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【题目】I grew up with a fat dad 450 pounds at his heavi-est. Every week he would try a new diet, and my familyended up eating whatever strange food he was trying atthat moment.

After my third-grade year, my dad landed a life-changing job in Manhattan. My mom, my little sister andI had to move away from our hometown, Chicago, andleave my grandmother and her beautiful food behind.

Leaving my grandmother was far more frighteningthan the move to New York City. There would be nomore special weekends at my grandmother 's house, the on-ly place I can remember feeling happy, safe and nourished (f#J). It was what I desired. In this new city, I felt ex-tremely alone and lost, and I missed my grandmother ter-ribly.

My grandmother knew just how I felt. And she knewthe cure. Every week, she would send me a card with a$ 20 bill, a recipe and a list of what to buy at the mar-ket. It kept us bonded, and her recipes filled my bodyand soul, I

Over the years, I have grown to better understandmy father' s struggles with weight and the toll (ftft> ittook on him and those who love him. I have come to real-ize he was driven not by vanity ( é fn ) or selfishness as much as by a deep pain, I And in spite of growing up insuch an unhealthy eating environment ( or perhaps be-cause of it), as an adult I found a passion and a career as a nutrition consultant,

Today, my father weighs 220 pounds and is a vegan(K). How he got there is a story I hope to share inthe coming weeks. More importantly. food is no longer a barrierthatkeepsusapart,butabridgethatkeepsusconnected.Thereisnothingmydadenjoysmorethantalkingwithmeaboutdietarytheoriesandhisweight-loss victories.AndnowIamtheoneregularlysendingrecipe cardstomyfathershouse,justasmygrandmotherdid forme.

【1】What kind of person was actually the author's father?

A. He was a man of vanity and selfishness.

B. He didn't like to eat with his family.

C. He was more painful than selfish,

D. He forced his family to eat what he liked.

【2】The author desired to go to his grandmother's_________.

A. to see his father B. for tasty food

C. for pocket money D. to avoid his family

【3】The underlined word cure in Paragraph 4 is the nea- rest in meaning to______________.

A. solution B. concern

C. operation D. situation

【4】The author became a nutrition consultant mainly be- cause_____________.

A. his father often talked with him about dietary theo- ries

B. he was determined to change his own daily habits

C. he wanted to study the recipes his grandmother had given him

D. his childhood experiences gave him too deep an im-pression

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】B

【3】A

【4】D

【解析】

本文是一篇记叙文。作者小时候，爸爸很胖，每周都需要尝试一种新的食物来减肥，全家人都不得不与爸爸一起“试吃”，为此作者对爸爸意见很大。后来随着年龄的增长，作者对父亲也有了更深的理解，在选择职业时也选了营养师这份工作。

【1】推理判断题。根据第五段第一、二句“Over the years...I have come to realize...as much as by a deep pain.”可知，这些年来，作者逐渐理解了父亲，意识到他苦苦地与自己的体重作斗争，不是虚荣和自私，而是对于自己的体重感到深深的痛苦。由此可知，C项内容与题意相符。

【2】细节理解题。根据第二、三段内容可知，作者和家人一起搬到了曼哈顿，离开了祖母还有她做的精致美食，以致作者非常想念祖母，特别渴望去她的家里品尝美味佳肴。

故选B。

【3】词义猜测题。根据第四段画线词前后内容可知，作者的祖母知道作者心中的想法，每周会给作者寄20美元，一个食谱还有一个购物单。结合选项可推知，画线词所在句子意思是作者的祖母知道解决的办法。因此画线词的意思与选项中solution的词义最为接近。故选A。

【4】细节理解题。根据第五段最后一句“And in spite of growing up in such an unhealthy eating environment...I found a passion and a career as a nutrition consultant.”可知，尽管在一个如此不健康的饮食环境中成长(也许正是因为这一点)，作者长大后成为了一个营养咨询师。由此可知，作者童年的经历给他留下了很深的印象，因此，作者后来成为一名营养咨询师。故选D。

做推理判断题时要善于抓住某一段话中的关键信息，即某些关键词或短语去分析、推理、判断，利用逆向思维或正面推理，从而推断出这句话所隐含的深层含义。本题第1小题，根据第五段第一、二句“Over the years...I have come to realize...as much as by a deep pain.”可知，这些年来，作者逐渐理解了父亲，意识到他苦苦地与自己的体重作斗争，不是虚荣和自私，而是对于自己的体重感到深深的痛苦。由此可知，C项内容与题意相符。