Unit 4 body language reading课时作业

Ⅰ.阅读理解

　　(2018·重庆一中第三次检测)

　　Throwing food at total strangers is not something acceptable in most settings.However,at Bunol's La Tomatina festival,it is not just accepted but encouraged.That's because the purpose of the event which is held yearly on the last Wednesday of August is to attack friends and total strangers with as many tomatoes as possible.

　　How does this sleepy town of 10,000 residents become the birthplace of this popular event that features a product it doesn't even grow?

　　Nobody knows for sure,but there is lots of folklore(民间传说).The popular one links to some teenagers who were forbidden to take part in a town parade(游行).The youngsters were so upset that they began attacking the floats(花车) with tomatoes from a nearby vegetable vendor.Soon all bystanders joined them,and a food battle began.Some people believe that it all began when some unhappy residents decided to throw tomatoes at a city official during a town celebration.

　　Whatever the beginning,the fight was so fun that the locals returned to repeat the event every year on the last Wednesday of August.After several attempts to stop them failed,the officials succumbed and in 1957,La Tomatina became an official festival.However,it remained a well-kept secret known only to the locals for many years.Then in the 1980s,word of this fun event started to spread and began attracting people from all over the world to it.Today,La Tomatina is one of Spain's most popular festivals,second only to Pamplona's Running of the Bulls.

1.What can we learn about the origin of Bunol's La Tomatina festival?

A.It is very frightening.

B.Its origin remains a mystery.

C.It was considered illegal.

D.It was caused by some children.

2.How did the locals react to the fight in the first several years after it started?

A.They were unsatisfied with it.

B.They considered it a bit boring.

C.They showed great interest in it.

D.They didn't dare to participate in it.

3.What does the underlined word "succumbed" in Paragraph 4 mean?

A.Gave in. B.Took part.

C.Turned up. D.Watched out.

Ⅱ.完形填空

　　(2018·黑龙江哈尔滨六中检测)

　　I was always puzzled about the question,"What has made other people's success look so easy while I have to struggle for it?"

Not too long ago,I was faced with what appeared to be a brick wall.After 　1　 a corporate environment for greener pastures(更好的职位),I found that the other side wasn't any 　2　,nor did there seem to be any grass at all.No matter what I 　3　 to do,I was always knocked back to square one(退回原点).