四、阅读理解(20分)

　　A

　　Spain is famous for its tomato festival, called La T omatina. It happens in a small town Hanoi on the last Wednesday of August every year. During the festival there are all kinds of activities, but the most exciting part is the tomato fight. It takes place at the end of long celebration (庆祝). You are encouraged to throw tomatoes in the fight. There’re many stories about how the festival began. One of the stories goes that during the 1940’s, some friends started a tomato fight, while another story is about a local band. Anyway, everyone in Bunol seems to have a different story.

　　Before the tomato fight, there are parades(游行) ，musical bands, street parties and so on.

　　On the day of the fight, shopkeepers cover their windows and doors in order to keep away from the tomato fight. At the same time, thousands of tourists and local people come to the town square together. Then large trucks (卡车)full of tomatoes arrive. From the back of the large trucks, a great town band start to throw tomatoes at others. Then the crowds fight back, throwing the tomatoes at anything and anyone. Soon the streets are in the sea of red tomato juice.

　　Everyone is supposed to obey a small number of rules: You must squash (压烂) the tomato before throwing it and you are allowed to throw nothing but tomatoes.

　　It is usually over in less than half an hour. Everyone then sets off to the river to clear up. Sounds like fun!

　　41. The most exciting activity of the festival is______.

　　A. parades B. street parties

　　C. the tomato fight D. the musical band show

　　42. The stories about how the festival began are______ according to the passage.

　　A. very clear B. rather sad

　　C. very famous D. quite different

　　43. On the fight day, _______.

　　A. people fight for the whole day

　　B. people can throw everything

　　C. shopkeepers are not allowed to watch people fight

　　D. lots of tourists and local people take part in the fight

　　44. The best title of the passage can be______.

　　A. Travel in Spain

　　B. The Tomato Festival in Spain.

　　C. The History of Spain

　　D. Rules of the Tomato Festival

　　45. Which of the following is not true according to the passage?

　　A. The festival happens on the last Wednesday of August every year.

　　B. On the fight day, shopkeepers cover their windows and doors.

　　C. The fight day usually lasts half an hour.

　　D. Everyone is supposed to obey some rules on the fight day.

　　B

　　The Spring Festival is celebrated not only in China but also in other parts of the world. The traditional holiday is the most important to Chinese both home and abroad.

　　United Kingdom

　　Celebrations for Spring Festival in the UK started in 1980, with the first evening party held in 2002. Every New Year, people get together and have a lot of activities. They sing songs, dance to music, share photos with friends or enjoy films in a cinema.

　　United States

　　Spring Festival has become a key time for Chinese living or working in the US. They join in a large evening party to welcome the traditional New Year. It is a good chance for people to build a circle of friends and feel that they are not alone because they share the same culture and values.

　　Australia

　　The Chinese New Year will be welcomed with three weeks of celebrations across Australia. Many people come to Sydney’s Chinatown or Little Bourke in Melbourne. They enjoy fireworks, lion dances, dragon boat races and many other traditional activities. The celebrations are also a bridge towards better understanding between Chinese and non-Chinese.

　　Singapore

　　The family dinner on New Year’s Eve is an important tradition for Chinese whether they were born in Singapore or moved there from China. They place traditional food on a table as an act of remembering their past. Then the whole family enjoy their dinner together. They usually hold it at home because having it in a restaurant takes away the meaning of the tradition.

　　46. Celebrations for Spring Festival in the UK started in .

　　A. 1890 B. 1980

　　C. 2000 D. 2002

　　47. At Spring Festival, American Chinese join in a large evening party to .

　　A. say hello to the new year

　　B. refuse a good chance

　　C. tell others they are alone

　　D. share different cultures

　　48. Chinese in Australia enjoy the following activities except .

　　A. f ireworks B. lion dances

　　C. bridges D. dragon boat races

　　49. In Singapore, Chinese families don’t hold the new year dinner in a restaurant but at home because .

　　A. they were born in Singapore

　　B. they moved there from other places

　　C. the restaurant is far away K]

　　D. they want to keep Chinese tradition

　　50. After reading the passage above, we might say .

　　A. all parts of the world celebrate Spring Festival

　　B. the Chinese New Year is celebrated only in China

　　C. celebrations for Spring Festival are just held in four foreign countries

　　D. Chinese across the world have a strong feeling towards Spring Festival文