上海市2015松江區(qū)中考英語(yǔ)一模試卷(含答案)

上海市2015松江區(qū)中考英語(yǔ)一模試卷(含答案)（滿分150分，完卷時(shí)間100分鐘）2015.1考生注意：本卷有7大題，共94小題。試題均采用連續(xù)編號(hào)，所有答案務(wù)必按照規(guī)定在答題卡上完成，做在試卷上不給分。Part1Listening（第一部分聽(tīng)力）Listenandchoosetherightpicture(根據(jù)你聽(tīng)到的內(nèi)容，選出相應(yīng)的圖片)(6分)Listentothedialogueandchoosethebestanswertothequestionyouhear(根據(jù)你聽(tīng)到的對(duì)話和問(wèn)題，選出最恰當(dāng)?shù)拇鸢?：(8分)7.A)Monday. B)Wednesday. C)Thursday. D)Friday.8.A)One. B)Two. C)Three. D)Four.9.A)Yellow. B)Black. C)Blue. D)Green.10.A)Bytrain. B)Byplane. C)Byship. D)Bycar.11.A)Athome B)Inthehospital. C)Intheschool. D)Atthesupermarket.12.A)$100. B)$150. C)$200. D)$250.13.A)Hedoesn'tlikedumplings. B)Hehashadenoughfood.C)Hewantstohaveacupoftea. D)Hedoesn'tlikecoffee.14.A)Heplayedfootballyesterday. B)Hedidhishomeworkyesterday.C)Hestayedinbedallnightyesterday. D)Hereviewedhislessonsallnightyesterday.C.Listentothepassageandtellwhetherthefollowingstatementsaretrueorfalse(判斷下列句子是否符合你聽(tīng)到的內(nèi)容,符合的用“T”表示，不符合的用“F”表示)(7分)15.ThebookQuickCookingiswrittenforpeoplewhodon'thavemuchtime.16.Everypersonwillfindhisorherrightwaytocookinthisbook.17.Busypeopleshouldnoticethatalltherecipes(烹飪法)inthebookareeasytofollow.18.Therearecompletemealswhichareplannedonlyforbeginners.19.Fromthispassageweknowthereareother"quickbooks"forbusypeople.上海市2015松江區(qū)中考英語(yǔ)一模試卷(含答案)全文共10頁(yè)，當(dāng)前為第1頁(yè)。20.Thispassageismostprobablyaboutanintroductiontocooking.上海市2015松江區(qū)中考英語(yǔ)一模試卷(含答案)全文共10頁(yè)，當(dāng)前為第1頁(yè)。D.Listentothepassageandcompletethefollowingsentences（聽(tīng)短文，完成下列內(nèi)容。每空格限填一詞）（7分）AmusingStories21.Jimwalkedintohissixthperiodclass____________________hisfifthbecausehewasstillsleepy.22.Allofhisclassmates____________________himwhenJimgotinthesixthclass.23.Dick____________________aboutJohnbyleavinganinvitationonhisdesktellinghimtogotoameeting,whichwasmadeup.24.Dickthoughtitfunnyatfirst.But,whenhesawJohn,hefelt____________________aboutdoingit.25.Sarahwascomplainingabouthermathsteacher,MissGreenwhenshewas____________________her.Part2Phonetics,VocabularyandGrammar(第二部分語(yǔ)音，詞匯和語(yǔ)法)II．Choosethebestanswer(選擇最恰當(dāng)?shù)拇鸢?：（共20分）26.Soundeffectsaddexcitementtothepictures.Whichofthefollowingiscorrectfortheunderlinedwordinthesentence?27.Whichofthefollowingunderlinedpartsisdifferentinpronunciationwithothers?A)Nooneunderstandsme.B)Thankyouforlookingafterussowell.C)Thosechildrenhavefinishedoffthefruit.D)ThisiswhatIgatheredfromhisspeech.28.Thefirstthingtodowhencreatingacomicstripistothinkof______plot.A)an B)the C)/ D)a29.MostpeoplechosenotonlyJane'splanbutalso______afterthediscussion.A)I B)my C)me D)mine30.ShetoldmetheyarrivedinShanghai______theeveningofOctober20th.A)on B)in C)to D)at31.Weshouldwriteon______sidesofpaperinordertosaveit.A)either B)any C)all D)both32.You'dbettertaketheGPSwithyou______youwon'tgetlost.A)assoonas B)sothat C)because D)nowthat33.Ourclassteacherwaspleasedtoknowthat______studentsinhisclassatejunkfood.A)much B)many C)few D)little34.Jacktookmusic______thananyboyinhisclass,sobewassuccessful.A)lessseriously B)seriously C)moreserious D)moreseriously35.Students______becarefulwhentheydochemicalexperimentsinthelab.A)can B)must C)need D)may36.Mr.Lihadtodoallthehouseworkhimself,______?A)didn'the B)hadn'the C)didhe D)hadhe37.WeshouldobeythetrafficrulesinordertokeepourselvesA)save B)safe C)safely D)safety38.Thethiefdenied______moneyfromtheoldmanintheshoppingmall.上海市2015松江區(qū)中考英語(yǔ)一模試卷(含答案)全文共10頁(yè)，當(dāng)前為第2頁(yè)。上海市2015松江區(qū)中考英語(yǔ)一模試卷(含答案)全文共10頁(yè)，當(dāng)前為第2頁(yè)。39.LastnightIdidn'tansweryourphonebecauseI______aninterestingTVprogramme.A)waswatching B)watched C)hadwatched D)havewatched40.Mary______inthathousingestatesinceshecamebacktoShanghaiin2005.A)isliving B)hadlived C)wouldlive D)haslived41.Somecitizensgrowvegetablesthemselves______theyareworriedaboutthesafetyofthefood.A)if B)although C)until D)because42.______sadweweretohearaboutYahang'saircrashlastmonth.A)What B)Whata C)How D)Whatan43.AfterDonghaiBridge______,itbecameanewtouristattraction.A)completed B)complete C)iscompleted D)wascompleted44.-I'msorryI'vebrokenyourglasses.-______.I'vegotanotherpair.Whichofthefollowingresponsesiswrong?A)You'rewelcome. B)Nevermind.C)Itdoesn'tmatter. D)That'sallright.45.-MyfamilyhasbookedapackagetourtoParisforthesummerholidays.-______A)Sorrytohearthat. B)Haveagreattime!C)Oh,nevermind. D)Withpleasure.III.Completethefollowingpassagewiththewordsorphrasesinthebox.Eachcanonlybeusedonce.(將下列單詞或詞組填入空格。每空限填一詞，每詞只能填一次)（共8分）A.bedB.leavingC.famousD.includingE.beachEversincehisnewmovieGuardiansoftheGalaxy(《銀河護(hù)衛(wèi)隊(duì)》)becameahottopicattheboxofficelastmonth,ChrisPratthasbecome46aroundtheworld.Butdoyouknowthattheactorcomesfromapoorfamily?Hisroadtofamehasnotbeeneasy.After47highschool,Chrisattendedcollege.However,histimeasacollegestudentwasshort.Hedroppedout(輟學(xué))oneyearlater.Then,hemadealivingwithdifferentkindsofjobs,48asalesmanandarestaurantwaiter.Forashorttime,hewashomelessandsleptonthe49.A.successfulB.whileC.discoveredD.findingE.adviceTheactorreceivedhis"break(機(jī)會(huì))"50workingatarestaurant.Hewas51byafamousdirectoratthattime.ShegaveChrisaroleintheshortmovieshewasdirecting.ThusChrisbeganhisHollywoodcareer.Chrishasapassionforacting.Heworkshardandiswillingtotakeothers'52.Gradually,thetalentedyoungmanwentfrombeingasupportingactortoa53moviestar.Now,ChrisisplayinginthenewJurassisParkmovie.HealsohasadealwithMarvel(漫威漫畫公司)forfurtherGuardiansoftheGalaxymovies.ThefutureforthisHollywoodstarlooksasthoughitwillcontinuetobumbright.IV.Completethesentenceswiththegivenwordsintheirproperforms（用括號(hào)中所給單詞 的適當(dāng)形式完成下列句子)(共8分)54.Bobwastoooldtowalkupstairstothe__________floorofthebuilding.(twelve)55.Theladygavehermoneytothehomeless,althoughsheisnotrich__________.(she)56.__________,theanimalsheltersavedthepoordogintime.(Luck)57.I'msureyouwill__________inworkingouttheproblemunlessyougiveup.(success)58.Thegoldenfishsaidtothefisherman,"Allyour__________willcometrue."(wish)59.Whenpeoplegetolderandolder,theirshort-termmemorybecomes__________.(bad)60.It'samazingtoseetheselocalpeopleweartheir__________hatsandskirtsinfestivals.(tradition)上海市2015松江區(qū)中考英語(yǔ)一模試卷(含答案)全文共10頁(yè)，當(dāng)前為第3頁(yè)。61.Recentlytherehavebeena__________ofhealtheducationactivitiesinourschool.(vary)上海市2015松江區(qū)中考英語(yǔ)一模試卷(含答案)全文共10頁(yè)，當(dāng)前為第3頁(yè)。V.Rewritethefollowingsentencesasrequired（根據(jù)所給要求，改寫下列句子。每空格限填一詞)(共14分)62.Theoldmanrealizedthattoomuchsaltwasharmfultohealth.(改為否定句)Theoldman____________________thattoomuchsaltwasharmfultohealth.63.Perhapstherewillbenomorecormorantfishermenintheworld.(改為反意疑問(wèn)句)Perhapstherewillbenomorecormorantfishermenintheworld,____________________?64.Attheageoffive,mylittlesonweighed25kilograms.(對(duì)劃線部分提問(wèn))____________________didyourlittlesonweighattheageoffive?65.CouldyoutellmehowIcanconnectmyiPadtothecomputer?(改為簡(jiǎn)單句)Couldyoutellme____________________connectmyiPadtothecomputer?66.MyfriendJoneswrotesomearticlesaboutmemorylastmonth.(改為被動(dòng)語(yǔ)態(tài))Somearticlesaboutmemory____________________bymyfriendJoneslastmonth.67.Iwillcallthepoliceifthatnoisedoesn'tstopinashortwhile.(保持句意基本不變)Iwillcallthepolice__________thatnoise__________inashortwhile.68.Jill,necklace,a,I,wearing,noticed,was,pearl(連詞成句)__________________________________________________________________Part3ReadingandWriting(第三部分讀與寫)IX.ReadingComprehension(閱讀理解)：(共50分)A.Choosethebestanswer(根據(jù)文章內(nèi)容，選擇最恰當(dāng)?shù)拇鸢?：(12分)Alinguist,whostudieslanguages,isalwayslistening,neveroff-duty.Iinvitedagroupoffriendsroundtomyhouse,tellingthemthatIwasgoingtorecordtheirspeech.IsaidIwasinterestedintheirregionalaccents(地方口音),anditwouldtakeonlyafewminutestorecordit.Afterwards,oneevening,threepeoplecametomyhouseandwereshownintomysitting-room.Infrontofeachchairtherewasamicrophone(麥克風(fēng))atheadheight,connectedtoarecorderinthemiddleofthefloor.Theysatdown,rathernervously.IexplainedthatallIwantedwasforthemtocountfromonetotwenty,thenwecouldrelaxandhaveadrink.Iturnedontherecorderandeachinturncountedfromonetotwentyintheirbestaccents.Whenitwasover,Iturnedtherecorderoffandbroughtroundthedrinks.Therestoftheeveningwasspentincompleterelaxation.Italkedandjokedwiththemfreelybyleavingthemonlyforatelephonecallwhichlastedsometime.Oratleastthatishowitwouldappear.Youknow,ofcourse,themicrophoneswerenotconnectedtotherecorderinthemiddleoftheroomatallbuttoanotheroneinthebedroom.Myfriends,havingseentherecorderbeforethemturnedoff,paidnomoreattentiontothemicrophonesafewinchesfromtheirmouths,thusgivingexcellentsoundquality(質(zhì)量).ItmeantthatIwasabletogetapieceofnaturaltalk.Ishouldadd,perhaps,thatIdidtellmyfriendswhathadhappenedtothem,aftertherecordingwasover,andaskedthemwhetheritshouldbedestroyed.Noneofthemwantedto--butforsomeyearsafterthat,italwaysseemedthatwhenitcametobuyingdrinks,Ipaidforthem.Linguisticresearchcanbeaveryexpensivebusiness.69.Theunderlinedword"linguist"inParagraph1probablymeans______.A)語(yǔ)言學(xué)習(xí)者 B)語(yǔ)言研究者 C)語(yǔ)言模仿者 D)語(yǔ)言開發(fā)者70.Thewriteraskedhisfriendstocountfromonetotwentybecausehewantedto______.上海市2015松江區(qū)中考英語(yǔ)一模試卷(含答案)全文共10頁(yè)，當(dāng)前為第4頁(yè)。A)checkifhisrecorderwasworking上海市2015松江區(qū)中考英語(yǔ)一模試卷(含答案)全文共10頁(yè)，當(dāng)前為第4頁(yè)。B)discoverwhohadthebestsoundqualityC)letthemthinkthatwasallhewantedtorecordD)recordhowtheypronouncednumbersintheirregionalaccents71.Thewriterlefttheroominthemiddleoftheeveningbecause______.A)hehadtomakeaphonecall B)thephoneranginthebedroomC)helikedtalkingwiththemonthephone D)helettheotherstalkfreelywithouthim72.Therecordingwhichthewriterwasabletomakewas______.A)natural. B)controlled. C)unclear D)nervous.73.Whenthewritertoldhisfriendswhathehaddone,theyA)wantedhimtodestroytherecordings B)didn'tseemtomindmuchC)seemedtohavenoresponse D)madehimbuythemmoredrinks74.Fromthispassage,weknowthewriterrecordedtheirtalk______.A)ontherecorderinthemiddleofthefloor B)byusinghiddenmicrophones.C)ontherecorderinanotherroom D)inthesitting-roomB. Choosethewordsorexpressionsandcompletethepassage（選擇最恰當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或詞語(yǔ)完成短文)（12分）Wehavetwodaughters:KristenissevenyearsoldandKellyisfour.LastSundayevening,weinvitedsomepeoplehomefordinner.IdressedthegirlsnicelyforthepartyandtoldthemthattheirjobwastojoinMuminansweringthe75whenthebellrang.Mumwouldalsointroducethemtotheguestsandthentheywouldtaketheguests'coatsupstairsandputthemonthebedinthesecondbedroom.Theguestsarrived.Iintroducedmytwodaughterstoeachofthem.Theadultswereniceandkindandsaidhow76weweretohavesuchgoodkids.EachoftheguestsmadeaparticularfocusonKelly,theyoungerone,77herdress,herhairandhersmile.Theysaidshewasaremarkablegirltobecarryingcoatsupstairsatherage.Ithinktomyselfthatweadultsusuallymakeabig"todo"overtheyoungeronebecauseshe'stheonewhoseemsmoreeasilyhurt.Wedoitwiththebestofintention(意圖).Butwe78thinkofhowitmightaffecttheelderchild.IwasalittleworriedthatKristenwouldfeelshewasn'tbehavingwell.IwasabouttoservedinnerwhenI79thatshehadbeendisappearingfortwentyminutes.Iranupstairsandfoundherinthebedroom,crying.Isaid,"Whatareyoudoing,mydear?"Sheturnedtomewithasadexpressionandsaid,"Mum,whydon'tpeoplelikemethewaytheylikemysister?Isit80I'mnotpretty?Isthatwhytheydon'tsaynicethingsaboutmeasmuch?"Itriedtoexplaintoher,kissingandhugginghertomakeherfeelbetter.Now,wheneverIvisitafriend'shome,Imakeitapointtospeaktotheelderchildfirst.75.A)phone B)question C)reques D)door76.A)meaningful B)dramatic C)lucky D)thankful77.A)interviewing B)questioning C)respecting D)enjoying78.A)often B)simply C)always D)seldom79.A)realized B)thought C)knew D)agreed80.A)because B)that C)why D)whetherC)Readthepassageandfillintheblankswithproperwords（在短文的空格內(nèi)填入適當(dāng)?shù)脑~，使其內(nèi)容通順，每空格限填一詞，首字母已給):（14分）上海市2015松江區(qū)中考英語(yǔ)一模試卷(含答案)全文共10頁(yè)，當(dāng)前為第5頁(yè)。Ifyouarereadingthisarticleinclass,youaretryingtoreaditquickly.Youhavebeentaughttoskimandscan.Youwilllookforkeywordssoastounderstandthemainideaofthearticleandthei81pointsinthearticle.Skimmingandscanningisagoodwayinalimited(有限的)time,suchaswhenyouaretakinganexam.However,today,manypeopleskimandscaneverythingandtheyhave182theabilitytoenjoyreading.Somethingcalled"theslowreadingmovement"hasbecomepopulartosolvetheproblem.Theideaisthatpeopleturnofftheircomputersandmobilephonesforoverhalfanhoureachdayandenjoytheh83ofreadingagoodbook---slowly!Inmanycitiestherearee84slowreadingclubswheremembersgotoacar6,nottodiscussbooks,buttositquietlywitheachother,drinkcoffeeandjustread.Scientistshavefoundthatreadingslowly,especiallybooksoffiction,helpspeoplerelaxandthinkaboutwhattheyarereading.Italsohelpspeopleempathize(強(qiáng)調(diào)).Thispointisessential.Whenyoureadanovelslowly,yougettounderstandthecharacters'emotionsandtoseetheworld上海市2015松江區(qū)中考英語(yǔ)一模試卷(含答案)全文共10頁(yè)，當(dāng)前為第5頁(yè)。t85theireyes.Reading,ofcourse,isn'teasy.Youhavetositstillforonething.Itcanseemboringwhencompared(比較)totheexcitementofplayingvideogames.Forme,readinghasbeenanendlesspleasureinmylife.Fromtheageoften,whenIgotmyfirstlibrarycard,I'veenjoyedthecompany(陪伴)ofheroes,evilcriminalsandcleverdetectives,ofthousandsofinterestingpeopleIwouldhavenevermetinreallife.Readingprovidedmewithescape,butitalsoe86metounderstandtheworldaroundme.Itwasaneducationinaclassroomthathadnowalls.Inclass,youhavelearnedtoread"fast."A87class,youshouldtrytolearntoread"slow."Youmaybesurprisedathowmuchyouenjoyit.D．Answerthequestions（根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容回答下列問(wèn)題）（12分）ThereisamurdertosolveThereisa"murderer"amongus.Youmaywonderwhatishappening.Letmetellyou!IfyougetontheMurderMysteryLunchtrainfromLondon'sVictoriaStation,youwillsurelymeetsuchan"experience".Passengerstakepartinadetectivegameandfindthe"murderer"ontheirwaytoKent.Beforethepassengersgetonthetrain,agentlemannamedGraywillgreettheminfrontofthetrain.Heisdressedingreywithacatinhisarms.Hewillbethefirstactortomeetthepassengers.Hewillhaveachatwithpeopleanddropsomeclues.AssoonasthetrainleavesVictoriaStation,awomanwillrunintothecarriage(車廂)andcry,"Ihavebeenstabbed(刺傷)!"ThenayoungmancalledMattwillrushintothecarriageandshout,"There'sbeena'murder'.Don'tbefrightened!"Thenpassengerswillhavetimetoquestionthecharacters,includingadetective,anewspaperreporterandapolicemanaboutwhat'sgoingon.Afterthemeal,allthepassengerswillsittogetherandraisetheirownideasofthe"murder".Thosewhoareabletosolvethecasecangetabottleofchampagne(香檳)asreward(獎(jiǎng)勵(lì)).OneticketoftheMurderMysteryLunchtraincostsabout~310,includingafive-courselunchwithchampagneandwine,Itdoesn'tsoundtooexpensive.Butthequestionisthatitisdifficulttobookaticketbecausethetrainistoopopularnowadays.Afterall,manypeoplehaveadetectivedream,don'tthey?88.TheMurderMysteryLunchtrainleavesLondon'sVictoriaStation,doesn'tit?____________________________________________________________________________89.Whowillthepassengersmeetfirstaftertheygetonthetrain?____________________________________________________________________________90.Howwillthepassengersdealwiththe"murder"caseafterthemeal?____________________________________________________________________________91.Whatwillbetherewardforthosewhoareabletosolvethe"murder"case?____________________________________________________________________________92.HowmuchdoesoneticketoftheMurderMysteryLunchtraincost?____________________________________________________________________________上海市2015松江區(qū)中考英語(yǔ)一模試卷(含答案)全文共10頁(yè)，當(dāng)前為第6頁(yè)。93.Whatdoyouthinkofthetraintravelexperience?Whydoyouthinkso?上海市2015松江區(qū)中考英語(yǔ)一模試卷(含答案)全文共10頁(yè)，當(dāng)前為第6頁(yè)。____________________________________________________________________________VII.Writing(作文):(20分)94.Nowadays,it'sgettingmoreandmoreimportanttogetonwellwithothers.Whatareyouropinionsaboutit?Whatareyourgoodwaystogetonwellwithothers?如今，與人和睦相處越來(lái)越顯得重要了，你認(rèn)為呢?請(qǐng)根據(jù)以上情景寫一篇不少于60個(gè)詞的短文，談?wù)勀銓?duì)與人相處的看法并建議如何與人(你可以從你的父母、你的老師或者你的同學(xué)中任意選取一位)相處，并舉例說(shuō)明。(注意：標(biāo)點(diǎn)符號(hào)不占格，短文中不得出現(xiàn)任何人名、校名及其它相關(guān)信息，否則不予評(píng)分。)Thefollowingkeypointsareforreferenceonly.(以下要點(diǎn)僅供參考)1.Ithinkthat.../Inmyopinion2.inafriendlyway上海市2015松江區(qū)中考英語(yǔ)一模試卷(含答案)全文共10頁(yè)，當(dāng)前為第7頁(yè)。

上海市2015松江區(qū)中考英語(yǔ)一模試卷(含答案)全文共10頁(yè)，當(dāng)前為第7頁(yè)。Part1A.1.Janewasillinbedlastweek,butshestilldidalotofreading. (G)2.Ridingourbikestoschooleverydaymakesushealthyandactive. (B)3.Marywondersifit'snecessarytobuyherdaughteramobilephone. (E)4.Thepolicemanistalkingaboutthesafetyin.ShanghaiduringtheAPEC. (A)5.Howniceitistotakealongwalkalongthebeachwithyourbestfriend. (F)6.Whenyoupaintthepictures,don’'tforgettovaryframesizestomaketheminteresting. (D)B.7.M:Whenarewegoingtohavetheschoolopenday,ThursdayorFriday?W:Friday,thedayaftertomorrow.Q:Whatdaywilltheschoolopendaybe? (D)8.W:HaveyoubookedaticketforSpringFestival'sConcert,Jack?M:Yes,I'vejustbookedsomeontheInternet.Iwillgotherewithmyparents.Q:HowmanypeoplewillgotoSpringFestival'sConcertwithJack? (B)9.W:Isthisyellowbikeyours,Tom?M:No,mineisblue.Perhapsit'sBen's.W:No.Ben'sbikeisblack.Q:WhatcolorisTom’sbike? (C)10.W:Whereamyougoingnextmonth?M:MyfamilywillgoonatriptoBeijing.W:Howareyougoingthere?M:Thetrainticketshavebeensoldout.Sowe'llhavetoflythereinstead.Q:Howwilltheman'sfamilytraveltoBeijing?(B)11.M:Hi,Lisa.Youlookworried.What'swrong?W:Ihaven'tfinishedmyMathshomework.Andit'stimeforclass.M:Oh!really?Youaregoodatit,right?W:Yes,butIhadaheadachelastnight.Q:Wherearethetwospeakersnow? (C)12.M:I'vejustboughtthiscoatonsale.Ipaidonly$200forit.Whatdoyouthinkofit?W:It'sverynice,butmydaughterboughtthesamethingforhalftheprice.Q:Howmuchdidthewoman'sdaughterpayforhercoat? (A)13.W:Whataboutsomemoredumplings?M:No,thankyou.I'mfull.Q:Whatdoesthemanmean? (B)14.M:What'swrongwithDavid?W:Hehasabadheadache.M:Aheadache?Howdidhegetit?W:Hewentoverhislessonsthewholenightyesterday.Hewaspreparingfortheexam.Q:Whydoesn'tDavidfeelwell? (D)上海市2015松江區(qū)中考英語(yǔ)一模試卷(含答案)全文共10頁(yè)，當(dāng)前為第8頁(yè)。C.上海市2015松江區(qū)中考英語(yǔ)一模試卷(含答案)全文共10頁(yè)，當(dāng)前為第8頁(yè)。ManyofuslikeCookingbutneverhavemuchtimeforit:HelenFry'snewbookcalledQuickCookinghasbeenweI1writtenforbusypeople.Ithasover1,000recipes,fromthefamousSpanishrecipestoItalianrecipes.Itsphotos,anddrawingsareclear.Andit'slikethosebookssuchasQuickDressmakingandQuickGardening.Thebookhasastrongplasticcover.Itiseasytofindyourwayaroundittoo.Busypeople,noticethis!Mrs.Frytellsyouhowmuchtimeyouneedinordertogeteachdishready.QuickCookinghas4parts,oneforeachseason.Thishelpsyoutousefreshfruitandvegetableswhentheyarecheaper--and,ofcourse,better.Therearealotofexcitingideasfromforeigncountries,andmostoftherecipesareeasytofollow.Forexample,therearenofewerThan40recipesforeggs!Mrs.Frydoesnotplancompletemealsforthe“quickcooking”.Thebeginnerswillhavetofindoutalotofinterestingthingsforhimself--orherself.Itwill