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1、浙江专用2022年高考英语大一轮新优化复习考点强化练38Unit3Inventorsandinventions新人教版选修8 .阅读理解A(2018浙江温州一模)In todays households where both parents go to work and kids have busy schedules with school,homework and many afternoon activities,finding time for a gathering at the table seems all but impossible.Yet,studies have show
2、n time and again that eating together has multiple benefits for family members,especially children.According to reports issued by the National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University (CASA),children who eat more with their family are at lower risk of developing poor eating hab
3、its,weight problems or alcohol dependencies.They tend to perform better academically than those who frequently eat alone.Family meals came into American life in the mid-20th century.In the 60s and 70s,social,economic and technological changes quickly dissolved the short-lived way of family meals. Re
4、staurant visits,take-out and TV dinners have since bee the norm (常态).There are indications,however,that the old customs are ing back.According to the latest CASA reports,59% of surveyed families said they ate dinner together at least five times a week,a significant increase from 47% in 1998.Whatever
5、 drives this trend,it is a development that should be weled.Eating together as a family is not just about food and nutrition.It is about teaching them how to bee members of their society and culture.Food has bee so easily and cheaply available that we no longer appreciate its significance.We have to
6、 rediscover its importance and its value.Sharing a meal with loved ones should be considered a special event,which can almost take on the form of a ceremony,as it was practiced by our ancestors for whom finding food was a constant struggle.Of course,there is no guarantee that the simple act of eatin
7、g at home surrounded by family may make children more virtuous or socially more responsible.But it can lay the groundwork for a lot of things that point them in the right direction.【语篇导读】本文是一篇说明文。研究表明,家庭聚餐对家庭成员,尤其是孩子的成长很重要。家庭聚餐不但可以帮助孩子养成良好的生活习惯,还能教给他们很多做人的道理。1.What does the underlined sentence sugge
8、st?A.This practice of family meals started to change.B.Dining at home would enjoy great popularity.C.The society was to develop at a rapid speed.D.Americans would attach importance to take-out.答案A解析推理判断题。根据文章第二段最后三句可知,家庭聚餐在20世纪中叶进入美国家庭,但在六七十年代开始发生了变化,然后餐馆及外卖等就餐方式开始盛行。故选A项。2.What is the writers attit
9、ude towards eating together as a family?A.Favorable.B.Disapproving.C.Reserved.D.Objective.答案A解析意图态度题。根据全文内容可知,作者多次提到家庭聚餐对孩子的身体健康、生活习惯以及素质修养等方面都有好处,所以作者对此的态度应当是赞成的。故选A项。3.From the passage we learn our ancestors possibly .A.valued the education of childrenB.liked struggling with each otherC.cared much
10、 about food nutritionD.appreciated the importance of food答案D解析推理判断题。根据文章第四段中的“as it was practiced by our ancestors for whom finding food was a constant struggle”可知,对祖先们而言,食物来之不易,故可推知,他们能体会到食物的重要性。故选D项。4.Which of the following can be the best title for the passage?A.Good Eating Habits MatterB.Family
11、Dinners Benefit KidsC.Meals Take on New MeaningsD.Old Customs Are ing Back答案B解析主旨大意题。根据全文内容,尤其是第一段中的“studies have shown time and again that eating together has multiple benefits for family members,especially children”可知,文章主要分析了家庭聚餐能给孩子带来的若干好处。故选B项。BIndia now leads the world in smartphone growth.It s
12、aw a 55% increase in the number of smartphones in 2014.The number of Web users increased by 37%.Smartphones were the source of 65% of its Internet traffic and 41% of its e-merce,according to a report by the analyst Mary Meeker,titled “Internet Trends 2015”.Indias Internet boom has started.Within thr
13、ee or four years,almost every adult in India will own a smartphone.They will be used to order goods,read news,monitor crop growth and so on.Indian adults will be very interested in these devices just as young Americans are.87% of Americans between the ages of 18 and 34 who own smartphones say they n
14、ever separate from these: “My smartphone never leaves my side.” Four out of five say that the first thing they do on waking is to reach for their smartphones.And three fifths believe that in the next five years everything will be done on mobile devices.In the business world,the rise of mobile platfo
15、rms is dramatically transforming many industries all over the world.What Indian software developers have to do is start thinking about solutions to old problems by using all the features of these new devices.They need to take advantage of the unique properties of smartphones and tablets.As Indian so
16、ftware developers and enterprises master the smartphone,they will be able to export their solutions to the rest of the world.This will make possible a new tech revolution that is greater than what created Indias IT industry in the 1980s and 1990s.We can expect the rapid transformation of India when a billion people bee connected and have equal access to information and services.【语篇导读】近年来,
