Question

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36-45各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案。

I don’t think there is any one being as interested in food as I. We lived on a farm in Lincolnshire and had a good    36  . She made fantastic English food; her roast beef was out of this world. I used to love going down to the     37 _  and watching her work, and I learned a lot from her. I realized that I wanted to be a cook when I was about 12. When other boys  __ 38   to do sports after school, I helped with cooking at home. By the time I was 15, I had   _39   to be a cook. However, I knew my parents wouldn’t allow me to be a cook. I had to tell them about it    40.

I told them that I wanted to do a cookery course for fun, and stayed for a month in a hotel in Torquay. I enjoyed it so much that I couldn’t put off telling my parents any longer,   41  I brought the subject up one night over dinner.  42  there was silence, and then my father asked me why. I explained that cooking was   43  painting a picture or writing a book. Every meal was a work of creation. I could see that my father disagreed, but he was not   44 . He just looked at me and smiled. My mother kissed me. And now I have my own restaurant, and it goes well. I can see they are   45 me. However, my grandfather thinks I’m mad to give up farming.

1.	A．farmer B．painter C．cook D．nurse

2.	A．restaurant B．hotel C．farm D．kitchen

3.	A．chose B．refused C．hated D．failed

4.	A．decided B．agreed C．managed D．turned

5.	A．easily B．softly C．slowly D．quietly

6.	A．but B．so C．or D．for

7.	A．At first B．At last C．At least D．At times

8.	A．with B．like C．about D．above

9.	A．patient B．satisfied C．quiet D．angry

10.	A．proud of B．sorry for C．friendly to D．strict with

Answer

1.C

2.D

3.A

4.A

5.C

6.B

7.A

8.B

9.D

10.A

【解析】略