Question

 Dear Michael, How’s your vacation? I’m visiting my uncle in Spain. He lives in the sunny and beautiful city of Valencia,in Spain.

Yesterday,I had great fun. My uncle took me to the tomato festival in Bunol,which is just 30 miles away from where my uncle lives. You have probably never heard of this festival before. Neither had

I. The tomato festival is called “La Tomatina”in Spanish. It is the biggest and messiest tomato fight in the world. When we first got to the square where the festival took place,it was very crowded with people from all around the world,and many trucks were carrying tomatoes. My uncle told me the crowded people here were around 38 ,000 and this was more than four times the population of Bunol. The tomato fight started as soon as the first banger was beaten. Then everyone including me started throwing tomatoes at each other. I took red tomatoes and threw them at anyone that ran,moved,bent down,or turned around. Tomatoes must be squashed before people threw them in order not to hurt anybody.

After a little while,the streets,people and nearby buildings were splashed with red. There was no winner in this fight,but we all had fun. As soon as a second banger was beaten,people stopped throwing.

I really had a great time. I wish you were here,too,

I hope to hear from you soon. Take care.

With love.

From Spain,Linda

(   ) 1. From the letter,we can know        .

   A. Linda lives in Valencia

   B. Linda doesn’t want to go to Spain

   C. Linda is visiting her uncle in Spain

   D. Linda is studying in Spain

(   ) 2.  According to the letter,which statement of the following is NOT true?

   A. Bunol is 30  miles away from where Linda’s uncle lives.

   B. Linda had heard of this festival before.

   C. It was the first time Linda went to this festival.

   D. Linda’s uncle took her to the tomato festival in Bunol.

(   ) 3.  The population of Bunol is        .

   A. around 38  ,000

   B. more than 38  ,000

   C. more than 152,000

   D. about 9 ,300

(   ) 4. What happened when the second banger was beaten?

   A. The fight started.

   B. The fight stopped.

   C. The fight got bigger and bigger.

   D. The fight continued again.

(   ) 5.  What is the main idea of this letter?

   A. “La Tomatina”is a fun and popular festival in Spain.

   B. “La Tomatina”is a day for eating tomatoes.

   C. Michael has a great vacation.

   D. Linda enjoyed the beautiful city of Valencia.

Answer 1

1. C细节理解题。由第一段第二句可知，Linda正在西班牙拜访她叔叔。故选C.  

2. B细节理解题。由第二段第三、四句可知，以前 Linda没有听说过这个节日。故选B.

3. D推理计算题。由第二段最后一句可知，Bimol的人口计算公式为38,000 + 4,大约有9,300人。故选D.

4. B细节理解题。由第四段第三句可知，当爆竹再次响起的时候，人们就要停下来，故选B.

5. A主旨大意题。文章主要介绍了西班牙一个有趣而受人欢迎的节日--La Tomatina。故选A.