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【题目】Unusual Festivals

Every country has its own festivals to celebrate different things. Some festivals are more interesting than others because they’re unusual---and a lot more fun! Here are just a few unusual festivals around the world.

Holi, the festival of colours, takes place every year in India, Nepal, and other parts of the world. Holi celebrates the e______ of winter and the arrival of spring. It’s also a celebration of good over evil. During the festival, people throw coloured powder (粉末) and water at each other. Stores and offices close, and the streets fill with e______ crowds. It’s one of the most colourful festivals in the world.

The only colour during another famous festival is red. “La Tomatina” takes place in Bunol, Spain, in August. People come from all over the world for a big food f______. La Tomatina, you

see, is the festival of throwing tomatoes! All over the city, people run through the streets throwing red tomatoes at each other. The streets get very messy, but everyone has a good time.

A______ strange and cold festival takes place every May or June in Peru. People celebrate with music and dance on top of a glacier! The festival l______ for three days, and people walk out carrying torches (火把) to finish the festival.

Finally, how about a festival with animals? On the last weekend in November, people in Lopburi, Thailand, i______ some unusual guests to dinner at the Monkey Buffet Festival. Hundreds of monkeys come to the buffet, where they feast (享受) on fruit, nuts and vegetables. It’s a great tourist attraction, and people from all over the world come to watch it.

Unusual or not, festivals have one thing in common all over the world. They bring people

t______, and they give them a reason to celebrate and have fun.

1e______

2e______

3f______

4A______

5l______

6i______

7t______

【答案】

1end

2excited

3fight

4Another

5lasts

6invite

7together

【解析】

文章大意:

每个国家都有自己的节日来庆祝不同的事情。世界上只有一些不寻常的节日。胡里节是每年在印度、尼泊尔和世界其他地方举行的颜色节。胡里节庆祝冬天的结束和春天的到来。这也是一个以德报怨的庆典。这是世界上最多彩的节日之一。在另一个著名的节日里,唯一的颜色是红色。“托马蒂纳之旅”8月在西班牙布诺举行。来自世界各地的人们为了一场大的食物大战而来。另一个奇怪而寒冷的节日每年五月或六月在秘鲁举行。人们在冰河上用音乐和舞蹈庆祝!这个节日持续三天,人们手持火把走出去结束这个节日。最后,来个动物节怎么样?11月的最后一个周末,泰国罗布里的人们邀请一些不寻常的客人在猴子自助餐节上共进晚餐。数以百计的猴子来到自助餐室,在那里他们享用水果、坚果和蔬菜。这是一个伟大的旅游景点,来自世界各地的人们都来观看。

不管不寻常,节日在全世界都有一个共同点。他们带人来在一起,他们给了他们一个庆祝和娱乐的理由。

1句意:胡里节庆祝冬天的结束和春天的到来。

根据空前定冠词the可知,此空应填名词,根据句意和首字母可知,此空是“结束”的意思,故填end

2句意:商店和办公室关门,街道上挤满了兴奋的人群。

根据空后名词crowds 可知,此空应填形容词,根据句意和首字母可知,此空是“兴奋的”的意思,故填excited

3句意:来自世界各地的人们为了一场盛大的食物大战而来。

根据a big food 可知,此空应填名词,根据句意和首字母可知,此空是“斗争”的意思,故填fight

4句意:另一个奇怪而寒冷的节日每年五月或六月在秘鲁举行。

根据空后strange and cold festival 可知,此空应填代词,根据句意和首字母可知,此空是“另一个”的意思,故填Another

5句意:这个节日持续三天,人们手持火把走出去结束这个节日。

根据空前The festival 可知,此空应填动词作谓语,要用第三人称单数形式,根据句意和首字母可知,此空是“持续”的意思,故填lasts

6句意:11月的最后一个周末,泰国罗布里的人们,在猴子自助餐节上,我邀请了一些不寻常的客人共进晚餐。

根据空后some unusual guests可知,此空应填谓语动词,根据句意和首字母可知,此空是“邀请”的意思,故填invite

7句意:他们带人来在一起,他们给了他们一个庆祝和娱乐的理由。

根据空前bring people 可知,此空应填副词修饰动词,根据句意和首字母可知,此空是“在一起”的意思,故填together

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