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 sees one 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 (满足) a child’s sweet tooth. She or he is sending a message. The message says, “I care about you enough to spend an hour making cookies that you will eat up in 15 minutes if I let you.”
There is also something about the smell of home cooking. The smell of home cooking pleases 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).
1.Why do fewer people cook now?
A. Many people are too busy. B. Because they are too tired to cook.
C. Many people don’t like cooking. D. They don’t like family meals.
2.The writer thinks a family meal .
A. is a waste of time B. makes children happy
C. is difficult for people to cook D. can bring family members together
3.A parent spends an hour making cookies .
A. only to send a message B. often to show her or his love
C. just to satisfy her or his child’s sweet tooth D. to let a child eat up in 15 minutes
4.Which of the following is NOT TRUE according to the passage?
A. Many people have no time to cook these days.
B. The smell of home cooking makes most of us feel good.
C. It becomes a problem that most families love home cooking.
D. There are quite a few reasons that people love home cooking.
5.What’s the main idea of this passage?
A. How to make cookies. B. Family meals are important.
C. People are too busy to cook. D. Homemade cookies taste better.
I am an apple. I’m a kind of sweet fruit. I grow in ______ places of the world, but I can’t grow well in very hot places or very cold places.
I’m not like my cousins—pears and bananas. I’m rounder than a pear, and bananas are _____ than me. I’m delicious, so people in the ______ like eating me. They usually eat me ______ they wash me. They can also cook me to ______ all kinds of food, sometimes they put me in cans (罐头) to send me to other places of the world. Almost everyone can have money to buy me ______ I cost very little. I can also help people get ______. There is a saying in English: An apple a day keeps the doctor away. Don’t you think that I’m very great? I have many vitamins (维生素) inside, they are good for you. I ______ wish to make you happy and healthy. So don’t forget to eat me as often as possible. But I also need your love, if you want to make me taste better, you must ______ me well. Thanks for your love. I’ll try to grow well and______sweeter. Then you’ll like to eat me a lot more.
1.A. little B. few C. many D. much
2.A. shorter B. older C. fatter D. longer
3.A. world B. China C. shop D. library
4.A. for B. before C. after D. with
5.A. let B. have C. take D. make
6.A. because B. so C. but D. and
7.A. happy B. healthy C. comfortable D. smart
8.A. never B. badly C. quickly D. really
9.A. look for B. look after C. look like D. look at
10.A. sound B. feel C. become D. look
—I hope you don’t mind my opening the window.
— . It’s much too hot here.
A. All right. B. Certainly. C. Of course not. D. Never mind.
—What did the manager ask you after the meeting?
—She asked me .
A. why I was late for the meeting B. if can I finish the work on time
C. how did I deal with the problem D. what did I do for the project last week
—Do you know Diaoyu Island?
—Sure. It China since ancient times.
A. belong to B. belonged to C. is belonging to D. has belonged to
Now it’s easier to shop online. When your order is ready, the things you want to buy to you soon.
A. send B. were sent C. will be sent D. are sending
