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【題目】 What will come to your mind when you think about YouTube? A girl singing beautiful songs or dancing? This time is a “girl” showing her cooking skills. The 106 year old “girl” is famous recently.

Watch her cooking on YouTube. In her traditional dress, Mastanamma looks lovely while cooking. You can’t imagine her cooking style without going through the video. You will find the granny preparing traditional recipes (食譜) like fried eggs, lamb curry (咖喱), duck curry, and the Watermelon Chicken. With lots of wrinkles on her face, she looks like a goddess of patience. The Watermelon Chicken was especially a great hit which received tens of thousands of viewers. Even The Huf fington Post reported that it had first meant to post videos of bachelors’ cooking their own food but later decided to post the videos of Mastanamma’s cooking. This was loved greatly and appreciation to her style of cooking was everywhere.

Her grandson Laxman is the man behind her YouTube Channel’s management. Laxman secretly shot videos of her and uploaded them to social media. But the granny was unaware of what it was meant for. However, later she liked it when she understood what it was for. She has her Country Foods Channel where she teaches cooking to millions of people and her versions of recipes have become popular.

Mastanamma comes from Gudivada, Andhra Pradesh. At this age, she doesn’t let anyone do her daily routine tasks. Though short and thin, she is a person with strong will and courage. There is a video shared on YouTube where she is celebrating her birthday and enjoying herself, She keeps her birthday card as well. She shares her experiences. She once told a story that once a man touched her hand and she pushed him into the water.

She even has made her style of KFC and French fries as well. Just watch the great scene of Mastanamma’s cooking. Try your luck and see whether you can get the magic of her hand or not.

【1】What has made Mastanamma famous recently?

A.Her special cooking style.

B.Looking like a goddess of patience.

C.Her strong will and courage.

D.Insisting on cooking on her own.

【2】The author mentioned The Huf fington Post in the passage to show Mastanamma ________.

A.appealed to world-wide media

B.was widely recognized

C.did better than bachelors in cooking

D.was famous for her traditional recipes

【3】According to the passage, we can learn that Mastanamma is ________.

A.generous and considerateB.independent and creative

C.enthusiastic and outgoingD.patient and modest

【4】What could be inferred from the last paragraph?

A.People speak highly of Mastanamma’s cooking.

B.Mastanamma works for KFC.

C.It is lucky to touch Mastanamma’s hand.

D.Mastanamma’s cooking is done by magic.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】B

【3】B

【4】A

【解析】

這是一篇說明文。文章介紹的是105歲的女士Mastanamma烹飪的視頻被她的孫子放在YouTube上，并得到大家喜愛的事情。

【1】細節(jié)理解題。由第二段This was loved greatly and appreciation to her style of cooking was everywhere.可知，這受到極大喜愛，對她的烹飪風格的喜歡無處不在。所以最近Mastanamma的出名是因為她特別的烹飪風格。故選A。

【2】細節(jié)理解題。由第二段Even The Huf fington Post reported that it had first meant to post videos of bachelors’ cooking their own food but later decided to post the videos of Mastanamma’s cooking. This was loved greatly and appreciation to her style of cooking was everywhere.可知，甚至網絡第一報Huff ingt Post都說它最開始打算放的是單身漢烹飪食物，但后來還是決定放Mastanamma的視頻。而這受到極大喜愛，而且對她的烹飪風格的喜歡無處不在。The Huf fington Post最終決定放Mastanamma的視頻并得到大家的喜愛，證明了Mastanamma的視頻得到了廣泛認可。故選B。

【3】推理判斷題。由倒數第二段At this age, she doesn’t let anyone do her daily routine tasks.可知，在這個年紀，她不讓任何人做她的日常工作。她105歲了，日常工作還是自己做，這說明她很獨立。由最后一段She even has made her style of KFC and French fries as well.可知，她還做有她自己風格的肯德基和薯條。所以她是有創(chuàng)造力的。故選B。

【4】推理判斷題。由最后一段Just watch the great scene of Mastanamma’s cooking. Try your luck and see whether you can get the magic of her hand or not.可知，看看Mastanamma烹飪的場景，你也試試運氣，看看你有沒有像她的手一樣的魔力。由此可以推測，因為Mastanamma烹飪的視頻受到大家的喜歡，人們對她的烹飪評價很高。故選A。