Question

Have you ever noticed how families on TV always find time to eat meals together? In reality, people today are than ever before and getting the whole family together for an evening meal is often , as all members of the family have their own activities to get on with. For most of us, sitting down together at the table is a thing of the past, but what effect does this have on family members and the relationships between them?

One of the most important of eating together as a family is that the family has a chance to communicate with one another in a social environment. Many families that the evening meal is the best time to discuss problems and share experiences. “Eating together makes us feel , and we often have our most useful conversations at these times,” says Jane Digby, mother of three. So, although organizing a family meal everyday can be a(n) , it can benefit family relationships.

In addition, family meals help to improve children’s skills. They learn how to talk, how to listen and how to show consideration for other in the conversation. Furthermore, eating together gives a sense of security. Family psychotherapist (心理治療專家) Sue Taylor believes that children who eat with their are far more confident as well as much more faithful to their families than children who don’t.

In spite of the many advantages of eating together, the of modern life make it almost impossible for many people to do so. However, Sue Taylor insists that we should try to make for family meals. “Mealtimes are the most valuable time a family can spend together,” she says. “If you can’t eat together every day, why not and eat together three or four times a week? It really is worth the effort.”

1.A. smarter B. busier C. luckier D. happier

2.A. convenient B. necessary C. impossible D. important

3.A. corner B. dinner C. window D. problems

4.A. advantages B. challenges C. adventures D. problems

5.A. slowly B. calmly C. instantly D. regularly

6.A. doubt B. worry C. find D. hope

7.A. relaxed B. close C. special D. tired

8.A. effort B. method C. idea D. mistake

9.A. social B. professional C. technical D. managerial

10.A. topics B. audience C. teachers D.participants

11.A. elders B. customers C. parents D. children

12.A. friends B. classmates C. families D. neighbors

13.A. varieties B. comforts C. demands D. pleasures

14.A. time B. money C. food D. progress

15.A. escape B. ask C. pray D. try

 

Answer 1

1.B

2.C

3.B

4.A

5.D

6.C

7.B

8.A

9.A

10.D

11.D

12.C

13.C

14.A

15.D

【解析】

試題分析：因為生活的快節(jié)奏，當代的人很難找到時間與家人坐在一起吃頓晚餐，然而實際上與家人在一起吃頓飯對自身及家人都有著很多好處，所以，即使做不到每天在一起吃飯，也要抽出時間一周一起吃三、四次飯。

1. smarter聰明的，時髦的，敏捷的； B busier忙碌的；C luckier幸運的；D.happier幸福的，高興的。從下文as all members of the family have their own activities to get on with 可知今天人們比以前更加忙碌,故選A。

2. convenient方便的；B necessary必需的，必要的；C impossible不可能的；D important重要的。從上文people today are busier than ever today及下文as all members of the family have their own activities to get on with可知一家人坐在一起吃頓晚餐常常是不可能的，故選C。

3.3】B名詞辨析。A corner角落，轉(zhuǎn)角；B dinner晚餐，正餐；C window窗戶；D problems問題。此處指對于我們大多數(shù)人，一起坐在餐桌旁是過去的一件事情，短語the dinner table意思是“餐桌”，故選B。

4. advantages優(yōu)點，優(yōu)勢；B challenges挑戰(zhàn)；C adventures冒險；D problems問題。根據(jù)本句后半句可知這兒是說一家人在一起吃飯的最重要優(yōu)點之一，故選A。

5.副詞辨析。A slowly緩慢地；B calmly安靜地，平穩(wěn)地，冷靜地；C instantly 立即地，即刻地；D regularly定期地，有規(guī)則地，整齊地，正式地。根據(jù)句意應是一家人在一起吃飯的最重要優(yōu)點之一是家人有機會置身于一種社會環(huán)境中定期地互相溝通交流，故選D。

6.動詞辨析。A doubt 懷疑；B worry擔心，擔憂；C find 發(fā)現(xiàn)，找到；D hope希望。根據(jù)句意可知許多家庭發(fā)現(xiàn)晚餐時間是討論問題、分享經(jīng)歷的最佳時光，故選C。

7.形容詞辨析。A relaxed放松的，輕松的；B close親密的，接近的，密切的；C special特殊的，獨特的，專門的；D tired疲憊的。從上文得知，此處是說家人在一起吃飯的優(yōu)點，根據(jù)常識可知，在一起吃飯使我們關(guān)系親密，故選B。

8.名詞辨析。A effort努力，盡力；B method方式，方法；C idea想法，主意，見解；D mistake錯誤。本句是讓步狀語從句，由主句it can benefit family relationships可知，盡管每天組織家人聚餐可能需要努力，但它能讓家人之間的關(guān)系受益，故選A。

9.形容詞辨析。A social 社會的，社交的；B professional職業(yè)的，專業(yè)的，專門的，本職的；C technical 技術(shù)的，專門的；D managerial經(jīng)營者的，管理人的，經(jīng)營的，管理的。從下文They learn how to talk, how to listen and how to show consideration for other 10 in the conversation.可知是提高孩子們的社交能力，故選A。

10.名詞辨析。A topics 話題，題目；B audience 聽眾，觀眾，（陳述、意見等的聽取；C teachers 教師；D participants參與者。根據(jù)句意考慮到會話中其他的參與者，即會話中的成員，故選D。

11.名詞辨析。A elders 年長者，前輩，祖先；B customers顧客；C parents 父母；D children兒童，小孩。接上文家人在一起吃飯對孩子們的好處，故選D。

12.名詞辨析。A friends朋友；B classmates同學；C families家庭，家人；D neighbors鄰居。根據(jù)上文句意可知此處是說與家人一起吃飯，故選C。

13.名詞辨析。A varieties多樣性，種類；B comforts安慰，慰問，安逸，舒適；C demands要求，需要；D pleasures快樂，逸樂。根據(jù)句意“現(xiàn)代生活的要求使許多人幾乎不可能做到與家人一起吃飯。”故選C。

14.名詞辨析。A time時間；B money金錢；C food食物；D progress前進，進步，進展。make time for sth“為╱給…騰出時間，騰出時間做某事”。故選A。

15.動詞辨析。A escape逃跑，逃脫，逃避；B ask詢問，請求，邀請； C pray祈禱，懇求，祈求；D try努力，嘗試。根據(jù)句意應是為什么不試著一周一起吃三、四次飯，故選D。