阅读下面的内容，掌握其大意，然后从各小题所给的 A 、 B 、 C 三个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳答案。

I am Jos Andres. My meals will feed an astronaut, my friend Lope-Alegria, whom I met many years ago.

My love for ____1____ was something that happened very early in my life. Slowly but surely. I didn’t think I would work as a ____2____ , but it happens that it has become my job.

My mother and my father were very ____3____ to my development as a cook. I have three brothers, and we would always help in the ____4____ setting the table, taking the dishes to the dishwasher and helping my mom. We got to love cooking because cooking was a ____5____ moment of being together. I only have fun memories of those moments. So it was my parents that interested me in cooking.

Then, as I grew up, I began learning about cook doing very cool things. I was 15 or 16 when I began working in the summer in a seafood ____6____ . For some reason. I found myself in charge of( 负责 ) the kitchen. Not because I was prepared to be the cook, but because the other cooks left. And when there was nobody around, I could ____7____ , but then a future cook would not appear.

I love science fiction, and I always had dreams of what it would be like cooking for a faraway planet. So I began talking to some ____8____ . Lopez-Alegria is one of them, who gave me the ____9____ be a space cook.

Who would have said that a guy like me would be putting a dish into space? This is a big lesson for all of us: It doesn’t matter how impossible your ____10____ is if you work hard, maybe the dream is not as impossible as you think.

1 ． A ． driving B ． cooking C ． flying

2 ． A ． cook B ． driver C ． pilot

3 ． A ． silent B ． important C ． correct

4 ． A ． yard B ． garden C ． kitchen

5 ． A ． hard B ． good C ． dark

6 ． A ． restaurant B ． market C ． store

7 ． A ． take up B ． give up C ． put up

8 ． A ． astronauts B ． scientists C ． writers

9 ． A ． secret B ． prize C ． chance

10 ． A ． difficulty B ． problem C ． dream

阅读下面的短文，然后将划线部分的句子译成汉语或英语。

Dancing Lions

Have you seen lions dancing in the streets? It happens on the first day of the new year in China. The lions dance to the beat of a drum. They are not real lions. They are dancers in lion costumes. The lions dancing is part of a tradition that is centuries old. It started in China. 1. It means bringing good luck in the coming year.

Usually, a lion includes two dancers. 2. 一个控制头。 The other controls the tail.

“I think of it as a sport.” says Anthony Huang, aged 16. He is a member of the New York Chinese Freemasons Athletic Club. Anthony performs as the lion’s head. It can weigh 20 pounds. Lion dancing is important to Anthony.

In the past, lion dancing was performed mostly by men. But it has changed today. Lion Dance Me is a lion dancing group. It is in San Francisco, California. There are boys and girls on its team. 3. 他们一起舞。 Ananda Tang-Lee is 17. She says anyone can take up lion dancing. “You have to have confidence that you can do it.” she says.

Lion dancing will likely continue to develop. 4. But one thing that will never change is the sense of community among team members. “We call it a family,” Ananda says. “It’s really great, because we always have each other’s backs.”

41 ． ___________________________

42 ． ___________________________

43 ． ___________________________

44 ． ___________________________

Food Gone to Waste

More than a billion tons of food are wasted each year, according to a new report from the United Nations. That’s 17% of the food produced in the world in a year.

Most waste happens at home, the reports say. People buy too much food. They also throw it away too soon because of the date on the package. Waste happens in restaurants and stores, too.

Experts say governments need to do more to avoid food waste and develop better habits. Richard Swannell is one of the reports authors. He hopes the government will lead people to value food more. “Food is too important to waste.” he says.

11 ． How much food is wasted each year?

A ． More than a million tons. B ． More than a billion tons. C ． Over 17% of the food produced.

12 ． Where does most food waste happen?

A ． In restaurants. B ． At home. C ． In stores.

Habitat for Humanity is a group that builds homes for families in need. This group works all over the world. Volunteers help build the homes. They are unpaid workers. Volunteers can be builders and painters. They can also be teachers or bankers. Some are students. Habitat for Humanity has built more than 300,000 houses.

13 ． When was Habitat for Humanity set up?

A ． In 1976.

B ． In 1996.

C ． In 2007.

14 ． How many houses did Habitat for Humanity build in 2003?

A ． 100,000. B ． 150,000. C ． 300,000.

15 ． Whom does Habitat for Humanity build homes for?

A ． Families in need. B ． Unpaid workers. C ． Builders and painters.

Parents and children often face the challenges of money. Common topics include setting pocket money, learning to save, and deciding to buy expensive things. The goal of most parents is to teach their kids how to deal with money wisely. The goal of most kids is getting money to spend. How can families achieve these goals?

The Tidier family in Denver found the best way to teach about money was to let their kids make some money. Their son, Ryan, 17, has been watering in the garden since he was 8. He owned his own tools with the help of his parents. Now he has saved $7,800. Besides, he bought a bike and a wonderful sound system. And he is going to buy a car next year.

Money skills are an important part of becoming a successful adult. David Brady manages a company toward children and young adults. “They shouldn’t be always thinking of spending money.” Brady warns. Instead, they should understand basic rules for making money, saving money, and managing money.

That knowledge is greatly needed. Over the past ten years, most Americans aged 18 to 24 borrowed nearly $3,000 on credit card( 信用卡 ). Among high school seniors, four out of five have never taken a class about money.

Giselle Lopez, 17, of New York City, learned the hard way. She owed( 欠 ) $2,000 on her first credit card. Her parents refused to pay, so Giselle got a job. Then she paid the money off slowly by herself. “Now every time I use money, I know that it comes from my own pocket,” Giselle says. “That gives me a sense of responsibility for my actions.” Different kids will have different styles when it comes to money. Teaching them how to use money doesn’t have to mean setting strict rules. When children like Ryan and Giselle have their own money to consider, they can learn to set those rules themselves.

16 ． What is the goal of most parents about money?

A ． To set kids’pocket money.

B ． To get money to spend.

C ． To teach kids how to deal with money wisely.

17 ． What is the best way to teach about money in The Tidier family?

A ． To buy expensive things.

B ． To give kids some money.

C ． To let kids make some money.

18 ． What did Ryan buy with his own money?

A ． A car. B ． A bike. C ． Watering tools

19 ． How much money did Giselle owe on her first credit card?

A ． $2,000. B ． $3,000 C ． $7,800.

20 ． How did Giselle pay the money of she owed?

A ． By credit card. B ． By her parents. C ． By herself.