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内蒙古鄂尔多斯市第一中学2018-2019学年高一上学期英语期中考试试卷
We are told that 'a family that eats together stays together'. We even follow it by making the whole family sit in front of the television while eating, right? Wrong. Television does nothing to help make the family relationships better. It's thus better to give the TV a break and to sit at the dinner table. Family dinners need another important part-conversations that bring in a pleasant atmosphere.
It often serves well to start the conversation right before dinner so that setting the table and doing other things may become less boring. as a result, there are no embarrassing moments when people are actually eating. Also, you can change the topic if you feel that it might start arguments.
Children aren't usually very good at sharing information and don't know how to reply when you ask them questions like 'How was your school today?' For this, you can ask them about the after-class activities that they might be taking part in.
Therefore, all controversial (有争议的) topics should not be talked about. Actually, if you have had a funny incident in your day at the work, share it with others. What's more, it serves well if you share your childhood memories with your family. In a word, it is always important to choose the right topics for the family dinner conversations.
A. Try to know more about them than just their school life.
B. It's often difficult to start a conversation at a family dinner.
C. But try to keep in mind some family dinner conversation ideas.
D. Doing things together can make family members feel interested.
E. In fact, it only increases the distance between members of the family.
F. They, especially your kids, will feel excited to hear about what you did as a child.
G. Conversations during dinnertime should encourage family members to eat well.
A. Science has given us the answer. B. There is no definite answer to the question. C. Weather reports sometimes cannot be trusted. D. British sailors coined the phrase in the late l600s. E. As the air declines, it becomes warm and dry, which is stable. F. The Weather Network has a tip for working out how far away a storm is. G. That's the most reliable way to predict the next display of nature's temper. |
"The calm before the storm" is a very familiar expression. It is usually used to describe a peaceful period just before a very stressful situation or a tense argument. {#blank#}1{#/blank#} They noted that before certain storms the seas would seem to become calm and the winds would drop.
But why is it often so calm before a storm? {#blank#}2{#/blank#} According to US website HowStuffWorks a calm period occurs because many storms, tornadoes and hurricanes draw in all the warm and damp air from the surrounding area. As this air rises into the storm clouds, it cools and acts as "fuel for the storm, like petrol in a car."
Once the storm has taken all the energy it can from the air, it is pushed out from the top of the storm clouds and falls back down to ground level. {#blank#}3{#/blank#} So once it covers an area, it causes a calm period before the storm.
{#blank#}4{#/blank#} First count how many seconds there are between a flash of lightning and a clap of thunder, roughly three seconds equal one kilometer. A good judgement is that if your count is below 30 seconds, you should seek shelter straight away.
However, due to the complexity of storm system, calm doesn't always go first. So, your best bet is to keep yourself updated with weather reports for any predictions regarding a coming storm in your area. {#blank#}5{#/blank#}
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