A youth lay in a bath of tomato juice during the “Tomatina” Tomato Fight in the town of Bunol, near Valencia, eastern Spain.
Tens of thousands of people took off their shorts and threw tons of juicy tomatoes at each other in the Tomatina food fight, creating knee-deep rivers of tomato sauce (醬) on the streets of this Spanish town.
Five trucks carried 130 tons of the fruit for the hour-long fight which attracted foreign tourists. Among them are British, French, Argentineans and Japanese, as well as locals.
On the bell of noon the signal was given and for the next 60 minutes participants (參加人) hurled tomatoes at each other until a gunshot signalled the end of the festival.
The clean-up followed, with fighters washing the signs of battle away in the local river or under hundreds of temporary (臨時的) showers. While the front of buildings were watered, they seemed brighter than ever after their bath.
The Tomatina, held on the last Wednesday in August, is said to be the world’s largest tomato fight. In the past people have been hurt during the tomato fight but no one was killed or injured this year.
The origin (起源) of the festival is unknown, but everyone in Bunol seems to have a favorite story. However, most agree it started around 1940.
小題1:The passage shows that the tomato fight this year is __________.
A．frighteningB．boring
C．popularD．harmful
小題2:The underlined word “hurled” means “__________”.
A．presented (贈送)B．threw
C．gaveD．picked
小題3:According to the passage, we can learn that __________.
A．participants can have a good rest after the fight ends
B．the festival came from a favorite story
C．only adults are permitted to attend the festival
D．no one was hurt in this year’s tomato fight
小題4:What is the best title for the passage?
A．A Youth Lay in a Bath of Tomato Juice
B．Tomato-hurling Festival in Spain
C．The History of “Tomatina” Tomato Fight
D．Festivals in Spain

小題1:C
小題2:B
小題3:D
小題4:B

小題1:推斷題，從第二段可以看出，西紅柿大戰(zhàn)很受人歡迎。從倒數(shù)第二段可以看出今年的大戰(zhàn)沒有什么危險(xiǎn)事件發(fā)生。
小題2:猜測詞義題，西紅柿大戰(zhàn)當(dāng)然是扔西紅柿了，所以選throw。
小題3:推斷題，從倒數(shù)第二段可以看出，今年沒有人受傷。
小題4:文章介紹的是西紅柿大戰(zhàn)的情況，主要講今年的戰(zhàn)況以及它的歷史，這里只有B比較全面的概括了文章大意。
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