15.Here is Booked.net's selection of the strangest events worldwide.
Elephant polo(象球)
The title is self-explanatory,but elephant polo is more interesting than the traditional alternative played on horses.Elephants make the game slower,and,because of this the field is only three-quarters the length of a standard polo field.The elephants carry two people and are guided by mahouts(看象人).The player hits the ball and tells the mahout which way to go.The Kings Cup Elephant Polo Tournament is the sixth largest event in the Thai calendar.
Volcan de Lodo El Totumo
If you are in Colombia at the end of March,you should make Cartagena part of your journey-here.between December and March every year,is the opportunity to get dirty,Bathing in mud from the Volcan de Lodo El Totumo can best be described as a primitive experience.The volcano is diminutive(微小的),looking more like a little hill rising about 10to 15m from the ground.If you climb a wooden staircase to reach the very top,you will discover a pit(大坑)of gray mud.It is believed that the mud has a curing effect,purifying your skin.
La Tomatina
It is possibly the most famous and most specific food fight in the world.If you think tomatoes are only for salads,you are on a wrong track.Just a visit to Valencia,or more precisely,a small Spanish village named Bunol in August can totally change your perception.There,on the last Wednesday of August every year.trucks dump 120 tons of tomatoes in the streets of the town,and tomato juice and pulp(果肉)flow from there.
Balloon Fiesta
Have you ever been taken to the skies in a hot-air balloon?The annual Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta in America gives you the chance to enjoy a bird's eye view of the city and countryside.Since 1972,perfect October weather,blue skies and wind patterns have combined to allow balloonists to control and retrace their route thanks to the direction of the winds.This is the only place in the world to enjoy a mass rise of balloons floating in the blue skies each October.
21.Where can visitors experience bathing in mud in February?B
A. In Thailand. B.In Colombia,C.In Spain D. In America•
22. Visitors to Bunol in August canD.
A.a(chǎn)ttend the annual balloon fiesta
B. watch volcanoes erupting in person
C.take part in the game of elephant polo
D.witness the most specific food fight in the world
23.We can learn from the passage thatD.
A.mahouts decide which way to go and hit the ball
B. the Kings Cup Elephant Polo Tournament is held each October
C.the tomato fight is intended to purify people's skin with tomato juice.
D.the annual Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta has been held for 45years.
24.Which of the following groups of people are likely to be interested in this passage?D
A.Students who like biology.
B.Those who like eating fruit.
C.Scientists who are doing research on volcanos
D.People who are curious about very strange events.
分析 本文是一篇廣告布告類閱讀.文章主要介紹了世界上四個奇怪的事情.簡單介紹了每個事情的奇怪之處.
解答 21-24 BDDD
21.B.推理判斷題.根據(jù)"If you climb a wooden staircase to reach the very top,you will discover a pit(大坑)of gray mud.It is believed that the mud has a curing effect,purifying your skin."可知二月份在 Colombia游客可以在泥里沐浴.故選B.
22.D.細(xì)節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)"It is possibly the most famous and most specific food fight in the world."可知在八月份游客在Bunol能見證世界上最具體的食物大戰(zhàn).故選D.
23.D.推理判斷題.根據(jù)"Since 1972,perfect October weather,blue skies and wind patterns have combined to allow balloonists to control and retrace their route thanks to the direction of the winds.This is the only place in the world to enjoy a mass rise of balloons floating in the blue skies each October."可知一年一度的Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta已經(jīng)被舉行了45年.故選D.
24.D.推理判斷題.根據(jù)"Here is Booked.net's selection of the strangest events worldwide."可知對奇怪的事好奇的人可能對這篇文章感興趣.故選D.
點評 本文是一篇廣告布告類閱讀.此類題型主要考查學(xué)生的細(xì)節(jié)理解和推理判斷能力.細(xì)節(jié)理解題是針對文中某個細(xì)節(jié)、某句話或某部分具體內(nèi)容設(shè)置問題,所以在做細(xì)節(jié)理解題時要結(jié)合原文和提干有針對性的找出相關(guān)語句進行仔細(xì)分析,再結(jié)合選項選出正確答案.在做推理判斷題時不要以個人的主觀想象代替文章的事實,要聯(lián)系上下文根據(jù)文章事實進行合乎邏輯的推理判斷.