Cooking lessons are back on the menu in schools because a generation （代） of parents don’t know how to cook. Children are to be taught how to cook healthy dishes in hands-on lessons in school in the UK. The new plan is being supported by many famous people, including celebrity (名人) cook Galton Blackiston.

He said, “It is a wonderful idea that cooking should be a basic skill learned by everyone, particularly students. One of the biggest problems I find is that there are many parents who weren’t taught the basic skills. There seems to have been a generation gap, so to have an action like this seems great.”

Pupils aged between 11 and 16 will be awarded a “license to cook” when they have mastered basic skills like baking cakes or making ordinary dishes.  Right now, students can only learn cooking skills as part of Design and Technology lessons, but the lessons are mostly theory- based.

Food such as fatty meat, cakes and plates of fried chips are off the school dinner menu. Chocolate, crisps and soft drinks are banned（禁止）, and so is fast food. Nutrition guides banning meals high in salt and fat have been introduced by cook Jamie Oliver. Schoolchildren are encouraged to eat more fruit and vegetables with every meal.

48. Cooking lessons are to be taught in the UK because ______.

A. British people like eating nice dishes

B. many parents don’t know how to cook

C. many famous people support the action 

D. British pupils want to learn how to cook

49. What does Galton Blackiston think of cooking?

A. It’s unnecessary to learn cooking at a young age.

B. It’s unnecessary to learn cooking in special lessons.

C. It’s necessary for students to learn cooking.

D. It’s hard to learn cooking well.

50. When a student aged 12 has mastered basic cooking skills, ______.

A. he will be praised by his teachers and parents

B. he will be awarded a “license to cook”

C. it will be easy for him to succeed in high school 

D. he will find a job easily when he grows up

51. In the last paragraph, the author mainly tells readers ______

A. unhealthy food harms children

B. fruit and vegetables are delicious

C. what cook Jamie Oliver said on TV

D. what kind of food students should eat

In terms of history, Australian cuisine（烹饪）was on the basis of traditional British cooking brought to the country by the first settlers.Modern Australian cuisine，however.has been heavily influenced by Australia’ s Asian and Southeast Asian neighbors.The trend，encouraged by long-term government health programs，is towards low-fat healthy cookery including low-fat meat and lightly cooked，colorful，steamed or fried vegetables.Besides，1ike many English families，in many Australian homes，a widespread tradition of having roast turkey，chicken，and ham for Christmas 1unch or dinner still remains.
Generally breakfast is light in most parts of Australia.but in the colder regions porridge or meals similar to the full English breakfast may be consumed.In recent years，however，most Australian people prefer light breakfast in order to control their weight.The 1ight breakfast commonly consists of cereals（谷类），toast and fruit.A heavier breakfast will frequently include fried bacon，eggs，mushrooms，etc.Drinks taken at breakfast include tea，coffee，milk or juice.
The evening meal is the main meal of the day for most Australians，and when consumed at home，it is often eaten with members of the immediate family.The dishes served will vary widely according to the tastes and background of the family.A typical Australian restaurant might offer sandwiches，chicken or other meat-based dishes and cakes.
In recent years，take—away food is becoming popular in Australia.American-style chain restaurants are common including Subway，KFC，and Mcdonald’s.They a11 come from America.Most of these restaurants sell high quality food at reasonable prices.
With the high 1evels of immigration（移民）from the Middle East.South and Southeast Asia.Korea.China and other countries from a11 over the world to Australia.many authentic（正宗的）and high-quality restaurants are run by first-and second-generation immigrants from these areas.

1. 1.

   According to the first paragraph，what does the Australian government encourage its people to do?

   1. A.
      To try to eat 10w—fat healthy foods.
   2. B.
      To have roast turkey for Christmas dinner.
   3. C.
      To use traditional British cooking methods.
   4. D.
      To 1earn from Asian neighbors to cook foods.
2. 2.

   The main idea of the second paragraph is         .

   1. A.
      what breakfast is 1ike in Australia
   2. B.
      w hat Australian people drink at breakfast
   3. C.
      that Australians often have a heavy breakfast
   4. D.
      that most Australian people don’ t have breakfast to lose weight
3. 3.

   The underlined part the immediate family in Paragraph 3 probably mean people who      .

   1. A.
      have the same family names
   2. B.
      do some cooking together at times
   3. C.
      live next to one another in the same area
   4. D.
      are very directly – related members of a family
4. 4.

   From the passage, we learn that        .

   1. A.
      fewer and fewer immigrants enter Australia every year
   2. B.
      Subway is a chain restaurant and it is from the USA
   3. C.
      home cooking is becoming more and more popular in Australia
   4. D.
      a typical restaurant mainly offers porridge and noodles for supper

In terms of history, Australian cuisine（烹饪）was on the basis of traditional British cooking brought to the country by the first settlers．Modern Australian cuisine，however．has been heavily influenced by Australia’ s Asian and Southeast Asian neighbors．The trend，encouraged by long-term government health programs，is towards low-fat healthy cookery including low-fat meat and lightly cooked，colorful，steamed or fried vegetables．Besides，1ike many English families，in many Australian homes，a widespread tradition of having roast turkey，chicken，and ham for Christmas 1unch or dinner still remains．

    Generally breakfast is light in most parts of Australia．but in the colder regions porridge or meals similar to the full English breakfast may be consumed．In recent years，however，most Australian people prefer light breakfast in order to control their weight．The 1ight breakfast commonly consists of cereals（谷类），toast and fruit．A heavier breakfast will frequently include fried bacon，eggs，mushrooms，etc．Drinks taken at breakfast include tea，coffee，milk or juice．

    The evening meal is the main meal of the day for most Australians，and when consumed at home，it is often eaten with members of the immediate family．The dishes served will vary widely according to the tastes and background of the family．A typical Australian restaurant might offer sandwiches，chicken or other meat-based dishes and cakes．

In recent years，take—away food is becoming popular in Australia．American-style chain restaurants are common including Subway，KFC，and Mcdonald’s．They a11 come from America．Most of these restaurants sell high quality food at reasonable prices．

With the high 1evels of immigration（移民）from the Middle East．South and Southeast Asia．Korea．China and other countries from a11 over the world to Australia．many authentic（正宗的）and high-quality restaurants are run by first-and second-generation immigrants from these areas．

According to the first paragraph，what does the Australian government encourage its people to do?

    A．To try to eat 10w—fat healthy foods．

    B．To have roast turkey for Christmas dinner．

    C．To use traditional British cooking methods．

    D．To 1earn from Asian neighbors to cook foods．

The main idea of the second paragraph is          ．

    A．what breakfast is 1ike in Australia

    B．w hat Australian people drink at breakfast

    C．that Australians often have a heavy breakfast

D．that most Australian people don’ t have breakfast to lose weight

The underlined part the immediate family in Paragraph 3 probably mean people who      .

       A．have the same family names

       B．do some cooking together at times

       C．live next to one another in the same area

       D．are very directly – related members of a family

From the passage, we learn that        .

       A．fewer and fewer immigrants enter Australia every year

       B．Subway is a chain restaurant and it is from the USA

       C．home cooking is becoming more and more popular in Australia

       D．a typical restaurant mainly offers porridge and noodles for supper

In terms of history, Australian cuisine（烹饪）was on the basis of traditional British cooking brought to the country by the first settlers．Modern Australian cuisine，however．has been heavily influenced by Australia’ s Asian and Southeast Asian neighbors．The trend，encouraged by long-term government health programs，is towards low-fat healthy cookery including low-fat meat and lightly cooked，colorful，steamed or fried vegetables．Besides，1ike many English families，in many Australian homes，a widespread tradition of having roast turkey，chicken，and ham for Christmas 1unch or dinner still remains．
Generally breakfast is light in most parts of Australia．but in the colder regions porridge or meals similar to the full English breakfast may be consumed．In recent years，however，most Australian people prefer light breakfast in order to control their weight．The 1ight breakfast commonly consists of cereals（谷类），toast and fruit．A heavier breakfast will frequently include fried bacon，eggs，mushrooms，etc．Drinks taken at breakfast include tea，coffee，milk or juice．
The evening meal is the main meal of the day for most Australians，and when consumed at home，it is often eaten with members of the immediate family．The dishes served will vary widely according to the tastes and background of the family．A typical Australian restaurant might offer sandwiches，chicken or other meat-based dishes and cakes．
In recent years，take—away food is becoming popular in Australia．American-style chain restaurants are common including Subway，KFC，and Mcdonald’s．They a11 come from America．Most of these restaurants sell high quality food at reasonable prices．
With the high 1evels of immigration（移民）from the Middle East．South and Southeast Asia．Korea．China and other countries from a11 over the world to Australia．many authentic（正宗的）and high-quality restaurants are run by first-and second-generation immigrants from these areas．
【小题1】According to the first paragraph，what does the Australian government encourage its people to do?

 In terms of history, Australian cuisine（烹饪）was on the basis of traditional British cooking brought to the country by the first settlers．Modern Australian cuisine，however．has been heavily influenced by Australia’ s Asian and Southeast Asian neighbors．The trend，encouraged by long-term government health programs，is towards low-fat healthy cookery including low-fat meat and lightly cooked，colorful，steamed or fried vegetables．Besides，1ike many English families，in many Australian homes，a widespread tradition of having roast turkey，chicken，and ham for Christmas 1unch or dinner still remains．

    Generally breakfast is light in most parts of Australia．but in the colder regions porridge or meals similar to the full English breakfast may be consumed．In recent years，however，most Australian people prefer light breakfast in order to control their weight．The 1ight breakfast commonly consists of cereals（谷类），toast and fruit．A heavier breakfast will frequently include fried bacon，eggs，mushrooms，etc．Drinks taken at breakfast include tea，coffee，milk or juice．

    The evening meal is the main meal of the day for most Australians，and when consumed at home，it is often eaten with members of the immediate family．The dishes served will vary widely according to the tastes and background of the family．A typical Australian restaurant might offer sandwiches，chicken or other meat-based dishes and cakes．

In recent years，take—away food is becoming popular in Australia．American-style chain restaurants are common including Subway，KFC，and Mcdonald’s．They a11 come from America．Most of these restaurants sell high quality food at reasonable prices．

With the high 1evels of immigration（移民）from the Middle East．South and Southeast Asia．Korea．China and other countries from a11 over the world to Australia．many authentic（正宗的）and high-quality restaurants are run by first-and second-generation immigrants from these areas．

1.According to the first paragraph，what does the Australian government encourage its people to do?

    A．To try to eat 10w—fat healthy foods．

    B．To have roast turkey for Christmas dinner．

    C．To use traditional British cooking methods．

    D．To 1earn from Asian neighbors to cook foods．

2.The main idea of the second paragraph is          ．

    A．what breakfast is 1ike in Australia

    B．w hat Australian people drink at breakfast

    C．that Australians often have a heavy breakfast

D．that most Australian people don’ t have breakfast to lose weight

3.The underlined part the immediate family in Paragraph 3 probably mean people who      .

       A．have the same family names

       B．do some cooking together at times

       C．live next to one another in the same area

       D．are very directly – related members of a family

4.From the passage, we learn that        .

       A．fewer and fewer immigrants enter Australia every year

       B．Subway is a chain restaurant and it is from the USA

       C．home cooking is becoming more and more popular in Australia

       D．a typical restaurant mainly offers porridge and noodles for supper