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．Therefore, she had to take cooking classes to prepare 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．
(1)
The writer's mother learned cooking ________．
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A．
from the writer's grandmother
B．
all by herself
C．
by taking cooking classes
D．
from cooking books
(2)
The writer's mother taught the writer how to cook because ________．
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A．
she wanted the writer to be more independent(独立)
B．
the writer was interested in cooking
C．
she thought it is a must for a woman to learn
D．
she needed more help when she was cooking
(3)
The underlined word“recipes”in this passage most probably means ________．
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A．
instructions on how to prepare food
B．
experiences of cooking food
C．
some well-known cooks
D．
tools for cooking and heating food
(4)
We can learn from the passage that the writer's children will ________．
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A．
hate cooking
B．
learn cooking
C．
teach cooking
D．
forget cooking
(5)
The writer must think cooking is ________ to learn in life．
Last Thursday，I traveled on the 8：00 a．m．train from Glasgow to London
King’s Cross and I was quite angry with the service of your company．
The train didn’t come on time and it was forty minutes late when it left Glasgow．
A man at the station said sorry to us，but he didn’t give us any reasons for the delay(误点)．We then had further delays on the way and had to wait another thirty minutes．As a result，I missed my plane from London to Frankfurt and had to wait for several hours.
What’s more，the service on the train was also very poor．The trip took more than five hours．Unluckily，we could buy nothing but some soft drinks on the train．Worst of all，something was wrong with the air conditioning(空调系统) and it got hotter and hotter in the train．Before we reached King’s Cross，the temperature was over 40℃．
Because of your poor service，I feel you should pay me compensation(赔偿)．
I am looking forward to hearing from you．
Yours faithfully，
David Robertson
(1)
When did the train leave Glasgow?
A．At 8：00 a．m．
B．At 8：40 a．m．
C．At 9：00 a．m．
D．At 9：20 a．m．
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(2)
How did David go to Frankfurt from London?
A．By plane．
B．By bus．
C．By car．
D．By train．
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(3)
How long did David stay on the train?
A．40 minutes．
B．30 minutes．
C．70 minutes．
D．Over 5 hours．
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(4)
What could David buy on the train?
A．Hot dogs．
B．Sandwiches．
C．Soft drinks．
D．Hamburgers．
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(5)
Which of the following is NOT true?
A．This is a complaint letter．
B．David was very pleased with the trip．
C．The service of the company was very poor．
D．There was something wrong with the air conditioning on the train．
