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【分析】
这是一篇记叙文。文章讲述一个牧师去印度，在印度买了一公斤最便宜的水果，结果却是辣椒，但他仍然继续吃，因为他不想浪费。文章旨在告诉我们要懂得适时放弃。
【46题详解】
细节理解题。根据第二段第四句“So he bought a whole kilogram of the fruit and started eating it.(所以他买了整整一公斤这种水果，开始吃)”及第三段第二句中“You’re crazy, man. Those are chilies!(你太疯狂了。那些是辣椒！)”可知，牧师去了印度后，买了一些辣椒。故选C项。
【47题详解】
推理判断题。根据第三段中“People use them as a condiment, but only a little bit to put into food for taste.”可知，人们把辣椒当作调味品，但是只在食物中加一点来调味，结合选项可知，B项“盐”在煮饭时和调味品的功能一样，故选B项。
【48题详解】
推理判断题。根据最后一段前两句“And you think that master was stupid, right? Similarly, we sometimes do a lot of things like that.”可知，作者认为牧师很愚蠢，但我们有时也会做那样的事情，接着文章具体说明我们做的像牧师一样的愚蠢行为，结合空后一句“That’s better than continuing to lose.(那比继续失去更好)”可知， 空处应是描述正确做法，D项“所以即使你失去了一些东西，那就让它过去，继续前行”符合语境，故选D项。
【49题详解】
推理判断题。通读全文，并结合最后一段第一句“And you think that master was stupid, right?(你认为那个牧师是愚蠢的，对吗？)”及最后一句“That’s better than continuing to lose.(那比继续失去更好)”可知，牧师是愚蠢的。故选A项。