I grew up with a fat dad—450 pounds at his heaviest.Every week he would try a new diet，and my family ended up eating whatever strange food he was trying at that moment.
After my third­grade year，my dad landed a life­changing job in Manhattan.My mom，my little sister and I had to move away from our hometown，Chicago，and leave my grandmother and her beautiful food behind.
Leaving my grandmother was far more frightening than the move to New York City.There would be no more special weekends at my grandmother’s house，the only place I can remember feeling happy，safe and nourished (有營(yíng)養(yǎng)的)．It was what I desired.In this new city，I felt extremely alone and lost，and I missed my grandmother terribly.
My grandmother knew just how I felt—And she knew the cure.Every week，she would send me a card with a $20 bill，a recipe and a list of what to buy at the market.It kept us bonded，and her recipes filled my body and soul.
Over the years，I have grown to better understand my father’s struggles with weight and the toll (代價(jià)) it took on him and those who love him.I have come to realize he was driven not by vanity (自負(fù)) or selfishness as much as by a deep pain.And in spite of growing up in such an unhealthy eating environment (or perhaps because of it)，as an adult I found a passion and a career as a nutrition consultant.
Today，my father weighs 220 pounds and is a vegan (素食者)．How he got there is a story I hope to share in the coming weeks.More importantly，food is no longer a barrier that keeps us apart，but a bridge that keep us connected.There is nothing my dad enjoys more than talking with me about dietary theories and his weight­loss victories.And now I am the one regularly sending recipe cards to my father’s house，just as my grandmother did for me.
小題1:What kind of person was actually the author’s father?
A．He was a man of vanity and selfishness.
B．He didn’t like to eat with his family.
C．He was more painful than selfish.
D．He forced his family to eat what he liked.
小題2:The author desired to go to his grandmother’s________.
A．to see his fatherB．for tasty food
C．for pocket moneyD．to avoid his family
小題3:The underlined word “cure” in Paragraph 4 is the nearest in meaning to “________”．
A．solution 　B．concern
C．operationD．situation
小題4:The author became a nutrition consultant mainly because________.
A．his father often talked with him about dietary theories
B．he was determined to change his own daily habits
C．he wanted to study the recipes his grandmother had given him
D．his childhood experiences gave him too deep an impression
小題5:What can we learn about the author from the last paragraph?
A．He often quarreled with his father about food
B．His father will tell him his story in the following weeks
C．The most he talks about with his father is nourishment
D．He often sends recipe cards to his grandmother in return

小題1:C
小題2:A
小題3:C
小題4:C
小題5:D

語(yǔ)篇解讀　本文是一篇記敘文。作者小時(shí)候，爸爸很胖，每周都需要嘗試一種新的食物來(lái)減肥，全家人都不得不與爸爸一起“試吃”，為此作者對(duì)爸爸意見(jiàn)很大。后來(lái)隨著年齡的增長(zhǎng)，作者對(duì)父親也有了更深的理解，在選擇職業(yè)時(shí)也選了營(yíng)養(yǎng)師這份工作。
小題1:解析：　 推理判斷題。根據(jù)第五段第一、二句“Over the years...I have come to realize...as much as by a deep pain.”可知，這些年來(lái)，作者逐漸理解了父親，意識(shí)到他苦苦地與自己的體重作斗爭(zhēng)，不是虛榮和自私，而是對(duì)于自己的體重感到深深的痛苦。由此可知，C項(xiàng)內(nèi)容與題意相符。
答案：　C
小題2:解析：　細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二、三段內(nèi)容可知，作者和家人一起搬到了曼哈頓，離開(kāi)了祖母還有她做的精致美食，以致作者非常想念祖母，特別渴望去她的家里品嘗美味佳肴。
答案：　B
小題3:解析：　詞義猜測(cè)題。根據(jù)第四段畫(huà)線詞前后內(nèi)容可知，作者的祖母知道作者心中的想法，每周會(huì)給作者寄20美元，一個(gè)食譜還有一個(gè)購(gòu)物單。結(jié)合選項(xiàng)可推知，畫(huà)線詞所在句子意思是作者的祖母知道解決的辦法。因此畫(huà)線詞的意思與選項(xiàng)中solution的詞義最為接近。
答案：　A
小題4:解析：　細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第五段最后一句“And in spite of growing up in such an unhealthy  eating  environment...I  found  a  passion  and  a  career  as  a nutrition consultant.”可知，盡管在一個(gè)如此不健康的飲食環(huán)境中成長(zhǎng)(也許正是因?yàn)檫@一點(diǎn))，作者長(zhǎng)大后成為了一個(gè)營(yíng)養(yǎng)咨詢師。由此可知，作者童年的經(jīng)歷給他留下了很深的印象，因此，作者后來(lái)成為一名營(yíng)養(yǎng)咨詢師。
答案：　D
小題5:解析：　細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章最后一段第四句“There is nothing my dad enjoys more than talking with me about dietary theories and his weight­loss victories”可知，作者和父親談?wù)撟疃嗟膽?yīng)該是食品方面的內(nèi)容。
答案：　C
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小題16:
A．half-doneB．easily-broken
C．easily-gotD．hard-boiled
小題17:
A．overB．forC．throughD．on
小題18:
A．howeverB．otherwise
C．besidesD．moreover
小題19:
A．meltedB．a(chǎn)bsorbed
C．pollutedD．changed
小題20:
A．whatB．howC．whenD．why

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科目：高中英語(yǔ) 來(lái)源：不詳 題型：閱讀理解

Hobbs was an orphan. He worked in a factory and every day he got a little money. Hard work changed him thin and weak. He wanted to borrow a lot of money to learn to paint pictures, but he did not think he could pay off the debts.
One day the lawyer said to him, “One thousand dollars, and here is the money.” As Hobbs took the package of notes, he was very dumbfounded. He didn’t know where the money came from and how to spend it. He said to himself, “I could go to find a hotel and live like a rich man for a few days; or I give up my work in the factory and do what I’d like to do: painting pictures I could do that for a few weeks, but what would I do after that? I should have lost my place of the factory and have no money to live on. If it were a little less money, I would buy a new coat, or a radio, or give a dinner to my friends. If it were more, I could give up the work and pay for painting pictures. But it’s too much for one and too little for the other.”
“Here is the reading of your uncle’s will,” said the lawyer, “telling what is to be done with this money after his death. I must ask you to remember one point. Your uncle has said you must bring me a paper showing exactly what you did with his money, as soon as you have spent it.”
“Yes, I see. I’ll do that.” said the young man.
小題1:He wanted to borrow money because he wanted to      .
A．study abroadB．work abroad
C．pay for the debtsD．learn to paint pictures
小題2:Hobbs was dumbfounded on receiving the money because he thought      .
A．the money was too much
B．the money was too little
C．he would be dismissed
D．the lawyer meant to punish him
小題3:With the money he got, first Hobbs      .
A．planned to have a happy life for a few days
B．decided to give up his work in the office
C．was to give a dinner to his friends
D．had no idea what to do
小題4:What Hobbs was asked to do was      .
A．to tell the lawyer what he did with the money after spending it
B．to read his uncle’s will
C．to tell the lawyer what was to be done with the money
D．nothing but to buy some pictures
小題5:What Hobbs really loved to do was      .
A．working in the factory
B．living in a fine hotel
C．painting pictures
D．saving the money

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