Question

Family meals

Good nutrition and a balanced diet will help your child grow up healthy. Whether your kid is a toddler (學步的孩子) or a teenager，you can take 5     to improve nutrition and encourage smart 6      habits. There are five best strategies，one of which is to have 7      family meals.

Family meals are a comforting occasion for both

8      and kids. Kids who take part in regular family meals are also 9      to eat fruit，vegetables and grains,and less likely to snack on 10      foods,smoke or drink alcohol.

11     ，family meals offer the chance to introduce

your child to new foods and 12      which foods your child likes and which ones he or she doesn’t.

Teenagers may 13      their noses at a family meal—not 14      because they’re trying to become independent. Yet studies find that teenagers still 15      their parents’advice and counsel,so use mealtime as a 16      to reconnect. Also,consider trying these strategies：

?  17      your teenager to invite a friend to dinner.

? Involve your teenager in meal 18      and preparation.

? Keep mealtime calm and congenial—no lectures or 19      .

What’s important as a family meal? Any time you and your family 20      together—whether it’s takeout food or a home-cooked meal，try to 21      nutritious food and a time when everyone can be there. This may mean eating dinner a little 22      to accommodate a child who’s at sports practice. It can also mean setting aside time on the 23     ，such as Sunday brunch(早午餐) ，when it may be more convenient to 24      as a group.

5. A.  steps   B. rules

   C.  meals   D. advantages

6.  A. learning   B. eating

   C.  sleeping   D. behaving

7. A.  common   B. usual

   C.  regular   D. normal

8.  A. friends   B. adults

   C.  relatives   D. parents

9. A.  easier   B. harder

   C.  more likely   D. more safely

10. A.  cheap   B. expensive

   C.  various   D. unhealthy

11. A.  As a result   B. In addition

   C.  In reality   D. Generally speaking

12. A.  find out   B. bring in

   C.  pick out   D. make up

13. A.  turn up   B. put down

   C.  clear up   D. do up

14. A.  joking   B. interesting

   C.  surprising   D. challenging

15. A.  give   B. imagine

   C.  refuse   D. want

16. A.  meeting   B. game

   C.  chance   D. task

17. A.  Order   B. Allow '

   C.  Ask   D. Forbid

18. A.  planning   B. cooking

   C.  serving   D. eating

19. A.  drinking   B. arguing

   C.  smoking   D. delaying

20. A.  eat   B. chat

   C.  sit   D. walk

21. A.  order   B. buy

   C.  prepare   D. share

22. A.  earlier   B. later

   C.  slower   D. faster

23. A.  holidays   B. occasions

   C.  weekends   D. weekdays

24. A. study   B. live

   C.  discuss   D. gather

Answer 1

5. A take steps采取措施(改善孩子的營養) 。

6. B本篇主要講的是“飲食習慣”。

7. C regular指“經常性的，有規律的”。

8. D在家里吃飯對父母和孩子來說都是舒適的。

9. C在家里吃飯，孩子吃蔬菜、水果和谷物類食物的可能性就大得多。

10. I〕這樣孩子吃“不健康的”食物的可能性就小些了。

11. B這是在第二段中提到了“在家里吃飯”的第一點好處之后，再提到的第二點，所以用“此外”連接。

12. A “弄清楚”孩子喜歡吃什么食物。

13. A turn up one’s noses的意思是“不以為然”。

14. C因為孩子試圖變得獨立，所以他們對在家里吃飯不以為然。

15. D研究表明，孩子還是需要父母的忠告和建議的。

16. C把進餐時間作為與孩子進行溝通的“機會”。

17. B為了與孩子溝通，允許孩子邀請朋友與家人一起進餐。

18. A讓孩子參與家宴的計劃和準備工作。

19. B根據前面的內容吃飯時保持安靜，不教訓孩子可知，父母此時也不要與孩子爭吵。

20. A根據本篇的主題可知是在一塊吃飯。

21. D共享有營養的食物。

22. B由于孩子在參加體育訓練，所以要和孩子一起吃飯，吃飯時間就得晚一點兒。

23. C從后面的Sunday brunch可知，這里指的是周末留出時間與孩子團聚。

24. D周末恰好是家人“聚”在一起的好機會。