When our family moved to the United States six years ago, none of us spoke any English. 52 we had picked up a few words, my mother suggested that we all should practise English at home. Everyone agreed, but our house became terribly 53 and we all seemed to avoid each other. When we couldn’t avoid seeing each other, our expressions were stiff (僵硬的).Sitting at the dinner table we preferred silence to 54 a difficult language. Mother 55 to say something in English but it came out all wrong and we all burst into laughter and decided to forget it!We’ve been speaking Korean at home ever since.
36.A.warm B.hot C.heated D.uncomfortable
37.A.wander through B. walk through C.run through D. look through
38.A.room B.seat C.space D.angle
39.A.however B.but C.or D.and
40.A.excitement B.feeling C.privacy D.love
41.A.came about B.came up C.turned up D.turned out
42.A.Within B.After C.For D.Before
43.A.concentrate on B.stare at C.work on D.stick with
44.A.too B.either C.anyhow D.somehow
45.A.much B.something C.nothing D.anything
46.A.nutrient B.sound C.explosion D.smell
47.A.stop B.wander C.imag ine D.fascinate
48.A.started B.began C.devoted D.used
49.A.again B.immediately C.closely D.clearly
50.A.fake B.informal C.perfect D.practical
51.A.even B.always C.occasionally D.frequently
52.A.Unless B.If C.Before D.Since
53.A.noisy B.quiet C.exciting D.still
54.A.improving B.reading C.writing D.speaking
55.A.managed B.happened C.tried D.had
四、阅读理解(每小题2分，共计40分)
第一节：阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。(共15 小题，每小题2分，共计30分)
A
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 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 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,” says Lewis. “When you see someone get up from the table and walk around during dinner, chances are that it’s the middle child.” There is, however, one thing that stops all conversation and prevents anyone from having attention: “When the TV is on,” Lewis says, “dinner is a non-event.”
56. Parents with large families ask fewer questions at dinner because ______.
A. they are busy serving food to their children
B. they are busy keeping or der at the dinner table
C. they have to pay more attention to younger children
D. they are tired out having prepared food for the whole family
57. By saying “Middle children are invisible” in paragraph 3, Lewis means
that middle children ______.
A. have to help their parents to serve dinner
B. get the least attention from the family
C. are often kept away from the dinner table
D. find it hard to keep up with other children
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58. Lewis’ research provides an answer to the question ______.
A. why TV is important in family life
B. why parents should keep good order
C. why children in small families seem to be quieter
D. why middle children seem to have more difficulties in life
59. 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 frequently.
D. Elder children should help the younger ones at dinner.
60. The writer’s purpose in writin g the text is to ______.
A. show the relationship between parents and children.
B. teach parents ways to keep order at the dinner table.
C. report on the findings of a study.
D. give information about family problems.
B
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