Growing up in Philadelphia, Lieberman started cooking with his stay-at-home dad when he was seven. His food-loving family had two kitchens, and he quickly learned what was the best way to bake his cakes. Lieberman improved his kitchen skills greatly during a year abroad before college, learning from a cook in Italy and studying local specialties(特色菜) in Germany, Spain, and France.

     At Yale, he was known for throwing dinner parties, single-handedly frying and baking while mixing drinks for dozens of friends. Just for fun, he and some friends decided to tape a show named campus cuisine about his cooking. Lieberman was a real college student showing his classmates how to do things like making drinks out of dining-hall fruit. That helped the show become very popular among the students. They would stop Lieberman after classes to ask for his advice on cooking. Tapes of the show were passed around, with which his name went beyond the school and finally to the Food Network.

     Food Network producer Flay hopes the young cook will find a place on the network television. He says Lieberman’s charisma is key. “Food TV isn’t about food anymore,” says Flay. “It’s about your personality and finding a way to keep people’s eyeballs on your show.”

     But Lieberman isn’t putting all his eggs in one basket. After taping the first season of the new show, Lieberman was back in his own small kitchen preparing sandwiches. An airline company was looking for someone to come up with a tasteful, inexpensive and easy- to-make menu to serve on its flights. Lieberman got the job.

We can learn from the text that Lieberman’s family_______.

A. have relatives in Europe

B. love cooking at home

C. often hold parties

D. own a restaurant

The Food Network got to know Lieberman_________

A. at one of his parties

B. from his teachers

C. through his taped show

D. on a television program

What does the word “charisma” underlined in the text refer to?

A. A natural ability to attract others

B. A way to show one's achievement.

C. Lieberman’s after-class interest.

D. Lieberman’s fine cooking skill.

Why did the airline company give Lieberman the job?

A. He could prepare meals in a small kitchen.

B. He was famous for his shows on Food TV.

C. He was good at using eggs to make sandwiches.

D. He could cook cheap, delicious and simple meals


第二节:完形填空(共20小题;每小题1分,满分20分)
阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从21~40各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项,并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。
It was my first day of high school, and I was late.My next class, German, scared me.I just could not speak that _21__.As the bell rang, I ran to the classroom.
At the door, a hand reached out and  _22_ mine firmly.I looked up.A man with large glasses smiled.He _23__himself as Tony, which means teacher in German._24_, his warm smile and __25_ words eased my fears.That year, I __26_ his classes a great deal because I learned __27__just German.
I admit I only speak a little German.__28_ I try to live out the life lessons I learned from Tony.
Every day Tony stood  _29_ his classroom before and after class to give his “hand hug”.After school his room was always filled with students and he would _30_ to and chat with them—_31_  those not in his class.He taught me that every person is _32_ your time.
One time, I was rejected by my friends.Tony told me, “Linda, life gives you _33.But learning its lessons will turn those ashes to jewels.” Therefore, I learned to look at my troubles   _34_  and not to fear any difficulty.
In my senior year, I _35_ president of one of the school’s clubs, so I was very__36_.Many times I didn’t even have time to buy lunch.He served me by giving me his food as well as advice.He __37__ out what he taught us to do: __38_ others.
The author William Arthur Ward _39_: “The mediocre(平庸的) teacher tells.The good teacher explains.The superior teacher demonstrates.The great teacher _40_.” Thank you Tony, for inspiring me.
21.A.country    B.language   C.nation       D.word
22.A.hit       B.beat   C.shook       D.patted
23.A.introduced       B.regarded   C.treated      D.considered
24.A.Once again      B.In addition       C.For once   D.Right away
25.A.exciting    B.welcoming       C.disappointing   D.boring
26.A.escaped    B.heard C.enjoyed    D.preferred
27.A.more than B.other than C.less than   D.rather than
28.A.And  B.So     C.But   D.Therefore
29.A.within      B.outside     C.beyond     D.ahead
30.A.say    B.listen C.talk   D.speak
31.A.ever  B.yet    C.still   D.even
32.A.worth       B.worthy     C.full of      D.filled with
33.A.troubles    B.lessons      C.ashes D.jewels
34.A.frequently B.similarly   C.hopefully  D.differently
35.A.made B.became     C.took  D.held
36.A.proud       B.capable     C.busy  D.free
37.A.proved     B.picked      C.put    D.lived
38  A.serve B.offer C.give  D.teach
39.A.read  B.put    C.told   D.wrote
40.A.inspires    B.encourages       C.praises      D.excuses

In a land far away, once upon a time, there was great poverty (贫困),and only the rich could manage without great _16_. Three of those rich men and their servants were_17_together on a road when they came to a very_18_village.
The first could not stand seeing the poverty, _19  he took all the gold and jewels from his wagons (四轮载重马车) and shared _20 out among the villagers. He wished them all the best of luck, and he left.
The second rich man ,seeing the _21  situation, stopped for a short time and gave _22  all his food and drink, since he _23  see that money would be of little _24  to them. He made sure that they each _25  their fair share and would have enough food to _26  for some time . Then, he left.
The third rich man, on seeing such poverty, _27  and went straight through the _28  without stopping. The two other rich men saw this from a distance and commented with each other_29  the third rich man lacked sympathy. It was _30  that they themselves had been there to offer help.
However, three days later, they  31 the  third rich man ,who was coming in the opposite direction . He was  32  travelling quickly, but his wagons,  33  the gold and valuables they had been  34  ,were now full of farming tools and bags of  35  .He was rushing back to help them out of poverty.

【小题1】
A.lossB.expectationsC.successD.problems
【小题2】
A.standingB.travellingC.gatheringD.running
【小题3】
A.farawayB.poorC.differentD.ancient
【小题4】
A.unlessB.becauseC.soD.if
【小题5】
A.themB.anythingC.nothingD.those
【小题6】
A.curiousB.worryingC.dangerousD.puzzling
【小题7】
A.the villagersB.his servantsC.the othersD.the rest
【小题8】
A.couldB.mightC.shouldD.must
【小题9】
A.interestB.concernC.useD.attraction
【小题10】
A.returnedB.gainedC.offeredD.received
【小题11】
A.remainB.lastC.supplyD.share
【小题12】
A.turned backB.set outC.showed offD.speeded
【小题13】
A.villageB.landC.fieldD.road
【小题14】
A.whetherB.howC.whereD.when
【小题15】
A.goodB.certainC.trueD.strange
【小题16】
A.welcomedB.metC.acceptedD.persuaded
【小题17】
A.stillB.alreadyC.alwaysD.indeed
【小题18】
A.exceptB.instead ofC.apart fromD.along with
【小题19】
A.loadingB.treasuringC.carryingD.earning
【小题20】
A.foodB.jewelsC.moneyD.seeds

How often one hears children wishing they were grown up, and the old wishing they were young again! Each age has its pleasure and its pains, and the happiest person is the one who enjoys what each agc gives him without wasting any time in uselcss regrets.

Children is a time when there are few duties to make life hard. If a child has good parents, he is fed, looked after, and loved whatever he may do. It’s impossible for him to be given so much again in his life without having to do anything in return. Besides, life is always giving new things to the child. A child finds pleasure in playing in the rain, or in the snow. His first visit to the seaside makes him wild. But a child has his pains; he is not so free to do as he wishes. He is continually being told not to do this, not to do that, or being punished for what he has done wrong. His life is therefore not perfectly happy.

When the young man starts to make his own living, he becomes free from the rules of school and parents; but at the time he is forced to accept duties. He can no longer expect others to pay for his food, his clothes and his room, but has to work if he wants to live comfortably. If he spends most of his time playing about in the way that he used to as a child, he will go hungry. And if he breaks the law of society as he used to break the laws of his parents, he may go to prison, lf, however, he works hard, keeps out of trouble, and has good health, he can have the great happiness of seeing himself make steady pro-gress in his job and of building up his own position in society.

Old age has always been thought of as the worst age to be, but it is not necessary for the old to be unhappy. With old age should come wisdom and tile ability to help others with advice wisely given. They can have the joy of seeing their Children making progress in life; they can watch their grandchildren growing up around them and, perhaps, best of all, they can, if their life has been a useful one, feel the happiness of having come through the battle of life safely and of having reached a time when they can lie back and rest, leaving others to continue the fight.

1.The main reason children wish they were grown up, and the old wish they were young again is that ______.

A. both aren’t satisfied with the weak points at their ages

B. both enjoy the strong points at the other age by looking back or looking forward

C. the human beings should be like this

D. they don’t think both ages are acceptable

2.“Enjoy what each age gives him without wasting time in useless regrets” means ______. 

A. Enjoy what is given to him by people at his age, feeling regrets

B. Enjoy himself at his own age, feeling regrets for a waste of time

C. Make full use of the time he is given at his age instead of regretting having no achievements

D. Enjoy his own age and took down on the people at other ages

3.“Children is a time when there are few duties to make life hard” means “______”. 

A. Children shouldn’t be made to live a hard life

B. All the children won’t have to work for their own living

C. Children shouldn’t answer for the hard life they are leading

D. A child bas few duties to try hard to make a living for himself or for his seniors

4. According to the passage, what is a child’s greatest dissatisfaction? 

A. He thinks he has not got the equal freedom as his seniors.

B. He thinks he knows less about things than the older do.

C. He thinks it easy for him to do something wrong.

D. He thinks the society doesn’t believe in him.

 

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