1 . Ahmad was lying on his back under two coconut (椰子) trees. He was sleeping. “Boom!” A coconut fell onto his head, waking him up. As he felt pain on his head he heard his mother calling out to him to pick up something for dinner.
Suddenly, he had a good idea. He brought the coconut home with a plan to cut it open for all its flesh (果肉). Ahmad was cooking when he heard a stranger speaking outside. Ahmad went to check and saw an old gentleman, who greeted him and
Ahmad’s mom explained her son was preparing dinner and
After
Little did Ahmad know that would be the turning point in his
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A.need | B.view | C.peace | D.reality |
A.expected | B.imagined | C.remembered | D.believed |
A.liked | B.suggested | C.risked | D.forgot |
A.record | B.discuss | C.decide | D.see |
A.frightened | B.comforted | C.attracted | D.moved |
A.acting | B.talking | C.relaxing | D.eating |
A.job | B.experience | C.impression | D.worry |
A.habit | B.rule | C.purpose | D.pleasure |
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A.heart | B.mind | C.plan | D.life |
A.hold | B.enter | C.win | D.finish |
A.cook | B.waiter | C.manager | D.partner |
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.
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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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3 . It’s funny—as a writer, it’s easy to share your knowledge, or your personal stories with an unknown listener of many. You think your friends and family may not read your articles. But as I began to talk more openly about Chinese traditions and food, I learned that they were interested, curious and really hungered for it. Their interest and curiosity grew and the culmination of their interest and curiosity was this past Spring Festival. They would like to spend the Spring Festival with me. It was an inconvenient Monday. I’d never had the Spring Festival when anyone but my father cooked.
I took the day off work in a madness of last-minute preparation. I drove 45 minutes out of town to a Cantonese BBQ shop where I bought a whole roast duck (烤鸭) and watched, fascinated, as it was changed into bite sizes. I shopped at a faraway international market like madwoman, looking for Chinese vegetables and other foods that would be new for my guests I called my dad, asking for six-second pointers on how to make dishes I’d never made. I texted him pictures of the sea fish I picked out, and the red clothing they threw on for luck.
In just a few hours, I cooked a dinner of 15 dishes for six friends who cared enough about me and my culture to come over on a cold winter Monday night to celebrate my tradition with me. We drank, ate and toasted the beautiful night. And that night, I felt what it was to be loved for my culture as well as our food.
1. What does the underlined word “culmination” mean in paragraph 1?A.Top. | B.Celebration. | C.Tradition. | D.Trouble. |
A.She ate a whole roast duck. | B.She took a roast duck. |
C.She asked to cook a duck herself. | D.She took beautiful photos of the duck. |
A.The shops the author went to. | B.The author’s love of Chinese food. |
C.The author’s preparation for dinner. | D.The suggestions the author’s father gave. |
A.She is living with her father. | B.She is a madwoman. |
C.She is a world famous writer. | D.She is proud of Chinese culture. |
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Wolfram Culinary Mathematics Reference
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Gordon Ramsay: Cook With Me
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1. How much should you pay if you buy Wolfram Culinary Mathematics Reference?A.$ 1.99. | B.$ 2.99. | C.$ 3.99. | D.$ 5.99. |
A.MealBoard. |
B.Gordon Ramsay: Cook With Me. |
C.Wolfram Culinary Mathematics Reference. |
D.Fit Men Cook-—Healthy Recipes. |
A.It can help you achieve your fitness goal. |
B.It can let you learn to cook from a professional cook. |
C.It can tell you where the nearest grocery store is. |
D.It can remind you which ingredient will not be safe to eat soon. |
The easy way out isn't always easiest. I learned that lesson when I decided to treat my father to a special meal. I glanced through the cookbook and chose a menu which included homemade bread. Knowing the bread would take time, I started on it as soon as he left for work.
As I was not experienced in cooking, I thought if a dozen was good, two dozen would be better, so I doubled everything. As Dad loved oranges, I also opened a can of orange and poured it all into the bowl. Soon there was sticky dough (面团) covered with ugly yellowish marks. Realizing I had been defeated, I put the dough in the rubbish bin outside so I wouldn't have to face him laughing at my work.
I went on preparing the rest of the meal, and, when Dad got home, we sat down to Cornish chicken with rice. He tried to enjoy the meal but seemed disturbed. Twice he got up and went outside, saying he thought he heard a noise. The third time he left, I went to the windows to see what he was doing.
Looking out, I saw Dad standing about three feet from the rubbish bin, holding the lid up with a stick and looking into the container. When I came out of the house, he dropped the stick and explained that there was something alive in the rubbish bin. Picking up the stick again, he held the lid up enough for me to see. I felt cold. But I stepped closer and looked harder.
Without doubt it was my work. The hot sun had caused the dough to double in size and the. fermenting yeast (酵母) made the surface shake and sigh as though it were breathing. I had to admit what the "living thing" was and why it was there. I don't know who was more embarrassed by the whole thing, Dad or me.
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My dad tapped me gently on the shoulder, and we went inside.
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_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Today I tried cooking a simply dish myself. I like eating frying tomatoes with eggs, and I thought it must to be easy to cook. My mom told me how to preparing it. First I cut the tomatoes into pieces but put them aside. Next I broke the eggs into a bowl and beat them quickly with chopstick. After that I poured oil into a pan and turned off the stove, I waited patiently unless the oil was hot. Then I put the tomatoes and the beaten eggs into pan together. “Not that way,” my mom tried to stop us but failed. She was right. It didn’t turn out as I had wished.
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However, changes in diet and lifestyle in recent years have sadly destroyed traditional food cultures, and the health of millions of people. Cheap “fast food” and unhealthy snacks that are high in sugar, salt and fat are now all too common but offer little nutrition.
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Today, there are more than 25 million of malnourished children living in the region, but the picture is changing. While the number of stunted (发育不良) children is slowly falling in many countries, overweight and obesity are growing, and at a much faster rate.
In many countries, three forms of malnutrition—undernutrition, hidden hunger and overweight-co-exist. A family may have an overweight mother and a stunted child. Or a child may be both stunted or too short and overweight. Unhealthy diets are a major cause of all forms of malnutrition.
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1. What has badly affected the traditional food culture in East Asia & Pacific?A.Western cooks’ arriving. |
B.People’s turning to unhealthy food. |
C.Tourists’ bringing new recipes. |
D.Overweight children’s growing in number. |
A.He is in a poor state of health. |
B.He is shorter than other kids. |
C.He has an overweight parent. |
D.He prefers eating at home. |
A.To introduce excellent Asian cooks online. |
B.To help ordinary people challenge professional cooks. |
C.To reconnect people with tasty and nutritious food. |
D.To encourage family and friends to get together online. |
8 . Food has always been one of the greatest wants of humankind. The search for food is the
Though processed foods seem like a great way to save
Besides,since people spend little time preparing food,the culture of cooking is slowly
In a word,I believe though processed food has made the preparation of food much easier,it has not been a good step for humankind.
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A.though | B.before | C.if | D.unless |
A.So | B.And | C.But | D.Or |
A.easiness | B.safety | C.method | D.difficulty |
A.energy | B.food | C.money | D.time |
A.choose | B.dislike | C.refuse | D.stop |
A.change | B.happen | C.get | D.offer |
A.harmful | B.useless | C.meaningful | D.necessary |
A.cold | B.sweet | C.unhealthy | D.hot |
A.varying | B.dying | C.appearing | D.developing |
A.important | B.famous | C.simple | D.new |
A.regular | B.ordinary | C.different | D.similar |
A.knowledge | B.lessons | C.interests | D.skills |
A.delicious | B.clean | C.expensive | D.cheap |
A.success | B.work | C.progress | D.fun |
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Once you book this class, we will reach out to you to coordinate(协调)the best time and date that works for you, Chiara and Nonna Nerina. And a week before your class, you will receive a shopping list of ingredients(原料)to buy and a link to an Amazon storefront for any tool that you may need to cook with. Not to worry—we keep it simple, you probably already have all the things that you need in your kitchen!
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1. What can we know about the private course?A.It is held in an Italian family. |
B.It is offering a discount at present. |
C.It is given by Nonna Nerina alone. |
D.It is a chance to learn magic. |
A.Share your favorite recipe and pasta. |
B.Invite the guests to join the class. |
C.Get something necessary ready for it. |
D.Do cleaning to keep your kitchen in order. |
A.By writing an e-mail. |
B.By making a phone call. |
C.By visiting Chiara in person. |
D.By leaving a message on the website. |
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