2 . You know how every November the cooking magazines are full of articles on how you should shake up the traditional Thanksgiving meal and make it new and exciting? Out with the boring mashed potatoes, in with the roasted smashed potatoes! And who wants to roast a whole turkey? Why not braise (焖烧) the turkey legs instead?
I used to think these ideas were great until this year when we tried some of them. In fact, we reinvented it so much that it wasn’t even Thanksgiving dinner anymore. We ate chicken with a Parmesan panko crust, roasted carrots, and a salad. For dessert (饭后甜点) we had bourbon pound cake with ice cream. In other words, it was like any other nice meal I’d have at my parents’ house.
We had to do this out of necessity. My family runs a wood-fired pizza company that usually shuts down at the beginning of September, but this fall, it stayed open until Thanksgiving. Its last day of operation (营业) was Saturday, and we had our traditional Thanksgiving meal on Sunday. My whole family were so tired from pizza-making that we had no energy left for a feast. Then our ‘lazy’ Thanksgiving dinner was made with what we already had.
As usual the meal was delicious and the company pleasant, but it wasn’t until after the weekend that I was left with a sense of loss, as if something were missing. That’s when I realized that, for me, Thanksgiving is very much about the food, and no just the lovely people who share the dinner with me. It’s my one chance to taste dishes that I don’t eat at any other time of year, and that is truly why it’s so special.
1. According to the author, what do cooking magazines usually do every November?
| A．Call for a change in cooking. | B．Hunt for articles from readers. |
| C．Help readers in potato cooking. | D．Introduce recipes for roast turkey. |
2. Which can best describe the author’s Thanksgiving dinner this year?
| A．Fancy. | B．Common. |
| C．Long-awaited. | D．Well-balanced. |
3. What does the author mainly explain in paragraph 3?
| A．His family background. |
| B．His way to make a Thanksgiving pizza. |
| C．How his family-run pizza company works. |
| D．How he celebrated this year’s Thanksgiving. |
4. What is the major significance of Thanksgiving to the author?
| A．It is a way to kill a sense of loss. |
| B．It is an occasion to enjoy once-a-year dishes. |
| C．It is a chance to spread festival happiness. |
| D．It is an opportunity for the whole family to gather. |
