话说中考目前随着人们生活水平的不断提高，业余生活也越来越丰富，购物成为人们生活中最为重要的活动之一，这就需要我们不断地参与社会实践，多了解有关购物的知识；饮食与健康也成为人们较为关注的话题，较高的生活水平和良好的饮食条件，给我们的健康带来丰富的营养的同时，也给我们带来了烦恼……，所以，这自然就成为我们中考的热点。解题思路：通读全文，了解大意。抓住文章的关键信息，进行整合归纳。走进中考(苏州•2010)Whydoyouthinkpeoplewholiveinsomehotcountrieseatveryspicy(辛辣的)food?Isitbecausethespicesmakethefoodtastebetter?Isitjustbecausetheirparentsandgrandparentsandgreat-grandparentslikedhotfood，oristheresomeconnectionbetweenspicesandhealthyfood?ResearchersfromCornellUniversitythinkthatitisbecausespiceplantshavesomeimportantchemicals(化学物质)．Thesechemicalscankillbacteria(细菌)whichspoilfood．"Mostcommonspicescankill75to100percentofthebacteriainfood，"explainsoneofthescientists．Thebacteriagrowmoreeasilyandspoilfoodmorequicklyathighertemperatures．Forthisreason，itismoredifficulttokeepfoodfromspoilinginhotclimates．Doyoulikeyourfoodspicy?Youranswerprobablytellssomethingaboutthecountryyoucomefrom．Ifyoulikespicyfood，itispossiblethathundredsofyearsago，whentherewerenofridges，peopleinyourcountrystartedusingspicestokeepthefoodfromspoiling．Thetraditionalspicydisheshelpedthosepeopletolivelonger，healthierlives．Today，inatimeoffridges，thespicesjustmakethefoodtastegood．阅读短文，根据短文内容选择最佳答案。()1．Thechemicalsinspiceskeepfoodfromspoilingby________．A．makingfoodtastebetterB．makingfoodhotterC．killingbacteriainfoodD．preventingbacteriagettingintofood()2．Foodgoesbadmorequicklyinhotclimatesbecause________．A．hightemperaturemakesmorebacteriaB．hightemperaturehelpsbacteriagrowfasterC．bacteriagetusedtohotfoodD．bacteriaspoilfoodonlyathightemperature()3．Accordingtothepassage，spicesareusefulinallthefollowingthingsexcept_______．A．replacingfridgesB．helpingyoutolivelongerC．helpingtokeepyouhealthierD．makingyourfoodtastebetter解析1．C由第二段第二句“Thesechemicalscankillbacteria(细菌)whichspoilfood．”可知正确答案为C。2．B由第二段倒数第二句“Thebacteriagrowmoreeasilyandspoilfoodmorequicklyathighertemperatures．”可知正确答案为B。3．A由最后一段倒数第一、二句“Thetraditionalspicydisheshelpedthosepeopletolivelonger，healthierlives．Today，...makethefoodtastegood．”可知A项并没有包括在内，故正确答案为A。话题专练一Thisisnotadiet．It'sasimplewaytoloseweight．Andyoudon'tevenhavetogiveupthefoodyouloveorjoinagym．Youjustfollowsomehabitsthatthinpeoplehave．Keepthem，andyou'llbecomethin．(1)Wake-upWhenyouwakeupinthemorning，situpslowlywithoutusingyourhands．Withlegsstraightout，bend(弯曲)forwarduntilyoufeelsoreinyourback．Itwillburnabout10calories(热量单位：卡路里)．(2)StartwithsoupWhenyouhaveameal，orderaclearsoup，andhaveitbeforehavingthemainfood．Inthisway，you'llfeelfuller，soyou'lleatlesswhenthemainfoodcomes．(3)Anapple(ormore)adayApplesarefulloffiber(纤维)andwater，soyourstomachwillwantless．Thestudyshowsthatpeoplewhoeatatleastthreeapplesadayloseweight．(4)StandupandwalkaroundEverytimeyouusethemobilephone，standupandwalkaround．Heavypeoplesitonaverage(平均)twoandahalfhoursmoreeachdaythanthinpeople．Thisskillisveryimportantasstandingupandwalkingaroundwillburn50ormorecalories．Usetheseskills，andyouwillhaveabigweightloss．根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。()1．Whatshouldwehavefirstifwewan...
