六、先通读短文，掌握其大意，然后从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个可以填入相应空白处的最佳答案。
Steve loves cooking very much. His 1 enjoy the food that he cooks, especially his mother. She says it is very 2 .
One morning, Mrs Green, Steve’s teacher, asked everyone to talk about their 3 . When Steve said that he wanted to be a cook in the future, other students all laughed. Mrs Green told everyone to keep 4 . “You can be anything you want to be, Steve,” she said 5 . “Don’t care about what others say.”
“How was your school today?” asked his father when Steve got home.
“Everyone 6 me when I told them I wanted to be a cook. They said cooking is for girls,” said Steve.
His father smiled and told Steve that many of the 7 cooks in the world are men.
“There is a 8 competition on TV, Steve. Maybe you can take part in it,” his mother suggested. His father 9 . He also thought it was a good idea. Then they began to help Steve prepare for the cooking competition.
A few months later, the competition started. Steve was on TV. He 10 that some of the young cooks were boys just like him! In the competition, each cook had to 11 all the ingredients given to create a dish. When the competition was almost over, there were two persons left — Steve and Scott. Steve felt nervous 12 Scott was as good as him!
The final competition was exciting. When they finished cooking, the judges (评委) decided to 13 the food carefully. To their surprise, both dishes were excellent. But they had to make a final 14 . About five minutes’ discussion, they announced (宣布) that the 15 was Steve!
Steve was grateful to his teacher and parents. It was their help that made him successful.
() 1. A. friends
B. classmates
C. teachers
D. parents
() 2. A. sour
B. hot
C. delicious
D. salty
() 3. A. dreams
B. addresses
C. conditions
D. habits
() 4. A. positive
B. healthy
C. quiet
D. clean
() 5. A. excitedly
B. softly
C. coldly
D. nervously
() 6. A. looked after
B. laughed at
C. worried about
D. depended on
() 7. A. common
B. terrible
C. lucky
D. fantastic
() 8. A. cooking
B. dancing
C. singing
D. swimming
() 9. A. lied
B. argued
C. agreed
D. promised
() 10. A. believed
B. noticed
C. understood
D. hoped
() 11. A. list
B. lend
C. sell
D. use
() 12. A. because
B. until
C. but
D. if
() 13. A. serve
B. smell
C. taste
D. cook
() 14. A. rule
B. plan
C. menu
D. decision
() 15. A. passenger
B. winner
C. customer
D. officer

1—5 DCACB 6—10 BDACB 11—15 DACDB

【解析】
1. 根据后文“especially his mother”可知此处指他的父母，故选D。
2. 前文提到家人喜欢他做的饭，妈妈应是说食物很美味，故选C。
3. 根据后文“he wanted to be a cook in the future”可知老师让大家谈论梦想，故选A。
4. 其他学生在笑，老师让大家保持安静，故选C。
5. 老师鼓励Steve，应是温柔地说，故选B。
6. 根据前文“other students all laughed”可知大家嘲笑他，故选B。
7. 爸爸想安慰Steve，说世界上很多很棒的厨师是男性，故选D。
8. 结合Steve喜欢烹饪，此处是烹饪比赛，故选A。
9. 根据后文“He also thought it was a good idea”可知爸爸同意妈妈的建议，故选C。
10. Steve在电视上注意到一些年轻厨师是男孩，故选B。
11. 比赛中厨师需要用给出的食材做菜，故选D。
12. Steve紧张的原因是Scott和他一样优秀，故选A。
13. 评委要评判菜品，需要仔细品尝，故选C。
14. 两道菜都很棒，但评委必须做出最终决定，故选D。
15. 评委宣布获胜者是Steve，故选B。
【答案】
1—5 DCACB 6—10 BDACB 11—15 DACDB
【知识点】
1. 完形填空语境理解
2. 动词短语辨析
3. 形容词词义辨析
【点评】
这篇完形填空围绕Steve的厨师梦想展开，通过校园和家庭场景考查学生对语境的理解以及词汇的辨析运用，引导学生坚持自己的梦想，不被他人看法左右。
【难度系数】
0.6