10．What's your opinion on spicy food？Some people cannot handle even the smallest amount of chili（辣椒） in their dinner while others can't get enough of it．
Scientists have long been puzzled by why some people love chili and others loathe it．Plenty of research has been done on the subject，dating as far back as the 1970s．Previous results showed that a love of chili is related to childhood experiences，and cultural influences affect our taste buds，too．But the latest study has found that a person's love of spicy food may be linked to his or her personality more than anything else，CBC News reported．
"We have always assumed that liking drives intake---we eat what we like and we like what we eat．But no one h as actually directly bothered to connect these personality traits with intake of chili peppers，"said Professor John Hayes from Pennsylvania State University，who led the study．
But before you look at the study，you should first know that"spicy"is not a taste，unlike sour，sweet，bitter and salty．It is，in fact，a burning sensation that you feel on the surface of your tongue．This got scientists thinking that maybe a love of spicy food is brought about by people's longing for thrill，something they usually get from watching action movies or riding a roller coaster．
In the study，97 participants，both male and female，were asked to fill out questionnaires about certain traits of their personality，for example．Whether they like new experiences or tend to avoid risks．They were then given cu ps of water with capsaicin（辣椒素），the plant chemical that makes chili burn，mixed into them．
By comparing the answers to questionnaires and what participants said they felt about the spicy water．Researchers found that those who most tended to enjoy action movies or take risks were about six times more likely to enjoy the spicy water．
Interestingly，we used to believe that the reason some people can withstand spicy food is that their tongue have become less sensitive to it．However，this latest study has found otherwise．It's not that it doesn't burn as badly，it's that you actually learn to like the burn，"Hayes explained．
25．What's the meaning of the underlined word"loathe"in the second paragraph？A
A．dislike                              B．fear
C．put up with                          D．a(chǎn)dapt to
26．What did Professor John Hayes and his team discover from their study？C
A．what we eat actually helps to develop our personalities．
B．Males are more likely to enjoy spicy food than females．
C．Those trying to avoid risks tend to be less interested in spicy food．
D．People are wrong to treat spicy as a kind of taste rather than a feeling．
27．Why do some people like spicy food according to the recent study？B
A．Because their taste buds have become less sensitive．
B．Because they love the burning sensation．
C．Because they want to challenge themselves．
D．Because the more they try spicy food，the less it burns．
28．What's the main idea of the passage？B
A．What he or she likes to eat mainly decides on his or her personality．
B．That a person enjoys sp icy food depends largely on the personality．
C．His or her childhood experiences decide on his or her personality．
D．His or her cultural background decides on his or her personality．

分析 本文屬于說明文閱讀，作者通過這篇文章向我們介紹了關于人們?yōu)槭裁聪矚g辣味食物的研究，研究表明，人們喜歡辣味食物與一個人的個性有關，是因為喜歡刺激和舌頭燃燒的感覺．

解答 25．A  詞義猜測題，根據(jù)第二段Scientists have long been puzzled by why some people love chili and others loathe it．可知科學家們長期以來一直困惑于為什么有些人喜歡辣椒，而另一些人卻討厭它，故選A．
26．C  細節(jié)理解題，根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段Researchers found that those who most tended to enjoy action movies or take risks were about six times more likely to enjoy the spicy water．可知在研究中，那些傾向于看動作片和冒險的人有更大的可能性喜歡這種辣味的水，故選C．
27．B  細節(jié)理解題，根據(jù)第四段It is，in fact，a burning sensation that you feel on the surface of your tongue．可知辣味的食物會帶給舌頭燃燒的感覺，最后一段It's not that it doesn't burn as badly，it's that you actually learn to like the burn，"Hayes explained．可知人們喜歡是辣食是因為人們喜歡燃燒的感覺，故選B．
28．B  主旨大意題，通讀全文可知文章講述了通過研究表明人們喜歡吃辣食與一個人的個性有關，是因為喜歡刺激和舌頭燃燒的感覺，故選B．

點評 考查學生的細節(jié)理解和推理判斷能力．做細節(jié)理解題時一定要找到文章中的原句，和題干進行比較，再做出正確選擇．在做推理判斷題時不要以個人的主觀想象代替文章的事實，要根據(jù)文章事實進行合乎邏輯的推理判斷．

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Mrs．Neidl's （48）B that year was，"Try it．We can always paint over it（49）D!"I began to take （50）D．I had been so afraid of failing but suddenly there was no failing--only things to be （51）Aupon．I learned to dip my brush into the paint and （52）C create something．
The shy，quiet freshman achieved success that year．I was （53）Bin the programs"Student Art Assistant"because of the time and effort I'd put in．It was that year that I （54）C I wanted to spend the rest of my life doing stage design．
Being on that stage-design team（55）A  Mrs．Neidl changed me completely．Not only was I stronger and more competent than I had thought，but I also （56）Ba strong interest and a world I hadn't known existed．She taught me not to （57）B what people think I should do：She taught me to take chances and not be （58）D．Mrs．Neidl was my comforter when I was upset．Her  （59）Ain me has inspired me to do things that I never imagined （60）C．
41．A．a(chǎn)ndB．yetC．soD．for
42．A．opinionB．impressionC．informationD．intention
43．A．makeB．keepC．handleD．change
44．A．a(chǎn)nythingB．somethingC．everythingD．nothing
45．A．questionsB．commentsC．explanationsD．remarks
46．A．holdB．followC．evaluateD．form
47．A．happyB．livelyC．reliableD．punctual
48．A．messageB．mottoC．sayingD．suggestion
49．A．a(chǎn)gainB．moreC．insteadD．later
50．A．stepsB．controlC．chargeD．risks
51．A．improvedB．a(chǎn)ctedC．lookedD．reflected
52．A．easilyB．carefullyC．confidentlyD．proudly
53．A．introducedB．recognizedC．identifiedD．considered
54．A．confirmedB．decidedC．realizedD．a(chǎn)cknowledged
55．A．withB．belowC．ofD．by
56．A．developedB．discoveredC．tookD．fostered
57．A．a(chǎn)cceptB．careC．judgeD．wonder
58．A．boredB．lazyC．sadD．a(chǎn)fraid
59．A．trustB．patienceC．curiosityD．interest
60．A．a(chǎn)ccessibleB．enjoyableC．possibleD．favorable

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