阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36-45各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案。
I don’t think there is any one being as interested in food as I. We lived on a farm in Lincolnshire and had a good
36 . She made fantastic English food; her roast beef was out of this world. I used to love going down to the
37 _ and watching her work, and I learned a lot from her. I realized that I wanted to be a cook when I was about 12. When other boys
__ 38 to do sports after school, I helped with cooking at home. By the time I was 15, I had
_39 to be a cook. However, I knew my parents wouldn’t allow me to be a cook. I had to tell them about it
40. I told them that I wanted to do a cookery course for fun, and stayed for a month in a hotel in Torquay. I enjoyed it so much that I couldn’t put off telling my parents any longer,
41 I brought the subject up one night over dinner.
42 there was silence, and then my father asked me why. I explained that cooking was
43 painting a picture or writing a book. Every meal was a work of creation. I could see that my father disagreed, but he was not
44 . He just looked at me and smiled. My mother kissed me. And now I have my own restaurant, and it goes well. I can see they are
45 me. However, my grandfather thinks I’m mad to give up farming.
| 小题1: | | A．farmer | B．painter | C．cook | D．nurse | |
| 小题2: | | A．restaurant | B．hotel | C．farm | D．kitchen | |
| 小题3: | | A．chose | B．refused | C．hated | D．failed | |
| 小题4: | | A．decided | B．agreed | C．managed | D．turned | |
| 小题5: | | A．easily | B．softly | C．slowly | D．quietly | |
| 小题7: | | A．At first | B．At last | C．At least | D．At times | |
| 小题8: | | A．with | B．like | C．about | D．above | |
| 小题9: | | A．patient | B．satisfied | C．quiet | D．angry | |
| 小题10: | | A．proud of | B．sorry for | C．friendly to | D．strict with | |
