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13．Food festivals around the world

Stilton Cheese Rolling May Day is a traditional day for celebrations，but the 2，000 English villagers of Stilton must be the only people in the world who include these rolling in their annual plans．Teams of four，dressed in a variety of strange and funny clothes，roll a complete cheese along a 50-metre course．On the way，they must not kick or throw their cheese，or go into their competitors'lane（赛道）．Competition is fierce and the chief prize is a complete Stilton cheese weighing about four kilos （disappointingly，but understandably the cheeses used in the race are wooden ones）．All the competitors arc served with beer or port wine，the traditional accompaniment for Stilton cheese．

Fiery Foods Festival-The Hottest Festival on Earth Every year more than 10，000 people head for the city of Albuquerque，New Mexico．They come from as far away as Australia，the Caribbean and China，but they all share a common addiction-food that is not just spicy，but hot enough to make your mouth burn，your head spin and your eyes water．Their destination is the Fiery Food and BBQ Festival which is held over a period of three clays every March．You might like to try a chocolate-covered habanero pepper-officially the hottest pepper in the world-or any one of the thousands of products that are on show．But one thing's for sure-if you don't like the feeling of a burning tongue，this festival isn't for you!

La Tomatina-The World's Biggest Food Fight On the last Wednesday of every August，the Spanish town of Bunol hosts Ea Tomatina-the world's largest food fight．A week-long celebration leads up to an exciting tomato battle as the highlight of the week's events．The early morning sees the arrival of large trucks with tomatoes-official fight-starters get things going by casting tomatoes at the crowd． The battle lasts little more than half an hour，in which time around 50，000 kilograms of tomatoes have been thrown at anyone or anything that moves，runs，or fights back．Then everyone heads down to the river to make friends again-and for a much-needed wash!

Melbourne Food and Wine Festival Australia's cultural capital has hosted this 20 years，a showcase of the continent's culinary（烹调用的）mastery through cooking demonstrations，special tours and food tastings throughout the city．Meet celebrity chefs and artisan food crafters，go to gals dinners and discover Down Under's most fantastic flavors

36．In the Stilton cheese rolling competition，competitors on each team mustB．
A．wear various formal clothes
B．roll a wooden cheese in their own lane
C．kick or throw their cheese
D．use a real cheese weighing about four kilos
37．Where is the Fiery Food and BBQ Festival held according to the passage？C
A．In Australia．
B．In the Caribbean．
C．In the USA         
 D．In Mexico
38．The celebration of La Tomatina lastsB．
A．three days
B．seven days
C．less than three days
D．more than seven days
39．Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage？C
A．The chief prize for the Stilton cheese rolling competition is beer or port wine．
B．More than 10，000 Chinese take pail in the Fiery Food and BBQ Festival．
C．Thousands of spicy foods are on show in the Fiery Food and BBQ Festival．
D．An exciting tomato battle takes place at the beginning of La Tomatina．
40．In which food festival you may meet cooks？A
A．Melbourne Food and Wine Festival
B．La Tomatina
C．Stilton Cheese Rolling
D．Fiery Foods Festival．

Answer 1

分析 本文是一篇广告布告类阅读，属于说明文，分别讲述了英国、新墨西哥以及巴西的几个关于食物的传统节日．

解答 36．B．细节理解题．根据短文第一段Teams of four，dressed in a variety of strange and funny clothes，roll a complete cheese along a 50-metre course．可知四个队伍，穿着滑稽搞笑的衣服，在50米的路程中卷一个完整的奶酪，以及后面but understandably the cheeses used in the race are wooden ones可知这个奶酪是木头的，故选B．37．C．细节理解题．根据第二段第一句Every year more than 10，000 people head for the city of Albuquerque，New Mexico．可以知道这是在新墨西哥发生的事情，从段落中第三句Their destination is the Fiery Eood andBBQ Festival可以知道人们到新墨西哥是为了参加Fiery food festival，故选C．
38．B．细节理解题．根据文章第三段第二句A week-long celebration leads up to an exciting tomato battle asthe highlight of the week's events．可以知道，西红柿大战这个西班牙的节日的持续时间是一周，故选B．
39．C．细节理解题．根据Their destination is the Fiery Food and BBQ Festival which is held over a period of three clays every March．You might like to try a chocolate-covered habanero pepper-officially the hottest pepper in the world-or any one of the thousands of products that are on show．可知，你可以任意品尝展出的各种食物．故选C．
40．A．细节理解题．根据Meet celebrity chefs and artisan food crafters，go to gals dinners and discover Down Under's most fantastic flavors可知，在墨尔本的食品和葡萄酒节可以看到厨师．故选A．

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