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【题目】My aunt Cindy has her own cake shop. She can make nice cakes for special occasions, such as weddings. I spent a week last summer helping her in the shop. Making a nice cake is harder than I thought it would be.

I practised for hours in Aunt Cindy’s shop. I made little coloured dots (圆点) on a piece of wax paper (蜡纸). Unluckily, I could not get the dots to be the same shape or size.

I decided to take a break from making the dots, so I helped move cakes. However, that was not easy for me, either. I dropped a cake when trying to take it out of the freezer (冷冻箱) by myself. Luckily one of Aunt Cindy’s assistants (店员) was there. He saved the cake from hitting the floor.

It takes a whole team to make a huge cake. That’s one of the most important things I learned. Each person on the team has to be great at his or her job. Aunt Cindy designs the cakes on paper, Larry does the mixing and baking, and assistants carve and put frosting on the cakes. Aunt Cindy and Larry do most of the decorating while the assistants help make small parts like flowers and figures. Building a big cake is like playing a team sport. If one person doesn’t do his or her job well, the whole team pays for that.

Even though I was not much help to my aunt, I’m glad I spent the week in Aunt Cindy’s shop. Designing cakes takes more than just baking skills. It takes art and painting skills too. Now when I see a really nice cake, I don’t think of eating it first. Instead, I look at it and wonder how many hours it took to make.

【1】What does the underlined word “occasions” mean in this passage?

A. events B. needs

C. places D. ideas

【2】Why did the writer take a break from putting coloured dots on wax paper?

A. Because she practised for hours and became bored.

B. Because she could not make the dots good enough for a cake.

C. Because Aunt Cindy did not want her to make any more dots.

D. Because Aunt Cindy wanted her to help somewhere else.

【3】Who designs the cakes on paper?

A. Aunt Cindy. B. Larry.

C. Assistants. D. The writer.

【4】What was the main reason the writer was glad to have spent a week in her aunt’s shop?

A. She got to practise making coloured dots.

B. She learned the importance of teamwork.

C. She got to take a cake out of the freezer.

D. She learned art and painting skills.

【5】What is this passage mainly about?

A. Helping an aunt design cakes.

B. Spending a week in a cake shop.

C. Working as the assistant to a cake decorator.

D. Discovering that making a nice cake is difficult.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】B

【3】A

【4】B

【5】D

【解析】

本文讲述了作者通过在他姨妈的蛋糕店里工作了一周，发现制作蛋糕是非常不容易的。制作蛋糕的过程需要团队合作。

【1】A

词义猜测题。根据such as weddings.可知此处列举婚礼，可知此处表示一些活动，故选A。

【2】B

推理判断题。根据I made little coloured dots (圆点) on a piece of wax paper (蜡纸). Unluckily, I could not get the dots to be the same shape or size. I decided to take a break from making the dots, so I helped move cakes.可知因为作者不能为蛋糕制作好看的圆点，因此决定暂时不做圆点，故选B。

【3】A

细节理解题。根据Aunt Cindy designs the cakes on paper,可知辛迪姨妈在纸上设计蛋糕，故选A。

【4】B

推理判断题。根据Building a big cake is like playing a team sport.可知作者很高兴在她姨妈的蛋糕店里度过了一周，是因为他学会了团队精神的重要性，故选B。

【5】D

概括归纳题。根据Making a nice cake is harder than I thought it would be.可知本文主要讲述了作者发现制作一个精美的蛋糕是非常困难的，故选D。

根据题干要求，在文中寻找答案所在的语句或段落，进行分析理解，词义猜测，推理判断和概括归纳，选出正确的选项。例如小题3，根据Aunt Cindy designs the cakes on paper,可知辛迪姨妈在纸上设计蛋糕，故选A。