一、完形填空。
主题:人与自我——做人与做事·一次做饭经历
体裁:记叙文 难易度:☆☆☆
“Nancy, try to cook for us today,” my mother said. “But Mum, I don't know 1 to cook,” I said. “Today I will teach you to cook,” said my father. I didn't know how it would go, but I agreed.
I 2 saw my mother cook rice before, so I did it easily. But when it came to cooking vegetables, I didn't know how to do it. My father asked me to cut 3 one cabbage first. And then he told me to make other ingredients 4. “Now put some garlic into the pot. Then, 5 some turmeric(姜黄根粉) and put the cabbage into the pot. Don't forget to add two 6 of salt.” My father stood next to me and told me what I should do. After finishing the cabbage, I cooked beef soup. 7, I finished cooking the meal in almost two hours. I 8 the food to my parents. They ate it and said it was wonderful. Then it was 9 turn to eat the food. However, I thought it was terrible.

From that day on, I learned to cook. The first experience of tasting my own cooking was so terrible, but it taught me a great lesson. I started respecting(尊重) 10, as I learned that one had to try his best to cook it.
()1. A. what B. how
C. when D. why
()2. A. often B. never
C. hardly D. seldom
()3. A. down B. in
C. up D. into
()4. A. ready B. easy
C. famous D. hard
()5. A. pick B. add
C. cover D. cut
()6. A. pieces B. plates
C. tablespoons D. slices
()7. A. Quietly B. Luckily
C. Finally D. Firstly
()8. A. turned B. served
C. filled D. used
()9. A. my B. his
C. her D. their
()10. A. housework B. education
C. food D. homework

1.B 2.A 3.C 4.A 5.B 6.C 7.C 8.B 9.A 10.C

【分析】
这是一篇记叙文完形填空，需结合上下文语境、固定搭配及词汇辨析逐一解题：
1. 第1题：根据语境，Nancy不知道“如何”做饭，how to cook作宾语，选B；
2. 第2题：后文提到做米饭容易，说明之前“经常”看到妈妈做米饭，选A；
3. 第3题：切卷心菜用固定短语cut up，选C；
4. 第4题：make sth ready是固定搭配，意为“准备好某物”，对应父亲让准备其他食材，选A；
5. 第5题：做饭时“添加”姜黄粉，add符合语境，选B；
6. 第6题：盐的量用tablespoons（汤匙）合理，选C；
7. 第7题：完成所有步骤后“最后”做好饭，Finally符合，选C；
8. 第8题：serve sth to sb是固定搭配，意为“把食物端给某人”，选B；
9. 第9题：it's one's turn表示“轮到某人”，此处指轮到“我”，选A；
10. 第10题：根据做饭经历，学会尊重“食物”，选C。
【解析】
1. 选B。考查疑问词辨析。此处需表达“如何做饭”，how符合语境，作know的宾语，故选B。
2. 选A。考查副词辨析。根据后文“做米饭容易”可知，之前经常看到妈妈做米饭，often符合，故选A。
3. 选C。考查固定搭配。cut up意为“切碎”，切卷心菜用该短语，故选C。
4. 选A。考查形容词辨析。make other ingredients ready意为“把其他食材准备好”，符合父亲的要求，故选A。
5. 选B。考查动词辨析。做饭时添加调料用add，符合语境，故选B。
6. 选C。考查名词辨析。盐的量用tablespoons（汤匙）合理，其他选项不符合，故选C。
7. 选C。考查副词辨析。完成所有步骤后“最后”做好饭，Finally符合逻辑，故选C。
8. 选B。考查动词辨析。serve sth to sb是固定搭配，意为“把食物端给某人”，故选B。
9. 选A。考查代词辨析。it's my turn意为“轮到我”，符合语境，故选A。
10. 选C。考查名词辨析。根据做饭经历，学会尊重食物，food符合，故选C。
【答案】
1.B 2.A 3.C 4.A 5.B 6.C 7.C 8.B 9.A 10.C
【知识点】
完形填空、词汇辨析、固定搭配
【点评】
本文围绕一次做饭的生活经历展开，考查学生对词汇、固定搭配及上下文语境的理解，贴近学生生活，难度适中，能引导学生体会劳动与尊重的意义。
【难度系数】
0.6

二、阅读理解。
主题:人与自我——做人与做事·叫花鸡
体裁:记叙文 难易度:☆☆
Beggar's Chicken(叫花鸡) is a traditional dish in Changshu, Jiangsu Province. Is it a dish made for a beggar? Don't be tricked(被欺骗) by its name.
Beggar's Chicken is a dish with an interesting story. Once upon a time, a hungry beggar was looking for some food on the street but he couldn't find anything. Suddenly, he saw a chicken, and he caught it. However, he was so poor that he didn't even have a pot to cook it. Moments later, he got an idea. He killed the chicken. Then he used lotus leaves and mud(荷叶和泥) to cover the whole chicken and put it on
fire to cook. About two hours later, he took the chicken out of the mud and lotus leaves, and began to eat it. To his surprise, it tasted very delicious. Soon this new way of cooking chicken became popular, and people gave this dish a strange but interesting name—Beggar's Chicken.
Today, Beggar's Chicken is still popular for its special way of cooking and taste. Do you think it's interesting? Do you like eating it?
1. Is Beggar's Chicken just made for a beggar? ()
A. Yes, it is. B. No, it isn't.
C. It's hard to say. D. We don't know.
2. The hungry beggar was so poor that he had no to cook the chicken. ()
A. spoon B. plate
C. pot D. fork
3. The beggar used to cover the whole chicken. ()
A. pot B. lotus leaves
C. mud D. lotus leaves and mud
4. The passage mainly tells us . ()
A. how to eat Beggar's Chicken
B. the Beggar's Chicken is delicious
C. we like Beggar's Chicken
D. the story about Beggar's Chicken

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

【分析】
这是一篇关于叫花鸡的英语阅读理解题，共4道题，包含细节理解题和主旨大意题。解题思路：1. 第1题根据原文第一段提示判断叫花鸡的名称误解；2. 第2题定位原文中关于乞丐没有烹饪工具的描述；3. 第3题找到原文中覆盖整只鸡的材料；4. 第4题总结文章核心内容。
【解析】
1. 细节理解题：根据原文第一段“Don't be tricked by its name.”可知叫花鸡并非专门为乞丐制作，答案选B。
2. 细节理解题：根据原文第二段“he was so poor that he didn't even have a pot to cook it.”可知乞丐没有锅来煮鸡，答案选C。
3. 细节理解题：根据原文第二段“he used lotus leaves and mud to cover the whole chicken”可知乞丐用荷叶和泥覆盖整只鸡，答案选D。
4. 主旨大意题：文章主要讲述了叫花鸡的由来故事，答案选D。
【答案】
1.B 2.C 3.D 4.D
【知识点】
英语阅读理解、细节理解题、主旨大意题
【点评】
本文是关于传统美食叫花鸡的记叙文，题目以细节理解和主旨理解为主，难度适中，适合学生巩固英语阅读解题方法。
【难度系数】
0.7