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【题目】 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 (食谱) 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】

这是一篇说明文。文章介绍的是105岁的女士Mastanamma烹饪的视频被她的孙子放在YouTube上，并得到大家喜爱的事情。

【1】细节理解题。由第二段This was loved greatly and appreciation to her style of cooking was everywhere.可知，这受到极大喜爱，对她的烹饪风格的喜欢无处不在。所以最近Mastanamma的出名是因为她特别的烹饪风格。故选A。

【2】细节理解题。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，甚至网络第一报Huff ingt Post都说它最开始打算放的是单身汉烹饪食物，但后来还是决定放Mastanamma的视频。而这受到极大喜爱，而且对她的烹饪风格的喜欢无处不在。The Huf fington Post最终决定放Mastanamma的视频并得到大家的喜爱，证明了Mastanamma的视频得到了广泛认可。故选B。

【3】推理判断题。由倒数第二段At this age, she doesn’t let anyone do her daily routine tasks.可知，在这个年纪，她不让任何人做她的日常工作。她105岁了，日常工作还是自己做，这说明她很独立。由最后一段She even has made her style of KFC and French fries as well.可知，她还做有她自己风格的肯德基和薯条。所以她是有创造力的。故选B。

【4】推理判断题。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烹饪的场景，你也试试运气，看看你有没有像她的手一样的魔力。由此可以推测，因为Mastanamma烹饪的视频受到大家的喜欢，人们对她的烹饪评价很高。故选A。