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Whenever I see banana pudding on a menu, I think of a special moment in my life when I learned an important lesson about envy（嫉妒）and love.
It happened when Suzy came to visit me after her father married（娶）me.
I liked the kid. Of course, as her stepmother（继母）, I wanted to win her. She seemed to like me, but I wasn't sure, especially（尤其）at mealtime. She enjoyed watching me prepare the evening meal very much.
“What are you doing?” she asked.
“Making potato salad,” I replied.
My answers did not seem to please her. She shook（摇）her head disappointedly. “My mama doesn't make it that way,” she said.
Unluckily, her father believed that children should eat everything on their plate, including a dish that I made in a different way from her mama did. At the table, Suzy cried and shouted, “Mama doesn't make it that way.” By this time, I got to dislike both her mother and her way of cooking.
Then, I found a dish her mother didn't make, but the kid liked. That is banana pudding. She helped me in the kitchen. It was a time of sharing happiness and laughter.
On the last night before she went back home, we made the banana pudding again. Suddenly, I knew that when Suzy got back home, her mother would hear a lot about “Karen doesn't do it that way”. I thought her mama must know I loved her child. Mothers all use one important ingredient（原料）in their cooking, the best one—love.
（
A. Because she didn't like the stepchild.
B. Because she was not sure if the child liked her.
C. Because she knew the girl liked potato salad.
D. Because she envied the child's mother and her cooking.
（
A. not as good as you hoped B. really exciting
C. good enough D. in a strange way
（
A. Suzy taught the writer to make banana pudding.
B. The writer was good at making banana pudding.
C. Suzy and the writer began to love and win each other.
D. Both Suzy and the writer liked eating banana pudding.
（
A. Potato Salad B. How to Make Banana Pudding
C. One Ingredient in Cooking—Love D. Two Different Dishes
Whenever I see banana pudding on a menu, I think of a special moment in my life when I learned an important lesson about envy（嫉妒）and love.
It happened when Suzy came to visit me after her father married（娶）me.
I liked the kid. Of course, as her stepmother（继母）, I wanted to win her. She seemed to like me, but I wasn't sure, especially（尤其）at mealtime. She enjoyed watching me prepare the evening meal very much.
“What are you doing?” she asked.
“Making potato salad,” I replied.
My answers did not seem to please her. She shook（摇）her head disappointedly. “My mama doesn't make it that way,” she said.
Unluckily, her father believed that children should eat everything on their plate, including a dish that I made in a different way from her mama did. At the table, Suzy cried and shouted, “Mama doesn't make it that way.” By this time, I got to dislike both her mother and her way of cooking.
Then, I found a dish her mother didn't make, but the kid liked. That is banana pudding. She helped me in the kitchen. It was a time of sharing happiness and laughter.
On the last night before she went back home, we made the banana pudding again. Suddenly, I knew that when Suzy got back home, her mother would hear a lot about “Karen doesn't do it that way”. I thought her mama must know I loved her child. Mothers all use one important ingredient（原料）in their cooking, the best one—love.
（
B
）1. Why did the writer want to win the child?A. Because she didn't like the stepchild.
B. Because she was not sure if the child liked her.
C. Because she knew the girl liked potato salad.
D. Because she envied the child's mother and her cooking.
（
A
）2. The underlined word “disappointedly” means that you feel something is .A. not as good as you hoped B. really exciting
C. good enough D. in a strange way
（
C
）3. What can we know from the underlined sentence in Paragraph 8?A. Suzy taught the writer to make banana pudding.
B. The writer was good at making banana pudding.
C. Suzy and the writer began to love and win each other.
D. Both Suzy and the writer liked eating banana pudding.
（
C
）4. What's the best title for the passage?A. Potato Salad B. How to Make Banana Pudding
C. One Ingredient in Cooking—Love D. Two Different Dishes
答案
1.B 2.A 3.C 4.C
解析
【分析】
做阅读理解题时，需先根据题干关键词定位原文对应内容，结合语境分析选项。第1题是细节理解题，定位“want to win the child”的原因；第2题是词义猜测题，结合上下文语境推断单词含义；第3题需结合划线句所在段落的语境分析；第4题是主旨大意题，需梳理全文核心内容，尤其关注结尾点明的主题。
【解析】
1. 细节理解题：根据原文第三段“Of course, as her stepmother, I wanted to win her. She seemed to like me, but I wasn't sure...”可知，作者不确定孩子是否喜欢自己，所以想赢得孩子，对应选项B。
2. 词义猜测题：划线词“disappointedly”意为“失望地”，结合上下文，苏zy因作者做的土豆沙拉和妈妈的不一样而摇头，说明她觉得结果不如自己期望的，对应选项A。
3. 句意理解题：划线句所在段落讲述作者找到苏zy喜欢的香蕉布丁，两人一起制作的时光充满快乐与笑声，说明两人关系改善，彼此开始接纳、爱对方，对应选项C。
4. 主旨大意题：全文围绕继母与继女的相处展开，结尾点明“Mothers all use one important ingredient in their cooking, the best one—love.”，核心主题是烹饪中的爱，对应选项C。
【答案】
1.B 2.A 3.C 4.C
【知识点】
英语阅读理解、词义猜测、主旨大意
【点评】
本文通过继母与继女的相处故事，考查学生的细节查找、词义猜测及主旨归纳能力，贴近生活，逻辑清晰，是一篇难度适中的阅读理解材料。
【难度系数】
0.7
做阅读理解题时，需先根据题干关键词定位原文对应内容，结合语境分析选项。第1题是细节理解题，定位“want to win the child”的原因；第2题是词义猜测题，结合上下文语境推断单词含义；第3题需结合划线句所在段落的语境分析；第4题是主旨大意题，需梳理全文核心内容，尤其关注结尾点明的主题。
【解析】
1. 细节理解题：根据原文第三段“Of course, as her stepmother, I wanted to win her. She seemed to like me, but I wasn't sure...”可知，作者不确定孩子是否喜欢自己，所以想赢得孩子，对应选项B。
2. 词义猜测题：划线词“disappointedly”意为“失望地”，结合上下文，苏zy因作者做的土豆沙拉和妈妈的不一样而摇头，说明她觉得结果不如自己期望的，对应选项A。
3. 句意理解题：划线句所在段落讲述作者找到苏zy喜欢的香蕉布丁，两人一起制作的时光充满快乐与笑声，说明两人关系改善，彼此开始接纳、爱对方，对应选项C。
4. 主旨大意题：全文围绕继母与继女的相处展开，结尾点明“Mothers all use one important ingredient in their cooking, the best one—love.”，核心主题是烹饪中的爱，对应选项C。
【答案】
1.B 2.A 3.C 4.C
【知识点】
英语阅读理解、词义猜测、主旨大意
【点评】
本文通过继母与继女的相处故事，考查学生的细节查找、词义猜测及主旨归纳能力，贴近生活，逻辑清晰，是一篇难度适中的阅读理解材料。
【难度系数】
0.7
