Question

从方框内所给单词中选择适当的词（注意词形变化）填入短文空白处，使短文完整、通顺。每词只用一次，每空限填一词。

they, time, problem, way, have, health, many, breakfast, smoke, away

How often do you have dinner with your family?

Studies show that family dinner hour is an important part of 1.________ living. When family members eat together, they are more likely (可能的) to eat2. ________ fruit and vegetables and less junk food. When younger kids often eat dinner with 3.______ family, they are less likely to be overweight (超重的). In the US, about one in five children aged 6—19 are overweight. That puts them at higher risk of many health 4.______ later in life. “One of the simplest 5.___ for parents to understand their teenagers better is by6.________ family dinners often,” said Joseph . Joseph did a national phone survey (调查) of 1,000 teenagers and 829 parents of teenagers. The survey results show that eating dinner as a family helped kids in many ways. It helped them get better grades, and kept them 7.____from bad habits like8. ________, drinking and taking drugs. In fact, it’s not the family dinner that’s important; it’s the time together. It doesn’t have to be dinner. It could be lunch or 9.________. The point (重点) is not being in the same space at the same 10.____ while eating. The point is sharing and communication.

Answer

1.healthy

2.more

3.their

4.problems

5.ways

6.having

7.away

8.smoking

9.breakfast

10.time

【解析】

试题分析：这篇文章主要讲的是与家人一起吃饭的好处，能在同一时间同一地点就餐并不是重点，重点是这样能在一起分享和交流。

1.句意：研究表明家庭式就餐是健康生活的重要的一部分。根据句意及所给词汇此题应用health的形容词healthy。

2.句意：他们可能会吃更多的水果和蔬菜而少吃垃圾食品。根据句意及所给词汇此题应用比较级more。

3.句意：当小孩子经常和家人吃饭的时候他们就不太会超重。根据句意及所给词汇此题应用物主代词their。

4.句意：那样在以后生活中会把他们带入具有更高危险性的健康问题。根据句意及所给词汇此题应用problems。

5.句意：父母理解他们孩子们的最简单的方式之一是经常和他们进行家庭就餐。根据句意及所给词汇此题应用ways。

6.句意：父母理解他们孩子们的最简单的方式之一是经常和他们进行家庭就餐。根据句意及所给词汇此题应用having。

7.句意：这样就能使他们获得更好的成绩，并使他们远离像吸烟、饮酒和吸食毒品这样的坏习惯。根据句意及所给词汇此题应用away，keep sb. away是某人远离。

8.句意：这样就能使他们获得更好的成绩，并使他们远离像吸烟、饮酒和吸食毒品这样的坏习惯。根据句意及所给词汇此题应用smoking。

9.句意：它可能是午饭或早饭。根据句意及所给词汇此题应用breakfast。

10.

考点：短文填空