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【題目】My aunt Cindy has her own cake shop. She can make nice cakes for special occasions, such as weddings. I spent a week last summer helping her in the shop. Making a nice cake is harder than I thought it would be.

I practised for hours in Aunt Cindy’s shop. I made little coloured dots (圓點) on a piece of wax paper (蠟紙). Unluckily, I could not get the dots to be the same shape or size.

I decided to take a break from making the dots, so I helped move cakes. However, that was not easy for me, either. I dropped a cake when trying to take it out of the freezer (冷凍箱) by myself. Luckily one of Aunt Cindy’s assistants (店員) was there. He saved the cake from hitting the floor.

It takes a whole team to make a huge cake. That’s one of the most important things I learned. Each person on the team has to be great at his or her job. Aunt Cindy designs the cakes on paper, Larry does the mixing and baking, and assistants carve and put frosting on the cakes. Aunt Cindy and Larry do most of the decorating while the assistants help make small parts like flowers and figures. Building a big cake is like playing a team sport. If one person doesn’t do his or her job well, the whole team pays for that.

Even though I was not much help to my aunt, I’m glad I spent the week in Aunt Cindy’s shop. Designing cakes takes more than just baking skills. It takes art and painting skills too. Now when I see a really nice cake, I don’t think of eating it first. Instead, I look at it and wonder how many hours it took to make.

【1】What does the underlined word “occasions” mean in this passage?

A. events B. needs

C. places D. ideas

【2】Why did the writer take a break from putting coloured dots on wax paper?

A. Because she practised for hours and became bored.

B. Because she could not make the dots good enough for a cake.

C. Because Aunt Cindy did not want her to make any more dots.

D. Because Aunt Cindy wanted her to help somewhere else.

【3】Who designs the cakes on paper?

A. Aunt Cindy. B. Larry.

C. Assistants. D. The writer.

【4】What was the main reason the writer was glad to have spent a week in her aunt’s shop?

A. She got to practise making coloured dots.

B. She learned the importance of teamwork.

C. She got to take a cake out of the freezer.

D. She learned art and painting skills.

【5】What is this passage mainly about?

A. Helping an aunt design cakes.

B. Spending a week in a cake shop.

C. Working as the assistant to a cake decorator.

D. Discovering that making a nice cake is difficult.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】B

【3】A

【4】B

【5】D

【解析】

本文講述了作者通過在他姨媽的蛋糕店里工作了一周，發(fā)現(xiàn)制作蛋糕是非常不容易的。制作蛋糕的過程需要團隊合作。

【1】A

詞義猜測題。根據(jù)such as weddings.可知此處列舉婚禮，可知此處表示一些活動，故選A。

【2】B

推理判斷題。根據(jù)I made little coloured dots (圓點) on a piece of wax paper (蠟紙). Unluckily, I could not get the dots to be the same shape or size. I decided to take a break from making the dots, so I helped move cakes.可知因為作者不能為蛋糕制作好看的圓點，因此決定暫時不做圓點，故選B。

【3】A

細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)Aunt Cindy designs the cakes on paper,可知辛迪姨媽在紙上設(shè)計蛋糕，故選A。

【4】B

推理判斷題。根據(jù)Building a big cake is like playing a team sport.可知作者很高興在她姨媽的蛋糕店里度過了一周，是因為他學會了團隊精神的重要性，故選B。

【5】D

概括歸納題。根據(jù)Making a nice cake is harder than I thought it would be.可知本文主要講述了作者發(fā)現(xiàn)制作一個精美的蛋糕是非常困難的，故選D。

根據(jù)題干要求，在文中尋找答案所在的語句或段落，進行分析理解，詞義猜測，推理判斷和概括歸納，選出正確的選項。例如小題3，根據(jù)Aunt Cindy designs the cakes on paper,可知辛迪姨媽在紙上設(shè)計蛋糕，故選A。