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文化意识 文化理解 Some people visit some places for places of interest or nice food. Some people visit some places for 1. or festivals. Last May, I went to the UK. I took part in a special festival—Cooper’s Hill Cheese Rolling Festival(库珀山滚奶酪节). It was really exciting.
It is rude(粗鲁的) to play with food. But it is OK to play with food on Cheese Rolling Festival. This festival has a history of 2. than 500 years. The festival is usually on the last Monday of May every year in the UK. On the top of the hill, people roll a wheel of cheese down the hill. The 3. person to get to the foot of the hill wins(获胜).
No one knows how this festival 4. . But we know why people keep doing it—because it is fun. People from many 5. enjoy this festival. But cheese rolling is also 6. . Sometimes people get hit(撞击) by the 3-kilogram wheel of cheese. Sometimes the cheese can roll faster than 100 7. an hour. So, people have to run very 8. . Sometimes they fall down and break their 9. or legs.
But people 10. still interested in the game. What do they win? The cheese, of course.
高频词汇
1. application /ˌæplɪˈkeɪʃ(ə)n/ n. 申请 2. rude /ruːd/ adj. 粗鲁的

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【语篇解读】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要讲述了英国库珀山滚奶酪节，介绍了该节日的玩法、历史、起源及存在的危险，展现了这一特色节日的独特魅力。
1. shopping 根据上文"Some people visit some places for places of interest or nice food."和备选词汇可知，此处应填与"places of interest" "nice food"类似的活动，即有些人去一些地方是为了购物或参加节日活动，应用shop的动名词形式shopping，"for shopping" 表示目的。故填shopping。
2. more 根据"than"和备选词汇可知，此处是指这个节日有500多年的历史，应用many的比较级"more"，more than "超过"，固定搭配。故填more。
3. first 根据"to get to the foot of the hill wins"和备选词汇可知，此处是指第一个到达山脚下的人；应用one的序数词形式first"第一"表顺序，在句中作定语，修饰"person"。故填first。
4. started 根据"how this festival"和备选词汇可知，此处是指节日的起源；考查start"开始；起源"，动词；事情发生在过去，句子时态应用一般过去时，谓语动词应用过去式started。故填started。
5. places 根据"People from many"和备选词汇可知，此处是指来自许多地方的人们；考查place"地方"，名词；空前有many"许多"，这里应用名词复数形式places。故填places。
6. dangerous 根据"Sometimes people get hit by the 3-kilogram wheel of cheese."和备选词汇可知，有时人们会被3公斤重的奶酪撞到，所以此处是指滚奶酪节存在危险；应用danger的形容词形式dangerous"危险的"，在句中作表语。故填dangerous。
7. kilometres 根据"faster than 100 ... an hour"和备选词汇可知，此处是指奶酪滚动的速度超过了每小时100千米；考查kilometre"千米"，可数名词，前面有基数词"100"，所以这里应用名词复数形式kilometres。故填kilometres。
8. quickly 根据上文"the cheese can roll faster than 100 ... an hour"和备选词汇可知，奶酪滚动的速度很快，所以为了规避危险，人们必须跑得很快；应用形容词quick的副词形式quickly "快速地"，在句中作状语，修饰动词"run"。故填quickly。
9. arms 根据"break their ... or legs"和备选词汇可知，此处是指摔断胳膊或者腿；"or"连接并列成分，"legs"是名词复数形式，"arm"也应用名词复数形式arms。故填arms。
10. are 根据"interested in"和备选词汇可知，此处考查be interested in"对……感兴趣"，形容词短语；又根据下文"What do they win?"可知，句子时态为一般现在时，且主语"people"是集体名词，故be动词应用are。故填are。