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 5 kilometer race and a 10 kilometer 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．"

　　【解题导语】　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。

　　5．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　解析：推理判断题。第三段提到"像一辆安静的汽车在高速公路上以最快的速度从你身边驶过；像拳击手闪电般地出拳；像速滑运动员穿着非常紧身的赛服，四肢伸展的速度比时钟嘀嗒作响的速度都快。杰出的选手让它看起来很容易"，这部分是通过把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。

6．Whose approach is contrary to the light­hearted approach?