1 . 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
1. When did Chinese food first become popular in America?

A．In late-nineteenth century.

B．In mid-nineteenth century.

C．In late-eighteenth century.

2. How did Americans come to accept Chinese food?

A．More and more Chinese restaurants appeared.

B．Americans got used to Cantonese taste.

C．Chinese cooks adapted their cuisine.

3. What is “Chop Suey”?

A．A Chinese-American dish.

B．A Cantonese dish.

C．An Indian dish.

2 . Sean Sherman, aged 49, has dedicated his career as a _________ to celebrating Native American cuisine. For his efforts, he received the 2023 Julia Child Award, which _________ those who make a difference in how people cook and eat. He is the first Native American to be _________ with the award which comes with a $50,000 grant.

Sherman, a member of the Oglala Lakota tribe, was born and raised in South Dakota on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation. When he was a teenager, his family _________ the reservation to Spearfish, South Dakota. He began working in local restaurants and fell in love with cooking.

_________ working as a cook early in his career, Sherman noticed that the food of _________ people was not featured on menus and that native American restaurants were not _________. He dedicated himself to studying his culinary _________, including learning to use clay grills, grow corn, and source local ingredients. He used what he learned to _________ The Sioux Chef’s Indigenous kitchen and to start a(n) __________ organization to teach others about indigenous food for free.

In 2021, Sherman opened Owamni, a restaurant in Minneapolis, Minnesota, that __________ modern indigenous dishes, such as venison tartare, smoked whitefish, and mushroom stew. The restaurant quickly became __________ and was named Best New Restaurant in the US in 2022 by the James Beard Foundation.

In his __________ statement on receiving the Julia Child Award, Sherman said he is a longtime __________ of Julia Child (1912-2004), a beloved chef for whom the award is __________. “I saw the impact food can have on the world through Julia,” he said. “I’m excited to continue her legacy through my work.”

1.

A．chef

B．actor

C．baker

D．professor

2.

A．announces

B．sends

C．honors

D．teaches

3.

A．adopted

B．recognized

C．evaluated

D．promised

4.

A．moved over

B．moved in

C．moved off

D．moved on

5.

A．While

B．Before

C．After

D．Unless

6.

A．young

B．foreign

C．old

D．native

7.

A．common

B．obvious

C．ordinary

D．normal

8.

A．experience

B．information

C．heritage

D．diversity

9.

A．feel

B．write

C．read

D．hear

10.

A．worldwide

B．nonprofit

C．kind

D．advanced

11.

A．prefers

B．approaches

C．serves

D．deserts

12.

A．considerable

B．prosperous

C．available

D．popular

13.

A．presentation

B．assumption

C．recommendation

D．acceptance

14.

A．admirer

B．friend

C．colleague

D．teacher

15.

A．identified

B．based

C．shaped

D．named

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

It was time for the annual Potato-Salad Contest in Russet Park. After trying for the third time, Alexis shook her head sadly. There was no way she would win the Golden Potato again because Grandpa wasn’t here this year.

Memories of how Grandpa taught her to make potato rose in her mind. She sighed and missed Grandpa so much.

Alexis cut the potatoes and mixed the boiled potatoes, some sauces and a little salt and peppers in a bowl. But it didn’t taste right. Alexis tried a bite of the salad mixture, wondering what was missing. Seeing her frown, Mom suggested, “What about something spicy? Your   Grandpa loved spicy things.”

“You’re right! Maybe he put a jalapeno pepper in it,”   Alexis said, cutting up a bright green jalapeno and adding it to the bowl.

It was closer, but it still didn’t taste right. Alexis was drooping her head, disappointed. “Should we look in a cookbook?”

“Grandpa was never one to follow a recipe,” Dad entered the kitchen and said.

It was true. People loved Grandpa’s potato salad because it was one of a kind. Alexis remembered posing with Grandpa for a photo while they were making the salad.

Photo! That gave her an idea. Alexis hurried to the bookcase and found an old photo album. She immediately flipped it open, expecting to find clues in the photos there. Lots of photos showed Grandpa and Grandma cooking together. Dad laughed, “He and Grandma loved to tease each other but he always called her Honey.”

“Do you think he put honey in the potato salad?” Mum asked.

“It is worth a try,” said Alexis. She stirred some honey into the bowl.

But it still wasn’t quite right. Alexis’ heart sank, on the verge of giving up. Dad kept flipping the album. At the end of the album was the picture of Grandpa and Alexis making the salad together.

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。

It looked like Grandpa was crying in the photo.

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With hesitation, the family tasted the potato salad with onions in it.

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5 . Cooking games are a fantastic way to stimulate imaginative play.     1     It helps them develop their creativity, motor skills, language, and problem-solving ability. In this text you will find some information on how online cooking games may educate them.

Online cooking games promote maths and reading skills.

The act of cooking requires a lot of counting and measuring. Additionally, many free cooking games online require kids to read the recipes or lists of ingredients.     2    

Online Cooking games boost confidence and independence.

When kids take the initiative, finish a task, or follow directions correctly, they feel good about themselves and proud of what they’ve done.     3     In the game, kids can experiment with a chefs role and master their culinary skills in the world of imagination. When kids have trust in their own skills, they are more likely to grow up with a feeling of confidence, responsibility, and independence.

    4    

Free online cooking games encourage kids to try new things and think outside the box by letting them experiment with ingredients, recipes, and preparation methods. Such games can help kids develop a growth mindset, creativity, and choosing freedom.

Online cooking games can improve social skills.

    5     For example, playing multiplayer or two-player games allows children to interact with others, help each other, laugh together, solve problems in cooperation, and so on. This is especially convenient for timid or introverted kids who have difficulty reaching out to others in the real world.

A．Online cooking games for kids nurture creativity.

B．Online cooking games can help kids win freedom.

C．Most cooking games offer an in-built social space.

D．How do cooking games promote development and learning?

E．They improve their vocabulary and enhance their ability to understand.

F．Children can act out real-life situations and behaviors through pretend play.

G．For example creative games such as Cooking Madness encourage pretend play.

7 . 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。

The Birthday Cake

Josie was a girl who loved to bake. She always helped her uncle at his bakery. Mostly she carried ingredients from the refrigerator to the large work table. Sometimes Uncle Dave let Josie stir (搅拌) the cake batter (面糊) with a wooden spoon.

Josie wanted to learn to bake a cake on her own. She asked if Uncle Dave would show her how Her mother’s birthday was only two days away. If Josie made a cake all by herself, it would be a wonderful surprise.

On Saturday morning, Josie arrived at the bakery just as it was closing. The bakery always closed early on the weekend so Uncle Dave could walk his dogs. “Ready, Josie?” Uncle Dave asked “Ready!” Josie answered.

First, Uncle Dave had Josie get all the ingredients (原料) and line them up on the work table. Then he showed her how to measure flour and sugar so that she had the exact right amount. She added these ingredients to a large mixing bowl. Next, Uncle Dave tapped an egg on the side of the bowl to crack it. “Be careful not to get any bits of shell in the bowl,” he said.

Josie tapped her egg very gently on the bowl. It didn’t crack. She tried again, and this time the shell came apart. She pulled the egg apart over the bowl and watched the yellow egg yolk drop into the flour.

Now it was time to stir. “This is fun!” said Josie.

When the batter was ready, Uncle Dave helped Josie pour it into the cake pan. He gave Josie oven mitts (烤箱手套) and showed her how to put the pan in the oven without burning her hands.

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。

While the cake baked, Josie and Uncle Dave wiped off the table and washed all the dishes.

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On her mother’s birthday, Josie put the cake before her mom secretly.

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8 . Molecular gastronomy is nothing new. The art of breaking down a dish into its individual parts has been around for many years. You see it most commonly on cooking shows as the “deconstructed forms of popular meals. For example, a deconstructed Lasagna might consist of tomato soup, cheese curds, and tiny pieces of pasta — they’re all the parts that make up a lasagna, separated and presented on their own. As a cooking method, molecular gastronomy’s meant to take familiar tastes and present them in a new and adventurous way using special equipment and techniques. It’s expensive and time-consuming, but does present a unique dining experience that is impossible to recreate at home. Some ingredients are prepared through freeze-drying or dehydration — it’s very different from baking a loaf of bread or a cake.

French chemist Herve This believes instead of using traditional ingredients to add flavors, we’ll use their chemical compounds to recreate those flavors in other foods. “In 2050,” he said, “there will be many more people on Earth. This means getting enough protein will become a problem and the solution will probably be plant or insect proteins. We need expertise to cook these new ingredients. We are slowly introducing them so the public can use them. This is note by note cooking.”

His argument causes concern: most people, used to proteins from meat or plants, are going to feel uneasy about the new sources. He also shows that the “clean label” movement is harmful to our diets. The idea behind it is a move towards shorter ingredient lists with familiar ingredients. While there are chemical compounds in food that can do us harm, it has led to the public fearing unfamiliar terms on the back of the package. “Take citric acid for example. It is in lemon, so what’s the problem?” he asks.

Whether you agree or disagree, it will take molecular gastronomy some time to truly take over the entire world. Cooking, no matter the method, is a form of chemistry. It makes sense to advance it alongside the other sciences. So, while pizza won’t be delivered flash-frozen or dehydrated any time soon, it may one day in the not-too-distant future.

1. Why is the deconstructed lasagna mentioned in paragraph 1?

A．To encourage people to cook at home.

B．To make molecular gastronomy easy to understand.

C．To show how people can have a pleasant dining experience.

D．To explain how molecular gastronomy is applied in practice.

2. What has caused a need for note by note cooking according to Herve This?

A．The serious lack of expert cooks.

B．The growing population of the world.

C．The public’s easy acceptance of plant proteins.

D．The public’s reduced interest in traditional ingredients.

3. What can we know about the “clean label” movement?

A．It is environment-friendly.	B．It leads to people going on a diet.
C．It can mislead people sometimes.	D．It has caused people lots of trouble.

4. What is the author’s attitude towards molecular gastronomy?

A．Carefree.

B．Doubtful.

C．Worried.

D．Positive.

10 . Holidays and small ovens can bake up memories

Anyone will tell you that, aside from the people, the best part of any holiday is the food, Thanksgiving turkeys, Mid-Autumn Festival mooncakes, Fourth of July BBQ, Dragon Boat festival zongzi.     1     It’s not a Christmas party without a platter of at least three different types of cookies. Frosted sugar cookies, chocolate crinkles and spiced molasses are among my Christmas favorites.

Families spend days making cookies. It’s akin (相似的) to stuffing and crimping dumplings.     2     Gathering everyone around the table to help out and chat is a delightful way to get into the holiday spirit. Whether living in a full house or as a single, I’ve always enjoyed baking and found it calming.

The challenge of baking in China is that a critical component is often missing, an oven. Chinese cuisine is impressively diverse and the need for an oven never seems to have arisen, the majority of apartments are, understandably, without oven, Here’s where foreigners, if they haven’t done already, quickly learn to use Taobao and buy themselves a toaster oven. This is an excellent kitchen addition, though they are significantly smaller than a standard oven.     3    

Holiday baking challenges in China don’t end there, however. Imagine it’s Christmas Eve. You’ve rented a house with friends or gathered at someone’s large apartment. You’re preparing your Christmas feast! But there’s only one oven. And it’s a third the size of a conventional oven.     4     With larger ovens at home where you can toss a couple of casseroles and a ham all in there together, you now have to bake in batches. The process takes roughly-all day.

    5    . There are always games, songs and laughs to be had in the kitchen and though the baking strategy system might cause some scheduling conflicts, at the end of the day, if you’re with the people you love, it’s all worth it. Happy holidays to you and yours!

A．For Christmas, cookies are king!

B．It’s not too difficult, just takes time.

C．This is one instance where size does matter.

D．It is convenient for people to bake in the kitchen.

E．It also means that holiday baking time is doubled.

F．It is a wonderful time for families to get together to enjoy themselves.

G．Despite all these adjustments, holiday baking is a joyous time to gather together and make memories.