We cannot remember clearly since when we have started to take our mobiles to a dinner table. This happens a lot, especially when we eat out. Once a dish comes, instead of lifting our chopsticks, we take out our mobiles and click. Later, we post the photos onto microblog or WeChat, “waiting to be liked”. Then we check our mobiles from time to time during the meal to see whether we get “liked” or not. We just cannot leave our mobiles for only a meal.

Does that sound familiar to you? Do you do that often? If not, how do you feel when others do that when having dinner with you?

A recent study shows what we are used to doing is not so good. Spending time taking photos of food makes the food less satisfying. To test this, some researchers did an experiment. (Some people, before, were, take, asked, could, to, photos, enjoy food, they). It proved that the more photos they took, the less delicious the food seemed to them. So, why not stop taking photos and just enjoy the food in front of you?

Besides the scientific result, there are also some other bad influences of taking photos of food before meals. After posting the photos onto the Internet, one will involuntarily (不自觉地) check his mobile many times. “Does everyone like my photos? I hope a lot of people like them!” It seems that your mobile secretly calls your name all the time, even when you are with real people.

So, next time you go out to have dinner with your family or friends, how about not taking photos of food? Let the food be delicious as it is and share your life with people around you. Trust me. It will be a wonderful time.

1.What happens a lot at the dinner table nowadays?

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2.What does the recent study tell us about taking photos of food?

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3.将文中括号内的单词连成一个句子,使短文意思通顺、完整。

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4.What does the fourth paragraph mainly talk about?

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5.What does the writer advise us to do while we’re having dinner with others?

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Four years ago when I was a boy of 11,I got into the biggest trouble as a kid.It was a Saturday morning.Both my parents were out,leaving me and my 10-month-old sister home alone.Anyway,my sister was still asleep in her room.In fact I had the house to myself.I decided to do some drawing.Soon I gave up.Nothing was on TV,so I felt bored and touched the candles on the shelf…I had an idea! What would happen if I set fire to some kitchen paper? Well,of course it went on fire,but it wasn't the tiny flame(火苗) I'd expected,and I couldn't blow it out.I threw it on the floor,and then I got my dad's boots(靴子) and stamped it out

But there was a huge hole lefton the floor.When my mum came home later,she smelt the smoke immediately.She dropped the shopping bag,luckily for me,over the hole.I thought this meant she would never see it.However,after running round the house checking for a fire,she of course picked up the bag and saw the hole.Next I was grounded(关禁闭) for months.Even worse though,the hole was still there,reminding me of what I did.

1.How old was the writer when he wrote the passage?

A. 11 years old. B. 13 years old.

C. 15 years old. D. 17 years old.

2.The underlined words “stamp out” in the first paragraph mean “________”.

A. 吹灭 B. 踩灭

C. 杀灭 D. 浇灭

3.Put the sentences in the right order according to the passage.

①The writer set fire to some kitchen paper.

②The writer did some drawing.

③The writer was grounded.

④The writer stamped the fire out.

⑤The writer's mother checked for a fire.

A. ②④③①⑤ B. ①③④②⑤

C. ②①④③⑤ D. ②①④⑤③

4.Who put out the fire at last?

A. The writer.

B. The writer and his sister.

C. The writer's mother.

D. The writer's father.

5.What's the main idea of the passage?

A. It's difficult to put out a fire.

B. The boy didn't look after his sister.

C. The boy made a big trouble when he was 11.

D. Don't leave children home alone while shopping.

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