惠州市2017届高三第二次调研考试

    Times are a little tough at our house right now. Neither of us makes a lot of money, but years of experience have taught us how to walk between the raindrops and make it from one month to the next with a fair amount of grace. I cook a lot at home, more when we're facing lean times. When I know that I have to keep us fed on not much money, I fall back on my grandmother's recipes. She taught me to cook.

When I was a kid, my twin brother and I spent long summer weeks and Christmas vacations with my mother's parents in the mountains of North Carolina. Rather than go hunting with my grandfather on frozen mornings, I found myself more and more in the kitchen with my grandmother, watching her making a lemon cheese pie with her soft hands.

　　My great-grandmother died when my grandmother was 11 years old. As the eldest daughter, she was expected to take on all of the housework while attending school. Throughout the Great Depression, she learned how to make a little food go a long way. Vegetables were cheap, so she cooked a lot of them, mostly only using small amounts of meat for seasoning. Roast beef was a twice-a-month luxury, but there was nothing she couldn't do with a chicken, every part of it. Nothing went to waste.

　　Now I understand that her food was sacred（神圣的）. I feel connected to my grandmother and to hundreds of years of family when I'm in my kitchen making country food. In the delicious smells is a long tale of victory over hard times, of conquering starvation—of not just surviving, but finding joy and pleasure in every meal of every day.

    From grandmother I learned to take real satisfaction in feeding people. My grandmother would beam with pleasure over a heavily laden table and say：“Do you know what this would cost at the restaurant？”I never knew what restaurant in particular she had in mind, but I knew that the question was totally not fair, because no restaurant anywhere can cook like a grandmother. But now, thanks to her guidance and years of practice, I can.

29.According to the passage,the author cooks a lot at home because__________.

        A. she wants to try out her grandmother’s recipes

        B. she is quite particular about food

        C. the food in restaurants is unhealthy

        D. she and her husband are embarrassed financially

30.According to the passage,the author’s grandmother__________.

        A. learnt to cook because of the Great Depression

        B. was good at cooking as well as careful in budgeting

        C. preferred chicken to beef

        D. had to walk a long way to learn cooking in a restaurant

31.It can be inferred from the passage that the author___________.

        A. liked to compare her grandmother’s food with that in restaurants

        B. learnt something more precious than cooking from her grandmother

        C. hasn’t found the joy in cooking though she can cook like her grandmother

        D. feels connected to her grandmother when making country food in the kitchen

32.Which of the following can be the best title of the passage?

        A. Cook like my grandmother                   B. My grandmother’s sacred food

        C. My grandmother’s recipe                     D. Joy and pleasure in cooking

D

    The city of Hangzhou in Zhejiang province is a frequent headline. As a major tourist attraction in China, there were so many tourists during last year’s hottest travel seasons that most of them see only the top of each other’s heads rather than one of the many sights. Hangzhou is also famous for creativity and famous people, being home to Internet giants such as the Alibaba Group and Net Ease.

    However, the city has never drawn so much attention as it did in September, when the G20 Summit welcomed heads of the world’s 20 major economies and international organizations. For two days, they discussed topics including strengthened policy coordination, building new paths for growth, effective economic and financial governance, as well as strong world trade and investment.

    On the night of Sept 4, the city also entertained its guests and audience from around the world with a marvelous party directed by Zhang Yimou. The show, entitled Symphony on West Lake is based on Zhang Yimou’s Impressions of West Lake, an astonishing performance that takes place right on the surface of the water, combining music, dance, and light effects all against the backdrop of nature.

    Influential discussions and attractive shows may be enough to draw the world’s attention toward Hangzhou, and for young people around the world, the G20 summit has more to offer. It is a global event that they can take part in as volunteers, to develop their communication skills. It is a multicultural dialogue, affecting these young people’s future career; it motivates and inspires youths of different cultures to exchange ideas; it even helps young Chinese people to learn more about their own culture. And these reasons are what are drawing the notice of young people toward the G20 summit.

33.What has been discussed in the G20Summit according to the passage?

        A. New policy of political growth

        B. International cooperation of economic development

        C. Exploration of outer space

        D. Communication of worldwide culture

34.Which can be inferred from the passage?

        A. Most tourists enjoyed Hangzhou sights last year.

        B. Hangzhou drew the most attention for its beauty.

        C. Hangzhou is a city of entertainment.

        D. The marvelous party was probably held outdoors.

35.What can be learnt from the last paragraph?

        A. The G20Summit was only intended to benefit Hangzhou.

        B. The Summit volunteers were Chinese young people.

        C. The Summit will influence the young people a lot.

        D. Volunteers came to the Summit to learn about cultures.