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The Most Interesting Festivals around the World
Contents
Introduction.....................................1
＊Baby Crying Day......................2
＊Cheese -rolling Festival
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＊Color Throwing Festival
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＊Fish Swallowing Festival
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＊International Pillow Fight Day
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＊International Twins Festival
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＊Raincoat Festival ......................15
＊Roswell UFO Festival
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＊Tomato Festival........................18
＊Water Fighting Day
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＊Wife Carrying Festival
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＊World Body painting Festival
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International Pillow Fight Day
International Pillow Fight Day is held every April around the world—from Amsterdam, Budapest, to New York. It has been celebrated since 2008. Hundreds of people go out with their pillows hitting each other’s face, back and chest. People dress up as superheroes and animals, laughing and fighting.
The festival used to be a game to release (释放) energy and stress. Nowadays besides bringing fun, International Pillow Fight Day has become a way to quickly collect pillows for the homeless. In 2014, about 2,000 pillows were collected for the poor in Bronx and Brooklyn.
Rules: Bring your own pillows and don’t hit anyone without a pillow or with a camera.
The Guinness World Record: The latest record of the largest pillow fight was set on October 27, 2013 in Chicago, with 4,500 pillows and 3,813 people.
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1.The International Pillow Fight Day was first celebrated in _______
A. 2000 B. 2008 C. 2013 D. 2014
2.Nowadays the International Pillow Fight Day has become a way to ________.
A. collect pillows for the homeless
B. release energy and stress.
C. hit each other’s face
D. fight with others
3.The latest Guinness World Record of the largest pillow fight was set in ________.
A. New York B. Amsterdam C. Budapest D. Chicago
4.You may read about ______________ on the Page 19.
A. Baby Crying Day B. Color Throwing Festival
C. Water Fighting Day D. World Body painting Festival
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The most interesting festivals around the world
Contents
Introduction.....................................1
＊Baby Crying Day......................2
＊Cheese--rolling Festival
............................................4
＊Color Throwing Festival
.................................................6
＊Fish Swallowing Festival
................................................8
＊International Pillow Fight Day ............11
＊International Twins Festival ................13
＊Raincoat Festival ......................15
＊Roswell UFO Festival ..................16
＊Tomato Festival........................18
＊Water Fighting Day...................19
＊Wife Carrying Festival..............20
＊World Bodypainting Festival .............22
International Pillow(枕头) Fight Day
International Pillow Fight Day is held every April around the world---from Amsterdam,Budapest,to New York.It has been celebrated since 2008.Hundreds of people go out with their pillows hitting each other’s face,back and chest.People dress up as superheroes and animals,laughing and fighting.
The festival used to be a game to release (释放)energy and stress.Nowadays besides bringing fun,International Pillow Fight Day has become a way to quickly collect pillows for the homeless.In 2014,about 2,000 pillows were collected for the poor in Bronx and Brooklyn.
Rules:Bring your own pillows and don’t hit anyone without a pillow or with a camera.
The Guinness World Record:The latest record of the largest pillow fight was set on October 27,2013 in Chicago,with 4,500 pillows and 3,813 people.
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1.The International Pillow Fight Day was first celebrated in _________.
A.2000 B.2008 C.2013 D.2014
2.The latest Guinness World Record of the largest pillow fight was set in _______________.
A.Chicago B.Amsterdam C.Budapest D.New York
3.You may read about ______________ on the Page 19.
A.Baby Crying Day B.Color Throwing Festival
C.Water Fighting Day D.World Bodypainting Festival
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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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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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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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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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阅读理解。
Around the world, people have different traditional foods to celebrate different festivals. Traditional foods also show a new year of good luck and good health:
An English Christmas dinner has a meal of turkey, and it also includes pies and plum puddings(李子布丁). In Germany, Christmas is celebrated with bread, cookies and cakes, which are made like Christmas trees. In France, Christmas dessert is a cake filled with butter cream.
In southern parts of India, there is a three-day festival in mid-January called Pongal. It includes rice and a dish of rice cooked with sugar that is shared with families and friends.
Japan celebrates New Year with a seven-day festival. It begins from January 1st. Food is prepared before the festival so people don’t need to cook during the festival. On New Year’s Day, various dishes called Osechi ryori (御节料理) are served--each dish is a wish for the New Year.
In most Asian countries, the New Year begins with the first full moon of the first Chinese Lunar(阴历的) month. Each place has its special food to welcome the coming year: People in China prepare their food ahead of time to avoid the possibility that using a knife during New Year’s time might “cut luck”. Foods with lucky names are popular, such as fish, which sounds like “surplus(剩余)”.
1.What do you learn from the passage?
A. People have different traditional foods to celebrate different festivals.
B. New Year begins from January 10th in Japan
C. In France, Christmas dessert is a cake filled with butter.
D. Traditional foods only show a new of good luck.
2.What did a three- festival in mid--January in southern parts of India?
A. Christmas B. Pongal
C. New Year D. Lantern Festival
3.In Japan, people all like eating ___________ on New year’s Day.
A. turkey B. dessert
C. Osechi ryori D. Dumplings
4.The underlined word “various” in Paragraph 4 can best be replaced by “_________”.
A. different B. same
C. expensive D. few
5.The underlined word “possibility” in Paragraph5 probably means “ _______” in Chinese.
A. 必须性 B. 必然性
C. 可变性 D.可能性
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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 on 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(奶酪)—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.
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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. One. B. Two.
C. Three. D. Four.
2.Where will you probably go to enjoy one of the festivals above in May?
A. Spain.
B. England.
C. The United States.
D. Thailand.
3.Which festival is held in the 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 to eat.
B. Not all the festivals above fall on a single day.
C. Burning a large real man is the best part of the Buring Man 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 storybook D. a fashion magazine
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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 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（雕塑）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.What about are these passages?
A. Games. B. Activities C. Matches. D. Festivals.
2.Where will you probably go to enjoy one of the festivals above in May?
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 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 guide B. a science report C. a story book D. a fashion magazine
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Every year movies festivals around the world present awards for best director. Some of this festival began ten years ago, and their list of winners for best director are quite long. However, among all the names of winners, it's not easy to find the names of female directors.
The Cannes Film festival is the first major movie festival to name female director as best director of the year in 1961, A Russian director called Yuliya Solnsteva won at Cannes. Since then, some movies directed by female directors have one Best Picture. But no female directors have one Best Director at Cannes.
The Best Director award at the Berlin International Film Festival is called the Silver Bear award. Only one woman has succeeded in winning it so far. She was Astrid Henning-Jensen from Denmark. Over her career, she directed more than 20 movies and in 1979, she won the Silver Bear for her movie Winterborn.
It is the most difficult for female directors to win Best Director in the Oscars in the USA. In fact, since the Oscars began in 1929, only four women have ever been nominated for Best Director. The first woman to actually win this award was Kathryn Bigelow for directing The Hurt Locker. She received the award in 2010.
Over the years, women have directed many wonderful movies. People like them even though they don’t win awards. And they make nice films. For example, Nora Ephron directed the great romantic-comedy Sleepless in Seattle and Vicky Jenson directed a wonderful animated movie Shrek.
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Female directors and Best Director 1.
Only a few female directors have won Best Director in movie festivals.
The Cannes Film Festival
A director from 2. won Best Director of the year in 1961. But since then, no female director has won the award, although some films directed by female directors have won Best Picture.
The Berlin International Film Festival
Astrid Henning-Jensen is the 3. female director who has won the Silver Bear. She directed over 20 films throughout her career.
The Oscars
Four female directors have won nominations. Kathryn Bigelow is the first to win Best Director. The award was 4. to her in 2010.
It seems that female directors can hardly win Best Director awards, but they are always liked by people for their nice films. Nora Ephron and Vicky Jenson are two 5. .
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