Food festivals around the world
Stilton Cheese Rolling
May Day is a traditional day for celebrations, but the 2,000 English villagers of Stilton must be the only people in the world who include cheese rolling in their annual plans. Teams of four, dressed in a variety of strange and funny clothes , roll a complete cheese along a 50-metre course. On the way, they must not kick or throw their cheese, or go into their competitors' lane. Competition is fierce and the chief prize is a complete Stilton cheese weighing about four kilos (disappointingly, but understandably the cheeses used in the race are wooden ones). All the competitors are served with beer or port wine, the traditional accompaniment for Stilton cheese.
Fiery Foods Festival—The Hottest Festival on Earth
Every year more than 10,000 people head for the city of Albuquerque, New Mexico. They come from as far away as Australia, the Caribbean and China, but they all share a common addiction—food that is not just spicy ,but hot enough to make your mouth burn, your head spin and your eyes water. Their destination is the Fiery Food and BBQ Festival which is held over a period of three days every March. You might like to try a chocolate-covered habanero pepper—officially the hottest pepper in the world—or any one of the thousands of products that are on show. But one thing's for sure—if you don't like the feeling of a burning tongue, this festival isn't for you!
La Tomatina—The World's Biggest Food Fight
On the last Wednesday of every August, the Spanish town of Bunol hosts Ea Tomatina—the world's largest food fight. A week-long celebration leads up to an exciting tomato battle as the highlight of the week's events. The early morning sees the arrival of large trucks with tomatoes—official fight-starters get things going by casting tomatoes at the crowd.
The battle lasts little more than half an hour, in which time around 50,000 kilograms of tomatoes have been thrown at anyone or anything that moves, runs, or fights back. Then everyone heads down to the river to make friends again—and for a much-needed wash!
1. In the Stilton cheese rolling competition, competitors on each team must .
A. wear various formal clothes
B. kick or throw their cheese
C. roll a wooden cheese in their own lane
D. use a real cheese weighing about four kilos
2. Where is the Fiery Food and BBQ Festival held?
A. In New Mexico. B. In the Caribbean.
C. In Australia. D. In China.
3.The celebration of La Tomatina lasts .
A. three days B. a half fortnight
C. less than three days D. more than seven days
4.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A. The chief prize for the Stilton cheese rolling competition is beer or port wine.
B. More than 10,000 Chinese take part in the Fiery Food and BBQ Festival.
C. An exciting tomato battle takes place at the beginning of La Tomatina.
D. Thousands of spicy foods are on show in the Fiery Food and BBQ Festival.
A drunken burglar（盗贼）in the Orrell Park area of Liverpool, ended up leaping out of a window after a 10-year-old girl asked him to prove he was a superhero. The drunken thief who pretended he was Superman to stop a child raising the alarm has been caught after he leapt from the apartment building in his pants to make the girl convinced.
Thief Ethan Adamson, 25, told police that he had broken into a fifth-floor flat after a drinking session, believing it was empty. But he was horrified when the owner’s 10-year-old daughter woke up while he was there.
From his hospital bed, the thief told reporters, “To keep her quiet, I told her I was really Superman and I’d soon be flying off back to my secret headquarters.” “She called my bluff (吓唬) and told me, ‘If you’re Superman, show me you can fly or I’ll scream’ ”.
“I had no choice so I stripped to my pants to look more like a superhero and went to the window. I saw another roof below and I thought I could make it but it turned out to be a lot further down than thought. I know it doesn’t make sense but it did to me when I was drunk.”
Police later found him on the roof in just his yellow pants, covered in cuts and bruises after a baffled neighbor heard his cries of pain. He now faces seven years behind bars for burglary.
Police spokesman Frank Amado said, “He was in quite a serious state and couldn’t move until we got up there using ladders. He was treated for his injuries and we got him some fresh clothes before taking him to hospital, where he is being kept under guard until he is well enough to be arrested.”
1. What does the underlined part in the passage mean?
A. I could make the girl trust me.
B. I could prove I was a superhero.
C. I could land safely on the roof.
D. I could make a successful escape.
2. What’s the right order of the event?
a. Ethan Adamson told reporters of the burglary.
b. The 10-year-old girl called Ethan Adamson’s bluff.
c. Ethan Adamson attended a drinking session.
d. Ethan Adamson leapt out of a window.
A. cbda B. cabd C. dbca D. dcab
3. Which of the following is TRUE?
A. Adamson was being watched while he was in hospital.
B. Adamson was set free a few days after staying in hospital.
C. Adamson was badly treated before he was rushed to hospital.
D. Adamson was sent to the police station before he’s taken to hospital.
4. What is the author’s purpose of writing the passage?
A. To call our attention to the burglary.
B. To explain how the burglar was caught.
C. To report on a joking burglary
D. To look back on an adventure story.
假设你是李华。你的两位朋友Tom与 Peter几天前产生了误会。Peter的生日即将来临，Tom想送他一个礼物来缓和关系，修复友情，特地发来邮件寻求你的建议。请你根据以下要点给Tom回一封邮件：
1、礼物选择；
2、你的理由；
3、其他建议。
注意：
1. 词数100左右；
2．开头和结尾已为你写好，不计入总词数。
Dear Tom，
I’m glad to hear that you are considering making up with Peter.____________
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Best wishes
Yours，
Li Hua
下面每个句子都只有一处语言错误。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。多改或不按格式要求改不得分。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（˄），并在其下面写出该词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。
修改：在错的词下面划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
1.Between the two buildings stand a tall tree.
2. Mr. Brown lost all his possession in that big fire.
3.A few kind words at the right time can make difference.
4.Deeply impressed on its beauty, I fell in love with Guilin.
5.Life in the twenty-first century is much easier than it used to.
6.Instant Tom heard the fire alarm, he rushed out of the building.
7.After his journey from abroad, Richard returned home, exhausting.
8. Don’t move anything here. Mother likes everything to be in the place.
9.It is demanded that the books are returned to the library within two weeks.
10.We’ll discuss a number of cases which beginners of English fail to use the language properly.
阅读下列各小题，根据汉语提示,在空格上填入恰当的词，使句子完整。
1.他与他的新上司胡新的讨论注定会对他的记者生涯产生重要影响。
His discussion with his new boss, Hu Xin,_______ _______ strongly influence his life as a journalist.
2.听上去汽车的发动机好像坏了。如果是这样的话，我们最好立刻把它送到修理厂。
It sounds like something is wrong with the car’s engineer. _______ _______ ,we’d better take it to the garage immediately.
3.她以前从来没有见过和罗伯特一样打网球打得这么好的人。
Never before _______ _______ _______ anybody who can play tennis as well as Robert.
4.我正在玩游戏，这时突然停电了。
I _______ _______ computer games _______electricity was cut off.
5.一看到他古怪的穿着，我们都笑了。(sight)
We laughed _______ _______ _______ _______ his strange clothes.
请根据句子意思在空白处填写单词，每空一词，注意词形变化。
1.At first my new_________(环境)were difficult to tolerate.
2.Luckily, I passed my driving test at the first _________ (尝试) .
3.Don’t be so_________ (贪吃的)！Leave some cake for others.
4.They are_________(呼吁) to the public to help the homeless children.
5.Cut the melon in half and _________ (榨；挤) the juice into the bowl.
6.The pain was _________ (难以忍受的)，so I had to go to the doctor’s.
7.You must be thirsty now. I have _________ (倒) a glass of water for you.
8.The media keep us_________ (告知) of what is going on around us at any time.
9.Jane was confident because she had prepared for the interview _________(详尽地).
10.We didn’t put John’s name on the race list because of his recent _________(受伤).
