2022年高考英语一轮复习：节假日活动分类阅读话题练习题8（含答案解析）

2022年高考英语一轮复习：节假日活动分类阅读话题练习题8

节假日活动（Festivals,holidaysandcelebrations）

一、阅读理解-阅读选择（共10小题；共84分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

EdwardSnowdenisanAmericancomputerprofessionalandformerAmericanNationalSecurity

Agencysubcontractor,whoblewthewhistleaboutmanyofhisemployer'simmoralactivities.The

reasonhegavewasthat"theirpracticesweredisturbing1'andhethoughtitwastherightthingtoshow

theworldwhatCIA（美中情局）wasupto.HerevealedthatNSA（美国安局）wasincludedinsome

domesticspyingpractices,whichhethoughtwereviola-tionofprivacyandspentseveralyears

collectingevidences.Snowden,worryinghissafety,fledtoHongKongandmetwithareporterfrom

“TheGuardian"togethisfindingsprinted,shockingtheworld,especiallytheUSA.Presently,

SnowdenisstayinginRussiaandstandsstronglywithhisdecisionofleakingthedocuments.A

documentarymadeonhislifeandworks,titledHCitizenfour"wonanOscarin2015.Snowdenremains

anationalheroineyesofmostofAmeri-canpublic,whileanoutlawforNSA.

EdwardSnowdenwasbornonJune21,1983inNorthCarolina,USA.Hisparentsseparatedwhile

Snowdenwasateenagerbuthedidn'tletthataffecthisacademicsandwentonscoringtopranksin

school.Hismindwassharpandhisl.Q.waswellover140,makinghimoneoftherarestofhuman

beingswhopossesshighlevelintelligence.

However,anillnesscausedhimtoremainabsentfromthehighschoolforalongstretch,andhefailed

inaGEDtestandwentontoattendclassesatAnneArundelCommunityCollege.Hedidn*teven

finishhisundergraduatedegree,andwentontoattemptamastersdegreeattheUniversityof

Liverpool.HewasprettymuchinfluencedwithJapaneseandChineseculture,whichencouragedhim

tolearnJapaneseandChinesealongwithChinesemartialarts.HeadaptedBuddhismashisreligionat

theageof20.

SnowdenmetLindsayMillsbackinAmericaandthecouplestarteddating,butrightbeforetheleaks

hebrokeupwithher,citinghersafetytobethemainconcern.However,whenhewenttolivein

Russia,Lindsayjoinedhimthereandthecouplehasbeentogethereversince.In2015,Millsshowed

herselfattheOscarawardceremony,whenPoitras,thedirector,acceptedtheawardfor"Citizenfour".

1.Theunderlinedexpression"blewthewhistleabout1'inthefirstparagraphprobablymeans.

A.letoutB.foundoutC.madeoutD.putout

2.Accordingtothepassage,thefollowingstatementsaretrueexcept.

A.EdwardSnowdenispossiblyoneofthemostintelligentpeopleintheworld

B.AmericansthinkhighlyofSnowdenandviewhimasahero

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C.EasterncultureplaysanimportantpartinbuildingEdwardSnowden'spersonalviewsoflife

D.PoitrasachievedgreatsuccessbyfilmingEdwardSnowden'slifeandwork

3.Whichofthefollowingdoyouthinkneedstobeexploredinthecomingparagraph?

A.Snowden'schildhood.

B.Snowden'sacademicdevelopment.

C.Snowden'spersonallife.

D.Snowden'scareer.

4.Whatisthewritingstyleofthispassage?

A.Exposition（说明文）.B.Argumentation（议论文）.

C.Narration（记叙文）.D.AppliedWriting（应用文）.

Foodfestivalsaroundtheworld

StiltonCheeseRolling

MayDayisatraditionaldayfbrcelebrations,butthe2,000EnglishvillagersofStiltonmustbethe

onlypeopleintheworldwhoincludetheserollingintheirannualplans.Teamsoffour,dressedina

varietyofstrangeandfunnyclothes,rollacompletecheesealonga50-metrecourse.Ontheway,they

mustnotkickorthrowtheircheese,orgointotheircompetitors1lane（赛道）.Competitionisfierce

andthechiefprizeisacompleteStiltoncheeseweighingaboutfourkilos（disappointingly,but

understandablythecheesesusedintheracearewoodenones）.Allthecompetitorsareservedwith

beerorportwine,thetraditionalaccompanimentforStiltoncheese.

FieryFoodsFestival—TheHottestFestivalonEarth

Everyyearmorethan10,000peopleheadforthecityofAlbuquerque,NewMexico.Theycomefrom

asfarawayasAustralia,theCaribbeanandChina,buttheyallshareacommonaddiction—foodthat

isnotjustspicy,buthotenoughtomakeyourmouthburn,yourheadspinandyoureyeswater.Their

destinationistheFieryFoodandBBQFestivalwhichisheldoveraperiodofthreeclaysevery

March.Youmightliketotryachocolate-coveredhabaneropepper-officiallythehottestpepperin

theworld-oranyoneofthethousandsofproductsthatareonshow.Butonething'sforsure—ifyou

don'tlikethefeelingofaburningtongue,thisfestivalisn'tforyou!

LaTomatina—TheWorld'sBiggestFoodFight

OnthelastWednesdayofeveryAugust,theSpanishtownofBunolhostsEaTomatina-theworld's

largestfoodfight.Aweek-longcelebrationleadsuptoanexcitingtomatobattleasthehighlightofthe

week'sevents.Theearlymorningseesthearrivaloflargetruckswithtomatoes-officialfight-starters

getthingsgoingbycastingtomatoesatthecrowd.

Thebattlelastslittlemorethanhalfanhour,inwhichtimearound50,000kilogramsoftomatoeshave

beenthrownatanyoneoranythingthatmoves,runs,orfightsback.Theneveryoneheadsdowntothe

rivertomakefriendsagain-andforamuch-neededwash!

MelbourneFoodandWineFestival

Australia'sculturalcapitalhashostedthis20years,ashowcaseofthecontinentsculinary（烹调用的）

masterythroughcookingdemonstrations,specialtoursandfoodtastingsthroughoutthecity.Meet

celebritychefsandartisanfoodcrafters,gotogalsdinnersanddiscoverDownUnder'smostfantastic

flavors.

5.IntheStiltoncheeserollingcompetition,competitorsoneachteammust.

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A.wearvariousformalclothes

B.rollawoodencheeseintheirownlane

C.kickorthrowtheircheese

D.usearealcheeseweighingaboutfourkilos

6.WhereistheFieryFoodandBBQFestivalheldaccordingtothepassage?

A.InAustralia.B.IntheCaribbean.

C.IntheUSA.D.InMexico.

7.ThecelebrationofLaTomatinalasts.

A.threedaysB.sevendays

C.lessthanthreedaysD.morethansevendays

8.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

A.ThechiefprizefortheStiltoncheeserollingcompetitionisbeerorportwine.

B.Morethan10,000ChinesetakepailintheFieryFoodandBBQFestival.

C.ThousandsofspicyfoodsareonshowintheFieryFoodandBBQFestival.

D.AnexcitingtomatobattletakesplaceatthebeginningofLaTomatina.

9.Inwhichfoodfestivalyoumaymeetcooks?

A.MelbourneFoodandWineFestival.

B.LaTomatina.

C.StiltonCheeseRolling.

D.FieryFoodsFestival.

Becauseofwork,schoolorfamilyresponsibilities,manypeoplehavenotimetotakeanextended

vacation.10Therefore,thereisonepopularchoiceforthem-aminivacation.

Aminivacationisaonetothreedays*getaway.Unlikethestandardvacation,itdoesn*trequire

weeksofplanningandneedn*tcostmuch.11Youwillhavethechancetogetyourmind

offworkandtakeabreakfromyourregularroutine.

Quiteoften,aminivacationisscheduledaroundanofficialholidayorschoolbreak,inorderto

avoidtakingtoomanypersonaldaysofffromworkorhavingtopullchildrenoutofclasses.Atypical

longweekendcouldstartafterworkorschoolonFridayandendthenightbeforearegularschedule

comesagain.Timeisreallylimited,12

Anovernighttriptoanamusementparknearbycouldbeconsideredaminivacation.Ithas

advantages.Peoplecanenjoyaninexpensivevacationfromthestressesofworkorschool.

13Manypeoplearesurprisinglyunawareofinterestingattractionslocatedwithinafew

hoursoftheirhometowns,butlocalhotelsandvisitorcentresoftenhavelotsofinformationalbooklets

onlocalattractions.

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14Itincludesminimal（最少的）packingandlittlegas.Othercostsmayincludeentry

feesoftheattractions,hotelreservations,mealsandsouvenirs.Somevacationersonlimitedbudgets

maybeabletostayovernightwithrelativesorfriends.Theycanalsosavemoneybypurchasing

inexpensivemealsatlocalstoresorfastfoodrestaurants.

10.A.Stopatanyscenicspotthatlooksinteresting.

B.Aminivacationgenerallycallsforlessmoney.

C.Butitwillstillprovidethesamebasiccontentofanytrip.

D.Aminivacationisalsosometimesannoyingtopreparefor.

E.Sopeopleusuallylookfordestinationswithinafewhoursoftheirhomes.

F.Besides,theyarestillabletodrivebackhomeforemergenciesifnecessary.

G.Othersmayhavethetime,butnothavethemoneytotravelforaweekorlonger.

11.A.Stopatanyscenicspotthatlooksinteresting.

B.Aminivacationgenerallycallsforlessmoney.

C.Butitwillstillprovidethesamebasiccontentofanytrip.

D.Aminivacationisalsosometimesannoyingtopreparefor.

E.Sopeopleusuallylookfbrdestinationswithinafewhoursoftheirhomes.

F.Besides,theyarestillabletodrivebackhomeforemergenciesifnecessary.

G.Othersmayhavethetime,butnothavethemoneytotravelforaweekorlonger.

12.A.Stopatanyscenicspotthatlooksinteresting.

B.Aminivacationgenerallycallsforlessmoney.

C.Butitwillstillprovidethesamebasiccontentofanytrip.

D.Aminivacationisalsosometimesannoyingtopreparefor.

E.Sopeopleusuallylookfordestinationswithinafewhoursoftheirhomes.

F.Besides,theyarestillabletodrivebackhomeforemergenciesifnecessary.

G.Othersmayhavethetime,butnothavethemoneytotravelforaweekorlonger.

13.A.Stopatanyscenicspotthatlooksinteresting.

B.Aminivacationgenerallycallsforlessmoney.

C.Butitwillstillprovidethesamebasiccontentofanytrip.

D.Aminivacationisalsosometimesannoyingtopreparefor.

E.Sopeopleusuallylookfordestinationswithinafewhoursoftheirhomes.

F.Besides,theyarestillabletodrivebackhomeforemergenciesifnecessary.

G.Othersmayhavethetime,butnothavethemoneytotravelforaweekorlonger.

14.A.Stopatanyscenicspotthatlooksinteresting.

B.Aminivacationgenerallycallsforlessmoney.

C.Butitwillstillprovidethesamebasiccontentofanytrip.

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D.Aminivacationisalsosometimesannoyingtopreparefor.

E.Sopeopleusuallylookfordestinationswithinafewhoursoftheirhomes.

F.Besides,theyarestillabletodrivebackhomeforemergenciesifnecessary.

G.Othersmayhavethetime,butnothavethemoneytotravelforaweekorlonger.

Reviews

CultualBreaksbyBrianAldiss

ReviewedbyPaulKincaid

BrianAldissisanamazingandfrustratingwriter.Whenheisonsong,hisstyleisforceful,

disturbinganddelectable.Butheisarestlesswriter.Hecameintohisownintheenthusiasticand

experimentalatmosphereoftheNewWave,andhehasbeendriventotrythenewandthedifferent

eversince.Thatheisstillexperimentingnow,50yearsafterhisfirstappearance,isameasureofa

manwhohasneverbeenpreparedtosettlebackonhislaurels.

TheSecretsofJin-SheibyAlmaAlexander

ReviewedbyDonnaMcMahon

WithsomanyfantasynovelsusingEuropean-derivedsettingsandmythology,ancientChinamakes

arefreshingchange.Thelandscapeistemptingandyetfamiliarenoughtofeelveryreal,andthe

authorusesmagicsparingly,inwaysappropriatetohersociety.Thisandthecomplexdetailputinto

thebackdropmakesthenovelfeelverymuchlikehistoricalfiction.

StrakenbyTerryBrooks

ReviewsbyNathanBrazil

ThethirdnovelintheHighDruidofShannaraseriesjumpsstraightbackintothestorywhereitleft

off.ItcontinuesthequestofunlikelyheroPenderrinOhmsford.Nowequippedwiththemeansto

breakin—andbackout-oftheForbidding,wherehisaunt,theoverthrownArdPhysofDruids,is

stranded,PenmustfirstgetbacktoParanor.Hisrescueattemptcanonlybeginfromwithinthe

chamberwhereGrianneOhmsforddisappeared.Unfortunately,thiswilldeliverhimstraightintothe

handsofthoseresponsibleforhisaunt'sdisappearance.

15.TherevieweradmiresBrianAldiss'abilityto.

A.writesomanynovels

B.continuetobeinventiveinhiswriting

C.writedisturbingplots

D.haveawritingcareerspanningoverfourdecades

16.WhydoesthesettingofJin-Sheiappealtothereviewer?

A.Itisagoodscienceoffictionsetting.

B.Itismysterious.

C.Itisalesscommonchoiceofsetting.

D.ltisverymagical.

17.TerryBrook'snovelcontinuesaserieson.

A.theadventuresofanunsuspectingheroandhisattemptstorescuehisaunt

B.aquestabouttheHighDruidofShannarainasecretchamberinParanor

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C.thedisappearanceofaDruidwhichfoilstheplansoftheenemies

0.liberatingastrandedauntwhoiskeytotheknowledgeoftheForbidding

ThefirstdayofthemonthofMayisknownasMayDay.Itisthetimeofyearwhenwarmer

weatherbegins.Peoplecelebratethecomingofsummerwithcustomsthatareexpressionsofjoyand

hopeafteralongwinter.Today,MayDayactivitieshavebeenmovedtotheMayDayholidayonthe

firstMondayofthemonth.Itisapublicholidaywhenfamiliestakeadvantageofthetimeofftovisit

someoftheUK'smanyattractions,includingparks,zoos,historicbuildings,ancienttownsand

villagesandbeautifulcountryside.

MayDaycelebrationshavetheiroriginsintheRomanfestivalofFlora,thegoddessoffruitand

flowers,whichmarkedthebeginningofsummer.Peoplewoulddecoratetheirhousesandvillages

withleavesandflowerstheypickedatdaybreakinthebeliefthatthevegetationspiritswouldbring

goodluck.Intheveryearlymorning,younggirlswentintothefieldsandwashedtheirfaceswithdew

（露水）.Theybelievedthjsmadethemverybeautifulforthefollowingyear.

MayDaywasanimportantdayintheMiddleAgesandwasafavoriteholidayofmanyEnglish

villages.Peopleofthetimeusedtocutdownyoungtreesandsticktheminthegroundinthevillageto

markthearrivalofsummer.Thisistheoriginofthemaypole（五月柱）.Peopledancedaroundthemin

celebrationoftheendofwinter.MaypoleswereoncecommonalloverEnglandandwerekeptfrom

oneyeartothenext.ThetallestmaypoleissaidtohavebeenputupinLondonontheStrandin1661.

Itstoodmorethan143feethighandwascutdownin1717,whenitwasusedbyNewtontosupporta

newreflectingtelescope（反射式望远镜）inventedbyDutchscientistHuygens.

18.HowdoBritishpeoplecelebrateMayDay?

A.Theyvisitfriendsandfamilymembers.

B.Theyspendalotoftimeshoppingaround.

C.Theyshowgreatloveforthelongwinter.

D.TheycelebrateitonthefirstMondayofMay.

19.Theunderlinedword"this"inParagraph2refersto.

A.goingintothefields

B.pickingflowersatdaybreak

C.washingthefacewithdew

□.gettingupearlyinthemorning

20.Whatcanwelearnaboutthemaypole?

A.PeopleclimbitonMayDay.

B.ItdatesfromtheMiddleAges.

C.Itwasusuallyfoundinthecities.

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D.Peopleusedold,talltreestomakeit.

21.Thepurposeofthetextisto.

A.describeromancustoms

B.introduceaBritishfestival

C.suggestspringfamilyactivities

D.explaintheoriginsofmaypoles

TheNationalStorytellingYouthOlympicsisaneventwherethousandsofkidsfromgrades6to12

competeagainsteachotherbytellingstories.ItissponsoredbytheMaster'sDegreeProgramin

ReadingandStorytellingatEastTennesseeStateUniversity.Thesolepurposeofthiseventisto

promoteandencourageboththeartandscienceofstorytellingamongmiddleschoolandhighschool

students.Althoughthiseventiscompetitive,itsunderlyingintentandgoalistoprovidestudents

acrossthenationwithareasontopracticenumerousnoncompetitiveskills.

Thoseskillsincludeskillfulsportsmanship,responsiblebehaviour,andanattitudeofrespectfor

othersandthestorytellinggenre.TheeventualgoaloftheNationalStorytellingYouthOlympicsisto

encourageeveryclassroominAmericatodiscover(orrediscover)thebeautyofstorytellingandstory

performance.

TheNationalStorytellingYouthOlympicstakesplaceusuallyaroundthefirstweekendinMarch.

Studentsfromalloverthecountryarrivebybus,plane,orautomobileinJohnsonCity,Tennessee.

TheyusuallyarriveonThursdayorFriday.ThosethatarriveonThursdaytakeadvantageoftheir

earlyarrivalbytellingstoriesatlocal:schools.OnFriday,aneveningmealispreparedforall

contestants,coaches,andparents.Gamesareplayed,storiesaretold,andlifetimefriendshipsbegin.

Saturdayisthedayofthebigevent.Aluncheon(午餐会)isheldintheafternoonsocontestantscan

familiarizethemselveswiththesurroundingsanddoasoundcheck.

Theeventisdividedintothreecategoriesseparatedbygrades.Contestantsarejudgednotonlyby

theirstorytellingperformance,butalsobytheattitudeandbehaviourtheydisplayduringtheentire

weekend.Awinnerispickedfromeachofthethreecategories;however,thereisanoverallwinner

whoisgrantedthenameofGrandTorchBearer.Thispersonisselectednotonlybythejudges,but

alsobythecontestants.Afterthewinnershavebeenannounced,thecontestantsretreatbacktotheir

hotelwhereacelebratoryicecreampartyisheld;andbelieveitornot,theytellmorestories!Thisis

whattheNationalStorytellingYouthOlympicsisallabout:developingalovefortheartof

storytelling.

22.WhichofthefollowingsetsofwordsbestdescribesthegrandTorchBearer?

A.competitive,ambitious,talented

B.respectful,responsible,skilled

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C.athletic,determined,creative

0.imaginative,individualistic,pessimistic

23.WhywouldsomeoneMOSTLIKELYchoosetoattendtheNationalStorytellingYouthOlympics?

A.Torefinestorytellingskillswhilemeetingnewfriends.

B.Tocompetefiercelywiththebeststorytellersinthecountry.

C.Toearnmoneyandfame.

D.Todevelopone'spersonalskillinlectureonly.

24.Whenisdinnerpreparedforallcontestants,coaches,andparents?

A.Wednesday.B.Friday.C.Thursday.D.Saturday.

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

Igrewupona50-acrefarminthesmallruralcommunityofCatawissa,Missouri,asthesixthofseven

children.Myparentsoftennotedduringmealshoweverythingonthetableexceptthesugarandflour

camefromtheland.Besidesrunningthefarm,Dadwasalsoacarpenter.

Inthefallof1970,hewasworkingonahousewhentheladderbroke.Hisbackwasfracturedintwo

places.Hestayedinthehospitalforthreeweekswithhisheadandfeetdown,permittinghisbackto

bestraightcorrectlysotheboneswouldcombine.

OnThanksgiving,Dadwasstillinthehospital.Wealwaysbutcheredhogsthedayaftertheholiday,

andthatyearmyuncleshowedupwithacoupleofcousinstohelpmythreeolderbrothersprepareour

year'ssupplyofpork.AfterDadreturnedhome,hewasinabackbraceandunabletowork.Iwastoo

youngtorealizeourfamilyhadnomoneycominginasChristmasapproached.

Onenightweheardacarcomingupthelongdriveway.Wekidswerecuriousaboutwhowasvisiting.

PeggyPhelanwasatthedoor,holdinganenvelopefilledwithmoney.Shetoldmydadshehad

collectedmoneyinthecommunityandwastheretodeliverit.HetriedtoprotestbutPeggywould

havenoneofit.Icanstillhearhersaying,"Archie,wheneversomeonersbaler（打包机）isbroken,you

baletheirhay.Someonepassesaway,Althaiscooking.ICsourturn."

Thatevening,this6-year-oldunderstoodwhatbeingagoodneighborwas,andthatbecauseher

parentsweregoodneighbors,theirkindnesswouldbereturned.

Ilearnedlaterthatmymom'ssistersall"adopted"oneofuskidstohelpwithChristmas,andwe

receivedgiftsbasketsfrommorethanoneorganization.

Myparentswereusedtobeingthegiversandnotthereceiversofsuchgenerosity.Theyhadabitof

pridetoswallow,butcontinuedalloftheirlivestoshowuskidsthevalueofkindness.

25.Weknowthewriter'sfatherwasvery.

A.hard-workingB.unkindC.strictD.mean

26.Theunderlinedword"fractured'1inParagraph2probablymeans.

A.connectedB.brokenC.arrangedD.transformed

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27.Whydidthewriter'sunclegotohishouse?

A.Tovisithissickfather.

B.Togivethemmoney.

C.Tospendholidaytogether.

D.TohelpprepareforChristmas.

28.WhatcanweinferfromParagraph4?

A.Thefatherlikedtobalethehay.

B.PeggyPhelanwasadeliveryman.

C.Theparentswerehelpfultoothers.

D.WewerecuriousaboutPeggyPhelan.

29.Whichofthefollowingcanmatchthepassage?

A.Nopains,nogains.

B.Greatmindsthinkalike.

C.Misfortunemaybeanactualblessing.

D.Goodwillberewardedwithgood.

AfterthedeathofmymotherafewyearsagoIfoundmyselfstrugglingtodealwithmygrief,andthat

ofmyfather.ItwastwodaysbeforeChristmaswhenmumdiedandthatmademefeelheartbroken.

Mentally,Ibecamedistancedfromeverything:Ishutdownmygriefandfocusedondealingwiththe

practicalstuff-justsurvivingeachday.TheproblemwasthateverytimeItriedtoignoremygrief,

thepainandlosscameback.IevenstartedtoavoidtheplacesthatmymotherandIusedtovisitso

muchtogether.

Irealizedthatwasnotagoodwaytobe,andwentlookingforanythingthatcouldhelpmedealwithit.

IwantedtounderstandwhyIwasactingthewayIwas.Ivisitedmanypsychologistsandthelocal

priest.TheywerefriendlyandhelpfulpeoplebutIquicklyrealizedthattheysimplyputforwardthe

sameinformationoverandoveragain,expectingmetojustacceptitand"getover'1mygrief.There

wasnoinformationavailableaboutwhyIandmyfatherwerereacting,noraboutwhattodo,howto

understandandmoveforward.

IwasdeterminedtounderstandwhatmyfatherandIweregoingthroughsoIstartedtodomyown

research.Ireadmanybooksongriefandspoketootherpeoplewhowerealsointheprocessof

dealingwithgrief.AsIdidthat,Icametounderstandthat,atsomestageinourlives,weallfacethe

lossofsomeone,orsomething,thatwecaregreatlyabout.Ialsorealizedthatinalmosteverycase,

thereisabsolutelynothingthatwecandotopreventthatloss,orchangethecircumstancesinwhichit

occurs.Unavoidably,weallmustdealwiththefactthat,nomatterhowpainfulwefeelbytheloss,the

worldarounduswillgoonasifnothinghaschanged.

30.Themainideaofthepassageisabout.

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A.theexperienceofdealingwithgrief

B.thepainoflosingone'slovedperson

C.thebooksabouthealingone'sgrief

D.theinformationfromexperts

31.Whydidtheauthorbecomedistancedfromeverythingspiritually?

A.Becausehermotherdiedafewyearsago.

B.Becauseshesufferedthegriefoflosinghisfather.

C.Becausesheintendedtobeoutofgrief.

□.Becauseshefailedtodoanythingindailylife.

32.Inordertopullherselftogether,theauthordidallEXCEPT.

A.notvisitingtheplaceshermotherandsheusedtogoto

B.tryingtoforgetthegriefandlossofmother

C.seekingforadvicefromexperts

D.frequentlytalkingwithherfather

33.Howdoestheauthorfeelabouttheinformationfrompsychologistsandthelocalpriest?

A.Quitepracticalbutmeaningless.

B.Helpfulbutimpracticable.

C.Ofnouseandnovalue.

□.Interestingandpractical.

34.Fromthelastparagraphwecanlearnthat.

A.losingsomeoneorsomethingisanunavoidabletestinlife

B.bookscanhelppeoplesolveallkindsofproblems

C.doingsomethingcanpreventlosing

D.people'slosscanaffectthesurroundingdeeply

Aroundtheworldtherearesomefestivalsthatforsomeofusmaysoundbizarre.

InEnglandtheycelebratetherollingcheeserace,whichoccurseveryyearduringthelastMonday

inMay.Thisfestival'scharacteristicisacontestwhereanofficial（官员）rollscheesedownasteephill

andfestival-goersgochasingafterit.Thewinneristhefirstonetoreachandcatchthecheese.

AnotherfestivalcelebratedinEnglandistheworldchampionshipofgrimaces（鬼脸）.Itisa

celebrationthatdatesbackto1297andiscelebratedduringthemonthofSeptember.Thetaskisto

performthebestgrimaceusinganythingyoucantowin.

TheworldwidechampionshipofwifeliftingiscelebratedinFinland.ThegameisbasedonViking

traditionswhereamanshouldcarryawayhisneighbour'swife.Accordingtotherules,anywoman

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above17isconsideredasawife,soifyouarewithinthisage,takecarewhilevisitingthiscountry

duringthemonthofJuly.

ManyofyouhavewatchedPiratesoftheCaribbeanandhaveknownsomethingaboutpirates.The

19thofSeptemberhasbeendeclaredworldwideasthedaytotalklikeapirate.Plentyofpeoplehave

celebrateditthankstothepublicity（宣传）ontheInternet.

Firststagedin1998,theBoryeongMudFestivalisanattractionthatpullsmorethanamillion

visitorstotheKoreancity.Asyouallknow,thetownissaidtoberichinminerals,sothereisno

shortageofmud.MudistruckedontoDaecheonBeachfortouristsandlocalstoenjoythefestivalto

theirbest.

TheMonkeyBuffetFestivalisheldinThailandtodeveloptourism.It'sanannualfeastheldfor

about600monkeys.TheMonkeyBuffetFestivalisheldinhonouroftheHindugodsRamand

Hanumanandinvolves3,000kilogramsofvegetablesandfruitsbeinglaidoutformonkeystostuff

themselves.

35.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"bizarre"inParagraphIprobablymean?

A.Dangerous.B.Strange.C.Scary.D.Familiar.

36.Ifaparticipantwantstowinintherollingcheeserace,he/sheshould.

A.rollasmuchcheesedownthehillaspossible

B.findthelargestpieceofcheeserollingdownthehill

C.performthebestgrimacewhenchasingthecheese

D.bethefirstonetocatchthecheeserollingdownthehill

37.Accordingtothewriter,agirlabove17shouldbecarefulwhenenjoying.

A.theworldwidechampionshipofwifelifting

B.theworldchampionshipofgrimaces

C.theBoryeongMudFestival

D.theMonkeyBuffetFe