题目内容
【题目】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】The chemicals in spices keep food from spoiling by_________.
A. making food taste better
B. making food hotter
C. preventing bacteria getting into food
D. killing bacteria in food
【2】Food goes bad more quickly in hot climates because_______.
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】According to the passage,spices are useful in the following things except_____.
A. helping you to live longer
B. helping to keep you healthier
C. making your food taste better
D. taking the place of fridges
【答案】
【1】D
【2】C
【3】D
【解析】试题分析:此篇文章讲的是为什么人们喜欢吃辛辣食物的原因。
【1】D细节理解题。根据These chemicals can kill bacteria(细菌)which spoil food可知它们可以杀死食物中的细菌。故选D。
【2】C细节理解题。根据The bacteria grow more easily and spoil food more quickly at higher temperatures可知气温越高细菌越容易生长,从而导致食物的变质。故应该选C。
【3】D综合理解题。此题是对全文内容的分析。从文章最后一段可知A,B,C正确,有段时间把辛辣食物放到箱子里只是让食物更好吃,并没有说能代替冰箱。故选D。