贵阳市2014高考英语(新人教版)一轮阅读训练(38)附答案
课时作业(三十八) [选修8 Unit 3 Inventors and inventions](限时:35分钟)阅读理解ts 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.s 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 ,“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.”
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