Whydoyouthinkpeoplewholiveinso-优题课

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．
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

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 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

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China Science and Technology Museum was opened to the public in September 1988. But the second project was completed in May 2000. Its main task is to spread knowledge of science and technology among the public.
The activities of China Science and Technology Museum include popular science exhibitions, Astro-vision film shows, training education programs and experiment exhibition programs. The museum has an area of 40,000 square metres, of which 16,000 square metres is for exhibition halls.
The Astro-vision Theatre is one of the museum’s major attractions and also one of the largest Astro-vision theatres in the world. It makes visitors feel they are in actual events rather than see a film. Many great science activities are often held at the museum, and the museum wants to be an important window to the world.
What can you see in the museum?

A．Training education programs and nature animals.

B．Science exhibitions and experiment exhibitions.

C．Astro-vision film shows and modern film shows.

D．Ancient science exhibitions.

People could visit the museum since ____.

What is one of the most attractions for the visitors?

A．The Astro-vision Theatre.	B．Science Hall.
C．Experiment Exhibition.	D．Education Programs.

When you are seeing an Astro-vision film, you feel you are ______.

A．in true life	B．seeing a good film
C．in actual events	D．traveling in the sky

Which is NOT true according to the passage?

A．It’s a national museum of science and technology.

B．It’s a window of Chinese new science and technology to the world.

C．Exhibition halls of the museum have an area of 40,000 square metres.

D．The museum has a large Astro-vision theatre.

One day in Overtown, Florida, 3.7 million dollars fell from the sky! It happened when a truck turned over.There was money everywhere! One man said, “The streets were like gold.” Some people took off their shirts and filled them with money.
Police officers went from door to door in the neighborhood. They asked people to return the money. After six hours, the total returned: zero.
No one in Overtown was surprised. Many people in this town are poor. They need the money to buy food for their children. They think that God sent the money to them.
The police say this is a serious crime. “People took thousands of dollars. It’s not their money, and they have to return it.” The police also say it’s dangerous to keep the money because everyone knows the story from the news. People have money in their pockets and their backyards, and other people will try to steal it.
So far, only one person has returned some money. He is a firefighter. He found 300,000 dollars in a bag and gave it to the police. The people of Overtown still have the rest of the money.
People filled their shirts with the money from _______.

What does the underlined word “crime” in the fourth paragraph mean in Chinese?

Where did people hide the money they got?

A．In their kitchens.	B．In their bedrooms.
C．In their backyards.	D．In their sitting rooms.

How much money was still missing?

A．3.7 million dollars.	B．300,000 dollars.
C．3.4 million dollars.	D．700,000 dollars.

Which is the best title for the passage?

A．Money from the Sky.	B．Police and Money.
C．A Truck of Money.	D．Poor People and Money.

At a supermarket in County Durham, England, the workers are getting ready for some lessons in sign language (手语). They are excited to meet their teacher — two-year-old Diana Graham. The little girl will teach them how to communicate with deaf(聋的) customers(顾客).
Diana is a wonder child. She began to use sign language to “speak” to her deaf mother before she said her first word. So whenever the phone rings or there’s a knock at the door, her mother can be quickly told by her.
Diana understands the sign language well. Her mother even reads story books to her in sign language. Her grandmother said, “Diana started signing at about five months. She is so clever for her age.”The supermarket officials couldn’t think of a better sign language teacher for their workers. So they asked Diana to give some lessons to the workers. They hoped that her lessons would help the workers communicate better with deaf customers during their shopping.
Who will teach the workers to learn sign language?

A．Diana	B．Diana's mother
C．The supermarket offices	D．the worker themselves

When did Diana begin to use sign language?

A．At the age of two

B．When she was born

C．Before she said her first word

D．When she was five months

Diana understands the sign language well because __________.

A．she is old enough

B．she is clever

C．her grandmother teaches her

D．her mother communicates with her in it

The officials asked Diana to give some lessons because they thought __________.

A．she had a big vocabulary

B．she started signing at about five months

C．she could read the story in sign language

D．she could teach the workers to communicate better with deaf customers.

Which of the following is NOT true?

A．Diana’s mother is deaf.

B．The workers in the supermarket want to learn sign language.

C．Diana wants to be a teacher at the supermarket to make money.

D．Diana knows much about sign language when she is two years old.

Stress is everywhere in our everyday life. Not only men have it, but also women and young people.
The most important reasons of stress are: death, diseases(疾病), exams, making money, getting married(结婚), moving houses, changing jobs, ending friendship and so on.
How do you know whether you have stress? Could you give your answers to the following questions?
StressTest

Do you	Yes	No
easily get angry?
often sleep badly?
get headache a lot?
take sleeping pills?
find it difficult to relax?
smoke and drink a lot to keep quiet?
find it difficult to put your heart into something?

If you answer “Yes” to more than two of these questions, you are one of those people with stress. So what can you do about it?
Doing relaxing exercises, talking with friends and listening to light music are all usual ways of relieving（减轻）stress. However, doctors now say that there are easier ways—people should laugh and smile more often. When you laugh and smile, your body relaxes. They also say that people, especially men, should X_ more often ,because crying is the natural way of relieving stress.
Which of the followings is NOT the reason of stress?

A．Taking exams.	B．Changing jobs.
C．Taking sleeping pills.	D．Making money.

According to the passage, which of the followings is true?

A．Women and young people never have stress

B．Stress is everywhere in our everyday life.

C．People who answer “No” to all of the questions have great stress.

D．People who answer “Yes” to more than two of the questions have no stress.

What’s the easier way to relax your body?

A．Talking with friends.	B．Listening to light music.
C．Doing relaxing exercises.	D．Laughing , smiling and crying.

“X” in the passage should be the word “ ”。

The main idea of the passage is .

A．about stress and how to relieve stress.

B．that there are many reasons for having stress.

C．that laughing and smiling more can help relieve your stress.

D．that doing the Stress Test is a good way to help you to live better.

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