I do not need a calendar to tell me when it is winter. All I need is my nose. When I wake up in the morning and smell the tasty treats my mom is cooking downstairs, I know winter has arrived.
The first one is the smell of chocolate. During the holiday season (from Thanksgiving to New Year’s Day) my mother makes her special hot chocolate. She always adds a peppermint candy cane (薄荷味拐棍糖) to the drink and tops it with cream.
The hot chocolate gets me out of bed, but it is my mother’s chocolate fudge (軟糕) that makes me run downstairs. It is a thick chunk (塊) of chocolate that tastes like heaven. My mother adds nuts. That gives it more texture (質感).
But my mother isn’t done yet. She also makes a treat she calls “window panes (窗玻璃)”. She takes a few different colored marshmallows (棉花糖) and melts them together with chocolate. The final product looks like a colorful church window, so we call it “window panes”.
These tasty holiday treats are usually eaten after a meal as a dessert. But don’t tell Santa Claus because I secretly eat them all day long.
小題1:What wakes “me” up in the morning?
A．The alarm clock.B．My mom.
C．The noise upstairs.D．The smell of food.
小題2: In the author’s eyes, the taste of the chocolate fudge is ____.
A．terribleB．wonderful
C．a(chǎn)wfulD．so so
小題3:With nuts, the chocolate fudge tastes _____.
A．softerB．sweeter
C．harderD．hotter
小題4:The “window panes” the author mentions refer to _____.
A．special hot chocolate drink
B．decorations on the window
C．chocolate cake with fruits on it
D．a(chǎn) mixture of marshmallows and chocolate
小題5:Why does the author look forward to the winter?
A．There is plenty of time to play around.
B．The food his mom cooks is mouthwatering.
C．It’s great fun to play outdoors.
D．He can have a good rest during the winter.

小題1:D
小題1:B
小題1:A
小題1:D
小題1:B
D. What makes “me” up in the morning? 什么在早上喚醒“我”，由文章第三段首句The hot chocolate gets me out of bed…可知，熱巧克力的香氣喚醒了“我”，chocolate屬于食物，因此正確答案為D. The smell of food。
2. B. 在作者的眼中，巧克力軟糖的味道是極好的，由文章第三段第二句a thick chunk (塊) of chocolate that tastes like heaven可知，巧克力塊的味道嘗起來像置身天堂，因此正確答案為B wonderful.
3. A. 加入了堅果，巧克力軟糖的口感更加地柔軟。由文章第三段最后兩句My mother adds nuts. That gives it more texture (質感)可知，加入堅果使得巧克力軟糖更有質感，因此正確答案為A.
4. D. 這種叫做“窗玻璃”的糖指的是一種棉花糖和巧克力的混合物。由文章第三段…“window panes (窗玻璃)”. She takes a few different colored marshmallows (棉花糖) and melts them together with chocolate可知，媽媽將一些不同顏色的棉花糖和巧克力混合在一起，因此正確答案為D.
5. B. 作者期盼冬季的原因是媽媽做的食物使人垂涎三尺。由文章整體及最后一段These tasty holiday treats are usually eaten after a meal as a dessert. But don’t tell Santa Claus because I secretly eat them all day long可知，作者整個冬天都在享受美食，因此正確答案為B.
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