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Celebrations and traditions hold a special place in a country. It is a time when the families come together and celebrate a holiday，for a particular purpose. Besides (he national festivals and celebrations，many places enjoy some whacky celebrations.

Henley-on-Todd Regatta

If you want something quieter, trip over to Alice Springs in the dry heart of Australia. There you will find the Todd Regatta in a riverbed that normally has no water. "the boats are bottomless and without paddle(漿） teams run up the riverbed with their feet sticking out of the bottom of their boats.

World Black Pudding Throwing Championship

In Greater Manchester UK they throw black puddings. The contest dates back to the 1850s， Competitors from across the world come here for the contest. The aim is to knock Yorkshire puddings off a 20-foot shelf by throwing black puddings at them.

Sauna Bathing Championships

If you prefer it hot, Finland is (he place for you to compete in the Sauna Bathing Championships. Every 30 seconds the heat is turned up, but the contestants (參賽者）must remain seated in an up- right position on the wooden seat. The last person left in the sauna is the winner.

The La Tomatlna Festival

Every August truckloads of tomatoes an pulled in Bunol each year and damped (傾倒）in the city centre. The people throw tomatoes at each other for the whole day, but the only rule is that the tomato must be flattened in the hand first, before being thrown. Even elderly grandmothers have been known to take part.

The Naked Festival

Japan hosts the Naked Festival. All male contestants are dressed in oversize diapers and parade through the winter street. Bystanders throw cold water over the contestants，who drink large amounts of sake(日本米酒）in an effort to slop from freezing.

underlined word "wacky” in Paragraph 1 meant  .

A. popular   B. strange      C. frightening       D. disappointing

you want to play with boats  without bottoms, you should go to   

A. Henley-on-Todd Regatta            B. Black Pudding Throwing Championship

C. Sauna Bathing Championships    D. The Naked Festival

winner of Sauna Bathing Championships is the contestant who_____

A. likes it hot  B. turns up the heat

C. first leaves the sauna       D. stays longest in the sauna

do you think the tomato    must   be  flattened   in   the  hand first?

A. To make it easy   to  throw.         B. To make it tastier.

C. To give it to elderly grandmothers.      D. To avoid hurting   people.

【回答】

 8．B

【解析】詞義猜測題。根據文章第一段的句子“Besides the national festivals and celebrations, many places enjoy some whacky celebrations.”（除了一些全國*的節日和慶祝活動，很多地方享有一些奇怪的慶祝活動。）還有根據下面幾個節日古怪的內容。可知“wacky”是“奇怪”的意思。故選B。

 9．A

【解析】細節理解題。根據文章Henley-on-Todd Regatta裏面的句子“There you will find the Todd Regatta in a riverbed that normally has no water. The boats are bottomless and without paddle(槳).”可知如果想玩沒有底的船，你可以去Henley-on-Todd Regatta。故選A。

 10．D

【解析】細節理解題。根據文章Sauna Bathing Championships裏面的句子“The last person left in the sauna is the winner.”可知Sauna Bathing Championships的獲勝者是在桑拿浴中待得時間最長的參賽者。故選D。

 11．D

【解析】推理判斷題。根據文章The La Tomatlna Festival裏面的句子“The people throw tomatoes at each other for the whole day, but the only rule is that the tomato must be flattened in the hand first, before being thrown.”可知首先將西紅柿在手中拍扁了是為了避免傷到人。故選D。

【備註】大千世界，無奇不有。除了我們耳熟能詳的傳統中外節日之外，許多國家都有幾個讓人覺得不可思議甚至古怪的節日，慶祝的方式也是千奇百怪。雖然古怪，這些節日也都是一國文化的組成部分。

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