Mygreat-grandmother,WinifredHastings,gotrichinamining(采...

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My great-grand mother, Winifred Hastings, got rich in a mining(采矿) town out West. But her __1__ didn’t come from gold or silver, but from soup, steak, apple pie, and good coffee.

In the early 1900’s, Winifred arrived in Silver City with her husband. But he caught a fever and died suddenly. With the little money she had, Winifred decided to open a practical restaurant to __2_ all the hungry miners in town.

The restaurant had only wooden boxes for tables, but business was very good __3__. The miners __4__ that Winifred was a great cook, __5__ they ate in her restaurant every day.

One time, Winifred had a small accident in the restaurant. A fire started in the kitchen and her customers had to put it out. The town mayor walked in __6___ there was still a lot of smoke in the room. “Winifred,” he said. “What are you cooking back there?” Everybody __7___.

In 1905, Winifred got married again and moved out of town. On her __8__ day in Sliver City, a photographer took her picture. The picture is over my desk at home. It shows Winifred with about fifty miners standing in front of the restaurant. At the top of the photo __9__ says: TO WINIFRED THE BEST COOK IN THE WEST. __10_ YOUR BOYS.

1. A. wealth        B. skill          C. family         D. health

2.A. cost            B. entertain     C. warm         D. feed

3.A. sometimes  B. anyway       C. somewhere    D. anywhere

4. A. found out                         B. looked through

   C. came across                     D. thought up

5.A. but             B. and           C. since          D. although

6.A. if               B. after           C. while         D. before

7.A. cried          B. laughed      C. replied       D. followed

8. A. best           B. worst        C. first            D. last

9.A. he              B. she            C. it               D. one

10.A. WITH     B. FOR          C. BY            D. FROM

【回答】

1.A 2.D 3.B 4.A 5.B 6.C 7.B 8.D 9.C 10.D

知识点：人物传记 故事阅读类

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