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【題目】The easy way out isn’t always easiest. I learned that lesson when I decided to treat Doug, my husband of one month, to a special meal. I looked through my cookbook and chose a menu which included homemade bread. Knowing the bread would take time, I started on it as soon as Doug left for work. As I was not experienced in cooking, I thought if a dozen was good, two dozen would be better, so I doubled everything. As Dong loved oranges, I also opened a can of orange and poured it all into the bowl. Soon there was a sticky dough（面團(tuán)）covered with ugly yellowish marks. Realizing I had failed, I put the dough in the rubbish bin outside so I wouldn't have to face Doug laughing at my work.

I went on preparing the rest of the meal, and, when Doug got home, we sat down to Cornish chicken with rice. He tried to enjoy the meal but seemed disturbed. Twice he got up and went outside, saying he thought he heard a noise. The third time he left, I went to the windows to see what he was doing. Looking out, I saw Doug standing about three feet from the rubbish bin, holding the lid up with a stick and looking into the container. When I came out of the house, he dropped the stick and explained that there was something alive in out rubbish bin. Picking up the stick again, he held the lid up enough for me to see. I felt cold. But I stepped closer and looked harder. Without doubt it was my work. The hot sun had caused the dough to double in size and the fermenting yeast （酵母）made the surface shake and sigh as though it were breathing. I had to admit what the 'living thing 'was and why it was there. I don't know who was more embarrassed by the whole thing--Doug or me?

【1】The writer's purpose in writing this story is ___________

A. to tell an interesting experience

B. to show the easiest way out of a difficulty

C. to describe the trouble facing a newly married woman

D. to explain the difficulty of learning to cook from books

【2】Why did the woman's attempt at making the bread turn out to be unsuccessful?

A. The canned orange had gone bad.

B. She didn't use the right kind of flour.

C. The cookbook was hard to understand.

D. She did not follow the directions closely.

【3】Why did the woman put the dough in the rubbish bin?

A. She didn't see the use of keeping it

B. She meant to joke with her husband.

C. She didn't want her husband to see it .

D. She hoped it would soon dry in the sun.

【4】What made the dough in the rubbish bin make the noise?

A. The rising and falling movement.

B. The strange-looking marks.

C. Its shape.

D. Its size.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】D

【3】C

【4】A

【解析】本文講了一個(gè)作者想要為丈夫準(zhǔn)備一個(gè)特殊晚餐，但由于沒有烹飪經(jīng)驗(yàn)最后我失敗了，為了防止被丈夫嘲笑，作者把失敗品扔掉，然而卻被丈夫無意間發(fā)現(xiàn)了的尷尬故事。

【1】主旨大意題。從故事的發(fā)生The easy way out isn’t always easiest. I learned that lesson when I decided to treat Doug, my husband of one month, to a special meal即簡(jiǎn)單的出路并不總是最容易的。當(dāng)我決定給我丈夫道格一個(gè)月的特殊晚餐時(shí)，我學(xué)到了這一課可知，作者寫作的目的是在講述一個(gè)有趣的故事。故選A。

【2】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。從短文第五句.As I was not experienced in cooking, I thought if a dozen was good, two dozen would be better, so I doubled everything即由于我沒有烹飪經(jīng)驗(yàn)，我想如果一打好，兩打就更好了，所以我加倍了一切可知，她沒有按照書上的說明進(jìn)行烹調(diào)，而是按自己的理解把每樣?xùn)|西都加倍了。故選D。

【3】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。從短文第八句 Realizing I had failed, I put the dough in the rubbish bin outside so I wouldn't have to face Doug laughing at my work即意識(shí)到我失敗了，我把面團(tuán)放在垃圾箱外面，這樣我就不用面對(duì)道格嘲笑我的工作了可知，她把面團(tuán)放入垃圾箱的目的是不讓她丈夫看到她所做的事。故選C。

【4】推理判斷題。從文中最后一段的The hot sun had caused the dough to double in size and the fermenting yeast （酵母）made the surface shake and sigh as though it were breathing即炎熱的太陽使面團(tuán)面積加倍，酵母使其表面晃嘆息，仿佛呼吸，所以面團(tuán)之所以嚇人的原因是它在不停地動(dòng)。故選A。