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2．Every year，about 600 monkeys are invited to eat fruits and vegetables during an yearly feast in Thailand．（36）BIt is said that Roma once rewarded his friend Hanuman，the Monkey King，with some sand．Organizers of the annual Monkey Buffet use more than 3000 kg of fruits and vegetables to prepare for the feast．
    This event is held in England．Though it might sound very gentle，it is actually very dangerous．Running down a very steep（陡峭的） hill behind a 7 pound wheel of cheese can be very dangerous．In fact，the police have attempted to ban the event，but participants have refused to carry out the ban．Men and their cheese wheels cannot be separated so easily．（37）ASimple：the cheese is set rolling down the hill，and the racers run down the hill after the cheese．However，as the cheese can reach speeds of up to 70 miles per hour，it rarely happens that someone catches the cheese．（38）DIn the festival，grown men jump over newborns，with their parents'permission．（39）GThis custom has been observ ed since 1620； any onlookers who seem to be in need of"cleaning"also get involved in the event．
（40）EThis Naked Festival（裸體節(jié)） is held in dozens of places throughout Japan every year，usually in summer or winter．Hidden somewhere in these men is one fully naked man，and touching him is believed to bring good luck．

A．So what happens during a cheese roll？
B．It is held in honor of Rama，the greatest of the Gods．
C．This event is very boring．
D．The first to reach the bottom wins the cheese．
E．There is a Japanese festival where participants wear little clothing．
F．Everyone takes an active part in it．
G．Wearing scary costumes，the Spanish men attempt to"clean"babies of evil（邪惡）．

Answer 1

分析 本文屬于說(shuō)明文閱讀，作者通過(guò)這篇文章向我們介紹了泰國(guó)，英國(guó)和日本這玩?zhèn)�國(guó)家存在的三個(gè)奇特的節(jié)日．

解答 36．B  細(xì)節(jié)理解題，根據(jù)Every year，about 600 monkeys are invited to eat fruits and vegetables during an yearly feast in Thailand可知后文應(yīng)該介紹泰國(guó)每年邀請(qǐng)600只猴子參加蔬菜和水果盛宴的原因，故選B．
37．A  細(xì)節(jié)理解題，根據(jù)下文Simple：the cheese is set rolling down the hill，and the racers run down the hill after the cheese．可知在奶酪車下滑的過(guò)程中會(huì)發(fā)生什么呢？故選A．
38．D  細(xì)節(jié)理解題，根據(jù)上文However，as the cheese can reach speeds of up to 70 miles per hour，it rarely happens that someone catches the cheese可知幾乎沒(méi)人能抓住奶酪車，故選D．
39．G  細(xì)節(jié)理解題，根據(jù)the festival，grown men jump over newborns，with their parents'permission可知成年人從新生兒頭頂跳過(guò)：任何一個(gè)需要洗禮的人也可以參加這個(gè)活動(dòng)，故選G．
40．E   細(xì)節(jié)理解題，根據(jù)This Naked Festival（裸體節(jié)） is held in dozens of places throughout Japan every year，usually in summer or winter．可知日本有一個(gè)參加者幾乎不穿衣服的節(jié)日，故選E．

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