Question

Unlike most restaurants, the Enoteca Maria Restaurant in New York offers only home-cooked food by grand mas coming from across the world.

Joe Scaravella, a 61-year-old Italian-American born and raised in New York, opened a restaurant in 2007. Having lost almost all his family members, he tried to recreate the feeling of home-cooked meal in his restaurant.

He employed (雇佣) grandmas from different parts of Italy at first, and later, he begin hiring grandmas from other countries like Brazil, France and Greece. He built two kitchens in the restaurant: one for Italian grandmas to cook during lunchtime and the other for grandmas from other countries to cook every evening. The menus in the restaurant are constantly (不断地) changing because what is being served depends on the grandmas who are on duty.

The restaurant opens five a week from Wednesday to Sunday. At present, there are more than 40 grandmas working in it. Most of them came to the U. S. with their children, helping take care of their grandchildren Scaravella give them the chance to express themselves in a culinary (烹饪的）way.

The Enoteca Maria Restaurant has received positive reviews since its opening. Customers are ingested by its delicious food, comfortable environment and most importantly, the grandma who may remind them of their own.

1.Why did Mr. Scaravella open the Enoteca Maria Restaurant?

A. To express himself in a culinary M-ay.

B. To help the grandma cooks raise their families.

C. To meet grandmas coming from across the world.

D. To recreate the feeling of a home-cooked meal in his restaurant.

2.Why are the menus in the restaurant constantly changing?

A. Because the cooks on duty change

B. Because Joe Scaravella likes different foods

C. Because the ingredients change with the seasons.

D. Because customers don't like the menu.

3.Karl wants to try French cuisine (法国菜) ,he had better come to the restaurant       

A. on Monday evening B. at lunchtime on Wednesday

C. on Friday evening D. at lunchtime on Sunday

4.Which of the following cook may probably get a job in the restaurant?

A.  B.  C.  D.

5.The best title for this passage may be         .

A. Italian Grandmas B. home-cooked Food

C. American Cooks D. Grandmas' Restaurant

Answer

1.D

2.A

3.C

4.C

5.D

【解析】

短文大意：短文讲述了61岁的乔•斯卡拉维拉先生，为了重现吃家常菜的感觉，在他自己的餐馆里聘请了40多位老奶奶在里面工作。美味的食物和舒适的环境使Enoteca Maria餐厅自开业以来一直受到好评。

1.题意：为什么乔·斯卡拉维拉先生要开Enoteca Maria餐厅?考查细节理解。根据Having lost almost all his family members, he tried to recreate the feeling of home-cooked meal in his restaurant. 他试图在自己的餐厅里重现一种家常菜的感觉，可知选D。

2.题意：为什么餐厅的菜单总是在变化?考查细节理解。根据The menus in the restaurant are constantly changing because what is being served depends on the grandmas who are on duty.可知上什么菜取决于当班厨师，故选A。

3.题意：卡尔想尝尝法国菜，他最好星期五晚上到餐馆来。考查细节理解。根据The restaurant opens five a week from Wednesday to Sunday. 餐馆从星期三到星期天每周开放五天，可知选C。

4.题意：下面哪个厨师可能会在餐馆找到工作?考查细节判断。根据He employed grandmas from different parts of Italy at first, and later, he begin hiring grandmas from other countries like Brazil, France and Greece.，结合图片，可知选C。

5.题意：这篇文章最好的题目可能是。考查标题归纳。根据乔·斯卡拉维拉的年龄（61岁）和He employed grandmas from different parts of Italy at first, and later, he begin hiring grandmas from other countries like Brazil, France and Greece.厨师都是些老奶奶，可知选D。