Question

Spain is famous for its tomato festival, called La Tomatina. It happens in a small town Hanoi on the last Wednesday of August every year. During the festival there are all kinds of activities, but the most exciting part is the tomato fight. It takes place at the end of long celebration (庆祝). You are encouraged to throw tomatoes in the fight. There’re many stories about how the festival began. One of the stories goes that during the 1940's, some friends started a tomato fight, while another story is about a local band. Anyway, everyone in Bunol seems to have a different story.

Before the tomato fight, there are parades (游行)，musical bands, street parties and so on. On the day of the fight, shopkeepers cover their windows and doors in order to keep away from the tomato fight. At the same time, thousands of tourists and local people come to the town square together. Then large trucks (卡车) full of tomatoes arrive. From theback of the large trucks, a great town band start to throw tomatoes at others. Then the crowds fight back, throwing the tomatoes at anything and anyone. Soon the streets are in the sea of red tomato juice.

Everyone is supposed to obey a small number of rules: You must squash (压烂) the tomato before throwing it and you are allowed to throw nothing but tomatoes.

It is usually over in less than half an hour. Everyone then sets off to the river to clearup. Sounds like fun!

1.The most exciting activity of the festival is ________.

A．parades           B．street parties       C．the tomato fight     D．the musical bands show

2.The stories about how the festival began are ________.

A．quite different     B．rather sad         C．very famous       D．very clear

3.On the fight day, _________.

A．all the buses are filled with tomatoes

B．you can see lots of red apples on the streets

C．shopkeepers are not allowed to watch people fight

D．lots of tourists and local people take part in the fight

4.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A．You can throw tomatoes at others but others can’t throw back.

B．The tomato must be squashed before throwing it.

C．The fight usually lasts more than thirty minutes.

D．People can throw everything on the fight day.

5.The best title of the passage can be________.

A．Travel in Spain                          B．The Tomato Festival in Spain.

C．The History of Spain                      D．Rules of the Tomato Festival

Answer

1.C

2.A

3.D

4.B

5.B

【解析】

试题分析：这篇文章讲述了西班牙的西红柿大战节日，非常有趣。

1.细节题。根据文章During the festival there are all kinds of activities, but the most exciting part is the tomato fight.可知，最有趣的活动是西红柿大战。故选C

2.细节题。根据文章There’re many stories about how the festival began. 可知，关于这个节日的起源的故事是不同的。故选A

3.细节题。根据文章第二段可知，在西红柿大战当天，许多游客和当地的居民都参与了战斗。故选D

4.细节判断题。根据文章可知，你可以向他人扔西红柿，他人也可以还击；扔西红柿之前必须压扁；这个战斗一般不到半个小时。人们只可以扔西红柿。故选B

5.主旨题。这篇文章讲述的的是西班牙的西红柿大战节日。故选B

考点：社会现象类说明文