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新目标(Go for it)版初中英语九年级Unit 2 自主检测(含听力音频)
Interesting festivals in the world
| Throwing tomatoes-Spain(西班牙) Spain takes "tomato fights" to a whole new level. But the tomatoes are being thrown, not eaten. The festival takes place on the last Wednesday in August, Trucks(卡车) carry tomatoes into the square. People rush to the tomatoes and throw them into the crowd. |
| Rolling cheese -England This festival is celebrated in May. It takes place on Copper's Hill. A large wheel of cheese(奶酪) is rolled down Copper's Hill, The festival 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. |
| Burning man -The United States The Burning Man Festival is held annually, spanning from the last Sunday in August to the first Monday in September(Labor Day). The festival takes place in Black Rock Desert. The best part of the festival is the burning of a large sculpture of a man. |
| Pouring water-Thailand The Songkran Festival is the celebration of the New Year in Thailand. Rather than a single day, Thailand celebrates the New Year from April 13th to April 15th. Thai people run after each other, pouring water. Songkran is one of the most important reasons why foreigners travel to the beautiful land. |
For most people, summer holidays mean sun, sea and sand, {#blank#}1{#/blank#}. She had a holiday full of ice and snow. She and her family travelled across Greenland! Starting just above the Arctic Circle (北极圈), Sarah's family used dogsleds with kites to cross the world's biggest island.
Sarah says {#blank#}2{#/blank#}. "There is only snow, ice, and more snow. " The family travelled 15 miles a day for 22 days, moving faster when strong winds pushed along their kites.
Then the weather became a bit hot for the dogs to pull sleds during the day, {#blank#}3{#/blank#}. The Landrys lived in tents, ate dried food, and took baths with heated water. When they weren't travelling, they played with kites and made snowmen. Using their mobile phones, the family could send and get emails even from Greenland's ice cap! The road to the top was icy and dangerous.
{#blank#}4{#/blank#}. "Icebergs (冰山) were so bright, just like the rising sun." said Sarah. Now she and her family have returned home, {#blank#}5{#/blank#}. Next holiday, they are going to the South Pole.
A. so the family began travelling at night B. The difficult journey was worth it when they reached the ice cap and saw the view C. but not for Canadian schoolgirl Sarah Landry D. but they're already talking about their next plan E. there wasn't much to see during the long journey |
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