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  What do you think of a“talking kitchen”? A French Digital Kitchen has been developed at Newcastle University in the UK. It teaches students how to cook French food and speak French at the same time. For the first time,students can learn a language by the following cooking steps.

  All grammar and ▲ have been carefully chosen to make sure the users can understand French well. After learning for some time,the users can test themselves by doing a short test on the computer.

  The kitchen project was started by Professor Paul Seedhouse. He became interested in the idea after he visited another kind of talking kitchen. He said, ^uThe purpose of the French Digital Kitchen is to make learning a language more interesting and more educational.

  How does the kitchen work? There is a computer in the kitchen. With this computer,the users can first choose a French recipe that they want to follow. Using information in the computer,the kitchen starts to guide the users how to make a French dish. If you follow the instructions on the computer,it moves on to the next. If you go wrong,the program goes back and repeats the recipe or information. At any time,the users can also ask the kitchen to repeat the recipe or any information.

  The new kitchen can be used in schools,universities and even people’s homes. The researchers will also be developing the European Digital Kitchen,for the next three years.

() 1. After reading the passage,we know the Digital Kitchen.

   A. is a “talking kitchen”   B. teaches students English

   C. was developed in France    D. cooks all food for people

() 2. Which of the following can be properly put in ▲ ?

   A. food   B. vocabulary   C. recipes   D. instructions

() 3. Paragraph 3 mainly tells us that.

   A. how the kitchen works            B. where the kitchen can be used

   C. when the kitchen can be bought   D. why the kitchen project was started

() 4. If the users don't follow the instructions on the computer,the kitchen.

   A. chooses another recipe              B. goes on to the next step

   C. repeats the recipe or information   D. stops working at once

() 5. The passage is written to.

   A. show you how a computer works       B. introduce a French Digital Kitchen

   C. teach you how to cook French food   D. tell you the importance of language

Answer 1

1. A 2.B 3.D 4.C 5.B

1. A    (根据文中第一段的一、二句What do you think of a“ talking kitchen ”？A French Digital Kitchen has been developed at Newcastle University in the UK.可知，数字厨房 是一种会讲话的厨房。故选A.)

2.B     (food“食品”;vocabulary“词汇”;recipe“菜谱”;instruction “说明”。根据上下文的叙述可知数字厨房的目的是为了学生 对法语学习更感兴趣，所以“语法和词汇”是经过仔细挑选的，因此空格处的意思为“词汇”。故选B.)

3.D      (how the kitchen works“厨房是怎样工作的”；where the kitchen can be used“这种厨房在哪里使用”；when the kitchen can be bought “这种厨房什么时候能买到”；why the kitchen project was started“为什么开启这种厨房课题研究”。根据第 三段的最后一句 The purpose of the French Digital Kitchen is to make learning a language more interesting and more educational可知，本段的主要意思为“为什么开启这种厨房课 题研究”，故选D.)

4.C      (choose another recipe“选择另一个菜谱”；go on to the next step“进行下一步”；repeat the recipe or information“重复菜谱 或指令”；stop working at once“立刻停止工作”。根据第四段的 倒数第二句 If you go wrong,the program goes back and repeats the recipe or information 可知选 C.)

5.B       (show you how computer works“给你展示电脑怎样工作”； introduce a French Digital Kitchen“介绍法语数字厨房”；teach you how to cook French food“教你怎样做法式菜”;tell you the importance oflanguage learning“告诉你语言学习的重要性”。 根据上下文的叙述可知，本文主要介绍了一种新的语言学习方式一~会说话的数字厨房。故选B.)