【正文】 cteria 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 ). A coroner(驗尸官 )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 him? His stomach was in great pain? ‖ ―Yes.‖ ―Did he say anything? ‖ The wife kept her head down． ―Please, Mrs. Watson, you must answer the question. What were his last words? ‖ The wife took a deep breath and then spoke. ―He said,‖ She replied in a very low voice, ―I39。 and 22. — What is that noise? — Jones and her sister the football match. A. have watched B. are watching C. will watch D. watched 23. He seldom stays up late at night, necessary, to keep himself full of energy the next day. A. if B. unless C. since D. though 24. Don‘t stories. You should tell me the truth. A. take up B. make up C. look up D. put up 25. — It is that I want to go on a trip this afternoon. — Sounds great! Let‘s go! A. such nice weather B. so nice a weather C. such a nice weather D. so nice weather 26. — I really enjoy Chinese food. — Me, too! My mouth was watering I watched the TV program about cooking food. A. when B. before C. after D. until 27. You‘d better home now, it‘s raining heavily. A. not to go B. not go C. not going D. not to going 28. — We failed in the singing petition. — ! Better times are waiting for you. A. No way B. Best wishes C. Cheer up D. Good job 29. — It‘s hard work. Shall we ask more friends help us? — Good idea. As an old saying goes . A. God helps those who help themselves B. every dog has its day C. the early bird catches the worm D. many hands make the light work 30. She got up late this morning. , she missed the first bus and was late for work. A. Instead B. As a result C. What‘s more D. However 31. Audrey Hepburn won an Oscar Best Actress her role in this film. A. of, for B. for, of C. for, for D. of, of, 32. Runners were angry after the city‘s half marathon(馬拉松 ) was because the drinking water is not enough. A. cancelled B. connected C. confirmed D. created 33. — I haven‘t b