1 . As most children have a natural interest in both cooking and screens, playing free cooking games online with your child may be an excellent way to introduce them to the world of food at an early age.
Cooking games for kids develop creativity.
Cooking games can improve social skills. Most cooking games offer an in-built social space. For example, playing multiplayer or two-player games allows children to interact with others, solve problems in cooperation, and so on. This is especially convenient for those who have difficulty reaching out to others in the real world. Online games can help them practice their communication skills.
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.
| A．If they have trust in their own skills |
| B．When they learn how to solve disagreements |
| C．Cooking games promote math and reading skills |
| D．Many cooking games are more than just a fun activity |
| E．Playing in the kitchen helps kids learn to solve problems |
| F．They encourage kids to try new things and think outside the box |
| G．Therefore, they eventually feel more confident making friends in real life |
1. What is the man doing?
| A．Eating a meal. |
| B．Cooking a meal. |
| C．Having an interview. |
| A．Only recently. |
| B．Since he was a child. |
| C．Since he was twenty years old. |
| A．Beef and lamb. |
| B．Bread and milk. |
| C．Rice and noodles. |
| A．Rich flavors. |
| B．Freshness of food. |
| C．Different styles of cooking. |
3 . Four Best Cooking Apps
Wolfram Culinary Mathematics Reference
Requirement: iOS 9. 3+
Price: $ 1. 99
This app will help streamline our tasks of cooking by providing you with quick access to a set of tools specially designed for kitchen efficiency.
*Get nutritional(营养物的) information for individual foods or whole meals.
"Convert ingredient measurements (转换配料用量) to serve larger or smaller groups.
*Locate nearby grocery stores by place or store name.
Gordon Ramsay: Cook With Me
Requirement: iOS 4. 3+
Price: $ 5. 99
There are 56 recipe videos included in the app, showing the famous British professional cook Gordon Ramsay cooking the dish to give you the confidence to cook it yourself. And now there are 8 free text recipes plus 40 paid text recipes in the app.
MealBoard
Requirement: iOS 9.0+
Price: $ 3. 99
Store your recipes, create meal plans and grocery lists, keep track of your pantry inventory(储藏室的库存). All in one app!
*Import recipes from popular recipe websites, or add your own recipes.
*Make your grocery list based on the meal plan you created and check off grocery items as you shop.
*Keep track of what you have in your pantry, and record best-before dates and inventory locations.
*Email recipes, meal plans and shopping lists, and import recipes sent by other MealBoard users.
Fit Men Cook-Healthy Recipes
Requirement; i0S 10. 3+
Price: $ 2. 99
The winner of Apple App Store Best of 2015
Kevin Curry shares his journey to fitness with the Fit Men Cook community on social media and inside this app where you'll find the best way to prepare 273 of his most popular recipes.
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. |
4 . Chinese Medicinal Food
Chinese medicinal food (药膳) is a long standing tradition. Early records show that it was in use as far back as the Han Dynasty. Through much improvement during the following dynasties, it has developed into a practical science of nutrition.
Chinese medicinal food not only has become the means of keeping healthy among the people of China, but also spread abroad, especially into Southeast Asia.
There is a wide choice of foods that are used in many different ways to help keep healthy and well-being. It is estimated that there are more than 600 different kinds of resources ranging from fruits, vegetables, meats and seafood.
The Chinese classify each type of vegetable and meat in terms of yin and yang, and combine vegetables with meat in such a way that each cooked dish will be balanced. Also, Chinese people know that food may be changed from one to the other depending on the way it is cooked.
| A．Chinese medicinal food is really rich in variety. |
| B．So it is important to keep the balance when cooking. |
| C．Chinese medicinal food was popular in the ancient China. |
| D．It is necessary to have some Chinese medicinal food every day. |
| E．This is not a simple combination of food and traditional medicine. |
| F．Some foreigners are interested in it and even come to China to learn about it. |
| G．The theory of yin and yang is applied to all Chinese things, including the food. |
5 . Over the centuries the French have lost a number of famous battles with the British. However, they’ve always felt superior in the kitchen. France has for centuries had a reputation for cooking excellence, and Britain for some of the worst cooking in the world. But according to a recent survey, that reputation may no longer reflect reality.
In the survey, 71% of the Britons said they cook at home every day, while only 59% of the French said they cook daily. British home cooks spend more time cooking each week and also produce a greater variety of dishes than French home cooks.
The reaction in London was predictably enthusiastic. British food has greatly improved since the 1990s. Once upon a time, the menu for many family meals would have been roast beef, potatoes and over-cooked vegetables, but not now. Home cooks are experimenting with the huge range of ingredients now available in British supermarkets and are preparing all kinds of new dishes, using the cookbooks that sell millions of copies every year. As a result, there’s much more diversity in British food now, compared to French food, which tends to be very traditional.
Some French people say that the survey did not show the whole picture. They agree that during the week French women don’t cook as much as they used to because most of them work and don’t have much time. They tend to buy ready-made or frozen dishes, but many of them make up for it on the weekend. There’s also a difference between Paris and the countryside. It’s true that people in Paris don’t cook much, but elsewhere, cooking is still at the heart of daily life.
For many French people, opinions about British food have not changed. When Bernard Blier, the food editor at a magazine, was asked about British food, he replied: “I don’t go out of my way to try it. It is not very refined. You can say that I’m not a fan at all.”
1. According to the passage, nowadays British people ______.| A．cook less at home than the French every day. |
| B．no longer eat roast beef and over-cooked vegetables. |
| C．are more willing to try cooking all kinds of new foods. |
| D．buy more cookbooks than French people do. |
| A．French women cook less often now. |
| B．The French prefer ready-made dishes. |
| C．French women seldom cook on the weekend. |
| D．Cooking is at the heart of people’s life in Paris. |
| A．He would love to try it. | B．He shows no interest in it. |
| C．He considers it worse than before. | D．He considers it better than before. |
| A．The history of British food. | B．The history of French food. |
| C．The change in British food. | D．The change in French food. |
6 . Many of us love July because it’s the month when nature’s berries and stone fruits are in abundance. These colourful and sweet jewels form British Columbia’s fields are little powerhouses of nutritional protection.
Of the common berries, strawberries are highest in vitamin C, although, because of their seeds, raspberries contain a little more protein (蛋白质), iron and zinc (not that fruits have much protein). Blueberries are particularly high in antioxidants (抗氧化物质). The yellow and orange stone fruits such as peaches are high in the carotenoids we turn into vitamin A and which are antioxidants. As for cherries (樱桃), they are so delicious who cares? However, they are rich in vitamin C.
When combined with berries of slices of other fruits, frozen bananas make an excellent base for thick, cooling fruit shakes and low fat “ice cream”. For this purpose, select ripe bananas for freezing as they are much sweeter. Remove the skin and place them in plastic bags or containers and freeze. If you like, a squeeze of fresh lemon juice on the bananas will prevent them turning brown. Frozen bananas will last several weeks, depending on their ripeness and the temperature of the freezer.
If you have a juicer, you can simply feed in frozen bananas and some berries or sliced fruit. Out comes a “soft-serve” creamy dessert, to be eaten right away. This makes a fun activity for a children’s party; they love feeding the fruit and frozen bananas into the top of the machine and watching the ice cream come out below.
1. What does the author seem to like about cherries?| A．They contain protein. | B．They are high in vitamin A. |
| C．They have a pleasant taste. | D．They are rich in antioxidants. |
| A．To make them smell better. | B．To keep their colour. |
| C．To speed up their ripening. | D．To improve their nutrition. |
| A．A dessert. | B．A drink. |
| C．A container. | D．A machine. |
| A．A biology textbook. | B．A health magazine. |
| C．A research paper. | D．A travel brochure. |
