题文
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(社会心理学家)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(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(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(看不见的)，”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.”
小题1:The writer’s purpose in writing the text is to ________.A．show the relationship between parents and childrenB．teach parents ways to keep order at the dinner tableC．report on the findings of a studyD．give information about family problems小题2:Parents with large families ask fewer questions at dinner because ________.A．they are busy serving food to their childrenB．they are busy keeping order at the dinner tableC．they have to pay more attention to younger childrenD．they are tired out having prepared food for the whole family小题3:By saying “Middle children are invisible” in Paragraph 3，Lewis means that middle children ________.A．have to help their parents to serve dinnerB．get the least attention from the familyC．are often kept away from the dinner tableD．find it hard to keep up with other children小题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. 题型：未知难度：其他题型
答案
小题1:C
小题2:B
小题3:B
小题4:C
解析
文章主要介绍了一个研究的结果。该研究发现吃法时候的交流对孩子有很大的影响。小题1:C 主旨大意题。文章主要介绍了一个研究的结果。该研究发现吃法时候的交流对孩子有很大的影响。故C正确。
小题2:B 细节题。根据第二段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.说明当家里的孩子多的时候，在吃法的时候会比较吵闹，所以父母在维持吃法的秩序方面要花较大的精力，故B正确。
小题3:B 细节题。根据最后一段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(看不见的)说明年龄处于中央的孩子最不被关注，故B正确。
小题4:C 推理题。文章中涉及的这个研究告诉我们吃饭时的交流对孩子有很大的影响，很多父母往往只关注年龄大的，或者年龄小的，对于中间的孩子关注较少，影响了这些人的成长，故作为父母应该与某个孩子都交流。故C正确。
点评：本篇文章内容较细致，考查以细节题和推理题为主。考生要注意上下文的串联结构。
考点
据考高分专家说，试题“As any homemaker who.....”主要考查你对 [日常生活类阅读 ]考点的理解。日常生活类阅读
日常生活类阅读的概念：
日常生活这一话题主要涉及人们衣食住行等方面的活动。这一话题的选材主要针对人们日常的工作，生活以及学习情况。做这一类题时，最主要的是要把握好人物的活动内容，时间和地点。
日常生活类阅读题答题技巧：
【题型说明】
该类文章内容涉及到人们的言谈举止、生活习惯、饮食起居、服饰仪表、恋爱婚姻、消遣娱乐、节日起源、家庭生活等。文章篇幅短小，追根溯源，探索各项风俗的历史渊源，内容有趣。命题也以送分题为主，如事实细节题、语义转换题、词义猜测题和简单推理判断题等。虽然这类文章读起来感觉轻松，试题做起来比较顺手，但绝不能掉以轻心。因为稍不留神，就会丢分。
【备考提醒】
为了保证较高准确率，建议同学们做好以下几点：
1、保持正常的考试心态。笔者在教学中发现，越是容易的试题，同学们越是容易失分。为什么呢？因为在这种情况下，同学们极易产生麻痹思想，认为题目好做，就不引起高度重视，于是思维不发散、不周密。而命题人就是利用同学们的这一弱点，设计陷阱题。所以，无论试题难易与否，我们都要保持正常的考试心态。试题容易，不欣喜；试题难，不悲观。
2、根据前面讲到的方法，认认真真、细细心心做好事实细节题。
3、做好语义转换题。这类题是根据英语中一词多义和某些词语在文中能表达一定的修辞意义的原则而设计的。要求同学们解释某生词的含义，确定多义词或短语在文中的意思，确认文中的某个代词所指代的对象，或者对英语中特有的表达、格言、谚语进行解释。这种题要求同学们一定要根据上下文猜测词义或理解句子，切不可望文生义。
4、做好简单推理判断题。简单推理判断题要以表面文字为前提，以具体事实为依据进行推理，做出判断。这种推理方式比较直接，只要弄清事实，即可结合常识推断出合理的结论。
