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 />&ldquo;Middle children are invisible,&rdquo; says Lewis. &ldquo;When you see someone get up from <br />the table and walk around during dinner, chances are that it’s the middle child. <br />&rdquo; There is, however, one thing that stops all conversation and prevents anyone from <br />having attention: &ldquo;When the TV is on,&rdquo; Lewis says, &ldquo;dinne r is a non-event. &rdquo; <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 &ldquo;Middle children are invisible&rdquo; 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&mdash;30 CBBDC <br />C2 [2013&middot;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&mdash;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...