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(2020·山西八校联考)Many Americans spend Thanksgiving with family and friends around a table of roast turkey，sweet potatoes and cranberry sauce.
But for others，it's a competition.Across the United States，there are contests to see who can eat the most pumpkin(南瓜) pie.These events start in October and continue through Thanksgiving.Elk Grove，California hosts the World Pumpkin Pie Eating Championship.Matt Stonie won in 2014 by eating 20 pounds,13 ounces of pumpkin pie in 8 minutes.In other words，about 9 and a half kilograms.That was a “world record”， reported by the Major League Eating (MLE) in New York City.Stonie won $5,000.
The MLE website praised Stonie: “Like a silent car at top speed driving past you on the highway；like the boxer with lightning blows；like a speedskater in a very tight bodysuit，long limbs stretching faster than the clock can tick.The great one makes it look easy.”
Some of the pumpkin pie eating contests are turned into gluttony(暴饮暴食)．Others have a more lighthearted approach to pumpkin pie eating contests. Students at the Duthie Center for Engineering in Louisville，Kentucky posted their pumpkin pie eating contest on Facebook.It was a friendly social affair.In Broomfield，Colorado，their Turkey Day celebration takes a different approach.They hold a pumpkin pie eating contest，but contestants just have to eat one piece of pie (or about onesixth of a pie) as fast as possible.There's a 5kilometer race and a 10kilometer race afterwards，for those who want to lose weight.
And at Pumpkin Palooza—a pumpkin pie eating contest in Sparks，Nevada—the organizers note on their website，“The winners are chosen by audience applause，so style，talent and humor are the_beall_and_endall.”
【语篇解读】 本文是一篇说明文，主要介绍了美国感恩节各地举办的吃南瓜馅饼的比赛。
1．What does MLE website praise Stonie for in Paragraph 3?
A．His easy manner.
B．His effortless speed.
C．His huge eating amount.
D．His dynamic performance.
B [推理判断题。根据第三段“Like a silent car...makes it look easy.”，可知是通过把Stonie吃南瓜馅饼的速度与汽车、拳击手和速滑运动员的速度进行对比来突出Stonie吃的速度以及他给观众的毫不费力的感觉。故选B。]
2．Whose approach is contrary to the lighthearted approach?
A．Major League Eating.
B．World Pumpkin Pie Eating Championship.
C．The Turkey Day races in Broomfield，Colorado.
D．Pumpkin Palooza in Sparks，Nevada.
B [细节理解题。根据第二段可知，World Pumpkin Pie Eating Championship比的是谁吃得最多，这当然不会是轻松的(lighthearted)。故选B。]
3．What do people value most in the Turkey Day celebration in Broomfield?
A．Health. B．Energy.
C．Competition. D．Skill.
A [推理判断题。根据第四段中的“contestants just have to eat one piece of pie (or about onesixth of a pie) as fast as possible...for those who want to lose weight”可知， 在这里参加比赛的人只比赛吃一块南瓜馅饼的速度，随后的赛跑是为那些要减轻体重的人准备的，故可推知，在Broomfield的Turkey Day celebration中， 人们最注重健康。故选A。]
4．Which of the following can replace the underlined phrase?
A．Random. B．Playful.
C．Endless. D．Vital.
D [词义猜测题。根据画线部分前的“The winners are chosen by audience applause，so style，talent and humor”可知， 这个比赛的胜者由观众的掌声选出，因此可推知，参赛者的风格、才能和幽默感很重要，故vital与画线部分意义相近。故选D。]
