1 . It was the first time Moham went to a restaurant in his new neighborhood. He looked up at the menu board, and ________ how he could understand what all of these strange names meant. Moham decided that he would ________ ask the waitress for ice cream in a cup. She smiled brightly, wrote down his ________ and disappeared behind the big glass display case (陈列柜). A moment later, she came back with a tall paper cup. ________ it was a long straw (吸管) and some kind of drink. Moham, quite ________, took the cup and thanked her, thinking about the possibility that he had used wrong words.

“It’s the soda you ordered,” ________ said, “an ice cream drink in a cup”.

He smiled at the waitress, pointed at one of the ________ in the display case, and said, “That one, please," which seemed to ________ better.

Moham took the cake and his unexpected soda to a table and sat down to eat. Why was it that English had been so ________ for him in his classes in Tunisia, but when it came to ________speaking, he couldn’t even get what he wanted to eat?

Just then, a girl, who sat at the next table and had watched the whole ________, smiled at him and said, “Hey, welcome to our beautiful city! Don’t feel ________ about your English-you’ll get better at it ________ you’ve lived here for a while. I’m from Spain, and the first time I tried to order a salad here, I ________ with a plate of pig’s feet. At least you got a soda!”

Hearing this, Moham felt much better. He wasn’t the only one ________ to communicate, and his new city began to feel just a little more like he could call it home.

1.

A．imagined

B．remembered

C．described

D．wondered

2.

A．even

B．just

C．never

D．also

3.

A．wish

B．suggestion

C．order

D．dream

4.

A．Inside

B．Under

C．Above

D．Near

5.

A．moved

B．bored

C．tired

D．surprised

6.

A．he

B．she

C．I

D．you

7.

A．cakes

B．salads

C．drinks

D．strawberries

8.

A．spread

B．work

C．develop

D．read

9.

A．special

B．popular

C．mportant

D．easy

10.

A．slowly

B．carefully

C．actually

D．honestly

11.

A．process

B．discussion

C．performance

D．argument

12.

A．crazy

B．hopeful

C．bad

D．excited

13.

A．although

B．if

C．because

D．since

14.

A．came up

B．cheered up

C．showed up

D．ended up

15.

A．fighting

B．planning

C．regretting

D．refusing

2 . I was ten years old at that time. It was a hot, summer afternoon and I decided to _______ by swimming in the river where the water was cold. After a while I grabbed my _______ and headed back up to the house. I knew that _______ would be ready soon.

I _______ in slowly and saw my grandmother busy cooking. Two freshly baked loaves of Italian bread smelled wonderful. My grandmother was _______ her special sauce (调味汁) without noticing my arrival. It had been slowly _______ for hours. Potatoes, pieces of chicken, and meatballs had been quietly cooking in it. Grandma _______ a wooden spoon, stirred the sauce and brought up a bit for a _______. She made a face and shook her head. Something wasn’t quite _______. She added some salt. Then she shook in a little more garlic powder. She ________ stirred the sauce for a while longer. ________ she took another taste. This time her ________ widened and she nodded her approval of her ________. I smiled too. I knew it was going to be another ________ dinner.

Looking back I think grandmother was such a ________ cook because she not only seasoned (给……调味) her food with the right ________ but also seasoned it with her love. She was a true ________ when it came to cooking and truly wise when it came to living. I still ________ her every single day and I am so thankful for all the ________ she taught me. Life is so much tastier when you ________ it with joy. Be the chef of your own life then.

1.

A．set out

B．cool off

C．turn back

D．work out

2.

A．towel

B．guitar

C．camera

D．phone

3.

A．paperwork

B．soup

C．dinner

D．blame

4.

A．rode

B．debated

C．rushed

D．walked

5.

A．focusing on

B．speaking of

C．pulling off

D．searching for

6.

A．bending

B．growing

C．assisting

D．cooking

7.

A．bought

B．took

C．watered

D．received

8.

A．drive

B．drink

C．taste

D．moment

9.

A．right

B．ready

C．smooth

D．huge

10.

A．suddenly

B．slowly

C．sadly

D．coldly

11.

A．Obviously

B．Still

C．Then

D．Again

12.

A．wrinkles

B．shoulder

C．surface

D．smile

13.

A．idea

B．vehicle

C．creation

D．dream

14.

A．annual

B．delicious

C．simple

D．formal

15.

A．great

B．slim

C．fat

D．humorous

16.

A．vinegar

B．container

C．vegetable

D．sauce

17.

A．artist

B．housewife

C．waitress

D．chef

18.

A．recognize

B．miss

C．comfort

D．expect

19.

A．lessons

B．stories

C．activities

D．wises

20.

A．guide

B．copy

C．prepare

D．imagine

3 . With hundreds of tons of unsold vegetables and fruits sent to landfills at the end of each market day, the Central de Abastos has become the largest source of food waste in Mexico City. When De Paz Fuentes noticed the ______, he partnered with the market to turn the wasted food into ______ for the hungry. Since 2020, his program, the Itacate, has ______ the market’s daily food waste by 24% and ______ almost 800 tons of food to soup kitchens across the city.

“Efforts like this are ______, ” says Gutiérrez, who is one of the businessmen taking part in the program. “Now, if I have too many vegetables and won’t be able to ______ them, I call the Itacate. ”

When Gutiérrez makes the call, a volunteer ______ at Gutiérrez’s shop and helps distribute the unsold ______ among the city’s 450 soup kitchens, which ______ 80, 000 meals a day.

Just across the street from the Central de Abastos is one of the city’s largest soup kitchens. There, Leonardo Bautista, 62, is eating lunch after a(n) ______cleaning onions and green tomatoes at the market. The soup kitchen is the only place where he can get a(n) ______ meal near his workplace.

“It’s ______ to eat at the market,” he explains, “about $3. 50 for lunch, which is almost half of my daily salary.”

Some shop owners ______ they are familiar with the program, but still often throw away ______ food because it takes too much time to make a ______.

1.

A．market

B．trap

C．problem

D．position

2.

A．meals

B．chemicals

C．drinks

D．ruins

3.

A．produced

B．reduced

C．bought

D．buried

4.

A．planted

B．cut

C．lost

D．delivered

5.

A．meaningful

B．wasteful

C．troublesome

D．perfect

6.

A．grow

B．sell

C．decline

D．count

7.

A．signs up

B．checks out

C．shows up

D．gives in

8.

A．fruits

B．chickens

C．cakes

D．vegetables

9.

A．purchase

B．serve

C．destroy

D．need

10.

A．morning

B．day

C．evening

D．afternoon

11.

A．tasty

B．sweet

C．unacceptable

D．affordable

12.

A．hot

B．inconvenient

C．expensive

D．fun

13.

A．apologize

B．think

C．realize

D．admit

14.

A．poisonous

B．eatable

C．cold

D．cheap

15.

A．donation

B．call

C．profit

D．living

4 . The number of times I’ve been asked how I became a food and travel writer is too many to count. Frankly, I’m not exactly sure how to ______. Eating is a necessary part of life, and I appreciate good ______, whether it’s chicken and rice served from a hawker stand or a perfect dish in a Michelin-starred restaurant.

I’m not a ______ writer of food, since I ______ review restaurants in the traditional sense. Instead, I’m more interested in food’s ______ and what it reveals about cultures. For instance, how did Mexican cacao get to Europe, and how did the Czech kolache find its way to Central Texas? Knowing the ______ behind such things is a ______ in history that goes far beyond a pretty dish presented on a plate.

There’s not a more ______ way to get a taste of a place than by taking food-themed tours. Many tours include market visits, which are the best way to experience life as a(n) ______. Markets are the hearts of communities and reveal not only the way a culture eats, but also how they ______ and interact.

Traditions and culture are deeply ______ food and through cooking lessons. The number of cooking classes that I’ve ______ around the world can’t be counted. Now, I’m no Alain Ducasse in the kitchen, and rarely do I ______ at home. However, including these types of classes into my journey is something that I ______. And even though the acquired cooking skills don’t translate back to my home kitchen, the cultural ______ still resonates (产生共鸣).

1.

A．write

B．recommend

C．count

D．answer

2.

A．food

B．environment

C．appearance

D．mood

3.

A．talented

B．typical

C．famous

D．creative

4.

A．usually

B．currently

C．always

D．rarely

5.

A．origins

B．impact

C．sources

D．production

6.

A．path

B．reason

C．story

D．intention

7.

A．research

B．mark

C．lesson

D．change

8.

A．complex

B．delicious

C．natural

D．enormous

9.

A．shopper

B．observer

C．critic

D．local

10.

A．feel

B．travel

C．communicate

D．respond

11.

A．included in

B．rooted in

C．kept in

D．applied in

12.

A．taken

B．delivered

C．heard

D．judged

13.

A．serve

B．comment

C．work

D．cook

14.

A．enjoy

B．avoid

C．risk

D．regret

15.

A．identity

B．difference

C．understanding

D．background

5 . Pasta: Loved the World Over

What is the world’s favorite when it comes to food? According to a global survey by the U.K. based charity Oxfam, pasta is number one, ahead of meat, rice and pizza. _______ being popular in European countries, pasta is one of the favorites in countries such as the Philippines, Brazil and South Africa.

Global sales figures also _______ the world’s love afrair with pasta — they have risen from U.S. $13bn in 2003 to U.S. $16bn in 2010. Analysts predict sales will hit U.S.$19bn by 2015, _______ rising wheat costs.

So how did the dish so closely _______ ltaly become a staple of so many tables around the globe?

It’s because it is cheap, versatile and convenient, says Jim Winship from the U.K.-based Pizza, Pasta and ltalian Food Association. A sauce to go with it can be made from simple _______.

“You can create lots of _______ dishes with it. It tastes good and it’s filling. It also has a long shelf life, so you can keep it in the larder (食品储藏室) _______ you need to put a meal together.”

But that’s only part of its success. Pasta is also relatively easy to _______ and transport around the world, making it a popular product with _______ as well.

“It’s always been a(n) ________ product,” says John Dickie, professor in Italian Studies at University College London and author of Delizia! A History of the ltalians and Their Food. “It is ________ one of the things that have contributed to its success — it’s easy to transport and has a long shelf life. It has ________ genes.”

Tim Lang, professor of food policy at City University London, says technological advances in the 19 century ________ pasta to be produced on a big scale. But the Industrial Revolution did that for everything else, he adds, and the reason pasta had been ________ successful was because people liked it and the ltalian way of life.

“It’s a(n) ________ phenomenon, not an industrial phenomenon,” he says. “People like the ltalian way of life and their simple staple foods.”

1.

A．Instead of

B．In case of

C．As well as

D．In terms of

2.

A．detect

B．reflect

C．predict

D．analyze

3.

A．despite

B．given

C．as a result of

D．in addition to

4.

A．involving

B．surrounding

C．fixed in

D．associated with

5.

A．choices

B．kitchens

C．ingredients

D．ideas

6.

A．delicate

B．different

C．Italian

D．challenging

7.

A．if

B．until

C．as soon as

D．whenever

8.

A．cook

B．recycle

C．mass produce

D．grow

9.

A．food companies

B．housewives

C．children

D．office workers

10.

A．agricultural

B．industrial

C．eco-friendly

D．healthy

11.

A．definitely

B．unlikely

C．by no means

D．merely

12.

A．commercial

B．cultural

C．delicious

D．artistic

13.

A．urged

B．advised

C．allowed

D．required

14.

A．less

B．particularly

C．exclusively

D．barely

15.

A．economic

B．regional

C．cultural

D．accidental

6 .        “We are not chefs. We are just grandmothers sharing our cultures,” Maral Tseylikman said so as she sat in the________room at Enoteca Maria, where she has________for seven years.
       The New York eatery has a unique________: No one cooks a meal________than a grandmother. The restaurant is home to a rotating cast of grandmothers, who cook the meals they’ve been providing for their families for________.
       It has become the first restaurant that________real grandmothers from all over the world as chefs to cook the dishes that represent the culture of the country where they were born and________.
       In its beginnings, the Italian restaurant brought together several grandmothers from different regions of Italy, but over time, it________bringing together grandmothers from all over the world. Thanks to the________diversity, it has a wide variety of foods that include pasta, pizza, meat, spices and vegetables from different countries such as Italy, Azerbaijan and Sri Lanka. Granny Diana said she wanted to________diners to her Palestinian culture, which is not well________in the New York area.
       The restaurant’s owner, Joe Scaravella, started the project________his own grandmother who has passed away. “These women are empty________, whose husbands have passed away and whose children have moved out,”Scaravella said. “So they’re really looking for an________and they have it here. And if they’re not hugging me, they’re hugging their customers.” Grandmas there, all________referred to as “nonnas”, “grandmothers” in Italian, enjoy serving their happy regulars, saying friends and happiness________with the job and that they aren’t just doing it for themselves and their families, but for all the customers who come in the________.
       With all the love these ladies are________at the restaurant, they say that they have, in fact,________their knowledge and love of cooking to not only their families, but also the customers from all over the country. “A granddaughter of my customer’s has________from me how to crack eggs like a professional,”Tseylikman said with a laugh.1.

A．laundry

B．dining

C．equipment

D．guest

2.

A．worked

B．waited

C．lived

D．trained

3.

A．imagination

B．concept

C．tradition

D．appearance

4.

A．wider

B．easier

C．faster

D．better

5.

A．celebrations

B．benefits

C．centuries

D．generations

6.

A．finds

B．expects

C．hires

D．dismisses

7.

A．educated

B．assisted

C．raised

D．promoted

8.

A．ended up

B．put off

C．kept on

D．burst out

9.

A．racial

B．cultural

C．political

D．social

10.

A．limit

B．reduce

C．admit

D．expose

11.

A．performed

B．organized

C．represented

D．recorded

12.

A．in honor of

B．in defense of

C．in need of

D．in favor of

13.

A．roomers

B．nesters

C．wanderers

D．shelters

14.

A．outbreak

B．input

C．income

D．outlet

15.

A．originally

B．secretly

C．desperately

D．lovingly

16.

A．come

B．fade

C．sink

D．land

17.

A．kitchen

B．chimney

C．bakery

D．door

18.

A．pursuing

B．receiving

C．following

D．testing

19.

A．given away

B．passed on

C．shown off

D．handed in

20.

A．heard

B．hidden

C．learnt

D．bought

7 . Turkey is not my thing, but one dish I cannot live without on Thanksgiving is my mom’s Snowy Mashed Potatoes. I start________these potatoes, my annual time release capsule of pure joy in early November. I’m pretty sure I’ve had them at every Thanksgiving since I was a kid, and bites often transport me back to different years and different dining rooms.

How and why is it that certain foods give us so much________ ? And what can be said about the kinds of foods we consider most comforting? Science tells us that taste and nutritional content affect how foods make us feel, but certain foods are especially________ satisfying for reasons that have little to do with their taste or nutritional content. Much of the happiness we get from our favorite foods comes from the memories they stimulate for us and the people we’re with while we________them. Past and present________shape the foods we find comforting.

Often, we love food because we have________ memories associated with it. My mom’s mashed potatoes (土豆泥) remind me of holiday joy and past reunions with extended family. We are also drawn to foods we were given early in life by people who cared for us, which can help explain our________ love for chicken noodle soup, which many parents feed their sick children to make them feel better.

The smell of food can________powerful memories, too. The part of the brain responsible for processing smell directly connects to the amygdala, a brain region that processes emotions, and the hippocampus, which handles memory. And our memory for smells is________and precise, especially when it comes to smell we were first exposed to in childhood. That’s why you might catch the smell of pumpkin pie baking in the oven and be transported back to the first tine you baked it with your grandmother.

These________can go the other way, too. Sometimes you might feel________when you eat foods that remind you of loved ones you miss. We may also________foods that we associate with bad experiences.

In addition to past memories, the________in which we eat foods shapes how much we enjoy them in the moment, and our gustatory (味觉的) experiences can be________by a sense of community, a sense of warmth and enjoying it together.I________my mom’s Snowy Mashed Potatoes that much more today because I got to eat them with my husband and two children, the three people I love most in the world.

1.

A．cutting down on

B．looking forward to

C．making for

D．putting away

2.

A．perspective

B．pleasure

C．space

D．transition

3.

A．emotionally

B．financially

C．physically

D．visually

4.

A．enjoy

B．memorize

C．order

D．recall

5.

A．company

B．menus

C．outlook

D．recipes

6.

A．cultural

B．fond

C．photographic

D．shared

7.

A．collective

B．creative

C．lost

D．parental

8.

A．awake

B．correct

C．preserve

D．record

9.

A．bitter-sweet

B．fresh

C．long-lasting

D．selective

10.

A．associations

B．experiences

C．foods

D．memories

11.

A．alert

B．amazed

C．disappointed

D．sad

12.

A．avoid

B．consume

C．store

D．swallow

13.

A．area

B．background

C．context

D．emotion

14.

A．enhanced

B．offered

C．reflected

D．weakened

15.

A．adapted

B．appreciated

C．copied

D．digested

8 . My love,

I’m writing this letter because it’s been a while since we’ve been together. I remember when we first_____________. It was a bright afternoon. I had_____________come home from a tiring day at school, so I wasn’t looking forward to_____________my difficult homework. I _____________the house to see my mother and my aunt sitting at the kitchen table. They greeted(迎接) me warmly. But before I could respond(作出反应), you caught my_____________immediately. There you were, hiding between my mom and my_____________. They moved out of the way to_____________ you—a gift they had brought home for me.

I will tell the_____________: It took me a while to_____________you. I was a busy person. And I cannot recall having a______________tooth before meeting you. However, your sweetness was a welcomed balance to my busy life. At first, Iwas shy, so I mostly kept you locked away in the______________ only to come back to you when I was bored of being in my room and ______________to eat something. And every single time I needed you, there you were.

You never ______________to make me smile. There are very few things that make me ______________ and you are one of them. My favorite moment is when I take you out of the fridge.______________you, I now look forward to the moment when I arrive home.

I love you, cheesecake.

With love,

Zakilya Brown

1.

A．fought

B．met

C．discussed

D．hugged

2.

A．yet

B．already

C．also

D．just

3.

A．starting

B．ending

C．sharing

D．avoiding

4.

A．built

B．visited

C．left

D．entered

5.

A．eye

B．ear

C．hand

D．body

6.

A．sister

B．aunt

C．uncle

D．father

7.

A．punish

B．lock

C．show

D．hide

8.

A．time

B．way

C．truth

D．difference

9.

A．get used to

B．run away from

C．point out

D．make up

10.

A．white

B．cold

C．sweet

D．hot

11.

A．fridge

B．room

C．bottle

D．box

12.

A．pretended

B．agreed

C．refused

D．expected

13.

A．promise

B．fail

C．decide

D．choose

14.

A．cry

B．laugh

C．fall

D．rise

15.

A．In case of

B．In spite of

C．Because of

D．Instead of

9 . Many years ago, I had an unforgettable experience. As I walked through the farmer’s _______, my eyes were immediately drawn to a basket of strange fruits, almost alien-looking fruits. They were a far cry from the perfectly round, shiny things we were used to seeing in supermarkets. Feeling curious, I _______ the seller and asked about these strange fruits.

With a _______ smile, the seller explained that these _______ were heirloom varieties (传家宝品种), which were _______ through generations. They may not _______ society’s standards (标准) of beauty, but their wonderful taste was _______ by those who enjoy the true nature of food. Because I was _______ about the seller’s enthusiastic explanation, I decided to give them a try.

As we _______ the strange fruits, we felt they were incredibly delicious and made us feel really happy. Each bite was bursting with an intensity of taste we had never ________ before. The fruits were juicy, sweet, and possessed a complexity that stayed on our tongues. It was as if they held the very essence of nature’s presents.

This encounter taught us a(n) ________ lesson about the importance of looking beyond the fruit’s ________ and embracing the beauty of ________. In a world filled with uniformity (一致), we had ________ the true value of uniqueness. These untraditional fruits were a reminder that ________ and quality often exist in the unexpected.

1.

A．house

B．field

C．market

D．garden

2.

A．believed

B．approached

C．punished

D．found

3.

A．bitter

B．warm

C．strange

D．cold

4.

A．fruits

B．plants

C．flowers

D．trees

5.

A．looked for

B．talked about

C．given up

D．passed down

6.

A．meet

B．maintain

C．create

D．break

7.

A．improved

B．hated

C．appreciated

D．forgot

8.

A．nervous

B．anxious

C．uneasy

D．curious

9.

A．bought

B．ate

C．harvested

D．grew

10.

A．experienced

B．remembered

C．liked

D．covered

11.

A．boring

B．meaningless

C．valuable

D．imaginative

12.

A．quality

B．appearance

C．origin

D．price

13.

A．life

B．simplicity

C．art

D．imperfection

14.

A．doubted

B．added

C．discovered

D．stressed

15.

A．color

B．cost

C．weight

D．taste

10 . While travelling across China, I’m starting to realize that its variety of food is as vast as its land. Different   ___________   in China have different cooking styles and unique dishes. In Beijing, one such dish is the world-famous Beijing duck. Now I’ve ___________   that a good Beijing duck should be crispy on the outside and soft on the ___________ . Let’s try it and see... Now that is ___________ ! The duck is juicy, and it goes really well with the pancakes and the sweet sauce. I know I shouldn’t, but I would really ___________   to eat it all! Now I’m on my way to try dazhaxie, which is strongly ___________   by my friends. Now I’ve heard that this dish has been on Chinese ___________   since the Han Dynasty. But its translation “hairy crab” doesn’t make it sound like something delicious! Now I’ve been told that the best way to cook dazhaxie, is to ___________   it to keep its original flavour. Ah — here it is. I’m not sure how to eat it! Oh — that was ___________   good. I have to say, my friends were right! Now it’s now time for something hot and spicy. What else but Sichuan hot pot! Come on! About 200 years ago, people in Sichuan began to____________   what they could find with chilies and spices in a pot, and that is believed to be the ____________ Sichuan hot pot. Now, I’m about to try it to see why it is popular all over the country. Wow, that is hot! It’s   ____________ , but eating it is a challenge. My mouth is on ____________ ! But I just can’t stop! Well, that’s the end of the tour. As well as a burning ____________ , I’m left with a full stomach, some lovely memories and a ____________   understanding of the tastes of China.

1.

A．buildings

B．foods

C．regions

D．cities

2.

A．heard

B．known

C．seen

D．said

3.

A．meat

B．duck

C．inside

D．chicken

4.

A．bad

B．tasteless

C．delicate

D．delicious

5.

A．like

B．hate

C．jump

D．talk

6.

A．reported

B．taunted

C．recommended

D．accused

7.

A．desk

B．country

C．menus

D．food

8.

A．fry

B．stew

C．boil

D．steam

9.

A．joyfully

B．disgustedly

C．surprisingly

D．apprehensively

10.

A．play

B．cook

C．sleep

D．say

11.

A．first

B．second

C．third

D．fourth

12.

A．unpalatable

B．tasty

C．sour

D．salty

13.

A．duty

B．purpose

C．fire

D．earth

14.

A．body

B．mouth

C．hair

D．face

15.

A．lower

B．wider

C．deeper

D．shorter