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My grandmother has lived alone for more than twentyfive years.“Why don’t you and Craig come over for dinner？” she often asks.“I’ve made meatloaf (烘肉卷)．” “Sure，that sounds great！” I often say.And then I call my husband and ask him to stop at my grandmother’s.Sometimes he has already passed her town，but there is no such thing as “driving out of the way” when it comes to her cooking.
I don’t remember the first time when I ate the meatloaf，but I do remember that I was very young at that time.It’s not something that I eat anywhere else.And I certainly don’t order it at restaurants.As a rule，I don’t even eat that much meat.It is the most delicious food that has ever entered my mouth.Best served when fresh from the oven，the first bite is always soft and tender.Maybe if I had her recipe，I could explain it more precisely.
Last July，my grandmother called to ask me what I wanted for my birthday.That was an easy enough question to answer.“I would like meatloaf！” I said.“I think I can do that，”she said.On my twentyninth birthday，my husband，my parents and I gathered around my grandmother’s table.We ate slice after slice.Then she gave me some meatloaf to take home.I didn’t want to share it with my husband，but I did.It was a great birthday.
This year was a big one.I turned thirty.“Let’s go out for dinner，” my husband suggested.“Don’t you want something special？” my mom asked.I wanted my grandmother’s meatloaf.That would make it special.My grandmother went shopping for ground beef，potatoes，and a couple of heads of cabbage.And on the night of my birthday，we gathered at my parents’ house for dinner.It was a fabulous dinner.
语篇解读 本文是一篇记叙文。祖母做的一份普通的烘肉卷承载了家人之间的爱。
1．What can be inferred from Paragraph 1?
A．Craig lives near my grandmother’s house.
B．Craig rarely drives to my grandmother’s house.
C．Craig loves my grandmother’s cooking.
D．Craig likes dining out with his wife.
解析： 推理判断题。根据第一段的最后一句可知，作者的丈夫很爱吃祖母做的饭，因为即使他开车过了祖母所居住的小镇，也会掉头回去。
答案： C
2．Why didn’t the writer want to share the meatloaf with her husband?
A．Because it is not her husband’s favorite food.
B．Because her husband had already eaten a lot.
C．Because it was so delicious that she couldn’t get enough of it.
D．Because she didn’t get along well with her husband.
解析： 推理判断题。根据第三段的内容可知，作者对祖母做的烘肉卷喜爱至极，所以她不愿和丈夫分享。
答案： C
3．What can we know about the writer according to the passage?
A．She is really good at cooking.
B．She doesn’t like going out for dinner.
C．She will have meatloaf on her next birthday.
D．She doesn’t know how to cook meatloaf.
解析： 细节理解题。根据第二段的“Maybe if I had her recipe，I could explain it more precisely.”可知，作者不会做烘肉卷。
答案： D
4．What is the best title for the passage?
A．My happy family.
B．A memorable dinner.
C．My twentyninth birthday.
D．My grandmother’s meatloaf.
解析： 主旨大意题。作者通过叙述往事来表达对祖母做的烘肉卷的喜爱。
答案： D
