Feeding a crowd of hundreds doesn’t make Kenny Seals-Nutt nervous.
In fact, he thrives in the kitchen. He’s in his perfect place when dicing tomatoes, making salads and baking cakes.
By the time Kenny, 16, reached his third year of high school at Hickory Grove, North Carolina, US, he had become vice president of his school’s cooking club. He also opened his own food company, called Modern Fusion.
Kenny said he developed his love of cooking by watching his mother, and his grandmother, who owned a catering (饮食业) business herself. Kenny helped them both in order to remember their tips: how long to cook chicken so it stays wet, and the right amount of tomatoes to add to a spaghetti dish.
At the age of 5, he cooked his first dish of shrimp and broccoli. Taking it for his school lunch, he warmed it up in the school’s microwave, while the other kids ate their sandwiches.
“I love to eat, and it started to become more fun to cook than to use a microwave,” he said.
Cooking came easy to Kenny, and he enjoyed adding new ingredients into common dishes. “It started with a passion (热情) and I wanted to know more,” he said. He began to watch the Food Network and read chef blogs.
Last summer, Kenny put his skills to the test by working with his grandmother to cater his uncle’s wedding. While she cooked traditional dishes, Kenny wanted to add new to the expected flavors (风味).
Now Kenny spends his weekends catering his own events: weddings, birthday parties, baby showers. Kenny’s dishes are always a hit.
Chef Frederick Mookie Hicks, owner of a catering business, said Kenny’s success comes from his ability to multitask in the kitchen. Hicks said he has asked Kenny to cook with him on jobs three times now, and he presents Kenny as a positive example of a passionate chef to the students in his cooking classes.
“He’s so vigorous (精神饱满的) about cooking that he doesn’t let anything stop him,” Hicks said. “I knew in the first five minutes of working with the kid that he is something special.”
【小题1】How is Kenny different from other students?

A．He opened a cooking club in his high school.

B．He is famous on the Food Network.

C．He owned a food company at 16.

D．He loves to multi-task.

【小题2】What does the underlined word “thrives” probably mean?

A．works energetic	B．grows fast
C．learns quickly	D．makes progress

【小题3】Which of the following best describes Kenny’s cooking?

A．Traditional.	B．Creative.
C．Simple.	D．Strange.

【小题4】We can conclude from the article that ______.

A．Kenny proved himself by catering his uncle’s wedding alone

B．Kenny likes to follow his mother’s recipe when cooking

C．Kenny was able to cook his first dish in primary school

D．Kenny’s success in cooking has a lot to do with his family

Feeding a crowd of hundreds doesn’t make Kenny Seals-Nutt nervous.

In fact, he thrives in the kitchen. He’s in his perfect place when dicing tomatoes, making salads and baking cakes.

By the time Kenny, 16, reached his third year of high school at Hickory Grove, North Carolina, US, he had become vice president of his school’s cooking club. He also opened his own food company, called Modern Fusion.

Kenny said he developed his love of cooking by watching his mother, and his grandmother, who owned a catering (饮食业) business herself. Kenny helped them both in order to remember their tips: how long to cook chicken so it stays wet, and the right amount of tomatoes to add to a spaghetti dish.

At the age of 5, he cooked his first dish of shrimp and broccoli. Taking it for his school lunch, he warmed it up in the school’s microwave, while the other kids ate their sandwiches.

“I love to eat, and it started to become more fun to cook than to use a microwave,” he said.

Cooking came easy to Kenny, and he enjoyed adding new ingredients into common dishes. “It started with a passion (热情) and I wanted to know more,” he said. He began to watch the Food Network and read chef blogs.

Last summer, Kenny put his skills to the test by working with his grandmother to cater his uncle’s wedding. While she cooked traditional dishes, Kenny wanted to add new to the expected flavors (风味).

Now Kenny spends his weekends catering his own events: weddings, birthday parties, baby showers. Kenny’s dishes are always a hit.

Chef Frederick Mookie Hicks, owner of a catering business, said Kenny’s success comes from his ability to multitask in the kitchen. Hicks said he has asked Kenny to cook with him on jobs three times now, and he presents Kenny as a positive example of a passionate chef to the students in his cooking classes.

“He’s so vigorous (精神饱满的) about cooking that he doesn’t let anything stop him,” Hicks said. “I knew in the first five minutes of working with the kid that he is something special.”

1.How is Kenny different from other students?

A．He opened a cooking club in his high school.

B．He is famous on the Food Network.

C．He owned a food company at 16.

D．He loves to multi-task.

2.What does the underlined word “thrives” probably mean?

A．works energetic                        B．grows fast

C．learns quickly                          D．makes progress

3.Which of the following best describes Kenny’s cooking?

A．Traditional.                            B．Creative.

C．Simple.                               D．Strange.

4.We can conclude from the article that ______.

A．Kenny proved himself by catering his uncle’s wedding alone

B．Kenny likes to follow his mother’s recipe when cooking

C．Kenny was able to cook his first dish in primary school

D．Kenny’s success in cooking has a lot to do with his family

 

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In the United States, it is not usual to telephone someone very early in the morning. If you telephone him early in the day, while he is taking a shower .or having breakfast, the time of the call shows the matter is very important and requires attention at once. If someone receives a call after 11: 00 p. m., he thinks it is a matter of life and death. The time chosen for the call communicates its importance.    

In social life, time plays a very important part. In the USA, guests will feel they are not highly regarded if the invitation to a dinner party is only three or four days before the party date. But it is not true in all 'countries. In other areas of the world, it may be considered foolish to make an appointment too early because plans that are made for a date more than a week away will be forgotten. The meaning of time is different in different parts of the world. Therefore, misunderstandings appear between people from different cultures that treat time differently. Being on time is thought of highly in American life.(A) If people are not on time, they may be regarded as impolite. In the USA, keeping business companies waiting for an hour is too impolite. (B) A person is expected to say sorry when he is 5 minutes late. If he is less than 5 minutes late, he will say a few words of explanation, though perhaps he will not complete the sentence.

1. What do you think of the call after l1:00 p.m. in the USA?

2. Can you make an invitation more than a week before the date in the USA?

3. What is thought of highly in American life according to the author?

4．将(A)句改为含有定语从句的同义句。

5．将(B)句改为主动语态。

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阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项．

　　China's Liu Xiang become the first Asian in history to win the men's 110m hundred(男子100米跨栏) in the Olympic Games on August 27 in Athens.

　　This 21-year-old young man equaled(平了) the world record time of 12.91 seconds for the gold. He also broke the Olympic record of 12.95 records.

　　“I never expected that I could run inside 13 seconds, and I never expected that I could break the Olympic record,” said Liu in tears. “I am very, very excited.” He added, “I was in a very good shape today. When I was in the blocks(起跑线), all I could think of was the sound of the gun. My race went wonderfully from the start until the end.” “I think today the Chinese people showed the world they could run as fast as anybody else.”

　　“Still this feels like kind of a miracle(奇迹). I didn't dare to think I would get a medal of any kind here,” he said.

　　“He is a hero, he is the pride of all of China.” said the president of the Chinese Athletics Administration(中国田径部).

　　Liu Xiang made history and we are looking forward to seeing him make more miracles in 2008 Olympics in Beijing.

1．The world record of men's 110m hurdles is ________ seconds.

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2．What Liu Xiang did told the world the Chinese people ________.

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A．are strong enough to run

B．run fastest in the world

C．would get any medal in sports

D．are also good at running

3．Why do we say “Liu Xiang made history”? That's because ________.

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A．he is the pride of China

B．he is 21 years old

C．he could run as fast as others

D．he made a miracle in sports

4．The underlines phrase(划线部分) “in a very good shape” means ________.

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5．Which of the following is NOT true?

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A．The Asians have never won the men's 110m hurdles.

B．Liu Xiang broke the world record.

C．Liu Xiang could run the 110m hurdles within 13 seconds.

D．Liu Xiang will take part in 2008 Olympic Games.