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(社會心理學(xué)家)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(錄像) 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(控制)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(看不見的)，”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 conversations and prevents anyone from having attention：“When the TV is on，” Lewis says，“ dinner is a non－event.”
小題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
小題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
小題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．a(chǎn)re often kept away from the dinner table
D．find it hard to keep up with other children
小題4: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 often.
D．Elder children should help the younger ones at dinner.

小題1:C
小題2:B
小題3:B
小題4:C
文章主要介紹了一個研究的結(jié)果。該研究發(fā)現(xiàn)吃法時候的交流對孩子有很大的影響。
小題1:C 主旨大意題。文章主要介紹了一個研究的結(jié)果。該研究發(fā)現(xiàn)吃法時候的交流對孩子有很大的影響。故C正確。
小題2:B 細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)第二段4,5行But as the number of children gets larger，conversation gives way to the parents’ efforts to control(控制)the loud noise they make.說明當(dāng)家里的孩子多的時候，在吃法的時候會比較吵鬧，所以父母在維持吃法的秩序方面要花較大的精力，故B正確。
小題3:B 細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)最后一段3,4,5行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(看不見的)說明年齡處于中央的孩子最不被關(guān)注，故B正確。
小題4:C 推理題。文章中涉及的這個研究告訴我們吃飯時的交流對孩子有很大的影響，很多父母往往只關(guān)注年齡大的，或者年齡小的，對于中間的孩子關(guān)注較少，影響了這些人的成長，故作為父母應(yīng)該與某個孩子都交流。故C正確。
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