题目内容
15.Here is Booked.net's selection of the strangest events worldwide.Elephant polo(象球)
The title is self-explanatory,but elephant polo is more interesting than the traditional alternative played on horses.Elephants make the game slower,and,because of this the field is only three-quarters the length of a standard polo field.The elephants carry two people and are guided by mahouts(看象人).The player hits the ball and tells the mahout which way to go.The Kings Cup Elephant Polo Tournament is the sixth largest event in the Thai calendar.
Volcan de Lodo El Totumo
If you are in Colombia at the end of March,you should make Cartagena part of your journey-here.between December and March every year,is the opportunity to get dirty,Bathing in mud from the Volcan de Lodo El Totumo can best be described as a primitive experience.The volcano is diminutive(微小的),looking more like a little hill rising about 10to 15m from the ground.If you climb a wooden staircase to reach the very top,you will discover a pit(大坑)of gray mud.It is believed that the mud has a curing effect,purifying your skin.
La Tomatina
It is possibly the most famous and most specific food fight in the world.If you think tomatoes are only for salads,you are on a wrong track.Just a visit to Valencia,or more precisely,a small Spanish village named Bunol in August can totally change your perception.There,on the last Wednesday of August every year.trucks dump 120 tons of tomatoes in the streets of the town,and tomato juice and pulp(果肉)flow from there.
Balloon Fiesta
Have you ever been taken to the skies in a hot-air balloon?The annual Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta in America gives you the chance to enjoy a bird's eye view of the city and countryside.Since 1972,perfect October weather,blue skies and wind patterns have combined to allow balloonists to control and retrace their route thanks to the direction of the winds.This is the only place in the world to enjoy a mass rise of balloons floating in the blue skies each October.
21.Where can visitors experience bathing in mud in February?B
A. In Thailand. B.In Colombia,C.In Spain D. In America•
22. Visitors to Bunol in August canD.
A.attend the annual balloon fiesta
B. watch volcanoes erupting in person
C.take part in the game of elephant polo
D.witness the most specific food fight in the world
23.We can learn from the passage thatD.
A.mahouts decide which way to go and hit the ball
B. the Kings Cup Elephant Polo Tournament is held each October
C.the tomato fight is intended to purify people's skin with tomato juice.
D.the annual Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta has been held for 45years.
24.Which of the following groups of people are likely to be interested in this passage?D
A.Students who like biology.
B.Those who like eating fruit.
C.Scientists who are doing research on volcanos
D.People who are curious about very strange events.
分析 本文是一篇广告布告类阅读.文章主要介绍了世界上四个奇怪的事情.简单介绍了每个事情的奇怪之处.
解答 21-24 BDDD
21.B.推理判断题.根据"If you climb a wooden staircase to reach the very top,you will discover a pit(大坑)of gray mud.It is believed that the mud has a curing effect,purifying your skin."可知二月份在 Colombia游客可以在泥里沐浴.故选B.
22.D.细节理解题.根据"It is possibly the most famous and most specific food fight in the world."可知在八月份游客在Bunol能见证世界上最具体的食物大战.故选D.
23.D.推理判断题.根据"Since 1972,perfect October weather,blue skies and wind patterns have combined to allow balloonists to control and retrace their route thanks to the direction of the winds.This is the only place in the world to enjoy a mass rise of balloons floating in the blue skies each October."可知一年一度的Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta已经被举行了45年.故选D.
24.D.推理判断题.根据"Here is Booked.net's selection of the strangest events worldwide."可知对奇怪的事好奇的人可能对这篇文章感兴趣.故选D.
点评 本文是一篇广告布告类阅读.此类题型主要考查学生的细节理解和推理判断能力.细节理解题是针对文中某个细节、某句话或某部分具体内容设置问题,所以在做细节理解题时要结合原文和提干有针对性的找出相关语句进行仔细分析,再结合选项选出正确答案.在做推理判断题时不要以个人的主观想象代替文章的事实,要联系上下文根据文章事实进行合乎逻辑的推理判断.
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