Unit1FestivalsaroundtheworldⅠ
阅读理解(2018·重庆一中第三次检测)Throwingfoodattotalstrangersisnotsomethingacceptableinmostsettings
However,atBunol’sLaTomatinafestival,itisnotjustacceptedbutencouraged
That’sbecausethepurposeoftheeventwhichisheldyearlyonthelastWednesdayofAugustistoattackfriendsandtotalstrangerswithasmanytomatoesaspossible
Howdoesthissleepytownof10,000residentsbecomethebirthplaceofthispopulareventthatfeaturesaproductitdoesn’tevengrow
Nobodyknowsforsure,butthereislotsoffolklore(民间传说)
Thepopularonelinkstosometeenagerswhowereforbiddentotakepartinatownparade(游行)
Theyoungstersweresoupsetthattheybeganattackingthefloats(花车)withtomatoesfromanearbyvegetablevendor
Soonallbystandersjoinedthem,andafoodbattlebegan
Somepeoplebelievethatitallbeganwhensomeunhappyresidentsdecidedtothrowtomatoesatacityoffic