初中英語(yǔ)閱讀理解與完型填空［2014 浙江臺(tái)州·C篇］

初中英語(yǔ)閱讀理解與完型填空［2014 浙江臺(tái)州·C篇］

He cooks a 12-course （一道菜）meal that costs $160．He has met the Obamas （奧巴馬夫婦）and been on many talk shows．On March 28，2014，he appeared on the cover of the New York Times magazine．

At only 15 years old，F(xiàn)lynn McGarry from Los Angeles is a well-known cook in the US．

Flynn started to cook at the age of 11 because he didn't like his mom's cooking．His mom didn't get angry．She bought her son cookbooks and showed him Internet recipes （食譜）to see if he could do any better．And it turns out he could．

“It was after looking at all these cookbooks，going on the Internet and looking at all the dishes that I thought I could achieve that one day，”said Flynn．

Flynn began making a name of himself when John Sedlar，owner of a local restaurant，let Flynn make a special 9-course meal for the guests．The meals quickly sold out．

“Flynn is a very unusual young man，and he is very energetic，”Sedlar told the New York Times magazine．

In fact，F(xiàn)lynn is so energetic that he turned his bedroom into a kitchen lab．His room is filled with different tools and a worktable．Flynn often tests his food ideas there．

Flynn says his plan is to“move to New York at 17，work at a big restaurant for a year，and then start working on his own restaurant by 19”．

“I want to have one of the most famous restaurants in the world，”Flynn said．“It's not easy to achieve the dream，but I like pressure．”

1．When did Flynn start to cook？

A．When he was 15．

B．At the age of 11．

C．On March 28,2014．

D．After he met the Obamas．

2．How did Flynn learn cooking？

A．He learned by himself．

B．His mother taught him．

C．His teacher encouraged him．

D．The owner of a local restaurant taught him．

3．What is Flynn's dream？

A．To work for others' restaurants all his life．

B．To cook a 12-course meal that will cost more．

C．To have a world-famous restaurant of his own．

D．To appear on the cover of the New York Times magazine．

4．Flynn becomes successful mainly because of his 　　　　　 ．

A．good luck

B．good luck

C．difficult life

D．handsome face

[參考答案]　1．B　2．A　3．C　4．B