Family time is one of the most important times in a children's life. My family and I spend a lot of time together, including having dinner together every night.
There have been many recent studies showing kids are "wilder" than they used to be.
I have noticed in old TV shows and my parents' stories that not long ago sitting at the family dinner table was not a choice, but a must.
| A．Nowadays, it seems harder for people to find time to be together. |
| B．I did a little research on the "family table" idea. |
| C．Children just watch TV and play computer games. |
| D．There are certainly many reasons for this. |
| E．We don't watch television. Instead we sit down at the table to eat and discuss our days. |
| F．What's more, they learn better behaviours during the time with their parents. |
| G．It is important for parents to teach children how to behave. |
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As a child growing up, I have very few memories of the times when we gathered as a family to sit down and eat dinner together. I grew up in a home where both of my parents worked. My mother taught school, and my father worked during the night at a local chemical plant. There was not much time available for us to sit down to eat dinner together due to my parents' conflicting work schedules and the extracurricular activities in which my sister and I participated.
It wasn't until I got married and had two children of my own that I began to realize the importance of eating dinner together. In my family there are elements that take us away from each other, day in and day out, but as a mother I feel it is my responsibility to bring us all back together again at the end of the day. In my house, dinner time is a time of thanks. I give thanks for the food we share, but I am more thankful for the family I share it with. Dinner time is a time for us to share our day, and reflect on our thoughts. It is also a time when we learn about honesty, perseverance, courage, sympathy and friendship. Above all it is a time when my family are able to connect with the ones they love.
As I look at the bread basket which sits on my kitchen table, I am reminded of how the basket's tight weave resembles the tightly woven strands （线）of my family. I believe that through our family dinner, we will not only pass around the meat and potatoes, but we will also hand round virtues that will shape and mold （塑造）us so that we can forever embrace one another just as the basket embraces the bread.
1. Why couldn't the author's family eat dinner together when she was young?(No more than 15 words)2. What does the underlined word “it” in Paragraph 2 refer to?(No more than 2 words)
3. What does the author think the dinner time actually is for her family?(No more than 10 words)
4. What is the author's purpose in writing the passage?(No more than 15 words)
5. What do you think of eating dinner together with your family? Please give your reason.(No more than 25 words)
【推荐2】“Eating together” is a statement that doctors use regularly when they talk with families about maintaining normal weight. Children who eat regular family meals tend to have lower rates of obesity (肥胖症). A new study takes a look at why.
A team led by Jerica Berg asked the families of 120 children to record eight days of meals. Berge’s team sorted the interactions (互动) occurring at the table into two broad groups — those relating to the emotional atmosphere at the meal, such as how much the family members seemed to be enjoying the time together, and how many uncomfortable silences occurred — and those involving food specially, such as how many unpleasant feelings emerged from discussions about food, and how much the parents controlled what and how much children ate.
Children who were overweight had family meals that included more negative emotional interactions compared to children who weren’t overweight. Their meals tended to have a warmer, more communicative atmosphere. For example, these children were encouraged to eat foods to get stronger or run faster, while heavier children experienced more negative pressures including threats and being made to feel guilty about those who can’t afford to eat three meals a day. If parents talk constantly throughout the meal about food, and lectured the children about homework or attempted to control what the children ate, the youngsters were also more likely to be heavy. Also, the researchers found heavier children tended to have shorter meals.
In the meantime, the current data suggests that simply sitting down at the same table at the same time isn’t enough to influence obesity. And it’s up to family doctors to help families understand how to take full advantage of having a meal together.
1. What were sorted into two groups by Berge’s team?| A．Foods served at three meals. |
| B．Features of family meals influencing weight. |
| C．Conversations happening during dinner. |
| D．Feelings coming out of discussions about food. |
| A．They talked with the children about homework. |
| B．They lectured the children about treasuring food. |
| C．They asked the children to finish meals quickly. |
| D．They told the children to eat to get healthy. |
| A．Cooking delicious meals. |
| B．Dieting in a healthy manner. |
| C．Making good use of dining together. |
| D．Creating shared conversation topics. |
| A．How dining with parents affects obesity in kids |
| B．How obesity spreads across family members |
| C．Why more children are becoming overweight |
| D．Why parents should eat together with children |
As I opened each letter, all of them beautiful with age, I discovered a new page in this private part of my parents' lives. My father served in the army. His letters were full of frontline (前线) descriptions, and they continued all the way through the battle. Each of my mother's letters was sealed (密封) with her lipstick kiss. Father wrote that he sealed his return letters by rekissing her lipstick kiss. How they had been missing each other! I finished reading six months of the letters and discovered there were at least eleven months missing. Maybe they were lost forever.
Not long after our Christmas visit, Father became very ill and was in hospital. I went to the hospital to see him. As I sat by his bedside, he told me how much receiving those lipstick-kissed letters had meant to him when he had been so far from home.
Later that evening, Mother and I revisited the attic in search of the lost letters. Finally we dug them out of Mother’s old college trunk (皮箱). The next day was Valentine’s Day, and we went to the hospital. At my father's bedside, I showed him an old envelope. His curiosity was aroused. When he carefully opened the letter, he recognized it and his eyes were filled with tears. He read the love messages that had been delivered years before to my mother in a quavery (颤抖的) voice. This Valentine’s Day, we were lucky that we had everything.
1. Where did the writer find the missing letters?
| A．In the hospital. | B．At her father's bedside. |
| C．In a trunk. | D．In her own house. |
| A．Curious. | B．Touched. |
| C．Regretful. | D．Interested. |
| A．Christmas Gift | B．My Parents |
| C．Love letters | D．The Good Old Days |
【推荐1】A federal judge in California has dismissed a lawsuit against the Coca-Cola company which argued that Diet Coke misled people to believe the drink would help them lose weight.
The case was brought by Shana Becerra who said that she had bought and drank Diet Coke because she believed it would contribute to weight loss and healthy weight management. She alleged that Diet Coke had the opposite effect, citing studies that she claimed showed sweeteners with no nutritional value like those used in Diet Coke caused weight gain and increased risk of certain diseases.
Although Coca-Cola’s arguments against the suit were not adequate, Judge William Alsup said the prosecutor (检察官) failed to show that consumers were likely to be deceived by the advertising.
Alsup dismissed the case because Becerra had not met the requirement that “members of the public are likely to be deceived”. “In supermarkets, Diet Coke is displayed next to regular soft drinks and is not sold in the health-food section. Reasonable consumers would understand that Diet Coke merely deletes the calories usually present in regular Coke, and that the caloric reduction will lead to weight loss only as part of an overall sensible diet and exercise regimen (养生法) dependent on individual metabolism (新陈代谢),” Alsup said in the decision.
Alsup said the studies cited by Becerra suggest a connection between Diet Coke-type drinks and weight gain, but they do not suggest causation. He added that one of the studies even says that weight gain is “due to the behavior of consumers, rather than the effects of non-nutritive sweeteners.” Alsup also rejected the idea that Diet Coke advertising would suggest advertising will feature healthy and attractive consumers enjoying the subject products and will not star the unhealthy and unfit.”
The decision on Tuesday, said that the prosecutor has until March 22 to file a motion to amend the complaint. A spokesperson for the Coca-Cola company said they were content with the fact that the court dismissed prosecutor baseless complaint.
1. What was the lawsuit against?| A．One of Coca-Cola’s drinks made people think it would make them thinner. |
| B．The Coca-Cola company misled people to believe the safety of its products. |
| C．The advertisements exaggerated the health effects of Diet Coke. |
| D．The judge discriminated the consumers in favor of the Coco-Cola company. |
| A．They stimulate people’s spirits and make them energetic. |
| B．They increase people’s weight and the potential possibility of getting sick. |
| C．They provide nutritious refreshment for fat consumers. |
| D．They add a nice touch to the soft drinks and make them popular. |
| A．Because the prosecutor couldn’t provide solid evidence to support her lawsuit. |
| B．Because the Coca-Cola company didn’t do anything wrong. |
| C．Because he was reasonable enough to know the effects of soft drinks. |
| D．Because the consumer made no sense in this lawsuit. |
| A．They should reduce the calories they take in. |
| B．They should replace the regular Coca with Diet Coke. |
| C．They should reduce their drinking of Diet Coke. |
| D．They should pay attention to their diet and do exercise. |
| A．Angry. |
| B．Regretful. |
| C．Pleased. |
| D．Shameful. |
【推荐2】As long as there have been exams, students have found ways to cheat. Today the correct answers are just a few taps away on a smart phone. So countries have come up with new ways to stop the funny business. Some use metal detectors, surveillance (监控) cameras, and mobile phone jammers (干扰器).
Cheating in high school leaving exams got so bad in Mauritania and Algeria that this year the authorities turned off the Internet for the entire country. Algeria did so for at least an hour during tests (which last about a week).
In each country students are under high pressure to do well in the tests, which often determine whether they can continue their education at a good university.
| A．Turning off the Internet is expensive. |
| B．Teachers try to help — in their own way. |
| C．Others have taken a more severe measure. |
| D．A splendid grade may mean a scholarship abroad. |
| E．Mauritania cut access from morning until evening on exam days. |
| F．For that kind of money, countries could even improve their schools. |
| G．With so many students cheating electronically, governments are taking extreme steps. |
【推荐3】As we know it, it’s not unusual to find such private message on Facebook: “Hey, girl. Wanted to invite you to join my next challenge group-we’ll be focusing on fitting in 30 minutes of exercise and balanced nutrition.”
It was all becoming too much. Facebook was running my life, not me.
But what killed Facebook for me was when I posted a photo, and five minutes later my son asked me how much “likes” it had got. His question was a wake-up call.
“Likes” are signs of acceptance and approval. I had forgotten that acceptance and approval need to come from within and had unknowingly set him a bad example.
Before Facebook, surfing the Internet was an occasional distraction and I spent a lot more time reading books and magazines. I checked in with friends through texts, emails and phone calls.
To recreate the simplicity of those days and set a healthier example for my son, I deactivated my Facebook account.
I’d been in the habit of checking Facebook many times a day, so I had to come up with some new habits. I carried a novel and a crossword puzzle book around with me. I rediscovered knitting. I started taking yoga classes.
I started to remember a few things. My body is fine just the way it is. I have friends who will help me out when I’m in trouble, and I’ll help them out. I do my best to be a good mother, and our son is happy and healthy. We are lucky to be able to afford two vacations a year.
I stopped looking at the world through my cellphone. I felt completely present in the moment.
The break left me feeling better about myself, my family, my home and my life.
After a few weeks, I returned to Facebook. Now I look at the photos of my friends’ kids growing up and treasure how social media allows me to keep in touch with family far and wide. I look in on a daily basis, but no longer with the desire constantly to post updates.
1. The underlined word“deactivate”in Paragraph 6 is closest in meaning to___________.| A．update | B．quit |
| C．label | D．close |
| A．She went to the gym as often as she could. |
| B．She got into some healthy habits. |
| C．She tried to make money for her holidays. |
| D．She traveled around a lot for a year. |
| A．It gave her time to find beauty in life. |
| B．It distanced her from her friends. |
| C．It stopped her using social media. |
| D．It left her space to educate herself. |
| A．doubtful about | B．supportive of |
| C．cautious about | D．indifferent to |
