内容正文:
Ⅰ.阅读理解
EatingisbestwhenitsasocialactiviG
ty.Thinkofthemealafamilyenjoysinthe
evening when everyones together after
workorschool,orthebiggetGtogethers
overfoodatSpringFestival.Butnow,in
theageoftheInternetandsocialmedia,
anyonewithanInternetconnectioncanenG
joyasocialeatingevent.
Mukbang-a South Korean phrase
meaning“eatingbroadcast”-isanunusual
foodfanaticismthatssweepingthecounG
try.Thisisamealwhereonlyoneperson
getstoeat,whilemanyviewerswatchlive
showsofhostseatinglargequantitiesof
food.Theyleavecommentsonthedishes
thehostistaking,andthehostresponds
tothemlive.
SowhyhavepeopletakentothisunuG
sualnewfoodtrend(趋势)?JeffYang,an
AsianGAmericanculturalcritic,thinksthat
itsdownto“thelonelinessofunmarriedor
uncoupled South Koreans”.He believes
thateatingonyourowncanbehardina
countrylike South Korea,wheresocial
eatingissuchalongtradition.However,
Mukbanggivespeoplethefeelingthatthey
arepartofsomethinglarger,itseems.
Milionsofpeoplehavetroublewith
food.Eithertheyeattoomuchofit,ortoo
little.SomesaythatthepopularityofMukG
banghelpspeople withthesedisorders.
Thosewhoalwayseattoomuchandputon
weightcanwatch Mukbangliveshowsto
satisfytheirappetite (胃 口).Andthose
whodonteatenoughcanbuildtheirappeG
titebywatchingdeliciousfoodbeingeaten.
EventhoughMukbangisaSouthKoG
reanphenomenon,itsalsotakenoffinthe
US.Butunlike South Koreans who sit
downtoenjoynoodlesandkimchi(泡菜),
Americansenjoytheirownnativedishes.
ThismeansthatviewersofUSMukbanglive
showswilseelocalsstufingthemselveswith
hamburgers,friesandicecream.
1.Theunderlinedword“fanaticism”inthe
secondparagraphisclosestinmeaningto
.
A.disappointment B.enthusiasm
C.dislike D.imagination
2.AccordingtoJeffYang,MukbangisbeG
comingpopularinSouth Korea mainly
because .
A.peopleareusedtoeatingalone
B.its good for those who have
eatingdisorders
C.ithelpstocomfortthelonelypeople
D.itassistspeopletobuildtheirappetite
3.Whatisthearticlemainlyabout?
A.AtraditionalKoreaneatinghabit.
B.AnewfoodtrendfromSouthKorea.
C.How Ko