考点规范练28(Module4)Ⅰ.阅读理解ACelebrationsandtraditionsholdaspecialplaceinacountry.Itisawayforpeopletoexpressthemselves.Besidesthenationalfestivalsandcelebrations,manyplacesenjoysomestrangecelebrations.Herearejustfourstrangefestivals:ToddRiverRaceIfyouwantsomethingquieter,takeatriptoAliceSpringsinthedryheartofAustralia.ThereyouwillfindtheToddRiverRaceinariverbedthatnormallyhasnowater.Theboatsarebottomlessandwithoutpaddles,ormotors.Theyareusuallyconstructedfrombeercans,whichhavebeeneagerlyemptiedbytheboatbuilders.Theteamsrunuptheriverbedwiththeirfeetstickingoutofthebottomoftheirboats.In1993theracewascancelledbecauseofthethreatofaonceinabluemoonrainstorm.Sauna(桑拿浴)BathingChampionshipsIfyoupreferithot,FinlandistheplaceforyoutocompeteintheSaunaBathingChampionships.Every30secondstheheatisturnedup,butthecontestantsmustkeeptheirnaked(赤裸的)bottomsfirmlyonthewoodenseat,whileremainingseatedinanuprightposition.Thelastpersonleftinthesaunaisthewinner.TheLaTomatinaFestivalEveryAugustthousandsofSpaniardstakepartintheLaTomatinaFestivalinBuñol.Truckloadsoftomatoesarepulledineachyearandunloadedinthecitycentre.Peoplethrowtomatoesateachotherforthewholeday.Theonlyruleisthatthetomatomustbeflattenedinthehandfirst,beforebeingthrown.Evenelderlygrandmothershavebeenknowntotakepart.TheNakedFestivalJapanhoststheNakedFestival.Allmalecontestantsaredressedinoversizediapers(纸尿裤)andparadethroughthewinterstreets.Bystandersthrowcoldwateroverthecontestants,whodrinkagreatamountofsake,aJapanesealcoholicdrinkmadefromrice,inanefforttostopthemfromfreezing.Somesayfestivalsexpresssomethingaboutthepeoplewhocelebratethem.However,Ithinkitisimportantasauniversalcommunitythatwerespecthowandwhatotherschoosetocelebrate,aseachfestivalmeetsaparticularneedintheindividualsofthatcountryandbecomesapartoftheirwayoflife.【语篇导读】本文是说明文。文章介绍了四个奇怪的节日。1.Theunderlinedpart“onceinabluemoon”inParagraph2canbereplacedby“”.A.rareB.timelyC.regularD.seasonal答案:A解析:词义猜测题。由第二段开头的“inthedryheartofAustralia.Thereyouwillfindt