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Interesting festivals in the world
Throwing tomatoes--Spain( 西班牙)
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 (卡车) 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 (奶酪) is roiled 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.How many festivals are mentioned in the passage?
A. Ono. B. Two. C. Three. D. Four
2.Where will you probably go to enjoy one of the festivals above in May7
A. Spain. B. England.
C. The United States. D. Thailand.
3.Which festival is held in Black Rock Desert?
A. Throwing tomatoes. B. Rolling cheese.
C. Burning man， D. Pouring water.
4.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A. The tomatoes are thrown into the crowd Io eat.
B. Not all the festivals alive 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 guide B. a science report
C. a story book D. a fashion magazine
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To encourage reading, a Chinese company placed over 10,000 books around the underground, in taxis and on planes in Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou. The activity earned the support of many Chinese stars. The “book-dropping battle,” however, won little praise. Instead, the movement drew much criticism(批评).
Some books were left untouched. Around the underground, passengers thought the books were left there to save the seats. Some books were taken away by cleaners. People also complained that they couldn’t get to the books—the carriages were too crowded.
The movement led to a hot debate.
Most people thought it could do little to encourage reading. “I think the best result is that people take selfies(自拍)when they pick up the books and write a post in WeChat. After that, they will just bring the books back home and place them on their bookshelves,” wrote one Weibo user.
Some pointed out that while Watson was a great reader, the Chinese stars who supported the movement didn’t seem to be reading much. Isn’t it embarrassing that the movement is supported by stars who don’t read a lot?
Murong Xuecun is a famous Chinese writer. He thought the book-sharing campaign was not at all a bad thing. “In the past years, the Chinese economy(经济) has been developing rapidly. Everybody is busy with work. They don’t have time for reading,” said Murong.“However, just because Chinese people don’t read regularly, it doesn’t mean we should do nothing to encourage reading, ” Murong added.
1.What’s purpose of The “book-dropping battle” ?
A. To encourage people to read.
B. To test how much people like reading.
C. To test find out people if give back the books.
D. To encourage people to take public transport.
2.What result of “book-dropping battle” isn’t mentioned in the passage?
A. Some books were thought to save the seats.
B. Some books were taken away by cleaners.
C. People couldn’t get to the books because of the crowded.
D. Some people thought it affected the traffic.
3.The underlined word “debate” means _____ in the passage.
A. 阅读 B. 争论 C. 兴趣 D. 风气
4.The fourth paragraph mainly tells us _______.
A. “book-dropping battle” works little
B. Most people like taking selfies
C. people prefer reading in WeChat.
D. Weibo users prefer reading books
5.What is Murong Xuecun’s idea about “book-dropping battle”?
A. Book-sharing campaign may effect the economy
B. Chinese people are too busy to read books.
C. We shouldn’t give up encouraging reading,
D. Developing Chinese economy is more important than reading.
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