I was quite close to my grandmother, Julia. We lived with her and then she lived with us. She was a very nice person, both kind and patient. She taught me to read and write when I was young and helped me to be interested in stories and poems.
In my mind, my grandmother was a great cook. She cooked more delicious food than anything you can eat in a restaurant today. She always cooked for family and friends.
My grandmother was also a hard worker both at home and at work. I can still remember the difficult time when we were very poor. At that time, my grandmother was already sixty years old but she worked in a hospital for a long time every day –not in the office but doing the cleaning outside and taking care of me at the same time while my mom was at work!
My brother and sisters also love her. We will never forget our grandmother. She is really important in our lives and is always there for all of us in one way or another. I am proud to be her grandson.
【小题1】The writer’s grandmother taught him to ______ when he was young.

I was quite close to my grandmother, Julia. We lived with her and then she lived with us. She was a very nice person, both kind and patient. She taught me to read and write when I was young and helped me to be interested in stories and poems.

 In my mind, my grandmother was a great cook. She cooked more delicious food than anything you can eat in a restaurant today. She always cooked for family and friends.

 My grandmother was also a hard worker both at home and at work. I can still remember the difficult time when we were very poor. At that time, my grandmother was already sixty years old but she worked in a hospital for a long time every day –not in the office but doing the cleaning outside and taking care of me at the same time while my mom was at work!

My brother and sisters also love her. We will never forget our grandmother. She is really important in our lives and is always there for all of us in one way or another. I am proud to be her grandson.

1.The writer’s grandmother taught him to     when he was young.

A. read and write           B. sing and dance  

C. draw and sing           D. play and learn

2.His grandmother always made     for family and friends.

A. cakes    B. cards      C. clothes      D. meals

3.While his mom was ___ , his grandmother took care of him.

A. at home   B. at work   C. out of work   D. in hospital

4.At the age of 60, his grandmother     in a hospital for a long time every day.

A. cooked meals         B. worked in the office

C. did the cleaning       D. stayed with his mother.

5.Which of the following is not TRUE?

A. His grandmother is hard-working.

B. Her grandchildren all love her.

C. His grandmother could read.

D. His grandmother worked in a hospital for taking care of him.

These days, a lot of photos about how a three-year-old girl looked after her disabled father are  1    spread over the Internet. Many people were   2   by her. And people gave her a  3 nickname (绰号) “little strong girl”.

The little girl is Dong Xinyi. She was born in a small   4   in Dezhou, Shangdong Province. When she was several months   5 , her father Dong Jianshe had an accident   6  riding his motorcycle and lost his  7 . Two years later her mother left her father   8  the poor life. As an old saying goes, “ The children of   9   people manage household affairs early.” Little Xinyi had to do lots of housework. She   10  her father in her power. She cooked noodles, carried water, cleaned rooms and washed clothes. The little girl brings happiness and 11   to her poor family. And   12   , the local government has   13   medical treatment to her father and promised to cover all medical expenses(费用).   14 the same time, the government is also planning to raise money for the girl’s   15  . Now Dong Xinyi has got a chance to go to nursery school(幼儿园) like other children,

1.                A．happily         B．certainly        C．carefully  D．widely

2.                A．moved         B．married         C．made D．named

3.                A．bad            B．wrong          C．bright    D．stupid

4.                A．city            B．village          C．hospital   D．capital

5.                A．young          B．little           C．old  D．big

6.                A．where         B．while           C．whether D．how

7.                A．legs           B．son            C．daughter  D．wife

8.                A．because        B．instead of       C．instead   D．because of

9.                A．rich           B．great           C．poor D．disabled

10.               A．took care       B．took care of     C．looked around  D．looked for

11.               A．sadness        B．success         C．freedom   D．hope

12.               A．luckily         B．unluckily        C．likely D．really

13.               A．refused        B．noticed         C．offered   D．bought

14.               A．On            B．At             C．In    D．To

15.               A．information     B．interest        C．suggestion D．education

Feeding a crowd of hundreds doesn’t make Kenny Seals-Nutt nervous.

In fact, he thrives in the kitchen. He’s in his perfect place when dicing tomatoes, making salads and baking cakes.

By the time Kenny, 16, reached his third year of high school at Hickory Grove, North Carolina, US, he had become vice president of his school’s cooking club. He also opened his own food company, called Modern Fusion.

Kenny said he developed his love of cooking by watching his mother, and his grandmother, who owned a catering (饮食业) business herself. Kenny helped them both in order to remember their tips: how long to cook chicken so it stays wet, and the right amount of tomatoes to add to a spaghetti dish.

At the age of 5, he cooked his first dish of shrimp and broccoli. Taking it for his school lunch, he warmed it up in the school’s microwave, while the other kids ate their sandwiches.

“I love to eat, and it started to become more fun to cook than to use a microwave,” he said.

Cooking came easy to Kenny, and he enjoyed adding new ingredients into common dishes. “It started with a passion (热情) and I wanted to know more,” he said. He began to watch the Food Network and read chef blogs.

Last summer, Kenny put his skills to the test by working with his grandmother to cater his uncle’s wedding. While she cooked traditional dishes, Kenny wanted to add new to the expected flavors (风味).

Now Kenny spends his weekends catering his own events: weddings, birthday parties, baby showers. Kenny’s dishes are always a hit.

Chef Frederick Mookie Hicks, owner of a catering business, said Kenny’s success comes from his ability to multitask in the kitchen. Hicks said he has asked Kenny to cook with him on jobs three times now, and he presents Kenny as a positive example of a passionate chef to the students in his cooking classes.

“He’s so vigorous (精神饱满的) about cooking that he doesn’t let anything stop him,” Hicks said. “I knew in the first five minutes of working with the kid that he is something special.”

1.How is Kenny different from other students?

A．He opened a cooking club in his high school.

B．He is famous on the Food Network.

C．He owned a food company at 16.

D．He loves to multi-task.

2.What does the underlined word “thrives” probably mean?

A．works energetic                        B．grows fast

C．learns quickly                          D．makes progress

3.Which of the following best describes Kenny’s cooking?

A．Traditional.                            B．Creative.

C．Simple.                               D．Strange.

4.We can conclude from the article that ______.

A．Kenny proved himself by catering his uncle’s wedding alone

B．Kenny likes to follow his mother’s recipe when cooking

C．Kenny was able to cook his first dish in primary school

D．Kenny’s success in cooking has a lot to do with his family

句型转换。
【小题1】The boy has been to the U.S.A. twice.（对画线部分提问）
How ___________ ___________ has the boy been to the U.S.A.?
【小题2】Mom felt tired after she cooked for the whole family.（改为简单句）
Mom felt tired after ___________ for the whole family.
【小题3】Mr. Brown and his wife have been married for 20 years. （改为同义句）
Mr. Brown and his wife ___________ ___________ 20 years ago.
【小题4】Lisa didn’t hang out with her friends yesterday. （改为肯定句）
Lisa ___________ out with her friends yesterday.
【小题5】Some reporters are interviewing a government official on traffic problems now.（改为被动语态）
A government official is _________ _________ by some reporters on traffic problems now.