Around the world there are some festivals that for some of us may sound bizarre.
In England they celebrate the rolling cheese race, which occurs every year during the last Monday in May. This festival’s characteristic is a contest where an official rolls cheese down a steep hill and festival- goers go chasing after it. The winner is the first one to reach and catch the cheese.
Another festival celebrated in England is the world championship of grimaces (鬼脸). It is a celebration that dates back to 1297 and is celebrated during the month of September. The task is to perform the best grimace using anything you can to win.
The worldwide championship of wife lifting is celebrated in Finland. The game is based on Viking traditions where a man should carry away his neighbor’s wife. According to the rules, any woman above 17 is considered as a wife, so if you are within this age, take care while visiting this country during the month of July.
Many of you have watched Pirates of the Caribbean and have known something about pirates. The 19th of September has been declared worldwide as the day to talk like a pirate. Plenty of people have celebrated it thanks to the publicity (宣传) on the Internet.
First staged in 1998, the Boryeong Mud Festival is an attraction that pulls more than a million visitors to the South Korean City. As you all know, the town is said to be rich in minerals, so there is no shortage of mud. Mud is trucked onto Daecheon Beach for tourists and locals to enjoy the festival to their best.
The Monkey Buffet Festival is held in Thailand to develop tourism. It’s an unusual feast held for about 600 monkeys. The Monkey Buffet Festival is held in honor of the Hindu gods Ram and Hanuman and involves 3,000 kilograms of vegetables and fruits being laid out for monkeys to stuff themselves.
【小题1】What does the underlined word “bizarre” in Paragraph1 probably mean?A．DangerousB．StrangeC．terribleD．Familiar【小题2】If a participant wants to win in the rolling cheese race, he / she should .A．roll as much cheese down the hill as possibleB．find the largest piece of cheese rolling downhillC．perform the best grimace when chasing the cheeseD．be the first one to catch the cheese rolling downhill【小题3】According to the writer, a girl above 17 should be careful when enjoying .A．the worldwide championship of wife liftingB．the world championship of grimacesC．the Boryeong Mud FestivalD．the Monkey Buffet FestivalB
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(答案→)B
解析：本文介绍了世界上一些奇怪的比赛，主要讲了比赛内容，有什么奇怪之处。
【小题1】猜词题：从后面举的节日的例子可以看出是些奇怪的节日。选B
【小题2】细节题;从第二段的句子：The winner is the first one to reach and catch the cheese.可知第一个赶上并抓住奶酪的人获胜。选D
【小题3】细节题：从第三段的句子：According to the rules, any woman above 17 is considered as a wife, so if you are within this age, take care while visiting this country during the month of July.可知17岁以上的女孩看举妻子比赛要当心。选A。