阅读下面短文并回答问题.然后将答案写到答题卡相应的位置上(请注意问题后的字数要求). [1]One out of many important things f

阅读下面短文并回答问题，然后将答案写到答题卡相应的位置上（请注意问题后的字数要求）。

[1]One out of many important things for the wholefamily to do is to have dinner together. Researchers began reporting thebenefits of family dinner about a decade ago, focusing mainly on how it affectschildren. Studies show that those families who eat dinner at least 3 or 4 timesa week together, benefit in many ways.

[2]Eating together helps families achieve opencommunication and build stronger and healthier relationships. Children havebetter grades at school and are better adjusted as teens and adults, and theentire family enjoys healthier nutrition. For many families, eating dinnertogether proves to be good and effective way to reduce the risk of youth ratesof addiction, and helps to raise healthier children. It is also a great time toshare the events of the day, discuss news and ideas and just be together andenjoy each other's company.

[3]During dinner time parents have better opportunityto show that they are the prior to their children. Sitting at the same tableand sharing meals is where and when parents can find out more about theirchildren's school performance, daily activities and attitudes toward life. Whenparents have all this information they can better direct their kids towardpositive things in life. They also have better chance to reduce thepossibility that children will get involved with alcohol, tobacco, and illegaldrugs.

[4]However, family researchers say that the benefitsof family dinner by no means can be considered as automatic. Parents can sitdown to dinner with their kids every day and achieve nothing.____________________ if there is too much arguing going on, if there is nomeaningful conversation or, what is even worse, if there is just plain silenceduring gathering.

1.What is the main idea of the text? (no more than 8words)

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2.Which sentence in the text is closest in meaning tothe following one?

By having dinner together family members can have freeexchange of information and develop closer ties among them.

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3.Fill in the blank in Paragraph 4 with proper words.(no more than 8 words)

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4.What information can parents probably get about theirchildren at family dinner? (no more than 12 words)

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5.Translate the underlined sentence in Paragraph 3 intoChinese.

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试题答案

【答案】

1.Families benefit from eating together./Having dinnertogether is beneficial to families.

2.Eating together helps families achieve opencommunication and build stronger and healthier relationships.

3.No family dinner can benefit./Family dinner may notbenefit.

4.their children’s school performance, daily activitiesand attitudes toward life

5.父母也有更好的机会来减少孩子沾染烟、酒和毒品的可能性。/父母也更有可能降低子女染上吸烟、酗酒、吸毒等不良习惯的几率。