I had planted different hot peppers in my garden. A Mexican fellow called Sam worked for me. He_36_ hot peppers, too. It was late summer and a beautiful sunny day. My son, Marcus, eight, and my daughter, Ellen, ten, picked several 37 hot peppers and entered our workroom, with their             38 ．They wanted to see if Sam could   39  more hot peppers than I.  After a little joking with them we agreed to the contest but they had to   40 ，too. That was not  41 terms for them so they left the room.
They  42  about an hour later with a new proposal and new hot peppers they had just picked．  43 they had reasoned that when a pepper was  44 in color it was the hottest kind. Marcus and Ellen would eat the green colored peppers   45 Sam and I would eat the red colored peppers. Giving Sam a wink（使眼色），we  46 . Showing good sportsmanship（体育精神），I had the kids  47 the peppers that Sam and I would eat.  They picked the largest two red peppers.  Then they picked a  48  green one for themselves. Knowing what was going to  49 ，I told them I would make it  50  for them.  I cut one pepper in half and removed the  51  to reduce the heat a little. The contest was one of speed rather than  52 ．Each child had pepper in hand and was  53 to start .
Looking at my  54  I said, OK, on three. One, Two, THREE. So much happened all at once. Tears, screams and spitting running around, the children  55  their mouth with fast waving hands.  A short time later, Sam and I agreed that the red tasted better than the green.

I had planted different hot peppers in my garden. A Mexican fellow called Sam worked for me. He_36_ hot peppers, too. It was late summer and a beautiful sunny day. My son, Marcus, eight, and my daughter, Ellen, ten, picked several 37 hot peppers and entered our workroom, with their             38 ．They wanted to see if Sam could   39  more hot peppers than I.  After a little joking with them we agreed to the contest but they had to   40 ，too. That was not  41 terms for them so they left the room.

They  42  about an hour later with a new proposal and new hot peppers they had just picked．  43 they had reasoned that when a pepper was  44 in color it was the hottest kind. Marcus and Ellen would eat the green colored peppers   45 Sam and I would eat the red colored peppers. Giving Sam a wink（使眼色），we  46 . Showing good sportsmanship（体育精神），I had the kids  47 the peppers that Sam and I would eat.  They picked the largest two red peppers.  Then they picked a  48  green one for themselves. Knowing what was going to  49 ，I told them I would make it  50  for them.  I cut one pepper in half and removed the  51  to reduce the heat a little. The contest was one of speed rather than  52 ．Each child had pepper in hand and was  53 to start .

Looking at my  54  I said, OK, on three. One, Two, THREE. So much happened all at once. Tears, screams and spitting running around, the children  55  their mouth with fast waving hands.  A short time later, Sam and I agreed that the red tasted better than the green.

I had planted different hot peppers in my garden. A Mexican fellow called Sam worked for me. He_36_ hot peppers, too. It was late summer and a beautiful sunny day. My son, Marcus, eight, and my daughter, Ellen, ten, picked several 37 hot peppers and entered our workroom, with their              38 ．They wanted to see if Sam could   39   more hot peppers than I.  After a little joking with them we agreed to the contest but they had to   40  ，too. That was not  41  terms for them so they left the room.

They  42   about an hour later with a new proposal and new hot peppers they had just picked．  43  they had reasoned that when a pepper was  44  in color it was the hottest kind. Marcus and Ellen would eat the green colored peppers   45  Sam and I would eat the red colored peppers. Giving Sam a wink（使眼色），we  46  . Showing good sportsmanship（体育精神），I had the kids  47  the peppers that Sam and I would eat.  They picked the largest two red peppers.  Then they picked a  48   green one for themselves. Knowing what was going to  49  ，I told them I would make it  50   for them.  I cut one pepper in half and removed the  51   to reduce the heat a little. The contest was one of speed rather than  52  ．Each child had pepper in hand and was  53  to start .

Looking at my  54   I said, OK, on three. One, Two, THREE. So much happened all at once. Tears, screams and spitting running around, the children  55   their mouth with fast waving hands.  A short time later, Sam and I agreed that the red tasted better than the green.

A. ate              B. liked          C. sold             D. studied

A. heavy                    B. colorful             C. large                  D. green

A. proposal             B. tricks                C. imagination        D. plans

A. plant                         B. pick                  C. harvest               D. eat

A. taste                   B. participate         C. contribute           D. share

A. acceptable              B. comfortable              C. profitable           D. tolerable

A. entered                  B. returned            C. responded           D. reached

A. Somehow                  B. Unfortunately    C. Unexpectedly      D. Anyhow

A. purple                   B. green                C. red                    D. orange

A. while              B. but            C. so              D. if

A. smiled              B. understood         C. agreed             D. jumped．

A. prepare           B. select          C. cut                 D. cook

A. fresh              B. small          C. delicious             D. hot

A. take in               B. take on              C. take place           D. take effect

A. more convenient     B. more interesting

C. happier           D. easier

A. seeds            B. leaves         C. skin                    D. flesh

A. time                   B. skill                  C. quality               D. quantity

A. nervous                 B. eager                C. willing          D. glad

A. watch                    B. children            C. partner          D. pepper

A. opened                  B. covered             C. fanned               D. washed

第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Fight against crime hots up
Forget about tanks, guns, and bombs - India’s latest weapon ___36___ in the garden. The bhut jolokia is the world’s ___37__ chili pepper（胡椒）. Now the Indian Army has a plan to turn its seed into powder and use the ___38___ as a kind of natural teargas（催泪弹）.
The army says the smoking hot powder - which some people claim can stop a charging（向前冲的） elephant – will help to break ___39___ riots and chase terrorists out of ___40___ spaces. Women might also be able to use the power to chase off （赶走）attackers.
___41___ to RB Srivastava, a director at New Delhi’s Defense Research and Development Organization: “This is ___42___ going to be an effective non-toxic（无毒的） weapon because its ___43___ can choke（使窒息）terrorists and ___44___ them out of their hideouts（藏身处）. It would literally（确确实实地） choke them.”
On the other ___45___ of the world, in New York, police ___46___ to track（追踪） down a “vampire（吸血鬼） thief” who tried to steal a taxi driver’s ___47___. Police say that man got into the taxi and asked to ___48___ to a neighborhood in New York City. ___49___ they arrive, he pointed a gun ___50___ the taxi driver and told the driver to give him all his money.
When the taxi driver tried to fight ___51___ the gunman, the man bit(咬) him at least five times ___52___ the neck, arm, and back. After biting the driver, the man ran away ___53___ money.
If only the taxi driver ___54___ some bhut jolokia powder, he might have been able to save himself from ___55___ and to get his money back!
36. A. makes        B. grows       C. is made       D. is grown
37. A. most smelly  B. coldest    C. hottest       D. hardest
38. A. juice        B. taste       C. power         D. powder
39. A. up           B. down        C. through       D. in
40. A. hidden       B. hiding      C. open          D. broad
41. A. According    B. As          C. Based         D. Known
42. A. probably     B. definitely  C. possibly      D. hardly
43. A. smell        B. taste       C. flavor        D. energy
44. A. force        B. take        C. put           D. bring
45. A. way          B. side        C. corner        D. half
46. A. have tried   B. has tried   C. are trying    D. is trying
47. A. car          B. wallet      C. gasoline      D. money
48. A. be taken     B. take        C. be brought    D. bring
49. A. As          B. As soon as  C. Once          D. B and C
50. A. to           B. at          C. from          D. away from
51. A. for          B. back        C. off          D. out
52. A. on           B. from        C. in            D. around
53. A. with the     B. without the   C. with        D. without
54. A. had          B. has had       C. has         D. had had
55. A. biting       B. bitten        C. being bitten D. being biting

阅读下面短文并回答问题，然后将答案写到题后相应的位置上（请注意问题后的字数要求）。

[1]With Jewel in the Palace(《大长今》) becoming the favorite drama in China several years ago, Korean food is more popular among the Chinese. Korean food is well-balanced and low in calories(卡路里). Some people even claim that you can eat as much Korean food as you like without gaining weight.

[2]“Kim chi(泡菜)” is the best known Korean food. It is a vegetable dish, highly seasoned with pepper, garlic, etc. It is served with every kind of Korean meals and helps stimulate the appetite. Large quantities of “Kim chi” are usually made in late fall or early winter. “Kim chi” contains amounts of good nutrients, such as vitamin C, and fiber.

[3]Other vegetable dishes_______in Korea. The Koreans traditionally eat more vegetables with rice in main meals than meats, and the vegetable dishes are various in kinds and tastes.

[4]Koreans also like meat dishes. “Pulgoki(烤肉)” is one of the famous dishes to westerners. “Pulgoki” is generally called “Korean barbecue”. It is marinated(腌)in a sauce made from soy sauce(酱油), garlic, sugar, sesame oil(芝麻油), and other seasonings, and cooked over a fire in front of the table.

[5]Soups are important in Koreans’ daily life. Through the history, the soup culture was developed because of the starvation or cold weather. When the Koreans’ ancestors were short of food, they made soup out of small amount of vegetables and beef bones. Also the hot soup could play a role in protecting the persons from the cold.

[6]Generally, the Korean diet uses much grain and vegetables which add fiber and protein, Korean food has moderate calories and is well-balanced. Even though the western-style diet is more and more famous in Korea in terms of curiosity and convenience, the basic diet remains.

76. Why is Korean food healthy? (no more than 10 words)

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77. From where can you see “Kim chi” is famous in Korea? (no more than 20 words)

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78. Fill the blank with proper words or phrase in Paragraph 3. (no more than 5 words)

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79. Compared to Western food, which do you think is more nutritive? Why? (no more than 30 words)

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80. Translate the underlined sentence in the last paragraph into Chinese.

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