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【题目】Both of my parents worked full-time when I was a little girl, so my grandmother would stay at our house during the day. We would watch game shows in the living room. Our favorite was The Price is Right. We would call out our answers along with the contestants.

When I got older and started going to school, we couldn’t watch our game shows regularly. That was okay with me, though, because the one thing I liked better than watching game shows with my grandmother was helping her bake. Watching her in the kitchen was amazing: she never seemed to need the recipes but everything she made tasted delicious.

At first I would just sit in the kitchen and watch, even though I didn’t understand what she was doing. As I got older, she let me help with the easy parts, such as measuring the sugar. The day she let me separate the eggs，I felt like I had found complete pleasure.

At last, my parents decided that I could take care of myself，and my grandmother stopped coming over every day. The love of baking, however, stayed with me. I started baking by myself, and even if the cookies ended up burnt sometimes, more often they turned out pretty well. I tried out new recipes, and whenever I got to a thorny part, I would call my grandmother for advice. Sometimes I would call her just to talk, too. I felt like I could talk to her about anything.

My grandmother passed away ten years ago, but I still think of her every day. Last week, I found a recipe book she made for me. It included her recipes for brownies, cookies, and my favorite, lemon pie. As I looked through the pages, I thought I could hear her voice. She was the one who taught me not just about baking, but about life.

【1】The passage is developed in order of .

A. time B. place

C. logic D. events

【2】While helping her grandmother bake, the author .

A. missed the game shows

B. refused to go to school

C. showed great interest

D. could take care of herself

【3】What does the underlined word “thorny" in Paragraph 4 most probably mean?

A. Basic. B. Common.

C. Difficult. D. Special.

【4】From the passage we know the author's grandmother .

A. lived with her family

B. was very skilled at baking

C. published a recipe book

D. had been on a game show

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】C

【3】C

【4】B

【解析】本文讲的是“我”的父母没时间陪我，从小跟着祖母一块长大，并且经常和祖母一起烘培，最后我也找到了自己真正的乐趣。然后我自己开始烘焙，每当我遇到什么难题时，我都会给祖母打电话寻求建议。祖母不仅教会了我如何烘焙，还教会了我生活。

【1】细节理解题。根据“when I was a little girl, ”“When I got older and started going to school,”句意：当我还是个小女孩时，当我长大了开始上学时。可知此文章是按时间顺序写的。故选A。

【2】细节理解题。根据“At first I would just sit in the kitchen and watch, even though I didn’t understand what she was doing.”“I felt like I had found complete pleasure.”可知，刚开始是帮助祖母烘焙，到最后我已经完全找到了乐趣。故选C。

【3】词义推测题。根据“ I tried out new recipes, and whenever I got to a thorny part, I would call my grandmother for advice.”句意：我尝试了新的食谱，每当我到达一个困难的地方，我就会给我的祖母打电话寻求意见。故选C。

【4】细节理解题。根据“Watching her in the kitchen was amazing: she never seemed to need the recipes but everything she made tasted delicious.”可知，在厨房里看着她真是太棒了，她似乎不需要菜谱，但她做的每一道菜都很好吃。故选B。