Question

Family meals

Good nutrition and a balanced diet will help your child grow up healthy. Whether your kid is a toddler (学步的孩子) or a teenager，you can take 5     to improve nutrition and encourage smart 6      habits. There are five best strategies，one of which is to have 7      family meals.

Family meals are a comforting occasion for both

8      and kids. Kids who take part in regular family meals are also 9      to eat fruit，vegetables and grains,and less likely to snack on 10      foods,smoke or drink alcohol.

11     ，family meals offer the chance to introduce

your child to new foods and 12      which foods your child likes and which ones he or she doesn’t.

Teenagers may 13      their noses at a family meal—not 14      because they’re trying to become independent. Yet studies find that teenagers still 15      their parents’advice and counsel,so use mealtime as a 16      to reconnect. Also,consider trying these strategies：

?  17      your teenager to invite a friend to dinner.

? Involve your teenager in meal 18      and preparation.

? Keep mealtime calm and congenial—no lectures or 19      .

What’s important as a family meal? Any time you and your family 20      together—whether it’s takeout food or a home-cooked meal，try to 21      nutritious food and a time when everyone can be there. This may mean eating dinner a little 22      to accommodate a child who’s at sports practice. It can also mean setting aside time on the 23     ，such as Sunday brunch(早午餐) ，when it may be more convenient to 24      as a group.

5. A.  steps   B. rules

   C.  meals   D. advantages

6.  A. learning   B. eating

   C.  sleeping   D. behaving

7. A.  common   B. usual

   C.  regular   D. normal

8.  A. friends   B. adults

   C.  relatives   D. parents

9. A.  easier   B. harder

   C.  more likely   D. more safely

10. A.  cheap   B. expensive

   C.  various   D. unhealthy

11. A.  As a result   B. In addition

   C.  In reality   D. Generally speaking

12. A.  find out   B. bring in

   C.  pick out   D. make up

13. A.  turn up   B. put down

   C.  clear up   D. do up

14. A.  joking   B. interesting

   C.  surprising   D. challenging

15. A.  give   B. imagine

   C.  refuse   D. want

16. A.  meeting   B. game

   C.  chance   D. task

17. A.  Order   B. Allow '

   C.  Ask   D. Forbid

18. A.  planning   B. cooking

   C.  serving   D. eating

19. A.  drinking   B. arguing

   C.  smoking   D. delaying

20. A.  eat   B. chat

   C.  sit   D. walk

21. A.  order   B. buy

   C.  prepare   D. share

22. A.  earlier   B. later

   C.  slower   D. faster

23. A.  holidays   B. occasions

   C.  weekends   D. weekdays

24. A. study   B. live

   C.  discuss   D. gather

Answer 1

5. A take steps采取措施(改善孩子的营养) 。

6. B本篇主要讲的是“饮食习惯”。

7. C regular指“经常性的，有规律的”。

8. D在家里吃饭对父母和孩子来说都是舒适的。

9. C在家里吃饭，孩子吃蔬菜、水果和谷物类食物的可能性就大得多。

10. I〕这样孩子吃“不健康的”食物的可能性就小些了。

11. B这是在第二段中提到了“在家里吃饭”的第一点好处之后，再提到的第二点，所以用“此外”连接。

12. A “弄清楚”孩子喜欢吃什么食物。

13. A turn up one’s noses的意思是“不以为然”。

14. C因为孩子试图变得独立，所以他们对在家里吃饭不以为然。

15. D研究表明，孩子还是需要父母的忠告和建议的。

16. C把进餐时间作为与孩子进行沟通的“机会”。

17. B为了与孩子沟通，允许孩子邀请朋友与家人一起进餐。

18. A让孩子参与家宴的计划和准备工作。

19. B根据前面的内容吃饭时保持安静，不教训孩子可知，父母此时也不要与孩子争吵。

20. A根据本篇的主题可知是在一块吃饭。

21. D共享有营养的食物。

22. B由于孩子在参加体育训练，所以要和孩子一起吃饭，吃饭时间就得晚一点儿。

23. C从后面的Sunday brunch可知，这里指的是周末留出时间与孩子团聚。

24. D周末恰好是家人“聚”在一起的好机会。