Question

    Now the reason why cooking has become so popular, especially among men, is that the kitchen is the new workshop. Deprived (剥夺) of the requirement to practice his hands-on skills in wood or metal, the modern man turns to the chopping-board worktop instead — previously this was more likely to be the woman’s area. It involves tools, process and planning, and satisfies a natural desire to produce something.

I like fooling about in the kitchen, to be honest. Last night, tired of too many visits to over-priced restaurants, I tried to do something a bit clever with meats and vegetables. It was all right, I suppose. I mean, my guest and I both ate it, but in a slightly awkward sort of way. It was all a bit brown. More to the point it took hours and hours that could have been spent on something more meaningful, such as mending the cooker. There are also three dead motorcycles in the garage, and they’re not going to repair themselves. I therefore recommend the “Strength Through Simplicity” cooking style-the new stage of culinary (烹任的) progress shall be the garage.

I’m hoping to introduce the idea of garage cooking in a new TV series and, as usual, would welcome any suggestions; anything suitable for consumption by a man who has one reasonably clean hand and one coated with machine oil he'd rather not put near his face. This is not, in fact, without precedent (先例) I’ve been in a factory in India where the workers baked bread on the tops of hot machines, and they somehow tasted better for being a by-product of industrial effort.

Tonight I’ve had an oil change with side of chain adjustment accompanied by beans and sausages.

1.According to the author, why are men increasingly increased in cooking?

A.They find it more enjoyable than working in a workshop.

B.They now have fewer opportunities to create things.

C.It is now more socially acceptable for men to cook.

D.Women are gcnerally spending less ime cooking.

2.What does the author think of his preparing the meal last night?

A.He didn’t practice his cooking skill well.

B.He should have used the restaurant recipe.

C.He could have used the cooking time better.

D.He didn’t receive any encouragement from his guest.

3.What does the author most probably do?

A.A media worker. B.A restaurant critic.

C.A cook. D.An athlete.

4.What does the author want to imply by using the example of India workers?

A.The wisdom of industrial workers has been overlooked.

B.Skills learnt in a factory can be applied in cooking a meal.

C.Food cooked in a garage tastes as delicious as that from a kitchen.

D.Meals have previously been prepared in unusual workplace settings.

Answer

1.B

2.C

3.A

4.D

【解析】

这是一篇说明文。文章介绍了现在烹饪之所以如此受欢迎，尤其是在男性中，是因为厨房是新的作坊，它涉及到工具、过程和计划，满足了生产某种东西的自然欲望。作者觉得可以更好地利用烹饪时间，因此作者提出了新的烹饪理念——车库烹饪理念。

1.

推理判断题。根据第一段中的Deprived (剥夺) of the requirement to practice his hands-on skills in wood or metal, the modern man turns to the chopping-board worktop instead — previously this was more likely to be the woman’s area.可知，现在的男人被剥夺了用木头或金属来练习动手的技能，而是转向了砧板工作台——以前，这更可能是女性的区域。由此推知，根据作者的说法，为什么男人对烹饪越来越感兴趣是因为他们现在创造东西的机会越来越少。故选B。

2.

细节理解题。根据第二段中的More to the point it took hours and hours that could have been spent on something more meaningful, such as mending the cooker.可知，更重要的是，它花费了很多小时，而这些时间本可以花在更有意义的事情上，比如修理炊具。由此可知，作者觉得他本可以更好地利用烹饪时间的。故选C。

3.

推理判断题。根据倒数第二段中的I’m hoping to introduce the idea of garage cooking in a new TV series and, as usual, would welcome any suggestions可知，我希望在一部新的电视连续剧中介绍车库烹饪的想法，和往常一样，欢迎大家提出任何建议。尤其根据关键词“in a new TV series”可判断出，作者是媒体工作者。故选A。

4.

推理判断题。根据倒数第二段中的This is not, in fact, without precedent (先例) I’ve been in a factory in India where the workers baked bread on the tops of hot machines, and they somehow tasted better for being a by-product of industrial effort.可知，事实上，这并非没有先例，我曾在印度的一家工厂工作，那里的工人在热机器的顶部烤面包，不知怎的，他们工业的副产品尝起来更好。由此推知，以前人们在不寻常的工作场所准备饭菜。故选D。