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阅读理解 　　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 children 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 having attention：“When the TV is on,”Lewis 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 condition 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 agree 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 frequently． D． Elder children should help the younger ones at dinner．

Answer 1

答案：1．C;2．B;3．B;4．D;5．C;
提示：

(1)	文章多次出现“study”这个词。全文介绍了心理学家Michael及其合作者对于50个家庭进行研究的成果——家庭环境对于儿童成长的影响。
(2)	根据第二段第三句话“But as the number of children gets larger, conversation gives way to the parents' efforts to control the loud noise they make．”可知：家庭就餐人数过多，家长把较多的精力花费在维持“吃饭秩序上”，不利于和孩子们的交流。give way表示“让路”。
(3)	根据画线句子前一句话“…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．”可知在家庭就餐时间里，最大的孩子话题多，最小的孩子需要呵护和关爱；而中间的孩子往往被遗忘，缺乏大人的器重和关注，为以后的发展埋下隐患。
(4)	根据短文第三段第一句话“The study also provides an explanation for why middle children often seem to have a harder time in life than their siblings(兄弟姐妹)．”可知由于家长把注意力更多地集中在较大和较小的孩子身上，使得年龄居中的孩子相对于自己的兄弟姐妹，在生活上麻烦多。
(5)	根据第二段“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,'”可知作者赞同家长应该和孩子交流。