Matéria: Inglês
Autor: add03puffers
Perguntado 3 anos atrás

Competitive eating, or speed eating, is a sport that is all about food. Success in the sport requires efficiency, which is a combination of capacity — eating a lot of food — and speed-eating it fast. Contests are typically eight to 10 minutes long, with the person consuming the most food declared the winner. Current professional eating contests can offer $10,000 or more in prize money.

Traditionally, eating contests (usually involving children eating pies) were county fair events. The recent rise in popularity of competitive eating is largely due to the growth over almost 100 years of the Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest, an annual Independence Day tradition at Coney Island, New York. The event generates enormous media attention and has been aired on major sports channels. Many commentators believe the Nathan’s contest has had a direct impact on the development of competitive eating as a sport. Surprisingly, restaurant hosts don’t always make a lot of money on contest days, as contestants tend to eat more food than their entry fee would purchase. Money is only part of the reason that contests primarily use fast food, though. “Restaurants would go out of business with a steak eating contest,” says Peter “Wingman” McDermott, prize-winning speed eater. “Hot dogs and wings are familiar and don’t break the bank.”

But what is it that motivates contestants like Peter to eat those hot dogs and wings? “A lot of speed eaters I know were never big athletes in high school and are just looking for a really fast way to get on TV. I started out that way,” he said. “But now I definitely make sure to stay healthy. This isn’t something an unhealthy person wants to start doing.” McDermott appreciates that he can have a life outside his “sport,” as “the competition is over almost as soon as it started. Eaters can compete and still have most of their day left.”

Speed eating is increasingly regulated by the kinds of organizations familiar in much bigger sports, like football and hockey. The International Federation of Competitive Eating (IFOCE) hosts more than 100 "Major League Eating" (MLE) events worldwide each year and first established eating as a sport in the 1990s. IFOCE licenses MLE t-shirts and other products and features the most current videos of contests and competitors. IFOCE is also the only organization with extensive safety regulations for events. A smaller organized league, the Association of Independent Competitive Eaters (AICE), established by competitive eater Arnie "Chowhound" Chapman, also holds contests. Chapman was a former IFOCE member who left to form an independent league after disputes over IFOCE contracts.

Perguntas:
(1) Which ONE of the following is the main purpose of this passage?
A- To encourage people to consider becoming competitive eaters

B- To describe how competitive eating affects contestants’ health

C- To explain some aspects of competitive eating contests

D- To share techniques that different competitive eaters use to train

E- To persuade more restaurants to get involved with the sport of competitive eating

Pergunta 2

Which TWO reasons does the passage give for the growing popularity of competitive eating competitions?

A- The increase in the size of the prizes

B- The increased money spent on competitions

C - The holiday tradition of the first famous competition

D- The exposure from big-name TV sports channels

E- The cooperation of more and more famous restaurants

Pergunta 3

According to the passage, what are the TWO main reasons that people become competitive eating contestants?

A- They like the way competitions fit into their regular schedule.

B- They want a fast way to become well-known.

C- They get to enjoy free food every time they compete.

D- They like the history of county fair eating competitions.

E- They want to make a living from sports participation.

Respostas

respondido por: anaclaudialara

1) A opção que traz o main purpose dessa passagem do texto é: C) To explain some aspects of competitive eating contests.

2) As duas razões dadas no texto para a crescente popularidade das competitive eating competitions são: C) The holiday tradition of the first famous competition e D)The exposure from big-name TV sports channels.

3) As duas principais razões para as pessoas se tornarem competidores de alimentação são: A) They like the way competitions fit into their regular schedule e B) They want a fast way to become well-known.

Entendendo o texto sobre competitive eating

O texto fala sobre uma modalidade de esporte existente nos Estados Unidos da América, relacionada à comida. É o competitive eating, ou seja, comer a maior quantidade de fast food que você conseguir, no menor tempo. A competição se dá entre os participantes. Aquele que come mais em um período de tempo, vence.

Vamos às questões:

1) O principal objetivo do texto é:

A) Errada. O texto não encoraja ninguém a se tornar um competidor de alimentação.
B) Falsa. Não há trecho tentando convencer as pessoas de que esse tipo de competição é ruim para a saúde.
C) Correta. Vemos que há um descrição do speed eating.
D) Incorreta. Não há citação de técnicas dos competidores.
E) Errada. Em nenhum lugar se vê uma tentativa de convencer restaurantes a participarem nesses eventos.

2) Aqui é preciso escolher duas opções que mostram o aumento da popularidade dessas competições:

A) Errada. O texto apenas cita o valor, não diz que há aumento.
B) Incorreta. Não se fala do aumento de gastos na produção desses eventos.
C) Correta. O feriado é o Dia da Independência, e o nome do evento tradicional é Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest, que já ocorre a 100 anos.
D) Correta. Trecho: The event generates enormous media attention and has been aired on major sports channels.
E) Errada. Não se fala nada sobre cooperação de grandes restaurantes.

3) Duas razões para as pessoas tornarem-se competitive eating contestants: