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From 20pound turkeys to red and green Christmas cookies, with their emphasis on food, experts agree that the holidays are an ideal time to get kids involved in the kitchen.
“I think it helps build up their confidence and their independence，” Charlestonbased chef and motheroftwo Aimee Jones said. “They say, ‘Look, I can do this. I can make and feed myself something yummy. ’ Especially when they can share it with their parents, it definitely helps them build confidence in themselves. ”
Instilling(灌输) a comfort level with cooking at an early age can create a lifelong habit of making meals at home and help to foster a healthy relationship with food.
“This is the age when everything we teach them gets stuck in their heads，” Nico Romo, chef and owner of Nico Oysters Seafood and father of three said. “If something goes wrong with the heat on the stove, they know they can handle it. They can turn it off. And they're using their hands to create things. They can already draw and do all those things, so why can't they hold and chop a vegetable? You show them and watch them. It's a lot of fun. ”
Involving children in creating their favorite holiday treats also makes for a oneofakind bonding experience. “For better or worse, you will get to know your children more deeply when you cook with them. For better, you will share recipes, techniques and anecdotes that you learned at the elbows of mothers, grandmothers and greatgrandmothers long gone，”they wrote.
“For worse, you will huff and puff and whine(埋怨) and lose your patience when they accidentally spill heavy cream all over the kitchen table while making minishortcakes with berries, but they will love you anyway, teaching you, the one who's supposed to be the grownup, about unconditional affection and ready forgiveness. ”
【语篇解读】 本文是一篇议论文。作者介绍了和孩子一起做饭可以增强孩子的自信，增加亲密度并教会大人无条件地去爱。
1．What does the author suggest in Paragraph 2?
A．Increasing children's confidence by cooking.
B．Forming a tradition of family cooking.
C．Cooking delicious meals for children.
D．Making holidays more meaningful.
A [细节理解题。根据第二段中“I think it helps build up their confidence and their independence”可知和孩子一起做饭可以增强孩子的自信和独立性。 ]
2．What does Nico Romo mean in Paragraph 4?
A．Children are good at drawing.
B．This is an age lack of creativity.
C．Children are able to handle cookery.
D．Modern technology is easy to learn.
C [细节理解题。根据第四段内容可知，如果孩子知道怎么关炉子和画画，他也能掌握怎么切菜。此处Nico Romo想表达，孩子们有能力帮忙做饭。]
3．What will adults learn when children make a mess in the kitchen?
A．The skills in controlling their temper.
B．The unlimited love and pardon.
C．The tips for making everything in order.
D．The remarks made for complaint.
B [细节理解题。根据最后一段可知，当孩子做小蛋糕把奶油撒得到处都是时你可能会叹气、埋怨并失去耐心，但是他们仍然爱你，也教会身为成年人的你无条件的爱和原谅。]
4．What is the text mainly about?
A．The stress of cooking during holidays.
B．The benefits of cooking with kids.
C．The advantage of playing with children.
D．The importance of sharing recipes.
B [主旨大意题。根据全文内容可知文章主要讲述了和孩子一起做饭的好处。]
