cooking since he helped his mom in the kitchen when he was very young. He learned how to cook by reading cookbooks and watching TV programs. Outside the kitchen, the two are busy preparing their college applications. Neither of them is sure what they will do in the future, but they've promised their parents that they will leave professional cooking alone until they finish school.

　　【语篇解读】　本文主要介绍了Lanster和Kelly Moran组织慈善捐赠的事迹。

　　【难句分析】　Neither of them is sure what they will do in the future, but they've promised their parents that they will leave professional cooking alone until they finish school.

　　分析：本句中what引导宾语从句，且在宾语从句中作宾语；that引导宾语从句；until引导时间状语从句。

　　译文：他们两个人都不确定将来会做什么，但是他们已经答应父母，在(高中)毕业前会把专业烹饪放到一边。

　　1．How is Lanster's life different from other teenagers' lives?

　　A．He plans to become a professional chef.

　　B．He plays baseball every day after school.

　　C．He goes to a cooking school in his spare time.

　　D．He holds dinner parties after a normal school day.

答案与解析：D　考查细节理解。根据第一段中的"A day... and homework. And then he starts cooking"及第二段中的"For the past year, Lanster and Kelly Moran, his classmate, have been hosting fancy dinner parties at Lanster's parents' home"可知，Lanster除了上学、练习棒球和做作业之外，他在正常的上学日之后还举办晚餐聚会。