2014 高考英语阅读理解二轮精英训练精品题（19）及答案 <br />【2012 广东省深圳高级中学】A <br />阅读下列短文，从每题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项。 <br /> As any homemaker who has tried to keep order at the dinner table knows, there <br />is far more to a family meal than food. Sociologist Michael Lewis has been studying <br />50 families to find out just how much more. <br /> The study also provides an explanation for why middle children often seem to <br />have a harder time in life than their siblings. Lewis found that in families with <br />three or four children, dinner conversation is likely to center on the oldest child, <br />who has the most to talk about, and the youngest, who needs the most attention. <br />“Middle children are invisible,” says Lewis. “When you see someone get up from <br />the table and walk around during dinner, chances are that it’s the middle child. <br />” There is, however, one thing that stops all conversation and prevents anyone from <br />having attention: “When the TV is on,” Lewis says, “dinne r is a non-event. ” <br /> 26. The writer’s purpose in writing the text is to _________. <br /> A. show the relationship between parents and children <br /> B. teach parents ways to keep order at the dinner table <br /> C. report on the findings of a study <br /> D. give information about family problems <br /> 27. Parents with large families ask fewer questions at dinner because_________. <br /> A. they are busy serving food to their children <br /> B. they are busy ke eping order at the dinner table <br /> C. they have to pay more attention to younger children <br /> D. they are tired out having prepared food for the whole family <br /> 28. By saying “Middle children are invisible” in paragraph 3, Lewis means that <br />middle children__________. <br /> A. have to help their parents to serve dinner <br /> B. get the least attention from the family <br /> C. are often kept away from the dinner table <br /> D. find it hard to keep up with other children <br /> 29. Lewis’ research provides an answer to the question_________. <br /> A. why TV is important in family life <br /> B. why parents should keep good order <br /> C. why children in small families seem to be quieter <br /> D. why middle children seem to have more difficulties in life <br /> 30. Which of the following statements would the writer agree to? <br /> A. It is important to have the right food for children. <br /> B. It is a good idea to have the TV on during dinner. <br /> C. Parents should talk to each of their children frequently. <br /> D. Elder children should help the younger ones at dinner <br />【参考答案】26—30 CBBDC <br />C2 [2013·浙江卷] -----D <br />In 1974, after filling out fifty applications, going through four interviews, <br />and winning one offer, I took what I could get—a teaching job at what I considered <br />a distant wild area: western New Jersey. My characteristic optimism was alive only <br />when I reminded myself that I would be doing what I had wanted...
