Around the world there are some festivals that for some of us may sound bizarre.
In England they celebrate the rolling cheese race, which occurs every year during the last Monday in May. This festival’s characteristic is a contest where an official rolls cheese down a steep hill and festival- goers go chasing after it. The winner is the first one to reach and catch the cheese.
Another festival celebrated in England is the world championship of grimaces (鬼脸). It is a celebration that dates back to 1297 and is celebrated during the month of September. The task is to perform the best grimace using anything you can to win.
The worldwide championship of wife lifting is celebrated in Finland. The game is based on Viking traditions where a man should carry away his neighbor’s wife. According to the rules, any woman above 17 is considered as a wife, so if you are within this age, take care while visiting this country during the month of July.
Many of you have watched Pirates of the Caribbean and have known something about pirates. The 19^th of September has been declared worldwide as the day to talk like a pirate. Plenty of people have celebrated it thanks to the publicity (宣传) on the Internet.
First staged in 1998, the Boryeong Mud Festival is an attraction that pulls more than a million visitors to the South Korean City. As you all know, the town is said to be rich in minerals, so there is no shortage of mud. Mud is trucked onto Daecheon Beach for tourists and locals to enjoy the festival to their best.
The Monkey Buffet Festival is held in Thailand to develop tourism. It’s an unusual feast held for about 600 monkeys. The Monkey Buffet Festival is held in honor of the Hindu gods Ram and Hanuman and involves 3,000 kilograms of vegetables and fruits being laid out for monkeys to stuff themselves.
【小题1】What does the underlined word “bizarre” in Paragraph1 probably mean?

A．Dangerous

B．Strange

C．terrible

D．Familiar

【小题2】If a participant wants to win in the rolling cheese race, he / she should __________.

A．roll as much cheese down the hill as possible

B．find the largest piece of cheese rolling downhill

C．perform the best grimace when chasing the cheese

D．be the first one to catch the cheese rolling downhill

【小题3】According to the writer, a girl above 17 should be careful when enjoying __________.

A．the worldwide championship of wife lifting

B．the world championship of grimaces

C．the Boryeong Mud Festival

D．the Monkey Buffet Festival

.Is there ______ rain in your area in spring?

A．plenty of

B．a great many

C．a large number of

D．much

 

Since we have________life’s necessities, we don’t need to buy any.

A．plenty of	B．a great deal of
C．a large amount of	D．a piece of

 

After the earthquake his northeast Japan on March 11, 2011, many touching stories that I saw with my own eyes happened around me.

I had to walk home since all the   31  had stopped after the quake. On my way home I   32  an old Japanese lady at the bakery shop who was giving out free bread, which made my heart  33  . A middle-aged Japanese man was holding a sign that said, “Please use our   34  .” He was   35  his house for people to go to the restroom.

My friend wanted to  36  others. He stood in the cold with a sign “If you are okay with a motorcycle, I will   37  you to your house.” And then I saw him take one gentleman home, all the way to faraway place!

Then the next day I drove to  38  my car with gas. There was a  39  gas now and many gasoline stations were either closed or had very  40  lines. I got  41  ,since I was behind 15  cars. Finally, when it was my  42  , the man smiled and said, “  43  this aituation, we are only giving $ 30 worth gas per person. Is that alright?” “Of course, I’m just glad that we are all able to  44  ,” I said. His smile gave me so much  45  .

I saw a man at the evacuation(疏散) center  46  when people brought food to him, It was the first time in three days that food has been brought to their center. However, after he wiped the tears, his next  47  surprised me. “I am very  48  that we are provided with food. But people in the city next to us haven’t   49  any food at all. Please go to that centre as well.” And when hearing that, I realized there is a bright future on the other side of this  50  .

1.A．traffic            B．rescue           C．communication        D．businesses

2.A．missed             B．caught           C．noticed          D．heard

3.A．hungry             B．soft             C．broken           D．warm

4.A．toilet             B．hotel            C．hospital         D．house

5.A．advertising        B．opening          C．repairing        D．decorating

6.A．encourage          B．save             C．charge           D．assist

7.A．drive              B．follow           C．lead             D．send

8.A．start             B．fill            C．check            D．wash

9.A．plenty             B．lack            C．variety          D．diversity

10.A．direct           B．straight                             C．long      D．short

11.A．worried          B, lucky            C．excited          D．annoyed

12.A．time              B．turn             C．duty             D．decision

13.A．Apart from       B．Together with                        C．Because of      D．Instead of

14.A．share             B．offer            C．tolerate        D．transform

15.A．comfort         B．pleasure           C．trouble         D．entertainment

16.A．waiting          B．grabbing                             C．sleeping         D．crying

17.A．promises          B．roles                                C．actions          D．remarks

18.A．upset            B．grateful                             C．surprised        D．proud

19.A．bought            B．supplied                             C．prepared         D．received

20.A．city              B, center          C．lesson           D．disaster

 

Now he has _________money, and can do anything he wants to.

A．a great number of                       B．a great many of

C．a large amount of                       D．a good plenty of