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.Somepeoplebelievethatitallbeganwhensomeunhappyresidentsdecidedtothrowtomatoesatacityofficialduringatowncelebration.Whateverthebeginning,thefightwassofunthatthelocalsreturnedtorepeattheeventeveryyearonthelastWednesdayofAugust.Afterseveralattemptstostopthemfailed,theofficialssuccumbedandin1957,LaTomatinabecameanofficialfestival.However,itremainedawell-keptsecretknownonlytothelocalsformanyyears.Theninthe1980s,wordofthisfuneventstartedtospreadandbeganattractingpeoplefromallovertheworldtoit.Today,LaTomatinaisoneofSpain’smostpopularfestivals,secondonlytoPamplona’sRunningoftheBulls.1.WhatcanwelearnabouttheoriginofBunol’sLaTomatinafestival?A.Itisveryfrightening.B.Itsoriginremainsamystery.C.Itwasconsideredillegal.D.Itwascausedbysomechildren.2.Howdidthelocalsreacttothefightinthefirstseveralyearsafteritstarted?A.Theywereunsatisfiedwithit.B.Theyconsidereditabitboring.C.Theyshowedgreatinterestinit.D.Theydidn’tdaretoparticipateinit.3.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“succumbed”inParagraph4mean?A.Gavein.B.Tookpart.C.Turnedup.D.Watchedout.导学号〚23280049〛Ⅱ.完形填空(2018·黑龙江哈尔滨六中检测)Iwasalwayspuzzledaboutthequestion,“Whathasmadeotherpeople’ssuccesslooksoeasywhileIhavetostruggleforit?”Nottoolongago,Iwasfacedwithwhatappearedtobeabrickwall.After1acorporateenvironmentforgreenerpastures(更好的职位),Ifoundthattheothersidewasn’tany2,nordidthereseemtobeanygrassatall.NomatterwhatI3todo,Iwasalwaysknockedbacktosquareone(退回原点).Ibeganto4myownconfidence:maybeIhadmadeafatalerror.MaybeIshouldgobacktowhatIdidbefore.5,itseemedtobeamuchmoresecureandsaferenvironment.AsIthoughtaboutmy6,IreceivedacardinthemailfromafriendofminewhoknewhowIwas7.Thecard8:“Persistenceprevailswhenallelsefails”.Isattherereadingthatcard,once,twice,threetimes.Whatdidthesewords9tome?Werethesewordsjustthat?Onlywords,nothingmore?Whenyou’refacedwitha(n)10future,andwhenallyoutryseemstogo11,maybetherewillbemoretruthinthesewordsthanIhaverealized.Tomakealongstoryshort,Ididpersevere;12paidoffwithagooddoseofpatience,whichhelpsmerealizethatanew13doesn’tleadtosuccessovernight.14,inmyformercorporatecareer,Ihadinvestedyearsofeducationandtrainingtobecome15.WhyshoulditbedifferentwhenI16anewbusinessventure?17istheincapacitytolearnfromyourmistakes.Successisthe18tolearnandtopersevereinorderto19yourgoal.Lifecanbefilledwithfailures,butonlythosewhodon’tpersevere20failureasthewayithastobe.1.A.joiningB.leavingC.workingD.choosing2.A.greenerB.worseC.largerD.brighter3.A.preferredB.likedC.managedD.attempted4.A.doubtB.buildC.gainD.find5.A.InfactB.AtfirstC.AtmostD.Atleast6.A.careerB.futureC.failureD.purpose7.A.strugg...
