Question

Both of my parents worked full-time when I was a little girl, so my grandmother would stay at our house during the day. We would watch game shows in the living room. Our favorite was The Price is Right. We would call out our answers along with the contestants（选手）.

When I got older and started going to school, we couldn't watch our game shows regularly. That was okay with me, though, because the one thing I liked better than watching game shows with my grandmother was helping her bake. Watching her in the kitchen was amazing: she never seemed to need the recipes but everything she made tasted delicious.

At first I would just sit in the kitchen and watch, even though I didn't understand what she was doing. As I got older, she let me help with the easy parts, such as measuring the sugar. The day she let me separate the eggs, I felt like I had found complete pleasure.

At last, my parents decided that I could take care of myself, and my grandmother stopped coming over every day. The love of baking, however, stayed with me. I started baking by myself, and even if the cookies ended up burnt sometimes, more often they turned out pretty well. I tried out new recipes, and whenever I got to a thorny part, I would call my grandmother for advice. Sometimes I would call her just to talk, too. I felt like I could talk to her about anything.

My grandmother passed away ten years ago, but I still think of her every day. Last week, I found a recipe book she made for me. It included her recipes for brownies, cookies, and my favorite, lemon pie. As I looked through the pages, I thought I could hear her voice. She was the one who taught me not just about baking, but about life.

1.While helping her grandmother bake, the author ________.

A. missed the game shows    B. refused to go to school

C. showed great interest    D. could take care of herself

2.What does the underlined word "thorny" in Paragraph 4 most probably mean?

A. Basic.    B. Common.

C. Difficult.    D. Special.

3.From the passage we know the author's grandmother ________.

A. lived with her family    B. was very skilled at baking

C. published a recipe book    D. had been on a game show

4.The author's purpose of writing the passage is to ________.

A. remember her grandmother    B. show her good baking skills

C. describe her childhood memories    D. talk about her happy family life

Answer

1.C

2.C

3.B

4.A

【解析】本文是一篇记叙文。作者回忆奶奶对自己的照顾以及影响，表达对奶奶的思念。

1.细节理解题。根据第三段内容As I got older, she let me help with the easy parts, such as measuring the sugar. The day she let me separate the eggs, I felt like I had found complete pleasure.（随着我的成长，她会让我帮忙做些简单的事，比如量糖的量。她让我分开鸡蛋的那天，我觉得自己找到了很大的快乐。）可知，帮助奶奶烘烤时，答案C（显示了极大的兴趣）正确，故选C。

2.词义猜测题。根据划线单词所在句子的句意：我尝试新的菜谱，无论何时遇到困难的部分，就会给奶奶打电话咨询建议。有时候给她打电话只是聊聊天。根据常理推断，给奶奶打电话咨询建议时应该时遇到了难以应对的烹饪部分，故选C。

3.推理判断题。根据第二段的句子she never seemed to need the recipes but everything she made tasted delicious.（奶奶似乎从不需要菜谱，但是她做出来的一切都是那么美味），以及最后一段的句子Last week, I found a recipe book she made for me. It included her recipes for brownies, cookies, and my favorite, lemon pie.（上礼拜，我发现一本她为我制作的菜谱。包含了她制作蛋糕，饼干，还有我最喜欢的柠檬派的菜谱。）可推断，奶奶对烘焙很娴熟，故选B。

4.主旨大意题。通读全文可看出，文章作者回忆奶奶对自己的照顾以及影响，表达对奶奶的思念，故本文的写作目的是“回忆奶奶”，故选A。