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twatchourgameshowsregularly.Thatwasokaywithme,though,becausetheonethingIlikedbetterthanwatchinggameshowswithmygrandmotherwashelpingherbake(烘烤)cakes.Watchingherinthekitchenwasamazing:
sheneverseemedtoneedtherecipesbuteverythingshemadetasteddelicious.
AtfirstIwouldjustsitinthekitchenandwatch,eventhoughIdidn'
tunderstandwhatshewasdoing.AsIgotolder,sheletmehelpwiththeeasyparts,suchasmeasuringthesugar.Thedaysheletmeseparatetheeggs,IfeltlikeIhadfoundcompletepleasure.
Atlast,myparentsdecidedthatIcouldtakecareofmyself,andmygrandmotherstoppedcomingovereveryday.Theloveofbaking,however,stayedwithme.Istartedbakingbymyself,andevenifthecookiesendedupburntsometimes,moreoftentheyturnedoutprettywell.Itriedoutnewrecipes,andwheneverIgottoathornypart,Iwouldcallmygrandmotherforadvice.SometimesIwouldcallherjusttotalk,too.IfeltlikeIcouldtalktoheraboutanything.
Mygrandmotherpassedawaytenyearsago,butIstillthinkofhereveryday.Lastweek,Ifoundarecipebookshemadeforme.Itincludedherrecipesforbrownies,cookies,andmyfavorite,lemonpie.AsIlookedthroughthepages,IthoughtIcouldhearhervoice.Shewastheonewhotaughtmenotjustaboutbaking,butaboutlife.
语篇解读:
文章讲述了作者小时候由于父母忙于工作,奶奶每天来照顾她的经历。
在这个过程中,奶奶教会了她烘烤和烹饪,她对此也是乐此不疲。
文中字里行间充满了对奶奶的怀念。
1.Thepassageismainlydevelopedby________.
A.analyzingcauses
B.makingcomparisons
C.examiningdifferences
D.followingthetimeorder
解析:
选D 推理判断题。
根据文章每一段的关键词:
“
(1)whenIwasalittlegirl;
(2)WhenIgotolderandstartedgoingtoschool;
(3)AsIgotolder;
(4)myparentsdecidedthatIcouldtakecareofmyself”可知,文章主要是以时间顺序为线索来写的。
故选D项。
2.Whilehelpinghergrandmotherbake,theauthor________.
A.turnedouttobeatroublemaker
B.founditinterestingandappealing
C.hopedtomakealivingbybaking
D.regrettedmissingthegameshows
选B 细节理解题。
根据文章第二段最后一句中的“Watchingherinthekitchenwasamazing...”及第三段最后一句中的“Ihadfoundcompletepleasure...”可知,在帮助奶奶烘烤的过程中,作者觉得很有趣、很有吸引力。
3.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“thorny”inParagraph4mostprobablymean?
A.Basic. B.Common.
C.Difficult.D.Special.
选C 词义猜测题。
根据画线词后的“Iwouldcallmygrandmotherforadvice”可知,只有碰到难题才会征求建议,由此可以断定,thorny意思是“困难的”,与difficult意义相近。
故选C项。
basic意为“基础的”;
common意为“常见的;
普遍的”;
special意为“特殊的;
特别的”。
4.What'
stheauthor'
spurposeinwritingthispassage?
A.Torememberhergrandmother.
B.Toshowhergoodbakingskills.
C.Totalkaboutherhappyfamilylife.
D.Todescribeherchildhoodmemories.
选A 写作目的题。
文章从作者小时候与奶奶相处开始叙述,一直到奶奶去世,一直在回忆与奶奶相处的快乐时光,在最后一段再次提出,现在仍然天天想念奶奶。
由此可知,作者写这篇文章的目的就是为了怀念奶奶。
故选A项。
B
Therearearound6,000livinglanguagesintheworld—andatleasthalfoftheseareindanger.Ineverypartoftheworld,languagesaredisappearing.Infact,onescientisthassaidthatlanguagesareinmoredangerofextinctionthanbirdsormammals.ProfessorSteveSutherlandoftheUniversityofEastAngliasaysthatinthepast500years4.5percentoflanguageshavediedout—comparedwith1.3percentofbirds,and1.9percentofmammals.
Languagescomeandgo,andthousandshavedoneexactlythatwithoutleavinganytrace(痕迹).Onlyaveryfew—Basque,GreekandLatinamongthem—havelastedmorethan2,000years.Butitseemsthatthepaceoftheirdisappearanceisbecomingquicker.
TheEthnologue,adatabaseofallthelanguagesspokenintheworld,statesthat417languagesarespokenbysofewpeoplethattheyareinthefinalstagesofbecomingextinct.Ifveryfewpeoplespeakalanguage,itwillprobablydieout.
Languagesmaybelostthroughmigration(迁移),aspeoplemovefromsmalltownstocitycenters,orwhenenvironmentsaredestroyedbythesearchforoilorwood.Naturaldisasterscanalsodevastatepopulations,andalongwiththem,theirlanguage.Governmentsalsoplayaroleintheextinctionoflanguages.Theneedtoestablish“officiallanguages”,foracountrytoeducateitschildrenandcarryoutitsbusiness,hadadisastrouseffectonmanysmalllanguages.
Whatislostifalanguageislost?
Somepeoplearguethatlanguagesdieasthehumanracedevelops.Obviouslytherecouldbegreatbenefitsifeveryoneintheworldspokethesamelanguage—someindustriesalreadyreflectthis,withEnglishessentialforpilotsandairtrafficcontrollers.Buttherearemoreimportantthingsthanconvenience.Aslanguagesarelost,wholewaysoflifeandknowledgemaybelostalongwiththem.
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