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【題目】Unlike most restaurants, the Enoteca Maria Restaurant in New York offers only home-cooked food by grand mas coming from across the world.

Joe Scaravella, a 61-year-old Italian-American born and raised in New York, opened a restaurant in 2007. Having lost almost all his family members, he tried to recreate the feeling of home-cooked meal in his restaurant.

He employed (雇傭) grandmas from different parts of Italy at first, and later, he begin hiring grandmas from other countries like Brazil, France and Greece. He built two kitchens in the restaurant: one for Italian grandmas to cook during lunchtime and the other for grandmas from other countries to cook every evening. The menus in the restaurant are constantly (不斷地) changing because what is being served depends on the grandmas who are on duty.

The restaurant opens five a week from Wednesday to Sunday. At present, there are more than 40 grandmas working in it. Most of them came to the U. S. with their children, helping take care of their grandchildren Scaravella give them the chance to express themselves in a culinary (烹飪的）way.

The Enoteca Maria Restaurant has received positive reviews since its opening. Customers are ingested by its delicious food, comfortable environment and most importantly, the grandma who may remind them of their own.

【1】Why did Mr. Scaravella open the Enoteca Maria Restaurant?

A. To express himself in a culinary M-ay.

B. To help the grandma cooks raise their families.

C. To meet grandmas coming from across the world.

D. To recreate the feeling of a home-cooked meal in his restaurant.

【2】Why are the menus in the restaurant constantly changing?

A. Because the cooks on duty change

B. Because Joe Scaravella likes different foods

C. Because the ingredients change with the seasons.

D. Because customers don't like the menu.

【3】Karl wants to try French cuisine (法國菜) ,he had better come to the restaurant

A. on Monday eveningB. at lunchtime on Wednesday

C. on Friday eveningD. at lunchtime on Sunday

【4】Which of the following cook may probably get a job in the restaurant?

A. B. C. D.

【5】The best title for this passage may be .

A. Italian GrandmasB. home-cooked Food

C. American CooksD. Grandmas' Restaurant

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【2】A

【3】C

【4】C

【5】D

【解析】

短文大意：短文講述了61歲的喬斯卡拉維拉先生，為了重現(xiàn)吃家常菜的感覺，在他自己的餐館里聘請了40多位老奶奶在里面工作。美味的食物和舒適的環(huán)境使Enoteca Maria餐廳自開業(yè)以來一直受到好評。

【1】題意：為什么喬·斯卡拉維拉先生要開Enoteca Maria餐廳?考查細節(jié)理解。根據(jù)Having lost almost all his family members, he tried to recreate the feeling of home-cooked meal in his restaurant. 他試圖在自己的餐廳里重現(xiàn)一種家常菜的感覺，可知選D。

【2】題意：為什么餐廳的菜單總是在變化?考查細節(jié)理解。根據(jù)The menus in the restaurant are constantly changing because what is being served depends on the grandmas who are on duty.可知上什么菜取決于當(dāng)班廚師，故選A。

【3】題意：卡爾想嘗嘗法國菜，他最好星期五晚上到餐館來�？疾榧毠�(jié)理解。根據(jù)The restaurant opens five a week from Wednesday to Sunday. 餐館從星期三到星期天每周開放五天，可知選C。

【4】題意：下面哪個廚師可能會在餐館找到工作?考查細節(jié)判斷。根據(jù)He employed grandmas from different parts of Italy at first, and later, he begin hiring grandmas from other countries like Brazil, France and Greece.，結(jié)合圖片，可知選C。

【5】題意：這篇文章最好的題目可能是�？疾闃祟}歸納。根據(jù)喬·斯卡拉維拉的年齡（61歲）和He employed grandmas from different parts of Italy at first, and later, he begin hiring grandmas from other countries like Brazil, France and Greece.廚師都是些老奶奶，可知選D。