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阅读短文,回答下面 5 个问题。(每题答案不超过 10 个词)
They can have different colours and shapes(形状). They can be red or green, round or sharp, big or small, and more importantly, loved or hated by someone. They are chilies(辣椒).
Many of us in China enjoy adding chilies to our food, but do you know that this spicy(辣的) vegetable could also be very dangerous? A 34-year-old man in the USA lost his life in hospital after eating a Carolina Reaper, the spiciest chili. After taking just one bite, the man began to get serious headaches in the following days.
In fact, eating spicy food causes stomachache and headache. But if chilies are harmful, why do people eat this vegetable? What makes people love chilies so much? For people who eat chilies, their bodies are influenced(影响) by a kind of natural chemical(化学物质) that can produce “a sense of happiness”. That means chilies make them happy.
And chilies do good to people in another way. A study shows that the death rate(死亡率) of those who eat spicy food once or twice a week is 10 per cent lower(更低) than those who eat it less than once a week. The death rate is 14 per cent lower for those who eat spicy food six to seven times a week. This makes people eat more spicy food to make them healthier. So don't worry if you love spicy food. It seems that a few chilies are really good for us.
1. What are chilies like?
They can have different colours and shapes.
2. Who enjoys adding chilies to food?
Many of us in China./Many Chinese.
3. What happened to the man after eating the spiciest chili?
He lost his life./He died.
4. Why do so many people love chilies?
Because chilies make them happy.
5. Will you eat chilies or spicy food? Why?
Yes. Because some chilies can make me healthy.

答案： 1.They can have different colours and shapes. 2.Many of us in China./Many Chinese. 3.He lost his life./He died. 4.Because chilies make them happy. 5.Yes. Because some chilies can make me healthy.(答案不唯一，言之有理即可)