Unlike most restaurants, the Enoteca Maria Restaurant in New York offers only home-cooked food by grand mas coming from across the world.

Joe Scaravella, a 61-year-old Italian-American born and raised in New York, opened a restaurant in 2007. Having lost almost all his family members, he tried to recreate the feeling of home-cooked meal in his restaurant.

He employed (雇佣) grandmas from different parts of Italy at first, and later, he begin hiring grandmas from other countries like Brazil, France and Greece. He built two kitchens in the restaurant: one for Italian grandmas to cook during lunchtime and the other for grandmas from other countries to cook every evening. The menus in the restaurant are constantly (不断地) changing because what is being served depends on the grandmas who are on duty.

The restaurant opens five a week from Wednesday to Sunday. At present, there are more than 40 grandmas working in it. Most of them came to the U. S. with their children, helping take care of their grandchildren Scaravella give them the chance to express themselves in a culinary (烹饪的)way.

The Enoteca Maria Restaurant has received positive reviews since its opening. Customers are ingested by its delicious food, comfortable environment and most importantly, the grandma who may remind them of their own.

1.Why did Mr. Scaravella open the Enoteca Maria Restaurant?

A. To express himself in a culinary M-ay.

B. To help the grandma cooks raise their families.

C. To meet grandmas coming from across the world.

D. To recreate the feeling of a home-cooked meal in his restaurant.

2.Why are the menus in the restaurant constantly changing?

A. Because the cooks on duty change

B. Because Joe Scaravella likes different foods

C. Because the ingredients change with the seasons.

D. Because customers don't like the menu.

3.Karl wants to try French cuisine (法国菜) ,he had better come to the restaurant

A. on Monday evening B. at lunchtime on Wednesday

C. on Friday evening D. at lunchtime on Sunday

4.Which of the following cook may probably get a job in the restaurant?

A.  B.  C.  D.

5.The best title for this passage may be .

A. Italian Grandmas B. home-cooked Food

C. American Cooks D. Grandmas' Restaurant

You eat to stay fit and keep your body working, right? Then reading is food for your mind and soul. Reading informs you of what’s happening around. Reading encourages you to think and imagine, think out of the box and imagine the impossible.

In the past, people just read books, only books. Today, we have books online, which makes reading easy. The web, our new storehouse of information is just a click away. But this in no way has stolen the magic of reading books ,the sound of their pages’ flutter(翻页) and their smell…….You can lie in bed with a book, but with a computer you possibly can’t. No matter how you read, reading is important.

Remember those bedtime stories? We read fun facts about animals, plants and the universe. We ask“whys” and “hows”. In books, we find their answers. Children who are introduced to reading at an early age are seen to have a better understanding of phonics (语音学). They master language skills easily, have a richer vocabulary and have greater reading abilities. Children, who grow up reading good books, mostly stand out. The way they think and act is very different from those who have never been introduced to reading. Reading not only adds to their knowledge but also shapes their personalities. Reading has a great influence on one’s life. Teenagers are easily influenced by whatever they read. If inspirational stories and life experiences are read in one’s teens, they can change a person for the better. They stay with him and keep encouraging him to achieve his goals and choose the right against the wrong.

The more you read, the more creative and imaginative you will become. Reading develops vocabulary(词汇), improves language skills and sharpens your problem-solving abilities. It leads to a better understanding of self. Reading gives you knowledge, it makes you more confident. The more you read about others’ lives and experiences, a better decision-maker you will become. Reading about the importance of reading should lead you to read more, and more, and more. So choose a book you like and don’t stop reading until you reach the end. And even after that read as much as you can.

1.According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?

A. Teenagers should think and act differently from others.

B. Parents should tell their children stories every day.

C. Children should start reading at a young age.

D. Students should find answers to their questions in books.

2.In Paragraph 2 , the writer wants to tell us that ______.

A. reading online can’t take the place of reading paper books

B. reading paper books is less interesting than reading online

C. reading paper books is no longer a pleasure to people

D. reading online can’t be difficult for people

3.What can we infer(推断) from the passage?

A. No people read paper books now. B. What children should learn first is phonics.

C. What children read may affect their future. D. More practice makes reading easier.

4.What’s the best title for the passage?

A. What should teenagers read? B. Why is reading important?

C. How is reading ability improved? D. When should children start reading?

My 14 year - old son, John, and I saw the coat at the same time in a second - hand clothing store. It stood out among big and old coats. It was so beautiful and had an unbelievable price, $ 28. I looked at my son and we both said nothing, but John’s eyes shone. Dark, woolen coats were popular with teenage boys, but new ones could cost several hundred dollars. This coat was even better. John tried it on and turned from side to side, eyeing himself in the mirror. It fit him so well.

John wore the coat to school the next day. After he came home, I asked, “Did the kids like your coat?” “They love it,” he said with a big grin. Over the next few weeks, John changed. He was polite, less argumentative, more thoughtful, and much happier. “Good dinner, Mom,” he would say every evening. Without a word of complaining, he would carry in wood for the stove.

One day when I suggested that he might start on his homework before dinner, John, who always put things off, said, “You’re right. I guess I will.” When I mentioned this change to one of his teachers, she joked that the coat must have changed him.

John and I both know we should never judge a person by his clothes. But it is true that when wearing beautiful and suitable clothes, we may try to be better in thought, speech and behavior to match what is on the inside to what is on the outside.

1.What can we learn from the first paragraph?

A. The price of the coat was too high.

B. John liked the coat very much.

C. They often went shopping together.

D. The writer didn’t want to buy the coat.

2.What does the underlined word “grin” mean?

A. A wide smile. B. A worried look.

C. An upset voice. D. An angry mood.

3.Which of the following changes did NOT happen to John after he wore the coat?

A. He was willing to follow suggestions.

B. He often helped to do some housework.

C. He was often worried about his study.

D. He said sweet words to make his mother happy.

4.What does the writer want to say through this passage?

A. Life is full of possibilities when we are young.

B. We should not judge people by their appearance.

C. It’s a good choice to try different things in our lives.

D. What we wear could help what we are.

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