解放军文职招聘考试人们很喜欢家常饭菜的原因

Another reason people enjoy home cooking is that it is often a way of showing love. A parent who makes some cookies is not just satisfying a child’s sweet tooth. She or he is sending a message. The message says, “I care about you enough to spend an hour making cookies that you will eat up in 15 minutes if I let you.”

There is also something about the smell of home cooking. The smell of home cooking pleases people of all ages. It makes most of us feel good and loved, even if we are the ones doing the cooking! Next time you smell a cake making, stop for a moment and pay attention to your mood(心情).

1. Why do fewer people cook now?

A. They are lazy. B. They are too busy.

C. Many people don’t like cooking. D. They don’t like family meals.

2. A parent spends an hour making cookies _______. 

A. just to satisfy her or his child’s sweet tooth

B. only to send a message

C. to let a child eat up in 15 minutes

D. often to show her or his love

3. The writer thinks the smell of home cooking _______. 

A. makes us happy

B. makes us be interested in cooking

C. makes us pay attention to our mood 

D. makes us love others

4. What’s the main idea of this passage?

A. Family meals are important. B. How to make cookies.

C. People are too busy to cook. D. Homemade cookies taste better

【答案与解析】本文讲述了人们很喜欢家常饭菜的原因。因为家里做的饭菜代表着美味、温暖、爱心，同时给家人带来心情的愉悦。

1. B。文章第1句people are so busy...(人们太忙了，所以很多人没时间在家做饭)，根据此句可知如今人们很少在家做饭的原因是B。

2. A。文章第2段说父母传递的一个信息是：我用了一个小时给你做饭，如果你爱我，你要在15分钟内吃完。由此可推知如果用了一个小时做饭，显示了他们对小孩的爱。

3. A。家常饭菜让人闻了会怎样？文章第3段第2句可告诉我们：家常饭的香味能够让不同年龄的人高兴。由此可知选A。

4. A。文章通过写人们对家常菜的喜爱及家常菜给人们带来的快乐说明在家做饭是很重要的。