Question

I think I’ve always been interested in food. My grandparents lived on a farm in Lincolnshire and had a good      . She made fantastic English food; her roast beef was out of this world. I used to love going down to the        and watching her work, and I learned a lot from her. I realized that I wanted to be a cook when I was about 12. When other boys        to do sports after school, I helped with cooking at home. When I was 15, I        to be a cook. However, I knew my parents wouldn’t allow me to be a cook. I had to tell them about it         .

I told them that I wanted to do a cookery course for fun, and stayed for a month in a hotel in Torquay. I enjoyed it so much that I couldn’t put off telling my parents any longer,      I brought the subject up one night over dinner.      there was silence, and then my father asked me why. I explained that cooking was       painting a picture or writing a book. Every meal was a work of creation(创造). I could see that my father disagreed, but he was not     . He just looked at me and smiled. My mother kissed me. And now I have my own restaurant, and it goes well. I can see they are     me. However, my grandfather thinks I’m mad to give up farming.

1.A. farmerB.painterC.cookD.nurse

2.A.resturantB. hotelC. farmD. kitchen

3.A. choseB. refusedC. hatedD. failed

4.A. decidedB. agreedC. manageD. turned

5.A. easilyB. softlyC. slowlyD. quietly

6.A. butB. soC. orD. for

7.A. At firstB. At lastC. At leastD. At times

8.A. withB. likeC. aboutD. above

9.A. patientB. satisfiedC. quietD. angry

10.A. proud ofB. sorry forC. friendly toD. strict with

Answer

1.C

2.D

3.A

4.A

5.C

6.B

7.A

8.B

9.D

10.A

【解析】

试题分析：本文讲述一个小男孩从小就喜欢烹饪，并想要成为一名厨师。但是起初他害怕父母不同意，便以学习烹饪只为了玩开始了烹饪的学习，后来父母接受了他的这个想法。最后小男孩拥有了自己的餐馆。

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8.……一起”；B. like“像”；C. about“关于”；D. above“在……上面”。结合语境，故选B。

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10.……自豪”；B. sorry for“对……感到抱歉”；C. friendly to“对……友好”；D. strict with“对……严厉”。结合上文And now I have my own restaurant, and it goes well.可知，爸爸妈妈以我为荣。故选A。

考点：日常生活类短文。