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At 10 years old, Flynn Mc Garry became sick of the meals his mother cooked for him. So the Los Angeles native took matters into his own hands and started making his own dinners. One of his specialties? Trout with braised leeks(韭葱炖鲑鱼).

Now 13, the young chef is being praised as a “food prodigy(神童)”. He will spend his summer apprenticing with some of the best chefs at LA’s famous restaurants, MSNBC Nightly New reports.

Mc Garry began making a name for himself in the culinary(烹饪) world when John Sedlar, owner of the trendy Playa Restaurant, let Mc Garry take over the kitchen for a special nine-course meal. The meal sold out almost instantly.

“Flynn is a very unusual young man, and he’s very, very passionate,” owner John Sedlar told MSNBC.

By usual teenage boy standards, it’s true. So strong is his passion for cooking that the young man has turned his bedroom into an experimental kitchen laboratory.

Instead of video game consoles, baseball trophies and movie posters, Mc Garry’s room is lined with mixers, pots and pans, cutting boards and a stainless steel worktable. It’s where Mc Garry cooks his monthly pop-up dinners, which are served from his family’s dining room, a monthly supper club he calls Eureka.

Mc Garry is deft(灵巧的) and confident in the kitchen, with skills he’s been practicing since he was a child. What started out as a means of self-preservation from his mom’s unsatisfactory cooking has turned into a passion that the teen hopes to develop into a career.

“My goal? Michelin three stars, a restaurant in the top 50 list,” he told MSNBC. “Hopefully the top five.” Meanwhile, Mc Garry’s 13-year-old resume is already richer and more impressive than most cooks many times his age.

Mc Garry isn’t the only talented young prodigy to surprise experts in his field in recent years. At just 17 years old, physicist Taylor Wilson is already teaching graduate-level courses in physics and has built a functioning nuclear reactor.

1.Mc Garry first started cooking ___________.

A.for himself                            B.as an experiment

C.in his own bedroom                      D.with a teacher’s guidance

2.Compared with many adult chefs, Mc Garry ________.

A.has the best cooking equipment in his kitchen

B.is inventive and has many new specialties to his name

C.has much and impressive cooking experience for his young age

D.wants to open his own Michelin three-star restaurant

3.The author mentions Taylor Wilson in the last paragraph to ______.

A.prove that Flynn’s success is not a rare case

B.compare his talent to that of Flynn Mc Garry

C.introduce a young talent in a different field

D.suggest experts should be trained at a young age

4.Where does this text probably come from?

A.A recipe book                          B.A restaurant introduction

C.A career guide                         D.A news report

 

【答案】

1.A

2.C

3.C

4.D

【解析】

试题分析:本文讲述的是Flynn Mc Garry一位烹饪神童的故事,在很小的时候因为对妈妈做的饭菜不满意,就开始自己做菜,在年纪轻轻地时候就有了很多这方面的经历。

1.A 细节题。根据文章第一段So the Los Angeles native took matters into his own hands and started making his own dinners.可知他最初的时候是因为对妈妈做的饭不满意,所以才为自己做饭。故A正确。

2.C 细节题。根据文章第2段Now 13, the young chef is being praised as a “food prodigy(神童)”. He will spend his summer apprenticing with some of the best chefs at LA’s famous restaurants, MSNBC Nightly New reports.Mc Garry began making a name for himself in the culinary(烹饪) world when John Sedlar, owner of the trendy Playa Restaurant, let Mc Garry take over the kitchen for a special nine-course meal. The meal sold out almost instantly.可知他已经在烹饪领域有了很多的经历了。故C正确。

3.C 推理题。根据文章最后一段Mc Garry isn’t the only talented young prodigy to surprise experts in his field in recent years. At just 17 years old, physicist Taylor Wilson is already teaching graduate-level courses in physics and has built a functioning nuclear reactor.可知这是一个类比,讲述的是在这个年龄段,在其他的领域也有一些很厉害的年轻人。故C正确。

4.D 推理题。本文介绍的是一个烹饪的神童,在年纪很小的时候就已经很有成就。不可能是菜谱,饭店的介绍或者个人事业方面,最可能是新闻报道的内容。故D正确。

考点:考察新闻报告类短文阅读

点评:本文讲述的是Flynn Mc Garry一位烹饪神童的故事。本文细节题居多,答题时在文章找到对应的地方,用笔进行标记,这有利于后期有时间检查时可以立刻找到答案的位置。仔细理解作者所讲的意思,再结合选项,通过排除法和自己对全文的把握,选出正确答案。

 

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Reservations:Scitech hotel 65123388-2114 or 2164

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Palm Court Coffee House every day from 8:00 am to 9:00 pm.

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