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【題目】 Mukbang, a South Korean word, means “eating broadcast(吃播)”. It is an online broadcast in which a host eats tons of food while talking with the people watching him or her. It began in South Korea in around 2010 and has spread all over the world.

Why did mukbang first appear in South Korea? Jeff Yang, an Asian-American cultural critic(評論家), thinks that it’s down to “the loneliness of unmarried or uncoupled South Koreans”. He believes that eating on your own can be hard in a country like South Korea, where social eating is such a long tradition. However, eating alone is becoming increasingly common. It seems that mukbang gives people the feeling that they are part of something larger.

Alice Stride, a spokeswoman for the Campaign to End Loneliness, says, “It might bring someone great comfort to watch mukbang.” She adds that she would be worried if younger people were watching people eat instead of eating with friends or family, but for older people it could be a comfort. “If you can’t get out, if you’re ill for example, then perhaps that will bring you a great sense of comfort. On the whole, though, we would advocate face-to-face communication. It’s something that won’t change.”

“I would always encourage people to do whatever makes them feel better as long as it is a healthy habit,” says Ben Edwards, a relationship expert. “I doubt if mukbang is a healthy way to have a meal. But I think if people feel like watching other people eat, and it gives them some sort of satisfaction, I see no harm.”

【1】What questions are answered in Paragraph 1?

①How old is mukbang?

②What does mukbang mean?

③Where did mukbang begin?

④How did mukbang get popular?

A. ①②③B. ①③④C. ①②④D. ②③④

【2】According to Jeff Yang, it is difficult for South Koreans to eat alone because they_____________.

A. have the culture of eating togetherB. are supporters of ending loneliness

C. like joining a larger groupD. usually have a big family

【3】Which of the following is probably Alice Stride’s opinion?

A. Mukbang helps lots of people feel less lonely.

B. Older people are more interested in mukbang.

C. Younger people should offer more comfort to older people.

D. Younger people should eat with their friends and family a lot.

【4】What does the underlined word “advocate” in Paragraph 3 probably mean in Chinese?

A. 觀察B. 提倡C. 建立D. 評估

【5】What does Ben Edwards think of mukbang?

A. It is difficult to do.B. It is healthy for the host.

C. It is an acceptable thing.D. It is a popular way of eating.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】A

【3】D

【4】B

【5】C

【解析】

本篇文章難度適中，主要介紹吃播現(xiàn)象出現(xiàn)的原因以及人們對它的看法。

【1】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)Mukbang, a South Korean word, means “eating broadcast(吃播)”可知，講述吃播的含義；根據(jù) It began in South Korea in around 2010 and has spread all over the world可知，講述吃播的歲數(shù)以及吃播在哪里流行，故選A。

【2】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)He believes that eating on your own can be hard in a country like South Korea, where social eating is such a long tradition. However, eating alone is becoming increasingly common. It seems that mukbang gives people the feeling that they are part of something larger可知，對于韓國人來說獨自吃飯是困難的因為他們有共同吃飯的文化，故選A。

【3】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)She adds that she would be worried if younger people were watching people eat instead of eating with friends or family, but for older people it could be a comfort. “If you can’t get out, if you’re ill for example, then perhaps that will bring you a great sense of comfort. On the whole, though, we would advocate face-to-face communication. It’s something that won’t change.可知，她認(rèn)為，年輕人應(yīng)該多和朋友以及家人一起吃飯，故選D。

【4】詞義猜測題。根據(jù)She adds that she would be worried if younger people were watching people eat instead of eating with friends or family, but for older people it could be a comfort. “If you can’t get out, if you’re ill for example, then perhaps that will bring you a great sense of comfort. On the whole, though, we would advocate face-to-face communication. It’s something that won’t change.可知，表示她提倡人與人面對面交流，所以advocate的含義是提倡，故選B。

【5】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)“I would always encourage people to do whatever makes them feel better as long as it is a healthy habit,”以及“I doubt if mukbang is a healthy way to have a meal. But I think if people feel like watching other people eat, and it gives them some sort of satisfaction, I see no harm.”可知，他認(rèn)為吃播可以接受，故選C。

解答詞義猜測題時，可以使用如下技巧：1、根據(jù)上下文來猜測詞義；2、通過同義詞或近義詞來猜測詞義；3、通過構(gòu)詞法來猜測詞義；4、通過定義或釋義來猜測詞義；5、通過句法功能來猜測詞義；6、通過轉(zhuǎn)折和因果關(guān)系來猜測詞義；7. 通過生活常識來猜測詞義。對于這類題采取“代入法”也非常有效，即將備選答案逐一代入文中，哪一個選項能使句子的意思通順、連貫，且與上下文的內(nèi)容一致，哪一個選項就是該題的正確答案。例如第4題。