1 . As a well-recognized chef, television star, and restaurant owner, Joyce Chen introduced Chinese food to America. She made such a(n) ________ impact on American culture that her photo was included on a US stamp.

Joyce Chen was born in a ________ family and discovered her enthusiasm for cooking at a very early age. Her father ________ a family chef that cooked all of their meals. Chen ________ Chinese cuisine simply by watching their chef cook in their home kitchen. By the time she was 18 years old, she organized and cooked her first ________ dinner. This was the beginning of her career in the ________ industry.

In 1949, Chen and her family moved to Massachusetts. While ________ near Harvard University and Massachusetts Institute of Technology, she frequently met Chinese students that ________ the food they’d grown up with. Chen’s children attended Buckingham School and she would often cook food to be served at ________ events. Her meals quickly became popular among the students. This ________ Chen to open her first restaurant in 1958. At this restaurant, she often served “buffet-style (自助式的)” meals, allowing customers to ________ samples of everything.

Chen rose to fame as a(n) ________ and began holding cooking classes. She released her first cookbook and ________ in “Joyce Chen Cooks”, her own cooking show that aired world wide. However, she began to ________ her brand by marketing various cooking items as well as ________ and selling Chinese sauces to supermarkets. In the early 1980s Chen began to suffer from Alzheimer’s disease (阿尔茨海默病) and passed away in 1994.

1.

A．similar

B．large

C．expected

D．instant

2.

A．wealthy

B．humorous

C．special

D．famous

3.

A．met

B．challenged

C．helped

D．employed

4.

A．devoted to

B．learned about

C．reflected on

D．benefited from

5.

A．festival

B．romantic

C．professional

D．private

6.

A．foodservice

B．healthcare

C．finance

D．entertainment

7.

A．lecturing

B．touring

C．studying

D．living

8.

A．avoided

B．disliked

C．missed

D．wasted

9.

A．school

B．family

C．community

D．company

10.

A．forced

B．taught

C．inspired

D．urged

11.

A．design

B．bring

C．collect

D．try

12.

A．doctor

B．actor

C．writer

D．chef

13.

A．changed

B．starred

C．cheated

D．failed

14.

A．expand

B．recall

C．sell

D．protect

15.

A．tasting

B．bottling

C．heating

D．smelling

2 . Whenever I’ve had a few stressful weeks, I typically schedule a “cooking day”. Working on recipes that I already know builds my confidence; trying out some new ones adds an element of surprise. In the end, I feel satisfied by the products of my work.     1     You can find your own relief in preparing food.

    2     This multisensory aspect of cooking is like a coping tool for stressful situation, the 5-4-3-2-1 technique. It allows you to quickly connect with the present moment by encouraging you to notice five things you can see, four things you can feel, three things you can hear, two you can smell, and one you can taste.     3     You might feel a bit calmer at the end.

Another key feature of cooking is that it’s connected to and shaped by the past. What you choose to cook, and the way you prepare it, might issue in part from the preferences and techniques of your parents, grandparents, friends or partners.     4     This link is part of cooking’s psychological richness and its potential to restore.

Trying new recipes and new ingredients can help you with the creation of new memories.     5     And, if you are wise in your choice of healthy ingredients, the food itself could have subsequent benefits for your psychological wellbeing.

The next time you step into the kitchen and try your hand at a new dish, try to consciously take notice of what’s going on in your mind and in your body, of what sorts of feelings cooking brings out in you.

A．Cooking engages all five senses.

B．For me, cooking is a stress-relieving way.

C．Through cooking, I can get back control of my life.

D．You are cooking, in this sense, for your future self.

E．Each smell and taste has the power to revive certain memories.

F．It helps focus on a task, offering you a sense of power and control.

G．Giving it a try can demonstrate the benefits of sensory experience.

6 . Most of us regard chores as annoying tasks to get done, but the evidence shows they are actually good for us.

For some, cooking is very enjoyable, while for others it’s just a daily chore.    1    , cooking regularly can have some serious benefits for your health. The most obvious benefit is that the more you cook basic ingredients, the less processed food you’ll end up eating. As we know, processed food is often short of nutrients and can hide several questionable ingredients    2    

Another less obvious benefit is that cooking can lower stress levels. We know any type of creativity lowers stress and benefits overall health. This certainly includes making food. Planning a recipe, chopping produce, adding seasoning,making adjustments — these are all parts of the creative process of cooking.     3     , and then enjoy the creativity of cooking while you’re at it!

    4    Sharing housework evenly can improve a couple’s marital happiness. And for parents, giving kids regular chores has several benefits. It may be a difficult task to get them to happily complete their chores but, nevertheless, doing housework and other tasks can give them higher self-belief, make them more responsible, and enable them to better deal with frustration and delayed satisfaction.     5     Then they build a positive circle.

So it’s fair to say that household chores shouldn’t be looked down on anymore. In fact, it might be time to embrace your to-do list to better your health, and get your family involved as well!

A．So go ahead to try some new recipes

B．The same goes for most fast food options

C．Although cooking is not heavy housework

D．But even if you fall into the second category

E．Thus too many chores will add an extra burden to your kids

F．All of this usually translates into better success in school as well

G．Dividing housework among family members leads to a better life

7 . CREAMY POTATO SALAD WITH CABBAGE

Ingredients ◎1.5 kg red potatoes ◎1 red onion ◎1/4 cup red wine vinegar ◎1 cup sour cream ◎l/2 cup kimchi (朝鲜泡菜) ◎Salt and pepper

Method 1. Slice potatoes (skin left on) into 2cm thick slices. 2. Place potatoes in a medium pan, cover with cold water, and put some salt. 3. Cook until potatoes are soft but still holding their shape. 4. Let cool. 5. While the potatoes are cooking, cut the onion into rings. Put them in a small mixing bowl with the red wine vinegar. Stir (搅拌) every few minutes, until the onion rings are bright pink, about 20 minutes. 6. Mix the sour cream with kimchi together in a bowl, and add salt and pepper. 7. Gently stir the sour cream into the cooled potatoes until slices are well coated. Serve straight away, or refrigerate up to 8 hours before serving.

1. How many times is salt needed during the whole process?

A．Once.

B．Twice.

C．Three times.

D．Four times.

2. Which two steps can be done together exactly at the same time?

A．Boiling water and cutting potatoes.

B．Stirring cream and cooling potatoes.

C．Boiling potatoes and cutting the onion.

D．Cooking red wine vinegar and softening potatoes.

3. What can we know from the recipe?

A．The onion should be cut into bars.

B．Potatoes should be cooled before mixing.

C．The dish must be kept in fridge for 8 hours.

D．Potatoes should be cooked with boiling water.

9 . We lived on a Kansas farm and had more than enough beef to feed our family. Mom always cooked enough meat to _______ a pot of leftover soup the next day. Tomatoes, green beans, corn and the vegetables cooked with the original roasted meat filled a large pot.

We _______ government-supplied foods in the 1950s, including blocks of cheese. We found inventive ways to _______ them up. Our vegetable beef soup, for example, was topped with a big piece of cheese. I _______ the combination and always topped off my soup with cheese when I _______ it to my family.

My cooking instructor in college said, “Recipes are only a jumping-off place. You should add your personal touches to the dishes you _______ .” That explains the _______ of my recipe for vegetable beef soup.

I married into a Southern family, and fresh okra(秋葵)soon found its way into the _______ . When we moved to Missouri, a new neighbor stopped by to _______ if I had any cabbage she could use to finish making supper.

“Vegetable beef soup just isn’t ________ without it,” she said. Once I ________ it, I knew what she meant. My soup grew ever ________ , and so did my soup pot.

A college friend lived in Spain when we lived in Germany for a few years, and she came for a(n) ________ . We were cooking dinner together, my soup of course, when she opened the refrigerator and ________ a bottle of soy sauce(酱油). “It improves the taste,” she said.

She ________ some in the soup and I knew I had a(n) ________ to my list of ingredients.

And that`s how the ________ of my soup has changed. It reflects a series of friends, ________ and places in my life. Each time I ________ it, I relive the memory of each ingredient, and how I was inspired to ________ my soup.

1.

A．show

B．find

C．replace

D．make

2.

A．refused

B．received

C．wasted

D．provided

3.

A．hold

B．pack

C．use

D．cover

4.

A．loved

B．allowed

C．remembered

D．chose

5.

A．reported

B．served

C．returned

D．lent

6.

A．order

B．suggest

C．create

D．forget

7.

A．problems

B．end

C．change

D．advantages

8.

A．farm

B．market

C．restaurant

D．soup

9.

A．tell

B．see

C．discuss

D．prove

10.

A．famous

B．healthy

C．common

D．right

11.

A．tried

B．recommended

C．discovered

D．promised

12.

A．stranger

B．simpler

C．larger

D．worse

13.

A．walk

B．game

C．answer

D．visit

14.

A．took out

B．threw away

C．paid for

D．dealt with

15.

A．hid

B．put

C．tested

D．avoided

16.

A．reply

B．solution

C．addition

D．example

17.

A．choice

B．character

C．price

D．rule

18.

A．experiences

B．competitions

C．secrets

D．mistakes

19.

A．correct

B．accept

C．learn

D．cook

20.

A．grow

B．introduce

C．imagine

D．share

10 . 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。

When I was young, the kitchen had an invisible“stop" sign put there by my mom. “No, you cannot enter here!” she always said to me. Well, I really don’t blame her as it is no place for kids.

I was just left outside in admiration, looking at what wonders the kitchen held. A few years passed by and I became very interested in food, both eating and preparing it. However, the kitchen was still out of bounds so I couldn’t experiment with cooking. But they couldn’t stop me forever now, could they?

It was early morning. Mom had gone for grocery shopping and no one else was at home. Time to strike! I walked through the dining room and there was the kitchen in front of me!

I stepped inside and took in the sight in front of me—cabinets (储藏柜 ) lining a wall, the oven (炉子) occupying the central place of another wall, the dishes sparkling like diamonds. I had seen it from outside but this time it was up close. As I hadn’t had breakfast, I decided to begin my first experience as a cook by making an omelette (煎蛋) . Sure I had seen Mom do it, so how could it be hard?

I searched the cabinets and finally found some eggs and onions. I knew the basics, so I began the work. I washed an onion first and then chopped it. Then came the egg. It took me two or three attempts to crack one open and into the bowl. I put the onion and some salt in the bowl too and mixed them. After that, I lighted the stove and put the frying pan on it and poured some oil in it... and poured some on the floor too, accidentally, of course! Till the pouring of the mixture into the pan, everything was going perfect—then I wondered what was used for turning the egg upside down in the pan.

注意：
1.续写词数应为150左右；
2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

Soon, I was running all over the kitchen, searching for the cooking spoon.

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While I was busy taking the burnt egg out in a plate, someone came up behind me.

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