Why do you think people 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 any connection(联系) between spices and healthy food?
Scientists think that it is because spice plants have some important chemicals（化学物质）．These chemicals can kill bacteria（细菌）.
“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（使…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 are 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 better．The chemicals in spices keep food fresh by_________．
| A．making food taste better |
| B．making food hotter |
| C．preventing bacteria getting into food |
| D．killing bacteria in food |
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 |
According to the passage，spices are useful in an the following things except_______．
| A．helping you to live longer |
| B．helping to keep you healthier |
| C．making your food taste better |
| D．being used as fridges |
During the day we work and play，and at night we sleep. Our body rests（休息） when we sleep. In the morning we are ready（准备） to work and play again. Our body grows most when we are asleep. Children who are tired （累的）usually need sleep. We can get better at our lessons after having plenty of rest. Boys and girls who are eight or nine years old need ten hours of sleep every night. Our body needs plenty of air（空气） when we are asleep. If we do not get enough fresh air, we will feel tired when we wake up（醒来）. While in bed we must not cover （盖）our head，our lungs need to get enough fresh air. If we open our windows at night，we can have plenty of fresh air. Cool air is better than warm air.Our body grows most while we are _______.
A.eating B.playing C.sleepingToo little sleep makes us _______.
A.tired B.hungry C.happy—What may cause us to feel tired in the morning?
—_______ during the sleep.
A.Too much air
B.Not enough fresh air
C.Too much cold airHow many hours of sleep should 9-year-old children have every night?
A.8 hours. B.9 hours. C.10 hours.What do the lungs need most?
A.Fresh air. B.Covering. C.Warm air.
I’m Eric. My favorite place to visit is Florida. This March,I went there with my parents to visit my uncle.
There are some “must-do’s” in Florida. Going to the seaside is one of them. We can go fishing and swimming there. There are many big theme parks to have fun. Another thing to do is going to the Port St. Lucie Country Fair. I went to a rodeo there for the first time. It was great.
One of my favorite hobbies is fishing. One morning my dad and I went fishing with my uncle, and my two cousins. I caught an octopus. I think everybody should try deep-sea fishing. It is wonderful!When did Eric go to Florida this year?
A.In January. B.In March. C.In MayWhich of the following is NOT a “must-do” according to the second paragraph?
A.Going to the seaside.
B.Going to theme parks.
C.Going to an octopus show.How many people did Eric go fishing with?
A.Three. B.Four. C.Five.What does Eric think of deep-sea fishing?
A.Relaxing B.Wonderful. C.ExcitingWhich of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A.Eric didn’t go to a rodeo before.
B.Eric went fishing in the afternoon.
C.Eric went to Florida with his uncle.
How much sleep do we need? People are all different. Some people need only three or four hours of sleep a night. Others need ten hours of sleep a night. Most Americans sleep seven to eight hours a night.
Some people find it hard to fall asleep. About one in three Americans have a problem with sleep. Many of these people can not fall asleep. The name of this problem is insomnia(失眠症). Many famous people in history had insomnia. Some of these people have special(特殊的) ideas to make themselves sleep. Benjamin Franklin had four beds. He moved from bed to bed to fall asleep. Mark Twain lay(躺) on his side across the end of his bed.
根据短文内容，判断正(T)误(F)。Different people need different amounts of sleep(睡眠时间).
Most Americans sleep more than 8 hours a night.
If a person has insomnia, he can never fall asleep.
About 1/3 of Americans have a problem with sleep.
Mark Twain had four beds to make himself sleep.
A very new, young officer was at a station. He was on his way to visit his mother in another town, and he wanted to telephone her to tell her the time of this train, so that she could meet him at the station in her car. He looked in all his pockets, but found he did not have the right money for the telephone, so he went outside and looked around for someone to help him.
At last an old soldier came by, and the young officer stopped him and said, “Have you got change(零钱) for ten pence(便士)?” “Wait a moment, ” the old soldier answered. He began to put his hand in his pocket, “I'll see whether I can help you. ”
“Don't you know how to speak to an officer?” the young man said angrily. “Now let's start again. Have you got change for ten pence? ”
“No, sir,” the old soldier answered quickly.The young officer and his mother lived______.
| A．in the same town | B．in different places |
| C．in another town | D．in the other town |
The young officer wanted to telephone his mother to tell her______.
| A．that he was going to visit her |
| B．where his train would leave for |
| C．what time his train would arrive at the station |
| D．that he was then at the station |
He looked around for help because he______.
| A．had no money to make the phone call |
| B．did not know where to make the phone call |
| C．needed some change for the phone call |
| D．wanted to get change from the old soldier |
The young officer was angry because he thought the old soldier______.
| A．was polite to him |
| B．was not polite to him |
| C．didn't know how to speak to him |
| D．didn't like to help him at all |
Which of the following is not true?
| A．Both the young officer and the old soldier were angry. |
| B．The young officer wanted his mother to meet him at the station. |
| C．He wanted the old soldier to speak to him in a polite way. |
| D．He didn't know the soldier before. |
Mr. Zhang正在国外旅游，这是他宾馆的房卡。请根据房卡正反两面的信息，选择正确的答案。
Mr. Zhang lives in ______.
| A．Hotel Eiffel | B．Hotel Concorde |
| C．Hotel Mapol | D．Hotel Napoleon |
The hotel is _____.
| A．on King Street near a bank |
| B．next to a museum |
| C．near a train station |
| D．on George Street |
______ buses can reach the hotel.
| A．Two | B．Three | C．Four | D．Five |
If Mr. Zhang gets lost, he can ______.
| A．take Bus 507 to the hotel |
| B．wait until the light is green |
| C．go back to the hotel to search the Internet |
| D．call the hotel at the phone number on the card |
Which of the following is TRUE?
| A．Open the door when the red light is on. |
| B．The card can be used to open the door. |
| C．The card can be used for shopping. |
| D．Mr. Zhang can keep the card when he checks out. |