Famous as “the king of chefs and the chef of kings, Auguste Escoffier helped rai

Famous as “the king of chefs and the chef of kings,”Auguste Escoffier helped raise the position of cooking from a laborer’s task toan artist’s job. Escoffier was born on October 28, 1846, in the small villageof Villeneuve-Loubet, near Nice, France. Among the key figures in the boy’slife was his father, who worked primarily as a blacksmith（铁匠）. His grandmother, an enthusiastic cook, was perhapsmore responsible than anyone for introducing the boy to an appreciation of thedelights of cooking.

Young Escoffier attended the local school until age12, upon which time his father thought it necessary that the boy learn a trade.In school he had shown a talent for drawing, yet he was told to regard this artonly as a hobby, and to find his career in a more practical profession. Thushis father took him to Nice in 1859, where he would work as an apprentice（学徒）in his uncle’s restaurant, the respectable LeRestaurant Francais.

At Le Restaurant Francais, Escoffier was not treatedas the close relative of the boss. Rather, he experienced a classicallydemanding apprenticeship. For this strictness of training he would later, inhis memoirs（回忆录）, express gratefulness. During this timeEscoffier also attended night school, and had to deal with his studies as wellas the demands of a promising career.

When Escoffier was 19 and had taken on yet moreresponsibilities in his uncle’s restaurant, a customer recognized his skillsand offered him work in Paris. This was the owner of Le Petit Moulin Rouge, oneof the finest restaurants in Paris, where Escoffier was to become a sous-chef,ranking below the head chef. After three years in this position, he rose to thelevel of head chef, wearing the respected chef’s hat.

1.It was his __________ who first influenced Escoffierto be interested in cooking.

A．father            B．mother           C．uncle             D．grandmother

2.We can infer that as a schoolboy, Escoffier mighthope to be __________.

A．a chef            B．a businessman     C．an artist           D．a blacksmith

3.According to Paragraph 3, Escoffier __________.

A．was badlytreated by his uncle             B．showed greatinterest in writing

C．dislikedworking as an apprentice           D．was thankfulfor the strict training

4.Which of the following can best describe Escoffier?

A．Hard-working.      B．Honest.           C．Warm-hearted.    D．Modest.

5.What is the text mainly about?

A．How to becomea chef in France.           B．The influenceof Auguste Escoffier.

C．What anapprentice is required to do.        D．The early life of afamous French chef.

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1.D

2.C

3.D

4.A

5.D

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