The world is a truly strange place waiting to be explored. In addition to offering a lot of extraordinary locations and people, it also offers interesting festivals celebrated by people in various parts of the world. Here is a list of the oddest festivals that can be found around the world.
Cheese Rolling Festival: A festival that is surely going to leave you with a sore neck if not a broken one! Celebrated in England, the Cheese Rolling Festival is something that you would rather watch than take part in.
Okay! Here’s how it goes. Officials set a big cheese wheel to roll down a steep hill and participants run after it. The first one to catch it wins the competition and the cheese. Simple? Well, try it out and you will know!
The Monkey Buffet: Now here’s a country that actually feeds monkeys to their hearts’ content instead of chasing them away. Celebrated in Thailand, the Monkey Buffet is an annual event that brings together a lot of locals who offer fruit and vegetables to over 600 monkeys. It’s a great feast as the monkeys dig into almost 3, 000 kilograms of fruit and vegetables. The people of Thailand believe this is a way to honor the Monkey King called Hanuman.
La Tomatina: Here’s your golden chance to get even with your friends who sprayed(喷洒)paint on you on your birthday. Celebrated in Spain, the month of August has nearly 250 pounds of tomatoes go down the drain(被浪费掉)in what is perhaps the largest tomato fight in the world. The event is conducted in the town of Bunyol and attracts nearly 30, 000 tourists around the world in addition to locals. Truckloads of tomatoes arrive and you are ready to go. The entire area is covered with slush and tomatoes within minutes. It’s a good time to have fun with friends and family.
1.What’s the author’s purpose in writing this passage?
A. To discuss some foreign culture.
B. To introduce some unusual festivals.
C. To attract more people to travel to Europe.
D. To talk about the author’s interesting experiences.
2.What can we learn from the passage?
A. Thai people celebrate the Monkey Buffet mainly to show their concern for animals.
B. The Monkey Buffet is celebrated because monkeys are endangered there.
C. The Monkey Buffet is a religious festival celebrated in Spain every year.
D. Thai people celebrate the Monkey Buffet to honor Hanuman.
3.Which of the following statements is TRUE?
A. August may be a golden season to visit Bunyol.
B. People will fight with their enemy at La Tomatina.
C. Nearly 30, 000 people join in La Tomatina every year.
D. People hold a tomato-eating competition at La Tomatina.
4.The underlined part“get even with”in the last paragraph can be replaced by “_________”.
A. have a great time with B. pay back
C. get along well with D. make peace with
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La Nouba at Walt Disney World Resort
Duration: 90 minutes
Location: Orlando, Florida
While you're in Orlando, spend a day at the theme parks with a Cirque du Soleil show at Downtown Disney, La Nouba is the meeting of two different worlds—the fantastic world of the circus (马戏团) people who wear bright colors and the boring world of the people living in big cities who wear dark, lifeless clothes.
Kennedy Space Center
Duration: Flexible
Location: Orlando, Florida
Spend a day exploring the attractive Kennedy Space Center, just 45 minutes from Orlando. Learn about the history of the US space program and watch beautiful IMAX films. Don't miss the chance to walk under a Saturn V rocket, and experience a real moonwalk!
Sea World Orlando
Duration: Varies
Location: Orlando, Florida
Spend a day at Sea World Orlando and come face to face with the ocean's most attractive sea animals. With several upclose meetings with killer whales, sharks and turtles, you'll feel the energy and excitement of all kinds of sea life.
South Beach Cultural Food and Walking Tour
Duration: 2 hours and 30 minutes
Location: Miami, Florida
On the South Beach Cultural Food and Walking Tour, you'll explore the Art Deco district of South Beach on foot and along the way, you'll taste a variety of foods that make South Beach such an internationally wellknown food region.
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1.If you are interested in exciting performances, which of the following is the best choice?
A. La Nouba at Walt Disney World Resort
B. Kennedy Space Center
C. Sea World Orlando
D. South Beach Cultural Food and Walking Tour
2.What can we learn from the text?
A. Visitors can enjoy real space travel at Kennedy Space Center.
B. Visitors can enjoy foods from different countries at South Beach.
C. Some dangerous animals can be found at Sea World Orlando.
D. La Nouba is a funny person who performs in the Cirque du Soleil show.
3.Where does the text most probably come from?
A. A travel magazine. B. A travel website.
C. A news report. D. A geography textbook.
假定你是刘莹，计划和同学去敬老院（nursing home）陪老人们过重阳节（the Double Ninth Festival）。请给外教Trump写封邮件，邀他一同前往，内容包括：
1.出发及返回时间；
2.活动：包饺子、表演节目等。
注意：1.词数100词左右；
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3.结语已为你写好。
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Yours,
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假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除和修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。
修改：在错的词下画一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1. 每处错误及其修改仅限一词；
2. 只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。
One of my happier days was hearing that I was admitted into a medical school. It has been a dream of me for as long as I can remember. My father played big role in my desire to become a physician. See him live a life of services to others inspired me from a young age. Watching him to put on his white coat with the stethoscope（听诊器）around his neck was liked looking at a superhero. Hearing him share stories of how medical care saved patients’ lives was enjoyable. As for me, medicine were the perfect mixture of wonder and science, that deeply attracted me.
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入 1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
The Dragon Boat Festival is a 1. (tradition) holiday that commemorates the life and death of the famous Chinese scholar Qu Yuan.
It is a day when many people eat zongzi and race dragon boats. In ancient China, the festival 2. (celebrate) as “Poets’ Day” in honor of Qu Yuan, 3. was known as China’s first poet.
4. is commonly believed that the local people began 5. tradition of throwing sacrificial cooked rice into the river for Qu Yuan, while others hoped that the rice would prevent Qu Yuan’s body from being eaten by the fishes in the river. At first, the locals decided 6. (make) zongzi in hopes that it would sink into the river and reach Qu Yuan’s body. However, the tradition of wrapping the rice in bamboo 7. (leaf) to make zongzi began the following year.
A dragon boat, usually made of wood to various designs and sizes, is a human-powered boat. They often have brightly decorated designs that range anywhere from 40 feet in length 8. 100 feet, with the front end shaped like open-mouthed dragons, and the back end with a scaly tail. The boat can have up to 80 rowers to power the boat, 9.depend) on the length. A sacred ceremony is performed before any competition in order to “bring the boat to life” by painting the eyes. The first team 10. (gain) a flag at the end of the course wins the race.
Stephen Hawking is one of the most famous scientists in this century. The disabled writer of A Brief History of Time, was on his second journey to China in Hangzhou of Zhejiang Province. His first ____ was over ten years ago. The great theoretical scientist has been invited to ____ a mathematics research institute at Zhejiang University, Metropolis Newspaper reported. ____ Sunday evening, he made his appearance at a press conference ____ at Shangri-La hotel, Hangzhou. Hawking ____ at about 5: 00 pm with his wife. The elderly man answered a total of nine ____ with the help of his ____. “I find the real universe much more ____ than the one in the film Star Wars,” Hawking joked. “I ____ young people to study theoretical physics first ____ they are interested in it. M But the talented man ____ has produced such rich work suffers from ____ motor neuron disease（运动神经元病）. He is one of the 350,000 sufferers in the world. The disease ____ over 100,000 people every year. “I like life and I love life, my family ,and music give me the ____ happiness,” smiled Hawking, who can ____ move two fingers.
In the speech, Hawking said he was ____ to write a new edition of A Brief History of Time ____ young children. “A Brief History of Time is my first book for ____ people. But I later found that I could write it in a ____ way,” he answered. “So I decided to rewrite it ____ all people can read it easily.” Unfortunately, he left us forever on Marchl4 this year. We remember his words “My goal is simple. It is a complete understanding of the universe, why it is as it is and why it exists at all.”
1.A. visit B. tour C. country D. city
2.A. study B. develop C. attend D. work
3.A. Until B. After C. During D. On
4.A. made B. held C. covered D. proved
5.A. appeared B. associated C. advanced D. approached
6.A. specialists B. questions C. listeners D. journalists
7.A. assistant B. servant C. computer D. performer
8.A. dangerous B. disturbing C. terrible D. interesting
9.A. inspire B. amuse C. behave D. entertain
10.A. if B. unless C. although D. before
11.A. he B. who C. which D. what
12.A. false B. serious C. unbelievable D. poor
13.A. affects B. spreads C. kills D. saves
14.A. greatest B. saddest C. worst D. least
15.A. hardly B. gently C. ever D. only
16.A. forced B. delivered C. planned D. scheduled
17.A. for B. of C. with D. off
18.A. common B. scientific C. honored D. wealthy
19.A. proper B. simple C. difficult D. technical
20.A. as if B. as long as C. so that D. even though
