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1、Unit3InventorsandinventionsⅠ.阅读理解A(2018·浙江温州一模)Intoday’shouseholdswherebothparentsgotoworkandkidshavebusyscheduleswithschool,homeworkandmanyafternoonactivities,findingtimeforagatheringatthetableseemsallbutimpossible.Yet,studieshaveshowntimeandagainthateatingtogetherhasmultipleben
2、efitsforfamilymembers,especiallychildren.AccordingtoreportsissuedbytheNationalCenteronAddictionandSubstanceAbuseatColumbiaUniversity(CASA),childrenwhoeatmorewiththeirfamilyareatlowerriskofdevelopingpooreatinghabits,weightproblemsoralcoholdependencies.Theytendtoperformbetteracadem
3、icallythanthosewhofrequentlyeatalone.FamilymealscameintoAmericanlifeinthemid-20thcentury.Inthe60’sand70’s,social,economicandtechnologicalchangesquicklydissolvedtheshort-livedwayoffamilymeals.Restaurantvisits,take-outandTVdinnershavesincebeethenorm(常态). Thereareindications,however
4、,thattheoldcustomsareingback.AccordingtothelatestCASAreports,59%ofsurveyedfamiliessaidtheyatedinnertogetheratleastfivetimesaweek,asignificantincreasefrom47%in1998.Whateverdrivesthistrend,itisadevelopmentthatshouldbeweled.Eatingtogetherasafamilyisnotjustaboutfoodandnutrition.Itisa
5、boutteachingthemhowtobeemembersoftheirsocietyandculture.Foodhasbeesoeasilyandcheaplyavailablethatwenolongerappreciateitssignificance.Wehavetorediscoveritsimportanceanditsvalue.Sharingamealwithlovedonesshouldbeconsideredaspecialevent,whichcanalmosttakeontheformofaceremony,asitwasp
6、racticedbyourancestorsforwhomfindingfoodwasaconstantstruggle.Ofcourse,thereisnoguaranteethatthesimpleactofeatingathomesurroundedbyfamilymaymakechildrenmorevirtuousorsociallymoreresponsible.Butitcanlaythegroundworkforalotofthingsthatpointthemintherightdirection.【语篇导读】本文是一篇说明文。研究表明
7、,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.Whatdoestheunderlinedsentencesuggest?A.Thispracticeoffamilymealsstartedtochange.B.Diningathomewouldenjoygreatpopularity.C.Thesocietywastodevelopatarapidspeed.D.Americanswouldattachimportancetotake-out.答案A解析推理判断题。根据文章第二段
8、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,
