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d flowers we had never seen before. We had a wonderful time. Perth is famous for its beautiful wild flowers. In spring every year Perth has the wild flowers exhibition. After visiting Perth, we spent the day in the countryside. We sat down and had a rest near a path at the foot of a hill. It was quiet and we enjoyed ourselves. Suddenly we heard bells ringing at the top of the hill. What we saw made us pick up all our things and run back to the car as quickly as we could. There were about three hundred sheep ing towards us down the path. Australia is famous for its sheep and kangaroos. After a short drive from the town, you will find yourself in the middle of white sheep. Sheep, sheep everywhere. 51. What do you know about Australia according to the passage? A. It‘s the largest country in the world. B. It‘s as large as Shanghai. C. It‘s not as large as China. D. It‘s the largest island in the west of the earth. 52. In Perth you may visit a wild flowers show when China is in . A. October B. January C. April D. June 53. Which of the following is true? A. Australia is famous for its sheep, kangaroos and wild flowers. B. We ran back to the car because we were in the middle of the white sheep. C. Three hundred sheep came towards us because they saw us. D. If you go to the countryside in Australia, you will see a large number of kangaroos. B 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 greatgrandparents 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(細(xì)菌 )which spoil(變質(zhì) )food. ―Most mon 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 e 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. 54. 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 55. 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 56. 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 C When someone who is in good health dies suddenly, there is usually an inquest(審問(wèn) ). A coroner(驗(yàn)尸官 )will do it. His job is to find out exactly how a person died. If there is nothing suspicious about the death, he will decide that the person died from natural causes or an accident, if, however, he is suspicious, he may decide that the person‘s death was caused by a person or persons unknown. One day the coroner was trying to find out exactly what had caused the death of a local businessman, Henry Watson. The man‘s wife was explaining something. She was very sad and had to stop from time to time. The coroner did not want to make her sadder than necessary, but he had to find out the truth. There were questions he had to ask. ―Mrs. Watson, I know this is painful for you,‖ he said, ―but I want you to think very carefully and then answer my questions. You and your husband were having dinner at home. Is that correct? ‖ ―Yes.‖ ??Suddenly he fell to the floor? ‖ ―Yes.‖ ―You stood up and hurried to him? You knelt(跪下 )beside