广东省东莞市南开实验学校2015届高三上学期期中考试 英语试题
I . 语言知识及应用（共两节，满分45分）
第一节：完形填空(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1—15各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将对应的该项涂黑。
Have you ever noticed how families on TV always find time to eat meals together? In reality, people today are 1 than ever before and getting the whole family together for an evening meal is often 2 , as all members of the family have their own activities to get on with. For most of us, sitting down together at the 3 table is a thing of the past, but what effect does this have on family members and the relationships between them?
One of the most important 4 of eating together as a family is that the family has a chance to communicate 5 with one another in a social environment. Many families 6 that the evening meal is the best time to discuss problems and share experiences. “Eating together makes us feel 7 , and we often have our most useful conversations at these times,” says Jane Digby, mother of three. So, although organizing a family meal everyday can be a(n) 8 , it can benefit family relationships.
In addition, family meals help to improve children’s 9 skills. They learn how to talk, how to listen and how to show consideration for other 10 in the conversation. Furthermore, eating together gives 11 a sense of security. Family psychotherapist (心理治疗专家) Sue Taylor believes that children who eat with their 12 are far more confident as well as much more faithful to their families than children who don’t.
In spite of the many advantages of eating together, the 13 of modern life make it almost impossible for many people to do so. However, Sue Taylor insists that we should try to make 14 for family meals. “Mealtimes are the most valuable time a family can spend together,” she says. “If you can’t eat together every day, why not 15 and eat together three or four times a week? It really is worth the effort.”
1. A. smarter B. busier C. luckier D. happier
2. A. convenient B. necessary C. impossible D. important
3. A. corner B. dinner C. window D. problems
4. A. advantages B. challenges C. adventures D. problems
5. A. slowly B. calmly C. instantly D. regularly
6. A. doubt B. worry C. find D. hope
