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Module 4 拓展阅读
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Passage One
Interesting Festivals in the World
Throwing Tomatoes—Spain
The festival comes on the last Wednesday in August. Trucks carry many tomatoes into a square. People rush to the tomatoes and throw them into the crowd.
Rolling Cheese—England
This festival is on the last Monday in May. It 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.
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Burning Man—America
The Burning Man Festival lasts for a week. It comes before Labour's Day. 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.
Ⅰ.根据短文内容判断正误,正确的写“T”,错误的写“F”。
1.There are three festivals mentioned(提及) in this passage.( )
T
2.In May, you can take part in Rolling Cheese in Thailand.( )
F
3.The Burning Man Festival is held in Black Rock Desert.( )
T
4.Both Rolling Cheese and Burning Man come in July.( )
F
5.In America, people spend a week throwing tomatoes.( )
F
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Ⅱ.根据短文内容,在横线上填入适当的单词。
6.There are ______ festivals in this passage.
three
7.Throwing Tomatoes, a Spanish festival is in ________.
August
8.Rolling Cheese is an ________festival.
English
9.The Burning Man Festival lasts for ______ days.
seven
10.The Burning Man Festival is an interesting festival to the people in _________.
America
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拓展训练
1.tomato(复数)
_________
tomatoes
2.run down(英译汉)
________
跑下来
3.first(基数词)
_____
one
4.take place(英译汉)
______
发生
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每日积累
1.truck/trʌk/n.卡车
2.crowd/kraʊd/n.人群
3.at the bottom of... 在……的底部
4.last for持续
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Passage Two
A “magical” train is running across more than 100 cities in Russia. Every time it stops at a station, many children come. They are excited to meet an old man on the train. Who is he? He is Grandfather Frost. He brings children gifts and good wishes for Christmas and New Year.
The train is part of the festival celebrations. There are restaurant cars and a shopping car selling souv