Question

The running of the bulls is a nine-day traditional Spanish festival in honor of Saint Fermin in Pamplona.Every year,at midday on July 6th ,the Mayor of Pamplona shoots a rocket. 1.. The participants are usually dressed in white and wear red neckchiefs and belts. They open champagne mostly used for sprinkling（撒）other people.

2.. It starts every day at eight in the morning and the runners run, sometimes wildly, sometimes less. As a sign that the run has begun they shoot the first rocket. Then they shoot the second one when the bulls are out in the streets. Six bulls which are trying to attack the participants from behind run down the 900-meter-long street to the bullring(斗牛场) with a lot of spectators. 3..  All of the six bulls are going to be killed at the bullfight in the stadium.

The bullfight in the stadium begins at half past six in the afternoon. First, there comes the first bull. There is also a person called “picador”. 4..  That makes the bull very wild and it starts to run all over the stadium. Later when the bull is tired, there comes another person----a “matador” who kills it with an arrow. 5..  At the end of the celebration, another rocket is shot as a sign that the bullfight is finished.

A. It makes the bull very nervous.

B. It is one of the greatest events in the city.

C. This is a sign that the celebration has started.

D. The same thing happens with the other five bulls.

E. The main event is the running of the bulls.

F. The participants can get hurt or even killed.

G. He waves a red cloth in front of the bull.

Answer

1. C

2. E

3. F

4. G

5. D

【解析】

这是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了西班牙传统节日——The running of the bulls。

1.考查上下文理解和推理判断。由空格上文可知，每年，在七月六日中午，Pamplona市的市长发射一枚礼花，选项C中的“This”指代上文的这件事情，这是节日庆祝的开始，符合语境。故选C。

2.考查上下文理解和推理。空格下文讲述了公牛奔跑活动的过程，它每天早上八点开始，跑步者跑步时快时慢，他们发射第一枚礼花标志着奔跑的开始，然后，当公牛出现在大街上时，他们发射了第二枚礼花，公牛们努力追逐攻击参加者。因此推断E项“主要大事是公牛奔跑活动”符合语境。故选E。

3.考查上下文理解和推理判断。由空格上文“Six bulls which are trying to attack the participants from behind run down the 900-meter-long street with a lot of spectators.”可知，六只公牛努力从后面攻击参与者，在900米长的满是观众的街道上奔跑。因此推断F项“这些参与者可能会受伤或者被杀死”符合语境，故选F。

4.考查上下文理解和推理判断。由空格上文“There is also a person called “picador”.”可知，还有一个被称为“斗牛士”的人，因此推断G项“他在公牛面前挥舞着一块红布”符合语境。故选G。

5.考查上下文理解和推理判断。由上文“Six bulls which are trying to attack the participants from behind run down the 900-meter-long street with a lot of spectators.”可知，街上有六头公牛，空格上文“Later when the bull is tired, there comes another person—a “matador” who kills it with an arrow.”说明第一头公牛被杀死，再根据空格下文At the end of the celebration, another rocket is shot as a sign that the bullfight is finished.可推知，其他五头公牛也会被杀死。因此推断D项“同样的事情发生在其它五头公牛身上”符合语境。故选D。