專題26 閱讀理解（新聞報(bào)道或人生百味類）（第03期）-中考英語(yǔ)試題分項(xiàng)版解析匯編 帶解析

1.【福建省龍巖市2015年中考英語(yǔ)試題】閱讀下面短文,從每題所給的三個(gè)選項(xiàng)(A、B和C)中,選出最佳選項(xiàng)。DuYijun,a21-year-oldFudanUniversitystudent,wasoneofthe36peoplewhodiedinthecrushonNewYear'sEveontheBund(外灘)inshanghai.OnthenightofDecember31,2014,aholidaycelebrationturnedintoaterribletragedy.“Overcrowding(過(guò)度擁擠)andthefailureofthepolicetocontro1thecrowdswerethemainreasonsithappened,”theauthorities(官方)said.Forthelastthreeyears,lightshowsontheBundhavebeensuccessfullyheldforNewYear'sEvecelebrations,butthisyearthelightshowwascanceledandtherewerefewerpoliceonhand.Butthecrowdscameanyway.About300,000peoplewereontheBundby8:30thateveningandmorekeptarrivinguntilpeoplesuddenlybecamenoisyandangryaround11:30.Somepeoplefel1onlhestairsandweresteppedheavilyonanddied.Inshanghai,theauthoritieshavereacted(作出反應(yīng))totheBundtragedybycancelingbigevents.Butthisisn'treallynecessary.Betterplanningandbettercrowdcontro1canmakesurethecelebrationsaresafe.However,ifyou'regoingtoaplacewheretherewi1lbeabigcrowd,youshouldtakenoticeofwheretheexits(出口)are,andiftherearetoomanypeople,moveawayfromthecenterofthecrowd.Andmostimportantly,ifthecrowdseemstoobigandmakesyoufeeluncomfortable,,Justleave.Nocelebrationisworthlosingyourlifeover.66.Theunderlinedword“crush”inthepassageprobablymeans“_”inChinese.A.美麗的景色B.成功的活動(dòng)C.擁擠的人群67.HowmanypeoplediedintheBundtragedyinShanghaionDec.3l,2014?A.21B.36C.300,00068.Whatcausedthetragedytohappenaccordingtotheauthorities?AOvercrowdingandthefailureofthepolicetocontro1thecrowds.·BUnsafeexitsandsmallsquarestoholdenoughpeople.C.Badweatheranddarklightstoguidepeopletoleave.69.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A.Thecelebrationscouldgosuccessfullyifwellorganized.B.It’snecessarytocancelalltheeventstoavoidaccidents.C.Nota11celebntionswereworthlosingone’slife.70.Thepassagemainlytellsusabout.A.thefailureofthepolicetoprotectpeopleBB.atragedyhappeningontheBundandits1essonC.somesuccessfullightshowsheldinshanghai【答案】66.C67.B68.A69.A70.B66.C詞義猜測(cè)題。題意：短文中有下劃線的“crush”的中文意思可能是什么？A.美麗的景色；B.成功的活動(dòng)；C.擁擠的人群。句意：杜一軍是上海外灘新年前夜死于crush中的36人之一。根據(jù)上下文，可以推測(cè)出crush指的是“擁擠的人群”。故選C。67.B細(xì)節(jié)理解題。題意：2014年12月31日上海外灘悲劇中死了多少人？A.21；B.36；C.300,000。根據(jù)短文第一句：DuYijun,a21-year-oldFudanUniversitystudent,wasoneofthe36peoplewhodiedinthecrushonNewYear'sEveontheBund(外灘)inshanghai.（21歲的復(fù)旦大學(xué)學(xué)生杜一軍是上海外灘新年前夜死于crush中的36人之一。）可知，本題選B。68.A細(xì)節(jié)理解題。題意：根據(jù)官方解釋，是什么造成了這次悲劇的發(fā)生？AOvercrowdingandthefailureofthepolicetocontro1thecrowds.·過(guò)度的擁擠及警方對(duì)人流的失控；BUnsafeexitsandsmallsquarestoholdenoughpeople.不安全的出口和小的廣場(chǎng)容不下足夠多的人；C.Badweatheranddarklightstoguidepeopletoleave.引導(dǎo)人們離開時(shí)，惡劣的天氣和昏暗的燈光。根據(jù)短文第二段，可知，本題選A。69.A推理判斷題。題意：從文中我們可以了解到什么？A.Thecelebrationscouldgosuccessfullyifwellorganized.如果組織得好，慶?？梢猿晒εe行。（根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段最后一句，正確）；B.It’snecessarytocancelalltheeventstoavoidaccidents.為了避免事故有必要取消所有的活動(dòng)。（根據(jù)短文第四段，錯(cuò)）；C.Notallcelebntionswereworthlosingone’slife.不是所有的慶祝都值得喪失性命。（根據(jù)短文最后一句，錯(cuò)）故本題選A?！究键c(diǎn)定位】考查新聞報(bào)道類短文閱讀。2.【福建省龍巖市2015年中考英語(yǔ)試題】閱讀下面材料,從每題所給的三個(gè)選項(xiàng)(A、B和C)中,選出最佳選項(xiàng)。LastFriday,allthreeofChina'stelecommunications(電信運(yùn)營(yíng)商)operatorsannouncedplanstoraiseInternetspeedsandlowercostsforconsumers.ThiscameaboutamonthafterChina’spremier(總理)LiKeqiangsaidthecountryneededtodomoretoprovidebetterInternetservices.ChinahasmoreInternetusersthananyothercountry,butnowadays,average(平均)InternetspeedsinChinaareonly3.4megabitspersecond(Mbps,兆位/秒).IntheUS,however,averageInternetspeedscanreachl1.1Mbps.AccordingtoChina'sMinistryofIndustryandInformahonTechnology(工信部),bytheendofthisyear,theaverageIntemetspeedforusersinmajorcitiesandtownswi1beincreasedto20Mbps.Otherareaincitieswi11beimprovedto10Mbps.Besides,morethan13million4Gbasestationswillbebuilt.Theywi11a1lowmobileIntemetuserstoenjoyimprovedexperiences.Andfasterspeedswi11comewithlowercosts.AveragecostsformobilephoneIntemetandfixedInternetwi11beloweredbyatleast30percentnextyear.ChinaTelecom(中國(guó)電信),forexample,nowgets3,000yuanayearforits100-MbpsInternetservice.Lastweek,thecompanysaiditwouldlowerthepriceby30percentormore.71.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“consumers”inthepassageprobablymeaninChinese?A.費(fèi)用B.用戶C.速度72.What'stheaverageInternetspeedinChinanow?A.3.4Mbps.B.10Mbps.C.11.1Mbps.73.PremierLiKeqiangsaidChinaneededto.A.domoretoprovidebetterInternetservicesB.bui1dmorebusstationsinthecountrysideC.cal1onpeopletousebettermobilephones74.Wecanleamfromthepassagethat.A.China'stelecommunicationsoperatorsrefusetolowercostsB.InternetspeedsinChinaarefasterthanintheUSnowadaysC.ChinahasthelargestnumberofInternetusersintheworld75.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.MoreStationsandFewerUsersBBetterSevicesandHigherPriceC.FasterSpeedsandLowerCosts【答案】71.B72.A73.A74.C75.C【解析】試題分析：短文大意：在李克強(qiáng)總理說(shuō)“國(guó)家需要采取更多的措施以提供更好的網(wǎng)絡(luò)服務(wù)”一個(gè)月后。上周五，中國(guó)三大電信運(yùn)營(yíng)商宣稱計(jì)劃提高網(wǎng)速并降低費(fèi)用。我國(guó)比其它任何國(guó)家擁有更多的網(wǎng)絡(luò)用戶，但現(xiàn)在的平均網(wǎng)速遠(yuǎn)遠(yuǎn)低于發(fā)達(dá)國(guó)家，根據(jù)中國(guó)工信倍消息，在今年底以前，主要城市的網(wǎng)速將要提高到20兆，其它地區(qū)提高到10兆。同時(shí)，將會(huì)建13，000，000個(gè)4G基站。與此同時(shí)，上網(wǎng)費(fèi)用將會(huì)至少降低30%。71.B詞義猜測(cè)題。題意；短文中有下劃線的“consumers”的可能的漢語(yǔ)意思是什么？A.費(fèi)用；B.用戶；C.速度。原句說(shuō)：為consumers減少支出，可以推測(cè)出其意思是用戶，故選B。72.A細(xì)節(jié)理解題。題意：中國(guó)現(xiàn)在的平均網(wǎng)速是多少？A.3.4Mbps；B.10Mbps；C.11.1Mbps。由第二段第一句中的：average(平均)InternetspeedsinChinaareonly3.4megabitspersecond(Mbps,兆位/秒).可知本題選A。74.C推理判斷題。題意：從文中我們可以了解到什么？A.China'stelecommunicationsoperatorsrefusetolowercosts中國(guó)電信運(yùn)營(yíng)商拒絕降低網(wǎng)費(fèi)，根據(jù)第一段，錯(cuò)；B.InternetspeedsinChinaarefasterthanintheUSnowadays現(xiàn)在中國(guó)的網(wǎng)速比美國(guó)要快，根據(jù)第二段，錯(cuò)；C.ChinahasthelargestnumberofInternetusersintheworld中國(guó)在世界上擁有最多的網(wǎng)絡(luò)用戶，根據(jù)第二段：ChinahasmoreInternetusersthananyothercountry（中國(guó)比其它任何國(guó)家有更多的網(wǎng)絡(luò)用戶。）可知，正確。故選C。75.C題目推斷題。題意：短文最好的標(biāo)題是什么？A.MoreStationsandFewerUsers更多的機(jī)站，更少的用戶；BBetterServicesandHigherPrice更好的服務(wù)，更高的價(jià)格；C.FasterSpeedsandLowerCosts更快的速度，更低的費(fèi)用。短文主要圍繞著中國(guó)三大通訊運(yùn)營(yíng)商承諾的：提網(wǎng)速，降網(wǎng)費(fèi)進(jìn)行的報(bào)道。故選C。【考點(diǎn)定位】考查新聞?lì)惗涛拈喿x。3.【貴州省六盤水市2015年中考英語(yǔ)試題】.閱讀理解。（共4篇文章，共40分）1）閱讀短文，根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從所給的A.B.C.D.四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出最佳選項(xiàng)。（3篇短文，共15小題，每小題2分，計(jì)30分）CThereisanoldChinesesaying,“Ifsomeonegivesyoualittledropofwater,youshouldreturnaspringofwater.”Thatmeansifsomeonehelpsyouabit,youshouldrememberitandthankthemgratefully(感激的）inreturn.Weshouldliveinaworldofgratitude.Weshouldproveitwithactions,notjustwords.Wethankpeoplewhohurtus,becausetheyteachusimportantthings.Wethankpeoplewhogiveusup,becausewelearnhowtobeindependent.Wethankpeoplewhoselfish(自私的），becausewelearntheimportanceofbeingkind.Ofcourse,weshouldthankpeoplewhohelpus.Weshouldthankpeoplewhoteachus.Weshouldthankpeoplewhocareaboutus.Wethankourparents.Theyworkhardallthetimeinordertogivetheirsonsanddaughtersabetterlife.Theycookmealsforus,theydothechoresforus,theyalwaysgiveusfoodandclothes,theyteachuswhatisrightandwhatiswrong.Wethankourteacherswhogiveusdreams.Theyteachusalotofthingsbuttheyaskfornothingfromus.Wearewell-educatedofthem.Therearealotofpeoplethatweshouldbegratefultoinourlife.Weshouldfindawaytothankthem.66.Accordingtothewriter,whatshoulddoifsomeonehelpsyou?A.WeshouldthankthemgratefullyinreturnB.WeshoulddonothingC.WejustgoawayatonceD.Weshouldgivethemmoney67.Theword“them”inthefourthparagraphrefersto(指代）A.parentsB.teachersC.friendsD.students68.WeshouldthankourparentsbecauseA.theyworkhardforusallthetimeB.theygiveuseverythingtheycanC.theyteachuswhatisrightornotD.A,BandC69.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTrue?A.Wedon’thavetocareaboutthosewhocareaboutusB.WelearnnothingfromourteachersC.Ourparentsworkhardtogiveusabetterlife.D.Ourparentsdon’tcookforus.70.What’sthemeaningoftheunderlinedsentence?A.滴水之恩，涌泉相報(bào)B.落花有意，流水無(wú)情C.大地回春，春意盎然D.兵來(lái)將擋，水來(lái)土掩【答案】66.A67.B68.D69.C70.A【解析】試題分析：本文由一句中國(guó)的諺語(yǔ)：滴水之恩，涌泉相報(bào)說(shuō)開去，讓人們學(xué)會(huì)感恩，感恩社會(huì)，感恩父母，感恩老師。67.B推理判斷題。題意：第四段中的them指代的是什么？A.parents父母；B.teachers老師；C.friends朋友；D.students學(xué)生。句意：Theyteachusalotofthingsbuttheyaskfornothingfromus.（他們教給我們?cè)S多東西，而對(duì)我們一無(wú)所求。）這一段講的是我們應(yīng)該感恩老師，從句意可以推測(cè)出they指代的是老師。故選B。68.D細(xì)節(jié)理解題。題意：我們應(yīng)該感恩父母是因?yàn)槭裁?？A.theyworkhardforusallthetime他們一直為我們辛勤操勞；B.theygiveuseverythingtheycan他們盡力為我們付出一切；C.theyteachuswhatisrightornot他們教會(huì)我們什么是對(duì)，什么是錯(cuò)；D.A,BandCA、B、C都對(duì)。三個(gè)選項(xiàng)中的內(nèi)容都是描述父母的，和文章內(nèi)容匹配，故選D。69.C推理判斷題。題意：下面哪一個(gè)描述是對(duì)的？WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTrue?A.Wedon’thavetocareaboutthosewhocareaboutus我們不必在意那些在意我們的人。短文教育我們要學(xué)會(huì)感恩。錯(cuò)；B.Welearnnothingfromourteachers從老師那兒，我們什么也沒(méi)有學(xué)到，根據(jù)最后一段，錯(cuò)；C.Ourparentsworkhardtogiveusabetterlife.父母努力工作是為了給我們更好的生活，正確；D.Ourparentsdon’tcookforus.父母不為我們做飯，根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段，錯(cuò)。故選C。70.A句意猜測(cè)題。題意：打有下劃線的句子的意思是什么？A.滴水之恩，涌泉相報(bào)B.落花有意，流水無(wú)情；C.大地回春，春意盎然；D.兵來(lái)將擋，水來(lái)土掩；句意：Ifsomeonegivesyoualittledropofwater,youshouldreturnaspringofwater.（如果有人給你一小滴水，你應(yīng)該回報(bào)他一個(gè)泉水。）可以推測(cè)出，本題選A?！究键c(diǎn)定位】考查人生感悟類短文閱讀。4.【遼寧省丹東市2015年中考英語(yǔ)試題】閱讀理解（根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從每個(gè)題的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選擇一個(gè)最佳答案，并將符合題意的選項(xiàng)用2B鉛筆涂在答題卡的相應(yīng)位置上。每小題1分，共20分）Passage4ABiteofChina(舌尖上的中國(guó))hasbecomeahottopicontheInternetinChina.Itisaseven-episode(集)program.ItisabouttraditionalChinesefood.Thedocumentaryhasattractedover100,000,000Chineseaudiences(觀眾).Mostofthemdon’tseethisprogramasacommonfoodshow,becauseitshowsthemthevalueofChinesefoodandthechangesinChinatoday.TheaudiencescanseehowhardthecooksandfarmersworktomakesuchwonderfulChinesefood.ChenXiaoqing,theleaddirectoroftheprogram,saysthattheprogramisnotonlyabouteating,butalsoaboutChineseculture.HisfriendLiuWensaid,“WealsowantedtoshowinternationalaudienceswhatChinaisliketoday.”“ABiteofChinawillbeoutofEnglishversion(版本),”saidChenXiaoqing.“Weshouldbethankfultothepeoplewhomakesomuchdeliciousfood.”addedareporterWangLu.66.Howmanyepisodesaretherein“AbiteofChina”?A.4.B.5.C.6.D.7.67.Whatkindofprogramis“ABiteofChina”?A.Asoapopera.B.Acomedy.C.Adocumentary.D.Asportsshow.68.What’sthemeaningoftheunderlinedword“attracted”?A.描述.B.吸引C.產(chǎn)生.D.改變.69.WhoworkshardtomakesuchwonderfulChinesefoodaccordingtothepassage?A.Farmersandreporters.B.Reportersandcooks.C.Cooksandfarmers.D.Farmersandaudiences.70.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.TheleaddirectoroftheprogramisWangLu.B.Mostpeopleregardthisprogramasashowaboutreporters.C.“AbiteofChina”talksaboutnotonlyfoodbutalsoChineseculture.D.About100,000Chineseaudiencesareinterestedinthisprogram.【答案】66.D 67.C68.B69.C70.C67.C細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)短文Thedocumentaryhasattractedover100,000,000Chineseaudiences(觀眾)?？芍@里的紀(jì)錄片指的就是舌尖上的中國(guó)。故選C。68.B詞義猜測(cè)題。根據(jù)短文Thedocumentaryhasattractedover100,000,000Chineseaudiences(觀眾)的句意，這個(gè)紀(jì)錄片吸引了超過(guò)一億的中國(guó)觀眾，對(duì)比選項(xiàng)，故選B。69.C細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)短文TheaudiencescanseehowhardthecooksandfarmersworktomakesuchwonderfulChinesefood觀眾可以明白廚師和農(nóng)民多么努力的工作以制作成那么美味的中國(guó)食物?？芍谱髡呤菑N師和農(nóng)民，故選C。70.C細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)短文ChenXiaoqing,theleaddirectoroftheprogram,saysthattheprogramisnotonlyabouteating,butalsoaboutChineseculture.可知這個(gè)節(jié)目不僅僅是關(guān)于吃的，而且是關(guān)于中國(guó)文化的。故選C?！究键c(diǎn)定位】新聞報(bào)道類短文閱讀。5.【云南省2015年中考英語(yǔ)試題】閱讀理解（共15小題；滿分25分）BItwasnearlydark,thesunwasdroppingdownthemountainsfaraway.LittleTomcamebackhome,withtearsinhiseyes.“What’sthematter,Tom?How’syourtrip?”hismotheraskedwithabigsmile.“Ifailed.Themountainissohighandfullofbigorsmallstonesontheway,Istillgoahead.ButIwastiredanditwassolatethatIhadtocomeback.”Tomcried.“Itdoesn’tmatter,youareonly14yearsoldafterall.Youwillhaveanotherchance.”hismothersaid.“But,standingatthetopofthemountainismydream!”Tomsaid.Hisfathercameoverandasked,“Didyouseethegreentreesonyourwaytothemountain?”“Sure,andtherearealotofbeautifulflowersbythesideoftheroad.”Tomreplied.“Didyouhearthebirdssinging?”hisfatherasked.“Thereweremanykindsofbirdssinginginthetrees,andthesoundwasverysweet.”Tomsaid.“Didyoufeelthebeautyofnature?”hisfatherasked.“Yes,thebluesky,thewhiteclouds,thegreentreesandthecolorfulflowersmadeanicepicture.”Tomanswered.“That’senough!”hisfathersmiledandsaid,“Pleaseremember,son.Foroften,achievingwhatyouexpectisnotthemostimportantthing.Althoughyoudidn’treachthetopofthemountain,yougotalotontheway.”Itistruethatnoteverygoalwillbeachieved,noteveryjobwillendupwithasuccess,andnoteverydreamwillcometrue.Themostbeautifulscenery(風(fēng)景)isontheway.根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從題中所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出正確選項(xiàng)，并將所選答案涂到答題卡的相應(yīng)位置上。（共5小題；每小題2分，滿分10分）56.Tomgotbackhomewhenthesunwasdropping.A.slowly B.sadly C.quickly D.early57.Tom’sparentswantedTom.A.tobefriendly B.tobehappy C.tobeclever D.tobehealthy58.What’sthemainreasonthatTomdidn’treachthetopofthemountain?A.Themountainwassohigh.[來(lái)源:學(xué)_科_網(wǎng)Z_X_X_K]B.Thewaywasfullofbigorsmallstones.C.Hewastiredanditwassolate.D.Hewasonly14yearsold.59.Tomsawalotofthingsonthewaytothemountainexcept.A.clearwater B.bluesky C.colorfulflowers D.greentrees60.Thewritertriestotellusthat.A.thegoalisnotimportant B.everyoneshouldclimbthemountainC.themountainisverybeautiful D.theprocess(過(guò)程)ismoreimportantthantheresult【答案】56.B57.B58.C59.A60.D56.B細(xì)節(jié)理解題。題意：當(dāng)太陽(yáng)下山時(shí)，湯姆怎樣地回到家里？A.slowly慢慢地；B.sadly難過(guò)地；C.quickly快速地；D.early早早地。從短文第一段最后一句：LittleTomcamebackhome,withtearsinhiseyes.（小湯姆回到家里，眼睛里滿是淚水）可以推測(cè)出他很難過(guò)。故選B。57.B推理判斷題。題意：湯姆的父母想要他怎樣？A.tobefriendly友好；B.tobehappy開心；C.tobeclever聰明；D.tobehealthy健康。從第二段中父母說(shuō)給湯姆的話中，我們可以知道他的父母希望他開心，不要因這此失敗而背上包袱。故選B。58.C細(xì)節(jié)理解題。題意：湯姆未能到達(dá)山頂?shù)闹饕蚴鞘裁矗緼.Themountainwassohigh.山高；B.Thewaywasfullofbigorsmallstones.路上滿是大大小小的石頭；C.Hewastiredanditwassolate.他累了，天黑了；D.Hewasonly14yearsold.他只有十四歲。由第二段的：Themountainissohighandfullofbigorsmallstonesontheway,Istillgoahead.ButIwastiredanditwassolatethatIhadtocomeback.（山是那么高而且滿是大大小小的石頭，我還是前進(jìn)。但是我累了而且天晚了，我不得不回來(lái)。）可以推測(cè)出他回來(lái)的原因是累了，天晚了。故選C。59.A細(xì)節(jié)理解題。題意：湯姆在上山的路上看到了除什么外的東西？A.clearwater清澈的水；B.bluesky藍(lán)天；C.colorfulflowers五顏六色的花；D.greentrees綠樹。在第二段湯姆與爸爸的對(duì)話中可知，他們沒(méi)有談到clearwater。故選A。60.D主旨推斷題。題意：主者盡力地告訴我們什么？A.thegoalisnotimportant目標(biāo)不重要；B.everyoneshouldclimbthemountain每一個(gè)人都應(yīng)該登山；C.themountainisverybeautiful山很美；D.theprocess(過(guò)程)ismoreimportantthantheresult過(guò)程比結(jié)果重要。由第二段爸爸的話：很多時(shí)候，實(shí)現(xiàn)自己期待的東西不是最重要的事，雖然你沒(méi)有到達(dá)山頂，但是你在路上收獲頗多。以及短文最后一段的大意：不是每一個(gè)目標(biāo)都將會(huì)實(shí)現(xiàn)，不是每一項(xiàng)工作都以成功結(jié)束，不是每一份夢(mèng)想都可以成真，最美的風(fēng)景是在通往成功的路上?？芍绢}正確選D?！究键c(diǎn)定位】考查人生百味類短文閱讀。6.【浙江省溫州市2015年中考英語(yǔ)試題】閱讀理解（本題有15小題，每小題2分，共30分）閱讀下面的短文，從每小題所給的A.B.C.D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出最佳答案。BIsitfairforrestaurantstoban(禁止)littleeaters?InMonronroeville,alocalrestaurant,McDain’s,recentlydecidedtobanyoungchildren.AliceRoseman,itsmanager,sayskidshavebadmannersandmaketoomuchnoise.Otherpeople,however,saytheruleishardtoaccept.Sinceithasbecomeahottopicinpublic,wecaughtseverallocalpeopletalkingaboutit.YESThereisnolawstoppingrestaurantsfrombanningyoungchildren.Restaurantownersshouldbeallowedtobanthem.Kidsoftenrunaroundandcauseproblemsforwaitersandothercustomers.----KateBarkerKidsalwayscauseamess,buttheparentsrefusetodoanythingabouttheirkids’behaviors.Althoughkidsmaybeatthecenteroftheirparents’universe,theyaren’tatthecenterofeveryoneelse’s.------MikeVuickAdultssometimeswanttotalkandenjoytheirdinner,buttheycan’tifachildiscryingandrunningallovertheplace.That’swhysometimesparentsdon’tlikeeatingathome.Theywishtheycouldhaveagoodmealintherestaurantswithoutkids’noise.