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(化學物質(zhì))．These chemicals can kill bacteria(細菌)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 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_________．

2.Food goes bad more quickly in hot climates because_______．

3.According to the passage，spices are useful in an the following things except_______．

A new TV series in England，Away from it all，has surprised everyone by becoming a huge success with young people across the country．Its success is surprising because the series is about the relaxing lifestyles of people who live in the country．There is none of the action that we usually see on TV today．There are also no stressful moments，busy offices or crowded cities．Away from it all is set in the peaceful English countryside and tells simple stories about people’s kindness．  

The director of the TV series says that its success is a sign of teenagers suffering from stress．They say that watching Away from it all helps teenagers forget about the pressures(壓力)of exams and homework，and the troubles that fill the world today．They also say that it’s a good sign of today’s young people switching to(轉(zhuǎn)到)happier TV series as it shows they would like a happier and healthier world．

Although the series’success might have a good side，many teachers and parents are worried，however．They say that some of their students and children are becoming couch potatoes(終日泡在電視機前的人)and are using Away from it all as an excuse for not completing homework．Some children have even refused to learn for exams because they say that they can only achieve personal happiness by avoiding(避免)stressful situations completely．

And what do the experts(專家)say? Paula Ray，a doctor of education，says that TV can influence children’s lifestyles．But she says that if a child reacts strongly，it’s likely that there are other reasons for his change in behaviour．She says that there is nothing wrong with watching Away from it all but suggests that parents should make sure their children know TV is not the same as real life，

1.The success of the new TV series is surprising because________．

2.The director of Away from it all believes that the series helps young people deal with______．

3.The success of the series shows that young people would like________．

4.Who are worried about the effects of the series?

根據(jù)下列句子及所給漢語注釋，在答題卡上標有題號的橫線上，寫出空缺處各單

詞的正確形式．每空只寫一詞．

1．Please ▲ (切)me a piece of cake．

2．He has always been a big ▲ (迷)of Michael Jackson．

3．Charlie tried to ▲ (使平靜)the frightened children．

4．It wasn’t very ▲ (有禮貌的)of you to serve yourself without asking．

5．Smoking is not ▲ (允許)in this restaurant．

6．Is the fire still ▲ (燃燒)?

7．The baby’s first front ▲ (牙齒)are just coming through．

8．Phone me ▲  (今晚)when you get there．

9． ▲ (幸好)，she was in when I called．

10．It was ▲ (明顯的)that she was not going home．

將下列句子譯成英語．

1．這個俱樂部的確是個好玩的去處．

2．你昨天為何急于買這臺照相機?

3．我們的班長擅長地理，但他從不炫耀．

4．你認為新火車站什么時候能建成?

5．有些人就是不知道怎樣節(jié)約能源．

假設在英語課上老師給你們欣賞了電影《太空大灌籃》的主題曲I Believe I Can Fly．這是一首催人奮進的勵志歌曲．請你根據(jù)以下要點以“I Believe I Can Fly”為題，用英語寫一篇短文，參加某英語雜志社的寫作比賽．

內(nèi)容要點；

1．這首歌告訴我們自信的重要性；

2．自信給人勇氣嘗試，使人成功；

3．夢想和自信使人勇于面對困難；   

4．沒有夢想和自信，不會獲得成功；

5．你的感悟(考生自擬，至少一點)．

注意：

1．詞數(shù)90左右．短文的開頭已為你寫好，不計入總詞數(shù)；

2．參考詞匯：自信—confidence(n．)；

3．短文須包括所有要點，不要逐詞翻譯，可適當發(fā)揮，使短文連貫、通順，文中不得出現(xiàn)真實的人名、校名等相關(guān)信息．

 There are sixty minutes in __________hour.

A. a                                B. an                           C. the

 –Lily has a silk __________.Listen,she is singing in the next room!

-- How nice!.

A. look                          B. noise                          C. voice

– Peter,can you tell me the differences__________the four words?

--Sorry,I don’t know.

A. between                      B. among                          C. for            

--Hello! May I speak to Kate?

--Sorry, she isn’t here now. She __________to Shanghai.

A. went                             B. has been                         C. has gone

 --Which do you prefer, tea or coffee?

-- __________is OK.I don’t care.

A. Either                     B. Neither                       C. Both