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The different ways to cook eggs
煮鸡蛋的各种方式
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How do you want your eggs? Someone might ask that question at breakfast. It can be tricky if you've never thought about it before, and there are many ways to cook eggs!
One popular way kids like is "scrambled(炒蛋)", which means the cook breaks the eggs and mixes the whites and yolks(蛋黄) before cooking. You get hard scrambled eggs if you cook them for a long time. But if you cook them for a shorter time, they are soft scrambled and still a bit runny. If you cook hard scrambled eggs but don't mix them up, you can make an "omelet"—just fold the hard scrambled eggs around a filling, such as meat, cheese or vegetables, and you will have an omelet.
Another favorite way to cook eggs is "sunny side up". It means the egg is fried on one side until the edges turn brown, and the yolk looks like the bright yellow sun. If you turn it over and cook it a little longer, you can get an "over easy" egg. If you want it to be less runny, you can continue cooking it—for an "over medium" or even "over hard" egg. "Over medium" eggs are fried until the whites are cooked while the yolks are still soft, and "over hard" eggs are cooked longer until the whites and yolks are fully cooked.
If you want to take an egg for lunch, try a "hard boiled" egg. You boil it for about 10 to 12 minutes. Once it cools, you can peel it and eat it as a snack or cut it up for a salad. For a "soft boiled" egg, you can cook it for just six minutes.
So, how do you like your eggs? The choice is yours!
答案链接 P118
(B)1. What does the underlined word "tricky" probably mean in paragraph 1?
A. Interesting.
B. Hard.
C. Boring.
D. Easy.
(D)2. What kind of eggs do we get if we fry the eggs until the whites are cooked but the yolks are still soft?
A. Hard boiled eggs.
B. "Over easy" eggs.
C. "Over hard" eggs.
D. "Over medium" eggs.
(B)3. How many ways of cooking eggs are mentioned in this article?
A. Two.
B. Three.
C. Four.
D. Five.
(A)4. In which part of a magazine can we probably read the article?
A. Life.
B. Nature.
C. Travel.
D. Education.

答案： 1. B 画线词下文讲到，有很多种烹饪鸡蛋的做法，所以很难回答“怎么吃鸡蛋”这个问题。因此画线词 tricky 意为“难的”，与 B 选项意思相近。故选 B。
2. D 根据第三段中的“‘Over medium’ eggs are fried until the whites are cooked while the yolks are still soft...”可知，“中等熟”的鸡蛋特点是蛋白全熟、蛋黄仍软。故选 D。
3. B 通读全文内容可知，文中介绍了三种烹饪鸡蛋的方法：炒鸡蛋、煎鸡蛋、煮鸡蛋。故选 B。
4. A 通读全文内容可知，本文介绍了烹饪鸡蛋的几种方法，属于日常生活中的烹饪技巧。因此最有可能在杂志的生活部分读到这篇文章。故选 A。