Feeding a crowd of hundreds doesn’t make Kenny Seals-Nutt nervous.

In fact, he thrives in the kitchen. He’s in his perfect place when dicing tomatoes, making salads and baking cakes.

By the time Kenny, 16, reached his third year of high school at Hickory Grove, North Carolina, US, he had become vice president of his school’s cooking club. He also opened his own food company, called Modern Fusion.

Kenny said he developed his love of cooking by watching his mother, and his grandmother, who owned a catering (饮食业) business herself. Kenny helped them both in order to remember their tips: how long to cook chicken so it stays wet, and the right amount of tomatoes to add to a spaghetti dish.

At the age of 5, he cooked his first dish of shrimp and broccoli. Taking it for his school lunch, he warmed it up in the school’s microwave, while the other kids ate their sandwiches.

“I love to eat, and it started to become more fun to cook than to use a microwave,” he said.

Cooking came easy to Kenny, and he enjoyed adding new ingredients into common dishes. “It started with a passion (热情) and I wanted to know more,” he said. He began to watch the Food Network and read chef blogs.

Last summer, Kenny put his skills to the test by working with his grandmother to cater his uncle’s wedding. While she cooked traditional dishes, Kenny wanted to add new to the expected flavors (风味).

Now Kenny spends his weekends catering his own events: weddings, birthday parties, baby showers. Kenny’s dishes are always a hit.

Chef Frederick Mookie Hicks, owner of a catering business, said Kenny’s success comes from his ability to multitask in the kitchen. Hicks said he has asked Kenny to cook with him on jobs three times now, and he presents Kenny as a positive example of a passionate chef to the students in his cooking classes.

“He’s so vigorous (精神饱满的) about cooking that he doesn’t let anything stop him,” Hicks said. “I knew in the first five minutes of working with the kid that he is something special.”

1.How is Kenny different from other students?

A．He opened a cooking club in his high school.

B．He is famous on the Food Network.

C．He owned a food company at 16.

D．He loves to multi-task.

2.What does the underlined word “thrives” probably mean?

A．works energetic                        B．grows fast

C．learns quickly                          D．makes progress

3.Which of the following best describes Kenny’s cooking?

A．Traditional.                            B．Creative.

C．Simple.                               D．Strange.

4.We can conclude from the article that ______.

A．Kenny proved himself by catering his uncle’s wedding alone

B．Kenny likes to follow his mother’s recipe when cooking

C．Kenny was able to cook his first dish in primary school

D．Kenny’s success in cooking has a lot to do with his family

Mike makes wonderful cakes for special occasions. You’ll be      36     by what he can do! Mike has been making cakes since he left high school. After working as a chef all around the US, he started his own      37     in 1995. Now his cake are      38     as far away as England and France.
It’s easy to see why Mike’s cakes      39    . They are all personal, and look more like works of art than food.
     40     someone asks Mike to make a cake, he works with him to find the perfect design. Once, some office workers wanted a good      41     for their boss’s 50^th birthday. They told Mike that their boss loved noodles. Can you imagine a cake that looks like a packet of noodles? That’s exactly what Mike did, and      42     thought it was funny as well as tasty.
Mike lets people visit his company, and says that speaking to others helps him think of new designs. Recently, he made a cake that looked just like a car and      43     it next to a real one. Guests at that party had to choose their desserts carefully.
Mike is very busy at Christmas, as many people want special presents for their friends and families. But who knows, he      44     even make a cake shaped as an airplane that can
     45     on your doorstep in China!
【小题1】A. surprised               B. pleased                     C. worried
【小题2】A. organization                  B. restaurant                 C. company
【小题3】A. magic                           B. famous                     C. delicious
【小题4】A. sell out                         B. hand out                   C. stand out
【小题5】A. Wherever                     B. Whatever                 C. Whenever
【小题6】A. strategy                        B. joke                         C. donation
【小题7】A. someone                B. anyone                     C. everyone
【小题8】A. drove                           B. put                          C. sold
【小题9】A. should                          B. would                      C. might
【小题10】A. land                      B. fly                           C. drop

根据所掌握的文化或背景知识，选择最佳选项。

1.In_____, people are supposed to kiss when they meet for the first time.

A．Mexico           B．Japan             C．Korea            D．Brazil

2.France is a good place for vacation, you can visit_____in France.

A．Big Ben           B．the Eiffel Tower     C．Mount Fuji         D．the Great Wall

3.Potato Chips were invented by a chef called_____.

A．Martin Robinson                        B．Stephen Hawking

C．George Crum                          D．James Naismith

4.What is the theme of Disney Land?

A．Disney movies and Disney Characters.

B．Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck.

C．Disney Cruise.

D．Cartoons.

5.Michael Jordan is a great American______player.

A．soccer            B．tennis            C．basketball         D．ping-pong

6.Which of the following statements about inventions is TRUE?

A．Calculator was invented after computer.

B．Car was invented after TV.

C．Computer was invented before TV.

D．Telephone was invented before T V.

Feeding a crowd of hundreds doesn’t make Kenny Seals-Nutt nervous.
In fact, he thrives in the kitchen. He’s in his perfect place when dicing tomatoes, making salads and baking cakes.
By the time Kenny, 16, reached his third year of high school at Hickory Grove, North Carolina, US, he had become vice president of his school’s cooking club. He also opened his own food company, called Modern Fusion.
Kenny said he developed his love of cooking by watching his mother, and his grandmother, who owned a catering (饮食业) business herself. Kenny helped them both in order to remember their tips: how long to cook chicken so it stays wet, and the right amount of tomatoes to add to a spaghetti dish.
At the age of 5, he cooked his first dish of shrimp and broccoli. Taking it for his school lunch, he warmed it up in the school’s microwave, while the other kids ate their sandwiches.
“I love to eat, and it started to become more fun to cook than to use a microwave,” he said.
Cooking came easy to Kenny, and he enjoyed adding new ingredients into common dishes. “It started with a passion (热情) and I wanted to know more,” he said. He began to watch the Food Network and read chef blogs.
Last summer, Kenny put his skills to the test by working with his grandmother to cater his uncle’s wedding. While she cooked traditional dishes, Kenny wanted to add new to the expected flavors (风味).
Now Kenny spends his weekends catering his own events: weddings, birthday parties, baby showers. Kenny’s dishes are always a hit.
Chef Frederick Mookie Hicks, owner of a catering business, said Kenny’s success comes from his ability to multitask in the kitchen. Hicks said he has asked Kenny to cook with him on jobs three times now, and he presents Kenny as a positive example of a passionate chef to the students in his cooking classes.
“He’s so vigorous (精神饱满的) about cooking that he doesn’t let anything stop him,” Hicks said. “I knew in the first five minutes of working with the kid that he is something special.”
【小题1】How is Kenny different from other students?