They can be in different colours and they have different shapes. They can be both red or green, round or sharp, big or small, and more importantly, loved or hated by someone. What can they be? Right, the answer is chilies (辣椒) .
Many of us in China enjoy adding chilies to our food, but do you know that this spicy (辣的) vegetable could also be very dangerous? A 34-year-old US man lost his life in hospital after eating a Carolina Reaper, the spiciest chili. After taking just one bite, the man began to get serious headaches in the following days, reported by BBC News.
In fact, eating spicy food causes stomachache and headache. But if chilies are harmful, why do people to eat this vegetable? What makes people love chilies so much? The human body is influenced (影响) by natural chemicals (化学物质) that produce “a sense of happiness”, noted by BBC News.
And 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 makes people eat more spicy food to make their health better. So don’t worry if you love spicy food. It seems that chilies are really good for us.
1. What can we know according to Paragraph 2?A.Eating the chilies makes people die. |
B.Eating chilies sometimes can be dangerous. |
C.Biting only a few chilies would not cause headaches. |
D.Adding a lot of chilies to the food is usual in America. |
A.Because chilies can make them happy. |
B.Because food with chilies is more delicious. |
C.Because chilies area kind of delicious vegetable. |
D.Because chilies will never be bad for their health. |
A.We should eat spicy food six times a week. |
B.The more chilies one eats, the longer he can live. |
C.Our body will produce bad chemicals when eating chilies. |
D.Eating proper (适当的) spicy food may make us healthier. |
A.Two sides of eating chilies. | B.Some loved-and-hated vegetables. |
C.The reasons why chilies are loved. | D.The bad results that eating chilies brings. |
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【推荐2】My favorite place to eat at is a noodle shop. The shop is near my school. It’s not big or beautiful, but it’s clean and tidy. I go there because I like the delicious food and the wonderful service.
The noodle soup is the best I have ever had. The soup has a rich taste that is not very salty. It’s served with my choice of Xiangtan rice noodles. And I usually get the noodles topped with some beef, pork or a fried egg. Just the smell from a bowl of rice noodles makes my mouth water.
The shop also serves some other delicious food, including soybean (豆浆), porridge, spring rolls and dumplings. People in the neighborhood often go there for breakfast. After a good meal, they always leave with a big smile and welcome a day of work or study full of energy.
Besides the high-quality food, it also provides me with top service. When I come into the shop, I am warmly greeted by people working there. They give me the most friendly smile and sometimes the warmest words. And they always put a lot of vegetables in my noodle soup for free. They say they want me to be healthy. I get a strong feeling of satisfaction and happiness after eating there.
1. Where is the noodle shop?A.Near the school. | B.Next to a bank. | C.Behind the park. |
A.Yunnan | B.Xiangtan | C.Guilin |
A.porridge | B.spring rolls | C.Beijing Roast Duck |
A.高品质的 | B.多品种的 | C.重口味的 |
A.The noodle shop is very big and beautiful. |
B.People in the neighborhood like the shop. |
C.The writer has to pay for the vegetables. |
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A.Blue | B.Green | C.White |
A.About one week. | B.About two weeks. | C.About three weeks. |
A.Advantages. | B.Culture. | C.Facts. |
A.Food & Culture | B.Sports & Health | C.History & Society |
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Other people look at different animals on the farm. For example, chickens may make a lot of noise and run here and there when rain is on the way. Frogs(青蛙) can tell the weather, too. When rain is on the way, they stay in water and make a lot of noise too. But when it is a nice day, they will be quiet and jump out of the water.
1. When some people see seabirds _________ they think it is going to be a nice day.A.sit in trees | B.stay on the shore |
C.fly high | D.fly to the trees |
A.run around | B.keep quiet | C.know nothing | D.sit in trees |
A.eat a lot | B.not make a lot of noise |
C.go to the land | D.not jump out of the water |
A.Frogs and seabirds | B.Chickens and seabirds |
C.Frogs and chickens | D.Chickens and cats |
A.only animals can tell the weather |
B.we can know the weather from some animals |
C.all animals like rain |
D.all animals can tell the weather |
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1. Tom bought two coriander-flavor ice-creams; how much did he pay?A.6.6 yuan. | B.0.99 dollars. | C.13.2 yuan. | D.19.8 yuan. |
A.Ice-cream is the most popular food around the world. |
B.McDonald’s creates many new kinds of ice-cream every year. |
C.A girl in Jinan spent a day buying this ice-cream. |
D.Not everyone liked this kind of coriander-flavor ice-cream. |
A.A story. | B.A piece of news. | C.A plan. | D.A diary. |
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There is a park opposite(在……对面) our school. On the right of the park is a theater. My family like going there. Next to the theater is Tianyu Shop. And you can see the hospital on the right of it. My parents work there. My father is a doctor and my mother is a nurse.
This is our city. I love it.
1. According to the passage, we can know the writer likes to go to _________ on Sundays.A.the school | B.the library |
C.the post office | D.the bookshop |
A.In the hospital. | B.In the bookshop. |
C.In the theater. | D. In the Tianyu Shop |
A.Grace’s mother is a doctor. |
B.Grace likes going to the theater on Sundays. |
C.The library is between the bookshop and the park. |
D.The hospital is on the right of the Tianyu Shop |