12.People are so busy these days that many people have no time to cook.This becomes a problem,because most families love home cooking.The food tastes good and warm,and a family meal brings everyone together.In some families,meals are often the only times everyone seesone another at the same time.
Another reason people enjoy home cooking is that it is often a way of showing love.A parent who makes some cookies is not just satisfying a child's sweet tooth.She or he is sending a message.The messages says,"I care about you enough to spend an hour making cookies that you will eat up in 15minutes if I let you."
There is also something about the smell of home cooking.The smell of home cooking please people of all ages.It makes most of us feel good and loved------even if we are the ones doing the cooking."Next time you smell a cake making,stop for a moment and pay attention to your mood(心情)."
36.Why do fewer people cook now?B.
A.They like to eat in restaurants  
B.Many people are too busy
C.Many people don't like cooking  
D.They don't like family meals
 37.A parent spends an hour making cookiesD.
A   just to satisfy her or his child's sweet tooth
B.only to send a message
C.to let a child eat up i 15minutes
D.often to show her or his love
 38.The writer thinks the smell of home cookingB.
A.makes us be interested in cooking       
B.makes us happy
C.makes us pay attention to our mood     
D.makes us love others
39.What does the underlined word"satisfying"mean here?B
A.令人生气          
B.使人满意           
C.填满            
D.修补
40.What's the main idea of the passage?A
A.Family meals are important     
B.How to make cookies
C.Homemade cookies taste better  
D.People are too busy to work.

A man has a cat. He likes her very much. At mealtime (吃饭时间) the cat sits at the table with him. The man eats with a knife and a fork, but the cat eats from her plate (盘子). Sometimes, when she finishes her dish, her master will give her a bit of his food. He shares his meal with her. One day the cat is not at the table at mealtime.

“Ah! Where is my cat?” asks the man.

His wife says, “Can’t you eat without her?”

So the meal begins without the cat. Before lunch is over, the cat rushes into the room and jumps onto the chair quickly. She has two mice in her mouth, and before anyone can stop her, she drops(扔下) one into her own plate, and the other into her master’s plate.

“Dear me!” cries the woman, “A mouse is in your plate!”

“Hush(安静)!” says her husband. “This shows that she is a nice cat. She knows what friendship is. She wishes me to share her dinner as I often share mine with her, I am not so unhappy.”

1.Where does the cat sit with the man at mealtime?

A. on the table B. in the chair C. under the table D. at the table

2.Which of the following is true?

A. The cat eats from her owner’s plate.

B. The cat eats with a knife and a fork.

C. He shares his meal with her cat.

D. He will not give her cat any food when she finishes her dish.

3.The underlined words “a bit of” means_______ .

A. 一点 B. 许多 C. 一块 D. 一片

4. Before lunch is over, the cat rushes into the room with in her mouth

A. nothing B. some meat C. two mice D. some fish

5.The best title (标题) for the passage is ______________.

A. The man’s three meals B. The cat’s lunch

C. Two mice D. A man and his cat

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