【题目】 Festivals in India are special occasions when the country holds many celebrations. Socially, the whole nation becomes active in celebration. This is the main reason why festivals in India are celebrated by the whole society. On such occasions, families will get together, exchange gifts and greetings, and take part in a lot of celebrations and even special fairs. All these are done to keep the festive spirit alive in modern times.

What is special about these celebrations in India is that people celebrate their communities. There is a wide variety of festivals in India because of the presence of many different religions, beliefs, ideas and cultures. It is even said that some places in the country celebrate festivals 365 days a year. There are mainly religious festivals, cultural festivals and tourist festivals that are organized to keep the traditions, values and heritages (遗产) of the region.

Religious festivals are celebrated as part of Indian belief system. They are organized to honor gods, spiritual personalities and events related to the journey of a religion. Cultural festivals in India are organized to provide a platform for different forms of music, dance and other art. To keep their artistic traditions alive and even make them become more popular in the future, many cities in India are active in cultural events. The rich cultural heritage of India attracts the western world during the celebrating of important festivals like Onam, Holi, Durga Puja and many more. Tourist festivals in the country are organized to celebrate the heritages of the land for tourism purpose. These celebrations every year bring good results and attract a large number of tourists, both within the country and abroad.

1India has so many festivals because _______.

A.the Indians like singing and dancing

B.the Indians want to attract more tourists

C.there are a great number of old attractions

D.there are many different religions, ideas and cultures

2Paragraph 3 mainly tells us ______.

A.which festival is the most popular

B.the difference among all types of festivals

C.how the Indians celebrate their festivals

D.three types of important festival in India

3The cultural festivals are usually celebrated by ______.

A.performing different art forms

B.visiting famous old heritages

C.having a journey of honoring gods

D.getting together and attending fairs

【题目】 Around the world there are some festivals that for some of us may soundbizarre.

In England they celebrate the rolling cheese race, which occurs every year during the last Monday in May. This festival’s characteristic is a contest where an official rolls cheese down a steep hill and festival- goers go chasing after it. The winner is the first one to reach and catch the cheese.

Another festival celebrated in England is the world championship of grimaces(鬼脸). It is a celebration that dates back to 1297 and is celebrated during the month of September. The task is to perform the best grimace using anything you can to win.

The worldwide championship of wife lifting is celebrated in Finland. The game is based on Viking traditions where a man should carry away his neighbor’s wife. According to the rules, any woman above 17 is considered as a wife, so if you are within this age, take care while visiting this country during the month of July.

Many of you have watched Pirates of the Caribbean and have known something about pirates. The 19thof September has been declared worldwide as the day to talk like a pirate. Plenty of people have celebrated it thanks to the publicity (宣传) on the Internet.

First staged in 1998, the Boryeong Mud Festival is an attraction that pulls more than a million visitors to the South Korean City. As you all know, the town is said to be rich in minerals, so there is no shortage of mud. Mud is trucked onto Daecheon Beach for tourists and locals to enjoy the festival to their best.

The Monkey Buffet Festival is held in Thailand to develop tourism. It’s an unusual feast held for about 600 monkeys. The Monkey Buffet Festival is held in honor of the Hindu gods Ram and Hanuman and involves 3,000 kilograms of vegetables and fruits being laid out for monkeys to stuff themselves.

1If a participant wants to win in the rolling cheese race, he / she should __________.

A.roll as much cheese down the hill as possible

B.find the largest piece of cheese rolling downhill

C.perform the best grimace when chasing the cheese

D.be the first one to catch the cheese rolling downhill

2According to the writer, a girl above 17 should be careful when enjoying __________.

A.the world-wide championship of wife liftingB.the world championship of grimace

C.the Boryeong Mud FestivalD.the Monkey Buffet Festival

3If you are interested in the Boryeong Mud Festival, you should go to ________.

A.EnglandB.Finland

C.South KoreaD.Thailand

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