I love fresh, local food that doesn’t travel for days before it gets to me. I’ve turned this interest into healthy baking business that’s expanded and grown in popularity. I discovered a love for baking and cooking when I was 8. Around that time, my mom was found to have a wheat allergy, which means she can’t eat the type of flour(面粉) most people eat.
Because she was missing many of her favorite foods, I started experimenting with spelt flour to see if I could make some of the things she was missing. Spelt flour has a different type of protein that is easier to digest, so it’s a great choice for people who are allergic to wheat.
Soon I was making many of the meals and all the baked food for my family. I started working with Martin Ruiz, who had a bakery at the market. A few months later, one day I saw a notice saying that a national healthy grocery chain was looking for local vendors(供应商). This opportunity fit my plans to provide freshbaked, snacksized spelt products for people who can’t eat wheat. I made an application and about a month later the notice came that I had been accepted! Over the next few months, things started moving fast. I had to make decisions on labels, packaging, and which products to market first.
Running the business is part of my education now. I’m learning management skills: my dad delivers products since I don’t have a license yet; my mom helps with lots of details, including driving me to my kitchen 20 miles away；my two brothers help me with packaging and dishes.
My philosophy(哲学)of healthy eating is：“Go local! Eat freshly. Try new things. And support local business and companies.”
【解题导语】 本文是一篇记叙文。作者讲述了自己是如何把对烹饪和烘焙的爱好发展成为一门健康烘焙生意的。
1．Which word can best describe the author according to Paragraph 2?
A．Generous. B．Intelligent.
C．Farsighted. D．Considerate.
D 解析：推理判断题。根据第二段可知，作者的母亲由于对小麦过敏，许多钟爱的食物都不能吃，作者为此专门尝试用spelt小麦粉做食物，让母亲不会错过她喜爱的食物。由此推知，作者是一个考虑周到、细心体贴的人。
2．What is special about the author’s products?
A．The brand. B．The grain used.
C．The quality. D．The market value.
B 解析：细节理解题。根据第三段This opportunity fit my plans to provide freshbaked, snacksized spelt products...可知，作者的产品都是spelt小麦粉做的，也就是说，他的产品的特别之处在于其所使用的谷物原材料。
3．What can we learn about the author from the text?
A．His family actively support his business.
B．He started his baking business all by himself.
C．His products are sold to people around the country.
D．He took an interest in cooking because of his mom.
A 解析：推理判断题。根据第四段可知，作者的家人通过各种方式帮助他运作烘焙生意。由此推知，他们积极地支持着作者的生意。
4．What is the text mainly about?
A．How to form a healthy eating habit as a student.
B．How the author set up his healthy baking business.
C．How the author found his love for fresh local food.
D．How to find a balance between business and studies.
B 解析：主旨大意题。阅读全文尤其是第一段I’ve turned this interest into healthy baking business...可知，文章主要讲述了作者是如何开始健康烘焙生意的。
