Unit3Celebration（B）(35分钟)Ⅰ.阅读理解FoodfestivalsaroundtheworldStiltonCheeseRollingMayDayisatraditionaldayforcelebrations,butthe2,000EnglishvillagersofStiltonmustbetheonlypeopleintheworldwhoincludecheeserollingintheirannualplans.Teamsoffour,dressedinavarietyofstrangeandfunnyclothes,rollacompletecheesealonga50-metrecourse.Ontheway,theymustnotkickorthrowtheircheese,orgointotheircompetitors’lane(赛道).CompetitionisfierceandthechiefprizeisacompleteStiltoncheeseweighingaboutfourkilos(disappointingly,butunderstandablythecheesesusedintheracearewoodenones).Allthecompetitorsareservedwithbeerorportwine,thetraditionalaccompanimentforStiltoncheese.FieryFoodsFestival—TheHottestFestivalonEarthEveryyearmorethan10,000peopleheadforthecityofAlbuquerque,NewMexico.TheycomefromasfarawayasAustralia,theCaribbeanandChina,buttheyallshareacommonaddiction—foodthatisnotjustspicy(辛辣),buthotenoughtomakeyourmouthburn,yourheadspinandyoureyeswater.TheirdestinationistheFieryFoodandBBQFestivalwhichisheldoveraperiodofthreedayseveryMarch.Youmightliketotryachocolate-coveredhabaneropepper—officiallythehottestpepperintheworld—oranyoneofthethousandsofproductsthatareonshow.Butonething’sforsure—ifyoudon’tlikethefeelingofaburningtongue,thisfestivalisn’tforyou!LaTomatina—TheWorld’sBiggestFoodFightOnthelastWednesdayofeveryAugust,theSpanishtownofBunolhostsLaTomatina—theworld’slargestfoodfight.Aweek-longcelebrationleadsuptoanexcitingtomatobattleasthehighlightoftheweek’sevents.Theearlymorningseesthearrivaloflargetruckswithtomatoes—officialfight-startersgetthingsgoingbycastingtomatoesatthecrowd.Thebattlelastslittlemorethanhalfanhour,inwhichtimearound50,000kilogramsoftomatoeshavebeenthrownatanyoneoranythingthatmoves,runs,orfightsback.Theneveryoneheadsdowntotherivertomakefriendsagain—andforamuch-neededwash!1.IntheStiltoncheeserollingcompetition,competitorsoneachteammust.A.wearvariousformalclothesB.rollawoodencheeseintheirownlaneC.kickorthrowtheircheeseD.usearealcheeseweighingaboutfourkilos2.WhereistheFieryFoodandBBQFestivalheld?A.InNewMexico.B.IntheCaribbean.C.InAustralia.D.InChina.3.ThecelebrationofLaTomatinalasts.A.threedaysB.sevendaysC.lessthanthreedaysD.morethansevendays4.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.ThechiefprizefortheStiltoncheeserollingcompetitionisbeerorportwine.B.Morethan10,000ChinesetakepartintheFieryFoodandBBQFestival.C.ThousandsofspicyfoodsareonshowintheFieryFoodandBBQFestival.D.AnexcitingtomatobattletakesplaceatthebeginningofLaTomatina.Ⅱ.完形填空(2017·河北衡水中学期末)“Paulmusthavebeentryingtocarryhiswastepapertogarbagecananddroppedafewpieces.”I1pickingthemup.2laterIfoundmorepieces.Noquietsighingthistime.I3,“Whoisthrowinggarbage?”Noanswer.Instead,Isawmorebitsofpapersilentlyfloating4fromupstairs.Lookingup,Isawmyseven-year-oldson,Paul.“Stopmakingamess.”“It’snotamess.They’re5.”“Sorry,whatdidyousay?”Ihadn’theardhimclearly.Hedidn’tanswerme.Paulhasautism(自闭症)and6answersaquestion,especiallywhenhe’s7attentivelyonsomethingelse.Herandownthestairs.“Wherearemyotherbutterflies?”heasked,8around.EverytimePaul9fiveormorewordstogether,myheartsaysa10ofthanks.Butlatelyheseemsto11thatthebenefitsofformingcompletesentenceswhencommunicatingare12oftheeffort.Butterflies.Ofcourse.Irushedto13themfromthegarbage,14themoffandhandedthemtomyyoungartist.“Wanttoseethem15again?...
