I have never taken cooking classes. I learned cooking from my mother because she was really interested in teaching me how to cook. The main reason for this was because when my mother got married, she didn't know how to cook anything, not even an egg. My grandmother never allowed her to stay in the kitchen when she was cooking.
My mother did not start to cook until she was 25 years old. In the beginning, it was very hard for her. So, she had to take cooking classes to prepare(准备) our meals. After having that experience, she decided to teach me how to cook because she didn't want me to have the same experience.
I remember when I was seven years old, and my mother was cooking, I was with her in the kitchen enjoying cooking. I always helped her. Sometimes we prepared meals that my mother already knew how to make, and sometimes we prepared them from recipes. Nowadays, I am really thankful for that experience because I don't need help to cook a meal. I can cook for me alone or for a group of people; it doesn't matter.
I will do the same with my children because I don't want them to have the same experience as my mother. If one day I am not with them, I want to be sure that they can carry on their lives without me.  
【小题1】 The writer’s mother learned cooking _______.
A. from the writer’s grandmother
B. all by herself
C. by taking cooking class
【小题2】The underlined word recipes in this passage most probably means _______.
A. instructions on how to cook food
B. experiences of cooking food
C. some well-known cooks
【小题3】We can learn from the passage that the writer’s children will _______.
A. hate cooking
B. learn cooking
C. teach cooking
【小题4】 The writer must think cooking is _______ to learn in life.
A. interesting          B. difficult          C. necessary
【小题5】According to the passage, which of the following statements is TRUE?
A. the writer’s mother didn't know how to cook anything but an egg.
B. the writer’s mother started to cook after 25 years old.
C. the writer’s mother taught the writer how to cook because she disliked cooking.
Peter is from Japan. He went to America last month. One day, he walked into a small restaurant for dinner. He wanted to eat eggs, but he didn’t know how to say them in English. He looked around, and he saw a girl eating eggs. So he pointed the eggs on the girl’s table. The waiter knew what he would like. After some time, he brought eggs to Peter.
Then Peter wanted to eat mushrooms(蘑菇), but nobody ate mushrooms in the restaurant. He took out a pencil and drew a picture of a mushroom on the menu. The waiter saw the picture and then went away. After some time, he got back. He didn’t bring mushrooms to Peter, but he gave him a black umbrella(雨伞).
【小题1】Where did the story take place(发生)?
A. In a library           B. In a hospital              C. In a restaurant
【小题2】How did Peter get the eggs ?
A. He pointed the eggs on the girl’s table. and the waiter understood what he wanted to eat.
B. He told the waiter what he wanted to eat.
C. He drew a picture of an egg and the waiter understood what he wanted to eat.
【小题3】What’s the Chinese meaning(意思) of “point”?
A. 扔                       B. 卖                   C. 指向
【小题4】 Why did the waiter bring an umbrella to Peter?
A. Because Peter wanted an umbrella.
B. Because the waiter thought the picture on the menu was an umbrella.
C. Because Peter drew an umbrella on the menu.
【小题5】What can be the best title(标题) for the story?
A. A happy Trip             B. A Hard Dinner            C. A Bad Restaurant
Laura Brent is a manager in an important company. She has three children—the eldest is 10, and youngest is three. “My job was only possible because my husband David was prepared to take my place and become a house husband,” she says.
More and more couples are finding this arrangement suits them better in today’s world, where women are rising to the top of their careers faster and more easily than they did in the past. Many men, on the other hand, like the idea of staying at home and looking after the children. “My children see a lot more of me than I saw of my father when I was young, and I think it’s better for them, especially for the boys,” says David. “It works just as well for Laura.”
“Now I can come home from a hard day at work, and immediately relax with the children, instead of having to do the housework and the cooking,” she says.
Is there anything David misses about going out to work?
“Not really. I suppose the worst thing about looking after children and doing the housework is not having a lunch break! It’s a lot harder than most men think.”
【小题1】How many people are there in Laura’s family?
A.2.B.3.C.4.D.5
【小题2】Who does most of the housework in the family?
A.Laura.B.David.
C.The children.D.David’s parents.
【小题3】What does Laura usually do after coming back from work?
A.Cook for the family.
B.Take children from school.
C.Take a good rest with the children.
D.Wash dishes and sweep the floor.
【小题4】What does David think of his job at home?
A.Hard.B.Easy.C.Boring.D.Fun
【小题5】One of the reasons why men choose to stay at home is that______.
A.children hate to stay with their mothers
B.men are better at looking after the children
C.women do better at work than they did before
D.children want their fathers to help them with the homework

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