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阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。 　　As any homemaker who has tried to keep order at the dinner table knows,there is far more to a family meal than food．Sociologist Michael Lewis has been studying 50 families to find out just how much more． 　　Lewis and his co-workers carried out their study by videotaping（录像）the families while they ate ordinary meals in their own homes．They found that parents with small families talk actively with each other and their children．But as the number of children gets larger,conversation gives way to the parents' efforts to control the loud noise they make．That can have an important effect on the children．“In general the more question-asking the parents do,the higher the children's IQ scores,”Lewis says．“And the more children there are,the less question-asking there is．” 　　The study also provides an explanation for why middle chidren often seem to have a harder time in life than their siblings（兄弟姐妹）．Lewis found that in families with three or four children,dinner conversation is likely to center on the oldest child,who has the most to talk about,and the youngest,who needs the most attention．“Middle children are invisible,”says Lewis．“When you see someone get up from the table and walk around during dinner,chances are it's the middle child．”There is,however,one thing that stops all conversation and prevents anyone from howing attention：“When the TV is on,”Lesis says,“dinner is a non-event．” (1) The writer's purpose in writing the text is to ________ [　　] A． show the relationship between parents and children B． teach parents ways to keep order at the dinner table C． report on the findings of a study D． give information about family problems (2) Parents with large families ask fewer questions at dinner because ________ [　　] A． they are busy serving food to their children B． they are busy keeping order at the dinner table C． they have to pay more attention to younger children D． they are tired out having prepared food for the whole family (3) By saying “Middle children are invisible”in paragraph 3,Lewis means that middle children ________ [　　] A． have to help their parents to serve dinner B． get the least attention from the family C． are often kept away from the dinner table D． find it hard to keep up with other children (4) Lewis' research provides an answer to the question ________ [　　] A． why TV is important in family life B． why parents should keep good order C． why children in small families seem to be quieter D． why middle children seem to have more difficulties in life (5) Which of the following statements would the writer a gree to?________ [　　] A． It is important to have the right food for children． B． It is a good idea to have the TV on during dinner． C． Parents should talk to each of their children frequent D． Elder children should help the younger ones at dinner．

Answer 1

答案：1．C;2．B;3．B;4．D;5．C;
解析：

(1)	解析：主旨大意题。从全文得出。
(2)	解析：细节判断题。从短文第二段第三句可知。give way：让路、让位。
(3)	解析：猜测词义题。从画线句子前一句推断出。
(4)	解析：细节判断题。从短文第三段第一句得出。
(5)	解析：推断题。从短文第二段及第三段推断出。