2019年中考英语二轮复习阅读理解基础优题52.docVIP

PAGE 2019年中考英语：阅读理解基础优题（5）及答案 【能力选练】 A （2019中考训练题） Interesting festivals in the world Throwing tomatoes--Spain( 西班牙)Spain takes tomatoes fights to a whole new level. But the tomatoes are being thrown， not eaten. The festival takes place during the last Wednesday in August. Trucks (卡车) carry tomatoes into the square. People rush to the tomatoes and throw them into the crowd. Rolling cheese-EnglandThis festival is celebrated on the last Monday in May. It takes place on Coopers Hill. A large wheel of cheese (奶酪) is roiled down Coopers Hill. The festival is actually a race where people run down the hill after the rolling cheese. The first person to cross the finish line at the bottom of the hill wins the cheese. Burning man--The United StatesThe Burning Man Festival lasts a week， it is from the Monday before Labor Day to Labor Day(which falls on the first Monday in September in America). The festival takes place in the Black Rock Desert. The best part of the festival is the burning of a large sculpture of a man. Pouring water--ThailandThe Songkran Festival is the celebration of the New Year in Thailand. Rather than a single day， Thailand celebrates the New Year from April 13th to April 15th. Thai people run after eachother， pouring water. Songkran is one of the most important reasons why foreigners travel to the beautiful land. 1．How many festivals are mentioned in the passage? A． One. B． Two. C． Three. D． Four 2．Where will you probably go to enjoy one of the festivals above in May? A． Spain. B． England. C． The United States. D． Thailand. 3．Which festival is held in Black Rock Desert? A． Throwing tomatoes. B． Rolling cheese. C． Burning man， D． Pouring water. 4．Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage? A． The tomatoes are thrown into the crowd to eat. B． Not all the festivals alive fall on the single day. C． Burning a large real man is the best part of the festival. D． Songkran is the only reason for attracting lots of