Question

La Tomatina, Spain

Tomato juice flows through the streets of Bunol on the last Wednesday of August as the world’s largest tomato fight happens. Festivities begin in the town square where there is a huge pole covered in soap and with a leg of ham at the top. Participants try to climb up the pole to get the ham as watchers throw buckets of water to them. After a gun is fired to signal the beginning of the fight, people catch the tomatoes and throw each other in the streets until the gun  sounds again, marking the end of the event.

Holi, India

This spring festival is celebrated throughout the country in late February or early March. The two-day event celebrates the legend of Prahlad, who escaped unharmed from the fire of the evil Holika Dahan. People mark the event by lighting fires and throwing colored powder on one another. Children load colored water into toy pistols called pichkari and take aim at passers-by. Holi is known as a happy celebration of the triumph of good over evil.

Burning Man, Nevada

This infamous festival began in 1986 with the burning of a large figure to mark the summer solstice(夏至). It’s since grown into a week-long annual event that draws more than 48,000 people to the Black Rock Dessert. It is held during the week before Labor Day. Participants set up camp in the desert to celebrate art.

Songkran, Thailand

This festival marks the Thai New Year, which is celebrated in the second week of April. This is the hottest time of the year in Thailand, so it makes sense that the biggest Songkran tradition is to throw water on people. Thais of all ages join in water fights, using buckets, hoses and water guns to celebrate the event.

1.The following celebrations are related to water EXCEPT_________.

A. La Tomatina    B. Burning Man

C. Holi    D. Songkran

2.The underlined word “pichkari” is probably_______.

A. a kind of gun    B. a bad man

C. fire    D. powder

3.If you want to experience the hottest season in a country, you can choose to visit______.

A. Spain    B. Nevada

C. India    D. Thailand

4.The text is written mainly to ______.

A. encourage people to travel

B. introduce some interesting festivals

C. advertise the world’s biggest parties

D. show the most famous performances

Answer

1.B

2.A

3.D

4.B

【解析】文章向读者介绍了几个有趣的节日。

1.推理判断题。阅读这四个节日的介绍，根据La Tomatina, Spain中的句子Participants try to climb up the pole to get the ham as watchers throw buckets of water to them.；Holi, India中的句子Children load colored water into toy pistols called pichkari and take aim at passers-by.；Songkran, Thailand中的句子so it makes sense that the biggest Songkran tradition is to throw water on people.，可知这三个节日都和水有关系，Burning Man, Nevada中没有介绍和水有关系，故选B。

2.词义猜测题。根据划线单词所在句子的句意，孩子们把彩色的水装入叫做pichkari的玩具枪里，瞄准过路人。可知pichkari是一种枪，故选A。

3.细节理解题。根据节日Songkran, Thailand的介绍This festival marks the Thai New Year, which is celebrated in the second week of April. This is the hottest time of the year in Thailand,这个节日标志着泰国的新年，它在四月的第二星期被举办。这是泰国一年中最热的时间。可知题干中“想要体验一个国家中最热的季节可以去哪个国家”，答案为Thailand，故选D。

4.主旨大意题。通读全文可知，文章向我们介绍了几个有趣的节日，故本题选B。