Question

It is reported that one in three of us eats more meals by ourselves than we do with other people.But before you accept that somewhat depressing statistic，there is some good news—a lot of us are perfectly happy to eat alone because the computer and TV provide us with solitary entertainment.

Perhaps unsurprisingly，half of the UK's singles eat a meal alone at least once a day.And even one in four mothers with families have dinner mostly by themselves according to a major report on eating trends and social change by the Future Foundation.However，eating alone doesn't seem to matter anymore if you can chat away on social networks—in fact it's now a both quick and entertaining affair.

“Suppertainment” is the phrase created for the current major trend that reflects the number of people who eat in front of the computer，TV or game controller.Single men are the majority leading this trend，with 60 percent of them spending mealtimes entertaining themselves with something.However，40 percent of mothers and 30 percent of students also eat meals while being on the PC or laptop several times a week.

Boyd Hilton，TV and reviews editor of Heat magazine says，“Setting yourself up in front of the TV to suppertain comes naturally，especially when you've been busy all day.If I'm on my own I always tend to make a quick and easy meal and settle down to watch something entertaining or I'll get on the laptop and catch up with comedies like the new season of Curb Your Enthusiasm on More 4 or Outnumbered on BBC 1.”

“I think it's such a bonus that healthy and tasty convenience meals now mean you can relax about eating good food without having to worry about preparation time.”

36．Why don't many people eating alone feel lonely?

A．They are too busy to feel lonely.

B．People are happy to eat alone.

C．They eat with solitary entertainment.

D．They have good news at mealtimes.

37．Which of the following best defines the term “suppertainment”？

A．The trend of eating alone among single people.

B．Eating alone accompanied by the computer，TV or game controller.

C．Entertaining oneself with advanced technology.

D．Getting relaxed by watching comedies on TV or playing games on the computer.

38．What is the purpose of the author by quoting what Boyd Hilton said in the last paragraph?

A．To emphasize the importance of healthy and tasty meals.

B．To tell people to have good meals without doing preparing work.

C．To prove that “suppertainment” is a good idea.

D．To call people's attention to eating meals in relaxing manners.

Answer 1

研究發(fā)現(xiàn)，有三分之一的人獨(dú)自用餐的次數(shù)比和其他人在一起吃飯的次數(shù)多。人們可以邊吃飯邊看電視或上網(wǎng)，并不感到孤獨(dú)。

36．C　細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章第一段中的“…a lot of us are perfectly happy to eat alone because the computer and TV provide us with solitary entertainment”，即人們在獨(dú)自用餐時(shí)可以玩電腦或看電視，并不會覺得孤獨(dú)，故選C。

37．B　詞義猜測題。文章第三段介紹了“suppertainment”的含義，即在獨(dú)自用餐的同時(shí)通過電視或電腦娛樂，故選B。

38．C　推理判斷題。作者在文章第一段說獨(dú)自用餐漸成風(fēng)尚，字里行間透露出作者的贊成態(tài)度，最后一段借用Boyd Hilton的話進(jìn)一步說明邊獨(dú)自吃飯邊娛樂的優(yōu)點(diǎn)。