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Ⅴ. 任务型阅读 (主题: 人与社会·特色节日)
Spain is famous for its Tomato Festival, called La Tomatina. It happens in a small town Bunol on the last Wednesday of August every year. During the festival there are all kinds of activities, but the most exciting part is the tomato fight. It takes place at the end of the long celebration(庆祝). You are encouraged to throw tomatoes in the fight. There are many stories about how the festival began. One of the stories goes that during the 1940s, some friends started a tomato fight, while another story is about a local band. Anyway, everyone in Bunol seems to have a different story.
Before the tomato fight, there are parades, musical bands, street parties and so on. On the day of the fight, shopkeepers cover their windows and doors in order to keep away from the tomato fight. At the same time, thousands of tourists and local people come to the town square together. Then large trucks full of tomatoes arrive. From the back of the large trucks, a great town band start to throw tomatoes at others. Then the crowds fight back, throwing the tomatoes at anything and anyone. Soon the streets are in the sea of red tomato juice.
Everyone is supposed to obey a small number of rules: You must squash(压扁) the tomato before throwing it and you are allowed to throw nothing but tomatoes.
It is usually over in less than half an hour. Everyone then sets off to the river to clear up. Sounds like fun!
根据短文内容,回答下列问题。
26. When is the Tomato Festival?
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27. What's the most exciting activity of the festival?
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28. What do shopkeepers do to keep away from the tomato fight?
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29. What must people do before they throw tomatoes at others?
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30. How long does the tomato fight usually last?
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答案： Ⅴ. 26. It's on the last Wednesday of August every year.
27. The most exciting activity is the tomato fight. /The tomato fight.
28. They cover their windows and doors.
29. They must squash the tomatoes.
30. Less than half an hour.

1. tie /taɪ/ v. ____
2. parade /pə'reɪd/ n. ____

答案： 词汇积累 1. 系 2. (庆祝)游行