题目内容
From the time each of my children started school, I packed their lunches. And in each lunch, I 1 a note. Often written on a napkin (餐巾), it might be a thank-you for a 2 moment, a reminder of something we were happily expecting, or a bit of 3 for the coming test or sporting event.
In early grade school they 4 their notes. But as children grow older they becomes self-conscious(有自我意识的), and 5 he reached high school, my older son, Marc, informed me he no longer 6 my daily notes. Telling him that he no longer needed to 7 them but I still needed to write them, I 8 until the day he graduated.
Six years after high school graduation, Marc called and asked if he could move 9 for a couple of months. He had spent those years well, graduating from college, 10 two internships (实习) in Washington, D.C., and 11 , becoming a technical assistant in Sacramento, 12 short vacation visits, however, he had lived away from home. With his younger sister leaving for college, I was 13 happy to have Marc back. Since I was 14 making lunch for his younger brother, I 15 one for Marc, too. Imagine my 16 when I got a call from my 24-yere-old son, 17 his lunch.
“Did I do something 18 ? Don’t you love me 19 ,Mom?” were just a few of the questions he threw at me as I 20 asked him what was wrong.
“My note, Mom,” he answered. “Where’s my note?”
1. A. carried B. found C. included D. held
2. A. difficult B. special C. comfortable D. separate
3. A. congratulation B. improvement C. explanation D. encouragement
4. A. loved B. answered C. wrote D. examined
5. A. lately B. by the way C. by the time D. gradually
6. A. received B. understood C. enjoyed D. collected
7. A. copy B. read C. take D. send
8. A. held up B. gave up C. followed D. continued
9. A. out B. home C. to college D. to Sacramento
10. A. organizing B. planning C. comparing D. completing
11. A. hopefully B. finally C. particularly D. certainly
12. A. Because of B. Instead of C. Except for D. As for
13. A. especially B. immediately C. equally D. generally
14. A. once B. again C. still D. even
15. A. packed B. fetched C. bought D. filled
16. A. fear B. surprise C. anger D. disappointment
17. A. waiting for B. worrying about C. caring for D. asking about
18. A. wrong B. funny C. strange D. smart
19. A. any more B. enough C. once more D. better
20. A. interestingly B. bitterly C. politely D. laughingly
1—5 CBDAC 6—10 CBDBD 11—15 BCACA 16—20 BDAAD
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