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The La Tomatina Festival

La Tomatina is a famous festival in Spain. At the festival, thousands of people throw tomatoes at one another for an hour every year. La Tomatina festival is famous as the biggest food fight in the world. Every year, people throw more than 100, 000 kilos of tomatoes in the streets.

History of the Festival

La Tomatina festival started in 1945. There are many stories about how the festival started. One story says that a very bad singer always sang in Bunol town. One day people said they were tired of him and then they picked up tomatoes from nearby vendors（摊主）and threw them at him. Throwing tomatoes at him turned out to be so exciting that they wanted to do it the next year. That is how the tradition started.

Festival Dates

La Tomatina festival happens on the last Wednesday of August every year. The event（活动）starts at 10 am and lasts for an hour. Visitors from all over the world come to the festival. The week of the festival usually has many exciting activities for the visitors.

Rules of the Festival

All the people at La Tomatina festival must know some rules.

People can't use hard things in the fight.

People must not pull other people's clothes.

People should not throw tomatoes after time is up.

LA Tomatina festival is an important part of the Spanish culture. Most people in the country look forward to the yearly festival. And it is also a world-famous event for Spain. The festival is usually shown live online . as to let the world learn more about Spain. So thousands of people visit Spain to join in the festival. Now La Tomatina festival is famous inside and outside of Spain.

【1】What do people mainly do at the La Tomatina Festival?

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【2】When does the festival happen every year?

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【3】Why is the festival famous inside and outside of Spain?

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Answer 1

【答案】

【1】They throw tomatoes at one another.

【2】On the last Wednesday of August.

【3】Because it is an important part of the Spanish culture and Spain does a lot to make it world-famous.

【解析】

本文是一篇记叙文。介绍的是西班牙著名的节日——西红柿节。文章介绍了节日的历史、日期和规则。

【1】题干：人们在西红柿节主要做什么？根据第一段的At the festival, thousands of people throw tomatoes at one another for an hour every year.可知，在这个节日里，每年都有成千上万的人向彼此扔西红柿一个小时。故答案为They throw tomatoes at one another.

【2】题干：这个节日每年什么时候举行？根据第三段的La Tomatina festival happens on the last Wednesday of August every year.可知，西红柿节在每年8月的最后一个星期三举行。故答案为On the last Wednesday of August.

【3】题干：为什么这个节日在西班牙国内外都很有名？根据最后一段LA Tomatina festival is an important part of the Spanish culture. Most people in the country look forward to the yearly festival. And it is also a world-famous event for Spain. The festival is usually shown live online as to let the world learn more about Spain.可知，西红柿节是西班牙文化的重要组成部分。这个国家的大多数人都盼望着一年一度的节日。对西班牙来说，这也是一件举世闻名的大事。这个节日通常在网上直播。让世界更多地了解西班牙。故答案为Because it is an important part of the Spanish culture and Spain does a lot to make it world-famous.