer wanted to find a drug toB．
A．discover the right mixture of chemicals
B．create separate bodies for both sides
C．observe the change of the chemicals
D．make himself smaller but stronger
23．From the passage we can learn that the writerD．
A．felt quite delighted rightafter taking the drug
B．preferred kind Henry to pure evil Edward
C．was very sick of the shorter Edward Hyde
D．was satisfied with both of his bodies．

8．The design of the building is modelled after classical Greek forms．

7．When the sisters saw the movie in cinema，they spoke in whispers．

6．To the Egyptians，green was a color that represented the hope and joy of spring．

5．One of the mainattractionsof the job is the high salary．（吸引）

4．When the boy came to the army，he saw the soldersswinging their arms together．（摇摆）

3．The date of the trial has been advanced by one week．

2．The boy opened the case out of curiosity．

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