1、Unit 1 Festivals around the world.阅读理解Food festivals around the worldStilton Cheese RollingMay 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 cheese rolling in their annual plans. Teams of four, dressed in a vari
2、ety of strange and funny clothes, roll a complete cheese along a 50metre 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 unders
3、tandably the cheeses used in the race are wooden ones). All the competitors are served with beer or port wine, the traditional accompaniment for Stilton cheese.Fiery Foods FestivalThe Hottest Festival on EarthEvery year more than 10,000 people head for the city of Albuquerque, New Mexico. They come
4、from as far away as Australia, the Caribbean and China, but they all share a common addictionfood that is not just spicy (辛辣), 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 days ev
5、ery March. You might like to try a chocolatecovered habanero pepperofficially the hottest pepper in the worldor any one of the thousands of products that are on show. But one things for sureif you dont like the feeling of a burning tongue, this festival isnt for you!La TomatinaThe Worlds Biggest Foo
6、d FightOn the last Wednesday of every August, the Spanish town of Bunol hosts La Tomatinathe worlds largest food fight. A weeklong celebration leads up to an exciting tomato battle as the highlight of the weeks events. The early morning sees the arrival of large trucks with tomatoesofficial fightsta
7、rters 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 againand for a much
8、needed wash!1In the Stilton cheese rolling competition, competitors on each team must _.Awear various formal clothesBroll a wooden cheese in their own laneCkick or throw their cheeseDuse a real cheese weighing about four kilos答案：B解析：细节理解题。根据第一段第二、三句内容以及倒数第二句括号里的内容可知，在这个比赛中，参赛者只能在自己的赛道上滚动木头做的奶酪。2Wher
9、e is the Fiery Food and BBQ Festival held?AIn New Mexico.BIn the Caribbean.CIn Australia. DIn China.答案：A解析：细节理解题。根据第二段第一句内容可知，该节日的举办地点是新墨西哥。根据第二句内容可知，其他三个选项指的是参赛者来自的国家。3The celebration of La Tomatina lasts _.Athree daysBseven daysCless than three daysDmore than seven days答案：B解析：细节理解题。根据第三段第二句“A week
10、long celebration leads up to.”可知，这个节日持续的时间长达七天。4Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?AThe chief prize for the Stilton cheese rolling competition is beer or port wine.BMore than 10,000 Chinese take part in the Fiery Food and BBQ Festival.CThousands of spicy foods are on show in the
11、 Fiery Food and BBQ Festival.DAn exciting tomato battle takes place at the beginning of La Tomatina.答案：C解析：细节理解题。根据第二段倒数第二句内容可知，在该食品节上，成千上万的辛辣的食物进行展览。.语法填空 Its that time of the yeargraduation. The end of school year is nearly _1_ sight, and its an especially big deal if youre finishing high school o
12、r college.One _2_ (amaze) 16yearold Florida girl, Grace Bush, graduated from both high school and college this week! She _3_ (actual) got her college diploma before her high school diploma. How did she manage to do that? “Hard work and great attention，” she told a local TV news station, “have made m
13、e succeed in _4_ (do) high school and college at the same time.” She _5_ (start) taking college courses when she was just 13. She would often get up at 5：30 am and go to bed after 11：00 pm. Doing both at the same time is a huge _6_ (achieve), and it has also helped her family save money. Shes one of
14、 the nine children _7_ studied at home until the age of 13. Her father is a math professor while her mother is a parttime history teacher in a high school. Grace Bush has earned _8_(she) college degree in law, with a nearly perfect GPA of 3.8 and she hopes to become _9_ lawyer one day, although her
15、parents expect her _10_ (teach) at university.By the way, she also played basketball in her college team in her spare time.1in解析：in sight“在视野内；可能即将发生”，是固定短语。2amazing解析：所填词作定语，修饰girl，应用形容词，在此意为“令人惊诧的”，故应用amazing。3actually解析：作状语，修饰动词，用副词。4doing解析：succeed in doing sth.“成功做成某事”，是固定用法。5started解析：由时间状语从句when she was just 13可知，主句应用一般过去时。6achievement解析：所填词作表语，前面有形容词修饰，故用名词achievement。7that/who解析：所填词引导定语从句，先行词是nine children，引导词在从句中作主语，故用that或who。8her解析：修饰名词，应用形容词性物主代词。9a解析：泛指“一名律师”，用不定冠词。10to_teach解析：expect sb. to do sth.“期望某人做某事”，是固定用法。
