Question

【题目】 What can be both red or green, round or sharp, big or small, and more importantly, loved or hated by someone？Yes, the answer is chilies. Humans are the only animals to eat Chilies, even though they sometimes cause us discomfort.

About 600 million of Chinese, almost half of the national population, are chili eaters. However, did you know that this spicy （辣的）vegetable could put you in danger？A 34-year-old US man recently ended up in hospital after eating a Carolina Reaper, the spiciest chili people have known so far. After taking just a single bite of one, the man suffered from serious headaches in the following days, reported BBC News.

It is a fact that eating spicy food causes stomachache and headache. But if chilies are truly harmful, why do people like to eat this vegetable？So what makes people love chilies so much？The secret lies in a natural chemical reaction within human bodies. After eating chilies, the human body reacts to some natural chemicals that produce “a sense of happiness”, noted BBC News.

What’s more, chilies do good to people in another way. Scientists found that the death rate of those who eat spicy food once or twice a week is 10 percent lower than those who eat it less than once a week. The death rate is 14 percent lower for those who eat spicy food six to seven times a week. This encourages people to eat more spicy food to improve health and bring less death risk at an early age So, don’t worry if you love spicy food．It seems that chilies are actually good for us．

【1】What is the main idea of the second paragraph?

A.The US man died in hospital．

B.Eating chilies can be dangerous．

C.The US man often had headaches．

D.BBC news warns people not to eat chilies.

【2】People like to eat chilies because　 　．

A.they can get personal enjoyment．

B.the chili is a kind of vegetable．

C.chilies do no harm to people．

D.people might feel unhappy

【3】What does the underlined word “encourage” mean?

A.勇气B.鼓励C.沉迷D.导致

【4】Which of the following statements is true?

A.Those who often suffer stomachache can feel better if they eat chilies.

B.Whether people live longer or not depends on eating chilies.

C.It seems that people who often eat chilies live longer.

D.Those who don’t eat chilies live longer than those who do.

【5】Which of the following can be the best title?

A.Eating Chilies, A Healthy Lifestyle

B.Chili-A Harmful Vegetable

C.A Loved and Hated Vegetable

D.Love for Chilies

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】A

【3】B

【4】C

【5】C

【解析】

本文讲述了一种人们又爱又恨的蔬菜——辣椒。吃辛辣食物会引起胃痛和头痛，但是食用辣椒后，人体会对一些天然化学物质产生“幸福感”。一周吃六到七次辛辣食物的人的死亡率要比常人低14%。这鼓励人们多吃辣的食物来改善健康，减少过早死亡的风险。

【1】段落大意题。根据“A 34-year-old US man …After taking just a single bite of one, the man suffered from serious headaches in the following days, reported BBC News．”可知一个34岁的美国人吃了辣椒，在接下来的几天里患上了严重的头痛，可推测出吃辣椒是很危险的。故选B。

【2】细节理解题。根据“After eating chilies, the human body reacts to some natural chemicals that produce “a sense of happiness”, noted BBC News．”可知BBC新闻指出，食用辣椒后，人体会对一些天然化学物质产生“幸福感”。故选A。

【3】词义猜测题。根据“The death rate is 14 percent lower for those who eat spicy food six to seven times a week．”可知一周吃六到七次辛辣食物的人的死亡率要比常人低14%，可推测出这个单词是“鼓励”的意思，故选B。

【4】推理判断题。根据“It is a fact that eating spicy food causes stomachache and headache．”可知吃辛辣食物会引起胃痛和头痛，这是事实，与选项A不符，所以排除A；根据“This encourages people to eat more spicy food to improve health and bring less death risk at an early age”可知多吃辣的食物来改善健康，减少过早死亡的风险，并没有说人们是否长寿取决于吃辣椒，与选项B不符，所以排除B；根据“The death rate is 14 percent lower for those who eat spicy food six to seven times a week”可知一周吃六到七次辛辣食物的人的死亡率要比常人低14%，与选项C相符，与选项D不符，所以排除选项D，故选C。

【5】最佳标题。根据“It is a fact that eating spicy food causes stomachache and headache．”可知吃辛辣食物会引起胃痛和头痛，人们不喜欢，再根据“It seems that chilies are actually good for us．”可知看起来辣椒对我们有好处。可推测出本文讲述了一种人们既爱又恨的蔬菜，故选C。