A youth lay in a bath of tomato juice during the “Tomatina” Tomato Fight in the town of Bunol, near Valencia, eastern Spain.
Tens of thousands of people took off their shorts and threw tons of juicy tomatoes at each other in the Tomatina food fight, creating knee-deep rivers of tomato sauce (酱) on the streets of this Spanish town.
Five trucks carried 130 tons of the fruit for the hour-long fight which attracted foreign tourists. Among them are British, French, Argentineans and Japanese, as well as locals.
On the bell of noon the signal was given and for the next 60 minutes participants (参加人) hurled tomatoes at each other until a gunshot signalled the end of the festival.
The clean-up followed, with fighters washing the signs of battle away in the local river or under hundreds of temporary (临时的) showers. While the front of buildings were watered, they seemed brighter than ever after their bath.
The Tomatina, held on the last Wednesday in August, is said to be the world’s largest tomato fight. In the past people have been hurt during the tomato fight but no one was killed or injured this year.
The origin (起源) of the festival is unknown, but everyone in Bunol seems to have a favorite story. However, most agree it started around 1940.
【小题1】The passage shows that the tomato fight this year is .A．frighteningB．boring C．popularD．harmful【小题2】The underlined word “hurled” means “ ”.A．presented (赠送)B．threwC．gaveD．picked【小题3】According to the passage, we can learn that .A．participants can have a good rest after the fight endsB．the festival came from a favorite storyC．only adults are permitted to attend the festivalD．no one was hurt in this year’s tomato fight【小题4】What is the best title for the passage?A．A Youth Lay in a Bath of Tomato JuiceB．Tomato-hurling Festival in SpainC．The History of “Tomatina” Tomato FightD．Festivals in Spain(答案)C
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(答案)C
【小题1】推断题，从第二段可以看出，西红柿大战很受人欢迎。从倒数第二段可以看出今年的大战没有什么危险事件发生。
【小题2】猜测词义题，西红柿大战当然是扔西红柿了，所以选throw。
【小题3】推断题，从倒数第二段可以看出，今年没有人受伤。
【小题4】文章介绍的是西红柿大战的情况，主要讲今年的战况以及它的历史，这里只有B比较全面的概括了文章大意。