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Humans seems to be fond of celebrating something very strange. Here are three festivals that reach the height of absurdity, and that's what makes them so enjoy able to participate in.
International Festival of Worm Charming
All this competition in southeastern England teams are given a square meter of land in the middle of a field and are tasked with charming as many worms as possible to the surface from the underground in 15 minutes. Strategies vary wildly for charming the worms, and the only rule is that you can't dig them out. Some competitors try to charm the worms with songs, and some by playing out beats on the ground. Others choose to sprinkle water on the ground to copy a soft spring rain.
Moose Dropping Festival (驼粪抛掷节)
What's white and falls from the sky above Alaska in July? At least in the small town of Tikeetna, it's not snow, it's moose dropping.
People drop the moose droppings onto targets from a plane or a balloon. Locals would bet on where the droppings might fall.The festival grew in popularity over the years until 2009, when too many tourists crowded into the smell-town and a near-tragedy forced the cancellation of the festival. However, the town decided to bring it back in 2013.
Rayne Frog Festival (雷恩青蛙节)
The Rayne Frog Festival fulfills its promises every fall in Rane, Louisiana. The festival features all things concerning frogs: frog races, frog jumping, the selection of the frog Derby Queen and naturally lots of frogs to eat. It also holds a variely of frog-themed runs, fairs and other activities. To be true, if you are enthusiastic about frogs, there's on other place you'd rather be in mid-November.
1. Who will probably win the International Festival of Worm Charming according to the text?
A John who charmed 2000 worms from his own garden in 15 minutes.
B. Brain who dug 1000 worms from the offered underground in 15 minutes.
C. Smith who charmed 10 worms with songs from the offered underground in 15 minutes.
D. Bob who charmed 15 worms by dancing from the offered underground in 15 hours.
2. What happened to the Moose Dropping Festival in 2009?
A. It became the most wonderful one in history.
B. It nearly caused a very serious accident.
C. It got loo many tourists injured or killed.
D. It was called off because too many tourists crowded in.
3. If you want to participate in Rayne Frog Festival you will go to _______ .
A. Africa B. England C. America D. Canada
4. The author writes the text mainly to ________.
A. attract tourists to participate in the festivals B. amuse the readers only
C. tell the readers how to celebrate the festivals D. introduce the festivals to the readers
【答案】1. D 2. D 3. C 4. D
【解析】
【分析】本文是说明文。文章介绍了三个荒谬到一定高度的人们喜欢的节日。
【1题详解】
推理判断题。根据第二段的“All this competition in southeastern England teams are given a square meter of land in the middle of a field and are tasked with charming as many worms as possible to he surface from the underground in 15 minutes. Strategies vary wildly for charming the worms, and the only rule is that you can't dig them out. Some competitors try to charm the worms with songs, and some by playing out beats on the ground. Others choose to sprinkle water on the ground to copy a soft spring rain.(在英格兰东南部举行的这场比赛中，参赛队伍在一块场地中央分到一平方米的土地，任务是在15分钟内吸引尽可能多的蚯蚓从地下爬出来。吸引虫子的方法千差万别，唯一的规则就是你不能把它们挖出来。一些参赛者试图用歌声来吸引蚯蚓，还有一些参赛者在地面上播放节拍。另一些人则选择在地上洒水，模仿柔和的春雨)”可推断，通过跳舞从被指定的地下吸引出15只虫子的鲍勃很可能获胜。故选D。
【2题详解】
细节理解题。根据Moose Dropping Festival (驼粪抛掷节)部分的“The festival grew in popularity over the years until 2009, when too many tourists crowded into the smell-town and a near-tragedy forced the cancellation of the festival.(在过去的几年里，这个节日越来越受欢迎，直到2009年，太多的游客涌入这个臭气熏天的小镇，一场近乎悲剧的事件迫使节日被迫取消)”可知，在2009年，驼粪抛掷节因为太多的游客涌入而被取消了。故选D。
【3题详解】
细节理解题。根据Rayne Frog Festival (雷恩青蛙节)部分的“The Rayne Frog Festival fulfills its promises every fall in Rane, Louisiana.(每年秋天在路易斯安那州的雷恩青蛙节都会履行它的承诺)”可知，如果你想要参加雷恩青蛙节，你要去美国。故选C。
【4题详解】
推理判断题。根据第一段的“Humans seems to be fond of celebrating something very strange.Here are three festivals that reach the height of absurdity, and that's what makes them so enjoy able to participate in.(人类似乎喜欢庆祝一些非常奇怪的事情。下面的三个节日达到了荒谬的高度，这也是让人们尽情享受能够参与其中的东西)”可推断，作者写这篇文章的目的是介绍一些节日给读者。故选D。
