2018年广东省广州市中考英语试卷及解析

2018年广东省广州市中考英语试卷一、语法选择1．（15分）Xian Xinghai was a very famous musician in China．He wrote one of the greatest pieces of music of the 20th century．In his short life he wrote（1）300songs and an opera．Xian was born in Panyu，Guangdong，China in 1905．Because his father died before he was born，Xian moved from place to place with（2）mother．He began learning to play（3）violin when he was 20years old．In the beginning，his violin was（4）cheap and badly made that he（5）not play it well．His friends laughed at him．Xian did not stop（6）and soon showed his talent．In 1934，he was one of the first Chinese students（7）studied in a special music school in Paris．Before he（8），Xian became the schools best student（9）won several prizes for his talents．In 1935，he returned to China and helped fight against the Japanese army．Later，he came to Yan'an（10）music at a college．（11）there were no pianos in Yan'an at that time Xian still wrote （12）of his most important music there，including The Yellow River，his most famous work．In May 1940，Xian（13）to the Soviet Union by the Chinese Communist Party to write music for movies．In the Soviet Union，life was very （14）．Xian got sick and later died of a lung illness （15）October 30，1945，aged only 40．Xian's music，however，lives on in the people's hearts．（1）A．near B．nearly C．nearby D．nearer（2）A．he B．him C．his D．he's（3）A．a B．an C．the D．this（4）A．so B．such C．very D．much（5）A．need B．may C．should D．could（6）A．practice B．practicing C．to practice D．practised（7）A．what B．which C．whom D．who（8）A．leave B．leaves C．left D．was leaving（9）A．and B．but C．as D．or（10）A．teach B．taught C．teaching D．to teach（11）A．If B．Although C．When D．Because（12）A．any B．little C．few D．some（13）A sent B．was sent C．has sent D．was sending （14）A hard B．harder C．hardest D．the hardest（15）A．at B．in C．on D．by二、完形填空2．（15分）Before graduating college，Jackie began to look for a job．She aimed at a famous company，but the （1）for such jobs was very strong．The company Jackie chose planned to employ only one person，but more than twenty people applied for the job．（2），Jackie was one of the three people invited for the final interview．The interview was very （3）．The interviewer asked just a few questions and it was all over in less than 10minutes．Then the interviewer said to them，"All of you are very good．Please go home and （4）our response．"Three days later，Jackie received a message saying she would not be （5）the job．She felt deeply disappointed．That evening．however she received another （6）．This time it said that she got the job．Jackie later found out that the first message sent to her phone was part of the interview﹣﹣﹣a（7）to see if she was suitable for the job．All the three people received the （8）text，but only Jackie's reply（9）the company Of the three，one did not reply．The other said "goodbye" and Jackie said "thank you"．This reply showed that Jackie was a/an（10）person，so the company offered her the job．（1）A．exam B．work C．competition D．plan（2）A．Thankfully B．Unluckily C．Hopefully D．Immediately （3）A．long B．strict C．interesting D．simple（4）A．pick up B．wait for C．deal with D．think of（5）A．offered B．returned C．refused D．shown （6）A．letter B．e﹣mail C．call D．message （7）A guide B．conversation C．test D．lesson（8）A．same B．other C．second D．whole（9）A．reached B．satisfied C．helped D．surprised （10）A．brave B．clever C．polite D．honest三、阅读理解3．（10分）For his eleventh birthday，Lin was given a gift that would shape his life．On that day his father took him to the Children's Activity Centre and said he could choose any course that interested him．There was just one requirement：Lin would have to promise to study it for at least one year．To that point Lin had had many hobbies，but none kept his interest for more than a week or two．His mum once gave him a bag of stamps to encourage stamp collecting．That hobby lasted a week．Then his father got him some paints hoping that Lin's artistic side would shine through．Those paints were now under his bed，still unopened．This time Lin's parents would let him decide．Lin's eyes moved down the noticeboard that listed all the courses on offer．He stopped at "Photography"．He liked the idea of taking beautiful pictures but the notice said that each student needed their own camera．Although Lin's family weren't poor，they weren't rich either，and a camera cost a lot of money．He continued looking．The next course to catch his eye was "Language Art"．He didn't even know what that meant．His father explained that it taught people how to make public speeches．Lin，a shy boy，could think of nothing worse．Then he saw it．"Cooking" sounded like something he'd like to do．It was inexpensive and convenient，it could be done alone and it was also creative．Based on Lin's hobby history，his dad had doubts，but he agreed．Much to his parents' surprise，Lin kept his promise．He studied cooking at the Centre every Saturday，and practised at home，making delicious meals for his family．Everyone looked forward to birthdays，when they could eat his cakes．Lin got greatsatisfaction from the pleasure his food brought to others．The months turned to years but his hobby never changed again．Now Lin is an adult and runs a successful restaurant．When customers say they enjoy his meal，he still gets the same pleasure he did as a child，and remembers the special gift he received all those years ago．（1）Why didn't Lin choose to study photography？A．It was too expensive．B．He had no interest in it．C．He was not very creative．D．It was not offered that term．（2）The underlined expression "catch his eye" in Paragraph 4means ""．A．make him excitedB．cause him surpriseC．get his attentionD．help him see clearly（3）Which of the following best describes Lin's interest in cooking？A．It only lasted for a short time．B．It seemed to match his character．C．It was forced on him by his parents．D．It developed slowly over many months．（4）Why did the father have doubts about Lin's choice of cooking？A．Lin wasn't good at cooking．B．Cooking wasn't very convenient．C．He didn't think Lin would continue．D．Cooking wasn't a good hobby for a boy．（5）What's the best title for the passage？A．A Strict FatherB．A Changeable BoyC．The Fun of CookingD．The Birthday Gift4．（10分）Experts believe that there are more than 8million restaurants in the worldtoday．So it might surprise you to learn that restaurants，as we know them，have only existed for a few centuries．Before 1765，there were no restaurants．That is，there were no places that provided the restaurant experience．There was nowhere in which a waiter brought you food and drink that you picked from a menu．In fact，there were no menus anywhere．There were eating places travellers could go to centuries before that．The countryside was full of inns that would serve food．And there were taverns where one could get drinks．The rich could also eat special meals prepared by private cooks．But none of them could be called a "restaurant"．A man called Boulanger changed that．In 1765，he opened a place in Paris that sold soups（汤）．On his sign he used the word "restaurant" to describe what he was selling．At that time，soups were considered something that could help "restore"（恢复）your health﹣in French the word "restore" is "restaurer"﹣﹣﹣so he called the soups "restaurants"．Soon，people started buying Boulanger's soups even when they were not ill．And over time，people began to use the word "restaurant" to refer to a place selling soup rather than the soup itself．More "restaurants" opened in France，and people began to buy soups more often．Later，restaurants in Paris began to serve other food besides soup．In the 1790s，menus started to appear．By the mid﹣1800s，there were many types of restaurants throughout the world．The United States offered coffee shops．Tea houses became popular throughout China．Paris created beautiful restaurants for the rich．The British began to copy the French，and the restaurant idea spread throughout the British Empire．Today cities are filled with all types of restaurants．Diners have millions of options from which to choose．（1）What is the passage mainly about？A．How restaurants developedB．What made a good restaurant．C．Who created the first restaurantD．Why restaurants became popular．（2）According to the first paragraph，what made restaurants different from earliereating places？A．Restaurants only served foodB．Restaurants were more expensiveC．Restaurants were mainly in citiesD．Restaurants had a list of meal choices（3）Who did Boulanger expect to come and eat at his restaurant？A．Rich peopleB．Sick people．C．Travellers．D．Workers．（4）When it was first used．what did the word "restaurant" refer to？A．A person．B．A place．C．Illness．D．Soup．（5）When did restaurants begin to grow internationally？A．In the 1600s．B．In the 1700s．C．In the 1800s．D．In the 1900s．5．（10分）Many people know that rubbish is a big problem on planet Earth．What many people don't know is that junk（垃圾）has become a problem in outer space too．According to BBC News，there are more than 22，000pieces of space junk floating around the earth．And these are just the things that we can see from the surface of the earth by telescopes （望远镜）．There are also millions of smaller pieces of junk that we can't see．Objects，like bits of old space rockets or satellites，move around the planet at very high speeds fast that even a very small piece can break important satellites or become dangerous to astronauts．If the tiniest piece of junk crashed into a spaceship，it could damage the vehicle．To make things worse，when two objects in space crash，they break into many smaller pieces．For example，when a U．S．satellite hit an old Russian rocket in 2009，it broke into more than 2，000pieces，increasing the amount of space junk．To reduce additional space junk，countries have agreed that all new space tools can only stay in space for 25years at most．Each tool must be built to fall safely into the earth's atmosphere after that time．In the upper parts of the atmosphere，it will burn up．Many scientists also suggesting different ways to clean up space junk．In England scientists are testing a metal net that can be fired into space junk．The net catches the junk and then pulls it into the earth's atmosphere to burn up．The Germans are building robots that can collect pieces of space junk and bring them back to Earth to be safely destroyed．The problem is becoming more challenging because we're sending more objects into space to help people use their mobile phones and computers，" says Marco Castronuovo，an Italian space Researcher．"The time to act is now．The longer we leave the problem，the bigger it will become，" he says．（1）What does the underlined word "these" in Paragraph 2refer to？A．Telescopes．B．Satellites．C．Pieces of space junk．D．BBC news reports．（2）Why is space junk considered a problem？A．It buns up after it re﹣enters the atmosphereB．It often stops the view of telescopes on EarthC．It could force new space tools to travel at slower speedsD．It may crash into other space tools causing damage or deat（3）Countries want future space tools to be able to fall back into the earth's atmosphere so that．A．the tools can be reused laterB．the tools don't become space junkC．the earth's atmosphere can stay cleanD．the effects of space flight can be studied（4）How do the Germans plan to deal with space junk？A．Catch it with nets．B．Use robots to collect it．C．Burn it in the earth's atmosphere．D．Send it further away from the earth．（5）In which section of the newspaper would you probably read this article？A．Environment．B．Local News．C．Education．D．Fashion．6．（10分）（1）How are the books on this webpage listed？A．By price．B．By popularity．C．By reader's age．D．By writer' s name．（2）What is true about the book Women in Science？A．It is mainly about Marie Curie's history．B．It lists all the important scientific achievements．C．It includes women scientists that aren't famous．D．It is mostly about the development of modem science．（3）How much will a Bestbooks Book Club member pay in total if he orders First Big Book of How and A Really Short History of Nearly Everything today？A．￥34．B．￥30．C．￥26．D．￥24．（4）A primary school student who needs to write a science report about African elephants should choose．A．Women in scienceB．First Big Book of HowC．A Really Short History of Nearly EverythingD．National Geographic's First Big Book of the World（5）What is the main purpose of this webpage？A．To sell books to young readers．B．To attract new book club members．C．To encourage students' interest in science．D．To review books young readers might like．四、阅读填空7．（5分）Most of us think the telephone was invented by Alexander Graham Bell．（1）fact，an Italian named Antonio Meucci was officially recognised（认定）as the inventor a few years ago．Who is Meucci and why wasn't he known for his invention at the time？Antonio Meucci was born in Italy in 1808．He studied engineering and drawing．During his studies，Meucci started to experiment with electricity．（2）When two places were connected with wire，people in those places could hear each other talk．In 1850，Meucci and his wife．Ester．moved to New York．Meucci was worried about his wife，because she had become very ill．（3）To solve this problem，he connected metal cables between his home and his workshop．This way，they could talk to each other conveniently．Meucci invited a group of people to see his new invention．They listened in amazement as the voice of a singer was heard through the wires．（4）Even worse，Meucci never applied for a patent （专利）on his invention．Meanwhile，Alexander Graham Bell was working on the same idea and in 1876the patent for the telephone was given to him．In 2002，more than a century after Meucci's death，his work was finally recognised by the government．（5）A．He discovered that sound could travel through metal cables．B．However，he wasn' t the first person to think of the idea．C．Unfortunately，only a few people attended this talk．D．He will now be known all over the world as the telephone's inventor．E．He needed to keep in touch with her at all times．四、单词拼写8．（1分）Please open the w and let some fresh air in．9．（1分）The kind boy was happy to s his food with the hungry man．10．（1分）To keep healthy，you should do sports and have a balanced d．11．（1分）N cross the road when the traffic light is red．12．（1分）By reading 30minutes a day，you can learn more words and i your writing．13．（1分）The students are very h．They clean houses for the old people every weekend．五、完成句子14．（2分）你沿丝绸之路旅游过吗？ever along the Silk Road？15．（2分）参观广州博物馆对我们很有教育意义．very educational for us Guangzhou Museum．16．（2分）明天的大雨可能会阻碍我们外出．The heavy rain may us from out tomorrow．17．（2分）广州的公园每年都种很多树．Every year，a lot of trees in the parks in Guangzhou．18．（2分）我昨晚看的那场电影真好笑!movie I saw last night!19．（2分）我想知道明天我们在哪里见面．I wonder meet tomorrow．20．（2分）如果你足够细心，就不会犯简单的错误．You won't any simple mistakes you careful enough．六、书面表达21．（15分）你是英语校报编辑李华．校报收到初一新生Ben的来信，他提出了所面临的两个问题．请你根据以下提示写一封回信，说明Ben的问题，提出你的建议并陈述理由．Dear Ben，I am sorry to hear that you are having trouble getting used to life in middle school you're your letter you said that……Good luck with everything!Li Hua注意：（1）回信应包括所有要点；（2）词数80左右（信的开头和结尾已给出，不计入词数）；（3）不得透露学校、姓名等任何个人信息，否则不予评分．2018年广东省广州市中考英语试卷参考答案与试题解析一、语法选择1．（15分）Xian Xinghai was a very famous musician in China．He wrote one of the greatest pieces of music of the 20th century．In his short life he wrote（1）B 300songs and an opera．Xian was born in Panyu，Guangdong，China in 1905．Because his father died before he was born，Xian moved from place to place with（2）C mother．He began learning to play（3）C violin when he was 20years old．In the beginning，his violin was（4）A cheap and badly made that he（5）D not play it well．His friends laughed at him．Xian did not stop（6）B and soon showed his talent．In 1934，he was one of the first Chinese students（7）D studied in a special music school in Paris．Before he（8）C，Xian became the schools best student（9）A won several prizes for his talents．In 1935，he returned to China and helped fight against the Japanese army．Later，he came to Yan'an（10）D music at a college．（11）B there were no pianos in Yan'an at that time Xian still wrote （12）D of his most important music there，including The Yellow River，his most famous work．In May 1940，Xian（13）B to the Soviet Union by the Chinese Communist Party to write music for movies．In the Soviet Union，life was very（14）A．Xian got sick and later died of a lung illness （15）C October 30，1945，aged only 40．Xian's music，however，lives on in the people's hearts．（1）A．near B．nearly C．nearby D．nearer（2）A．he B．him C．his D．he's（3）A．a B．an C．the D．this（4）A．so B．such C．very D．much（5）A．need B．may C．should D．could（6）A．practice B．practicing C．to practice D．practised（7）A．what B．which C．whom D．who（8）A．leave B．leaves C．left D．was leaving（9）A．and B．but C．as D．or（10）A．teach B．taught C．teaching D．to teach（11）A．If B．Although C．When D．Because（12）A．any B．little C．few D．some（13）A sent B．was sent C．has sent D．was sending （14）A hard B．harder C．hardest D．the hardest （15）A．at B．in C．on D．by【解答】1﹣5 BCCAD 6﹣10 BDCAD 11﹣15 BDBAC（1）B 考查副词，A．near附近B．nearly几乎C．nearby附近的D．nearer 更近，根据300 songs and an opera，可知几乎是300首歌曲和歌剧，故选B （2）C 考查代词，A．he他，主格B．him他，宾格C．his他的D．he's 他是，根据mother，前面要用形容词性物主代词．此处说的是冼星海的妈妈，故选C（3）C 考查冠词，A．a泛指，用在辅音前B．an泛指，用在元音前C．the 特指D．this这个，根据play…violin ，可乐器前要加the，故选C（4）A 考查副词，A．so如此的，修饰形容词或副词B．such如此的，修饰名词C．very非常D．much 很多，根据cheap and badly ，可知so修饰形容词或副词，考查句型so…that…如此…以至于…，故选A（5）D 考查动词，A．need需要B．may可能C．should应当D．could 能，根据his violin was（4）A cheap and badly ，可知他的小提琴很差，所以不能演奏的很好，故选D（6）B 考查动词，A．practice练习，原形B．practicing动名词C．to practice 不定式D．practised过去式，根据文soon showed his talent不过很快就表现出他的天赋，推出他没有停止练习，stop doing sth停止做某事，故选B（7）D 考查代词，A．what什么B．which哪个C．whom谁，宾格D．who 谁，主格，根据题干，可知考查定语从句的关系代词，先行词是students，且在这里做主语，故用主格who，故选D（8）C 考查动词，A．leave离开，原形B．leaves三单式C．left过去式D．was leaving 过去进行时，根据语境，故事发生在过去，所以时态为一般过去时，故选C（9）A 考查连词，A．and和B．but但是C．as作为D．or或者，根据Xian became the schools best student…won several prizes for his talents．可知前后是并列关系，故选A（10）D 考查动词，A．teach教，原形B．taught过去式C．teaching动名词D．to teach不定式，根据he came to Yan'an…music at a col lege，可知他去延安的一个大学教音乐，此处是不定时表目的，故选D（11）B 考查连词，A．If是否；如果B．Although虽然C．When当…时D．Because因为，根据题干，可知考查连词although，"虽然…"，结合句意：虽然在延安没有钢琴，但是他在那儿仍然写了一些重要的歌曲，故选B（12）D 考查形容词，A．any任一B．little很少，修饰不可数名词C．few 很少，修饰可数名词D．some 一些，根据，of his most important music ，可知music是不可数名词，此处表示肯定，few表示否定，故选D（13）B 考查动词，A．sent寄，过去式B．was sent被动语态C．has sent 现在完成时D．was sending过去进行时，根据by the Chinese Communist Party 被中国共产党，推出是被动语态be+过去分词，故选B（14）A 考查形容词，A．hard艰难的B．harder更艰难C．hardest最艰难D．the hardest 最艰难，根据Xian got sick and later died of a lung illness ，可知冼星海病了，后来死于肺病，推出前苏联的生活很艰难，故选A（15）C 考查介词，A．at在…B．in在里面C．on在上面D．by被，根据October 30，1945，可知在具体某一天前用介词on，故选C二、完形填空2．（15分）Before graduating college，Jackie began to look for a job．She aimed at a famous company，but the （1）C for such jobs was very strong．The company Jackie chose planned to employ only one person，but more than twenty people applied for the job．（2）A，Jackie was one of the three people invited for the final interview．The interview was very （3）D．The interviewer asked just a few questions and it was all over in less than 10minutes．Then the interviewer said to them，"All of you are very good．Please go home and （4）B our response．"Three days later，Jackie received a message saying she would not be （5）Athe job．She felt deeply disappointed．That evening．however she received another （6）D．This time it said that she got the job．Jackie later found out that the first message sent to her phone was part of the interview﹣﹣﹣a（7）C to see if she was suitable for the job．All the three people received the （8）A text，but only Jackie's reply（9）B the company Of the three，one did not reply．The other said "goodbye" and Jackie said "thank you"．This reply showed that Jackie was a/an（10）C person，so the company offered her the job．（1）A．exam B．work C．competition D．plan（2）A．Thankfully B．Unluckily C．Hopefully D．Immediately （3）A．long B．strict C．interesting D．simple （4）A．pick up B．wait for C．deal with D．think of （5）A．offered B．returned C．refused D．shown （6）A．letter B．e﹣mail C．call D．message （7）A guide B．conversation C．test D．lesson（8）A．same B．other C．second D．whole（9）A．reached B．satisfied C．helped D．surprised （10）A．brave B．clever C．polite D．honest【解答】16﹣20 CADBA 21﹣25 DCABC（1）C 考查名词，A．exam考试B．work工作C．competition竞争D．plan 计划，根据was very strong，结合后文The company Jackie chose planned to employ only one person，but more than twenty people applied for the job，杰姬选择的公司只雇佣了一个人，但有20多人申请了这份工作．推出是指参加应聘人员的竞争非常激烈，故选C．（2）A 考查副词，A．Thankfully感激地B．Unluckily不幸地C．Hopefully 有希望地D．Immediately 立即，根据Jackie was one of the three people invited for the final interview杰基是被邀请参加最后面试的三个人之一．推出这让Jackie 很感激，故选A．（3）D 考查形容词，A．long长的B．strict严格的C．interesting有趣的D．simple简单的，根据The interviewer asked just a few questions and it was allover in less than 10minutes面试官问了几个问题，在不到10分钟的时间里就结束了，推出面试很简单，故选D．（4）B 考查短语，A．pick up捡起B．wait for等待C．deal with处理D．think of想起，根据Please go home and …our response．结合选项，推出句意：请回家等候回复，故选B．（5）A 考查动词，A．offered提供B．returned返回C．refused拒绝D．shown 解释，根据Jackie received a message saying she would not be …the job．结合选项，推出句意：杰基收到一条消息说她不会被提供这份工作，故选A．（6）D 考查名词，A．letter信B．e﹣mail电子邮件C．call电话D．message 信息，根据前文Jackie received a message杰基收到一条消息，结合another再一，推出是又收到一个信息，故选D．（7）C 考查名词，A．guide 想到B．conversation会谈C．test测试D．lesson 功课，根据to see if she was suitable for the job看她是否适合这份工作，推出这是一种测试，故选C．（8）A 考查形容词，A．same相同的B．other其他的C．second第二D．whole 整个的，根据后文but only Jackie's reply（9）B the company Of the three，三个人中Jackie回答让公司满意，推出公司给了他们同样的信息，故选A．（9）B 考查动词，A．reached到达B．satisfied使满意C．helped帮助D．surprised使惊讶，根据前文This time it said that she got the job．这一次，她被告诉她得到了这份工作，推出她的回答让公司满意，故选B．（10）C 考查形容词，A．brave勇敢的B．clever聪明的C．polite礼貌的D．honest诚实的，根据Jackie said "thank you"谢谢你．可知Jackie的回答是礼貌的，故选C．三、阅读理解3．（10分）For his eleventh birthday，Lin was given a gift that would shape his life．On that day his father took him to the Children's Activity Centre and said he could choose any course that interested him．There was just one requirement：Lin would have to promise to study it for at least one year．To that point Lin had had many hobbies，but none kept his interest for more than a week or two．His mum once gave him a bag of stamps to encourage stampcollecting．That hobby lasted a week．Then his father got him some paints hoping that Lin's artistic side would shine through．Those paints were now under his bed，still unopened．This time Lin's parents would let him decide．Lin's eyes moved down the noticeboard that listed all the courses on offer．He stopped at "Photography"．He liked the idea of taking beautiful pictures but the notice said that each student needed their own camera．Although Lin's family weren't poor，they weren't rich either，and a camera cost a lot of money．He continued looking．The next course to catch his eye was "Language Art"．He didn't even know what that meant．His father explained that it taught people how to make public speeches．Lin，a shy boy，could think of nothing worse．Then he saw it．"Cooking" sounded like something he'd like to do．It was inexpensive and convenient，it could be done alone and it was also creative．Based on Lin's hobby history，his dad had doubts，but he agreed．Much to his parents' surprise，Lin kept his promise．He studied cooking at the Centre every Saturday，and practised at home，making delicious meals for his family．Everyone looked forward to birthdays，when they could eat his cakes．Lin got great satisfaction from the pleasure his food brought to others．The months turned to years but his hobby never changed again．Now Lin is an adult and runs a successful restaurant．When customers say they enjoy his meal，he still gets the same pleasure he did as a child，and remembers the special gift he received all those years ago．（1）Why didn't Lin choose to study photography A？A．It was too expensive．B．He had no interest in it．C．He was not very creative．D．It was not offered that term．（2）The underlined expression "catch his eye" in Paragraph 4means "C"．A．make him excitedB．cause him surpriseC．get his attentionD．help him see clearly（3）Which of the following best describes Lin's interest in cooking B？A．It only lasted for a short time．B．It seemed to match his character．C．It was forced on him by his parents．D．It developed slowly over many months．（4）Why did the father have doubts about Lin's choice of cooking C？A．Lin wasn't good at cooking．B．Cooking wasn't very convenient．C．He didn't think Lin would continue．D．Cooking wasn't a good hobby for a boy．（5）What's the best title for the passage D？A．A Strict FatherB．A Changeable BoyC．The Fun of CookingD．The Birthday Gift【解答】1．A．细节理解题．根据"Although Lin's family weren't poor，they weren't rich either，and a camera cost a lot of money．He continued looking．"可知，虽然林家不穷，但他们也不富有，相机也要花很多钱．他继续寻找．故选A．2．C．词意猜测题．A让他兴奋，B让他吃惊，C吸引他的注意力，D帮助他看清楚，根据前句" He continued looking"他继续寻找，和后句" He didn't even know what that meant．"他甚至不知道那是什么意思，可知猜测"The next course to catch his eye was "Language Art" "的意思是：下一个引起他注意的课程是"语言艺术"．故选C．3．B．细节理解题．根据" "Cooking" sounded like something he'd like to do．It was inexpensive and convenient，it could be done alone and it was also creative．"可知，"烹饪"听起来像是他想做的事，它既便宜又方便，可以单干，而且也很有创意．故选B．4．C．细节理解题．根据"Based on Lin's hobby history，his dad had doubts，but he agreed．"可知，基于林的爱好历史，他的父亲有怀疑，但是他同意了．故选C．5．D．主旨大意题．A严格的父亲，B变化无常的男孩，C烹饪的乐趣，D生日礼物，通读全文可知，林在他十一岁生日的时候，他收到了一份特别的礼物．他选择了他感兴趣的烹饪课程．林变得很棒．从食物带给别人的快乐中得到满足．现在林已经成年，经营着一家成功的餐馆．当顾客说他们喜欢他的饭菜时，他仍然像小时候一样享受，还记得他多年前收到的特别礼物．故选D．4．（10分）Experts believe that there are more than 8million restaurants in the world today．So it might surprise you to learn that restaurants，as we know them，have only existed for a few centuries．Before 1765，there were no restaurants．That is，there were no places that provided the restaurant experience．There was nowhere in which a waiter brought you food and drink that you picked from a menu．In fact，there were no menus anywhere．There were eating places travellers could go to centuries before that．The countryside was full of inns that would serve food．And there were taverns where one could get drinks．The rich could also eat special meals prepared by private cooks．But none of them could be called a "restaurant"．A man called Boulanger changed that．In 1765，he opened a place in Paris that sold soups（汤）．On his sign he used the word "restaurant" to describe what he was selling．At that time，soups were considered something that could help "restore"（恢复）your health﹣in French the word "restore" is "restaurer"﹣﹣﹣so he called the soups "restaurants"．Soon，people started buying Boulanger's soups even when they were not ill．And over time，people began to use the word "restaurant" to refer to a place selling soup rather than the soup itself．More "restaurants" opened in France，and people began to buy soups more often．Later，restaurants in Paris began to serve other food besides soup．In the 1790s，menus started to appear．By the mid﹣1800s，there were many types of restaurants throughout the world．The United States offered coffee shops．Tea houses became popular throughout China．Paris created beautiful restaurants for the rich．The British began to copy the French，and the restaurant idea spread throughout the British Empire．Today cities are filled with all types of restaurants．Diners have millions of。