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【题目】

Interesting Festivals in The World

Throwing tomatoes—Spain Spain takes “tomatoes fights” to a whole new level. But the tomatoes are being thrown, not eaten. The festival takes place during the last Wednesday in August. Trucks carry tomatoes into the square. People rush to the tomatoes and throw them into the crowd.

Rolling cheese—England This festival is celebrated on the last Monday in May. It takes place on Cooper's Hill. A large wheel of cheese is rolled down Cooper's Hill. The festival is actually a race where people run down the hill after the rolling cheese. The first person to cross the finish line at the bottom of the hill wins the cheese.

Burning man—The United States The Burning Man Festival lasts a week. It is from the Monday before Labor Day to Labor Day(which falls on the first Monday in September in America). The festival takes place in the Black Rock Desert. The best part of the festival is the burning of a large sculpture of a man.

Pouring water—Thailand The Songkran Festival is the celebration of the New Year in Thailand. Rather than a single day, Thailand celebrates the New Year from April 13th to April 15th. Thai people run after each other, pouring water. Songkran is one of the most important reasons why foreigners travel to the beautiful land.

【1】____festivals are mentioned in the passage.

A.OneB.TwoC.ThreeD.Four

【2】You probably go to enjoy one of the festivals above in May in_____　.

A.SpainB.EnglandC.the United StatesD.Thailand

【3】_____is held in Black Rock Desert.

A.Throwing tomatoesB.Rolling cheese

C.Burning manD.Pouring water

【4】Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage？

A.The tomatoes are thrown into the crowd to eat.

B.Not all the festivals above fall on the single day.

C.Burning a large real man is the best part of the festival.

D.Songkran is the only reason for attracting lots of tourists.

【5】The passage is most probably taken from _____.

A.a tour guideB.a science report

C.a story bookD.a fashion magazine

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【2】B

【3】C

【4】B

【5】A

【解析】

本篇文章难度适中，主要介绍四个外国的节日。

【1】细节理解题。根据Throwing tomatoes—Spain“西班牙的番茄节”、Rolling cheese—England“英国滚奶酪比赛”、Burning man—The United States“美国火人节”以及Pouring water—Thailand“泰国的泼水节”可知，总共是4个节日，故选D。

【2】细节理解题，根据Rolling cheese—England“英国滚奶酪比赛”中的This festival is celebrated on the last Monday in May“这个节日在五月的最后一个星期一庆祝”可知，五月可以去英国参加这个节日，故选B。

【3】细节理解题。根据Burning man—The United States“美国火人节”中的The festival takes place in the Black Rock Desert“这个节日在黑石沙漠举行”可知，美国火人节在黑石沙漠举行，故选C。

【4】细节理解题。根据But the tomatoes are being thrown, not eaten“但是，西红柿是扔的，而不是吃的”可知，排除A；根据The best part of the festival is the burning of a large sculpture of a man“节日中最好的部分是烧一个大的人型雕像”可知，不是烧真人，排除C；根据Songkran is one of the most important reasons why foreigners travel to the beautiful land“宋干节是为什么外国人来这个美丽的陆地的最重要的原因之一”可知，不是唯一的理由，排除D；根据Rather than a single day, Thailand celebrates the New Year from April 13th to April 15th“而不是单一的一天，泰国从4月13日至4月15日庆祝他们的新年”可知，以上的节日不都是一天的庆祝时间，故选B。

【5】推理判断题。A.旅游指南；B.科学报道；C.故事书；D.时尚杂志。根据全文可知，是四个不同的节日以及Songkran is one of the most important reasons why foreigners travel to the beautiful land“宋干节是为什么外国人来这个美丽的陆地的最重要的原因之一”可知，是一个旅游指南，故选A。

做细节理解题时要先划关键词，再根据关键词定位到文中的某一段即可做出题目。

例如第2题。根据关键词in May可知，定位至Rolling cheese—England“英国滚奶酪比赛”中的This festival is celebrated on the last Monday in May“这个节日在五月的最后一个星期一庆祝”可知，五月可以去英国参加这个节日，故选B。