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Ravi is from Delhi, India. When he first came to our school, something spread. He brought smelly curried lunches in a steel box. "Why doesn't he eat pizza like us?" Jake said unhappily, Ravi's lonely lunch table.
Our teacher Ms Lee told the class there would be a "Cultural Food Week". To Jake's sadness, he and Ravi became to prepare a dish. Jake went to Ms Lee and wanted to give up, "Ms Lee, his food terrible and bad!" But the teacher stopped him.
Ravi arrived at Jake's house with spices. Jake's mum asked many questions about spices she knew little about spices, like when and how to use them. Ravi answered them patiently and said, "My grandma says spices always tell ." He smiled, showing a photo of his Delhi home.
Jake also looked at his own soccer trophy—they have the same —both love sports!
Before cooking, Jake had trouble onions. Ravi didn't laugh but said, "Grandma teaches me tears make tastes ." Jake was quiet and began to think, "Was this a life lesson?"
At the food match, their curry won first place. A classmate asked , "Does India only have curried lunches?" Ravi was not angry and his answer surprised Jake, "Just like England isn't fish and chips!" The crowd laughed.
Walking home, Jake knew he was wrong. "Sorry, I didn't understand the true of your lunch." Ravi smiled, "Grandma says friendship needs time to keep."
That day, Jake learned something as follows.
—Labels stop people's mind. They make us see only "foreign kid", see the soccer fan who misses his grandma.
—Courage breaks ignorance. When Jake finally asked "Why curry?", he found spices family love, not just smell.
—Every person carries a story worth tasting. Ravi's lunch box held food—it was a door to Delhi streets and Grandma's wisdom.
() 1. A. bad B. nice C. boring D. interesting
() 2. A. pointing to B. laughing at C. smiling to D. sitting at
() 3. A. classmates B. friends C. partners D. neighbours
() 4. A. looks B. tastes C. sounds D. feels
() 5. A. but B. because C. after D. until
() 6. A. jokes B. secrets C. stories D. lies
() 7. A. interest B. treasure C. trick D. information
() 8. A. burning B. cutting C. cooking D. picking
() 9. A. weaker B. richer C. hotter D. stranger
()10. A. politely B. patiently C. impolitely D. impatiently
()11. A. ever B. still C. only D. even
()12. A. meaning B. money C. time D. treat
()13. A. always B. often C. never D. usually
()14. A. cost B. spent C. took D. carried
()15. A. better than B. worse than C. less than D. more than

【语篇导读】本文主要讲述了杰克起初对印度
同学拉维的咖喱饭存在误解,随后两人因学校
的美食周活动成为搭档,期间拉维与杰克分享
香料故事和足球爱好,两人最终赢得美食比
赛。杰克明白了食物所承载的家庭情感与文
化智慧。
1. A 提示:bad意为“不好的”;nice意为“不错的”;
boring意为“无聊的”;interesting意为“有趣的”。
根据下文“He brought smelly curried lunches in a
steel box.”可知,当他第一天来学校时,他用钢制
饭盒带来了咖喱烹制的午饭。由此推知,此处指
不好的事情。
2. A 提示:point to意为“指向”;laugh at意为“嘲
笑”;smile to意为“对……微笑”;sit at意为“坐
在”。句意:杰克不高兴地说道:“他为什么不像我
们一样吃披萨呢?”,同时指向拉维独自用餐的
餐桌。
3. C 提示:classmate意为“同学”;friend意为“朋
友”;partner意为“搭档”;neighbour意为“邻居”。
句意:让杰克悲伤的是,他和拉维成了搭档,一起
准备一道菜。
4. A 提示:look意为“看起来”;taste意为“尝起
来”;sound意为“听起来”;feel意为“感觉”。上文
提到拉维吃咖喱饭,杰克觉得味道难闻,由此推
知,此处指杰克向老师抱怨说拉维的食物看上去
很糟糕。
5. B 提示:but意为“但是”;because意为“因为”;
after意为“在……之后”;until意为“直到”。句意:
拉维带着香料来到杰克家,杰克的妈妈问了许多
关于香料的问题,因为她对香料知之甚少,比如什
么时候用香料,怎么用。上下文在语义上是因果
关系,后面是原因,因此应用because。
6. C 提示:joke意为“笑话”;secret意为“秘密”;
story意为“故事”;lie意为“谎言”。根据下文“he
found spices 14 family love, not just smell”和
“Every person carries a story worth tasting.”可推知,
此处指香料总能讲述故事。
7. A 提示:interest意为“兴趣”;treasure意为“财
富”;trick意为“诡计”;information意为“信息”。
句意:杰克也看着他自己的足球奖杯——他们有
同样的兴趣——他们都热爱运动! have the same
interest意为“有相同的兴趣”。
8. B 提示:burn意为“燃烧”;cut意为“切”;cook意
为“烹饪”;pick意为“采摘”。句意:在做饭前,杰
克切洋葱时遇到了麻烦。
9. B 提示:weaker意为“更弱的”;richer意为“更丰
富的”;hotter意为“更热的”;stranger意为“更奇怪
的”。句意:拉维没笑但他说:“祖母教过我,眼泪
会让味道更丰富。”
10. C 提示:politely意为“礼貌地”;patiently意为“耐
心地”;impolitely意为“不礼貌地”;impatiently意为
“不耐烦地”。根据下文“Ravi was not angry”可知,
此处指拉维听了让人生气的问题,由此推知,此处
指一位同学不礼貌地问道。
11. C 提示:ever意为“曾经”;still意为“仍然”;only
意为“只有”;even意为“甚至”。根据上文“Does
India only have curried lunches?”可知,此处指拉维
用“英国不是只有炸鱼和薯条”来进行类比。
12. A 提示:meaning意为“意思”;money意为“金
钱”;time意为“时间”;treat意为“款待”。根据空
前一句中“Jake knew he was wrong”可知,杰克意识
到自己错了,因而向拉维道歉,称自己之前没能理
解他的午餐的真正意义。
13. C 提示:always意为“总是”;often意为“经常”;
never意为“从不,未曾”;usually意为“通常”。句
意:它们(标签)让我们只看见“外国小孩”,未曾看
到那个思念奶奶的足球迷。
14. D 提示:cost意为“花费”,主语一般是物;spend
意为“花费”,主语一般是人;take意为“花费”,一
般用于it takes sb some time to do sth结构;carry意
为“承载”。上文提到香料可以讲述故事,此处指
他发现香料承载着家人的爱。
15. D 提示:better than意为“比……更好”;worse
than意为“比……更糟”;less than意为“少于”;
more than意为“不只是”。句意:拉维的午餐盒里
装的不仅仅是食物,它更是通往德里街道和祖母
智慧的一扇门。