【高一 拓展閱讀-旅行】The battle of the oranges

ThebattleoftheorangesIfsomeoneinvitedyoutogotoEuropeforavacation,youmightdecidetopacksomeclothes,afewpairsofshoes,yourtoothbrush,andacomb.IfyouplantostopbythetownofIvreainnorthernItalyinFebruary,however,youmightwanttobringsomeextrasoapandshampoo（洗發(fā)劑）.Everyyear,thousandsofpeoplecometothissmalltowntowitnessoneoftheoddestandmessiestbattlesintheworld.Itisknownas“BattagliadelleArancee.”ThatmeanstheBattleoftheOranges.TheBattleoftheOrangesisathree-daylongfestival.Peopletravelfromallovertheworldtowatchit.Nooneseemstoagreeonexactlyhowthisfoodfightgotstarted.Somebelieveitisbasedonabattlebetweenthelocalsandthenobility（貴族）in12th-centuryItaly.Othersthinkitwasinspiredbyanargumentbetweenthecommoners（平民）andtherulinglords（貴族）inthe19thcentury.Regardlessofhowitbegan,thetraditionisbeingcarriedontodayinverystickyways.Toprepareforthebattle,57,000crates（裝貨箱）ofrottenorangesareorderedfromSicily.Theseorangeswerescheduledtobethrownaway.Nowtheyhaveanewpurpose.Peopledivideupintoteams.Eachteamwearstheirowntypeofwildandcolourfuluniform.Thosewanderingaroundwithredhatsonaretherejusttowatchsonoonethrowsfruitatthem.Duringthebattle，oneteamridesinahorse-drawn（馬拉的）carriage.Itisfilledwithoranges.Theotherteamisontheground.Whenthesignalisgiven，theteamsbegintossing（扔）thestinky（有臭味的），stickyfruitateachother.Whenthethrowingisdone，judgesdecidewhohadthebestaim，whoworethemostunusualuniforms，andwhomanagedtoavoidrunningintothehorses.Oncethebattleisover，thecitycelebrateswithabigparade.Then，visitorsgohomeandtherealworkbegins.Morethan100peoplecomeintothecity.Theyaretheretocleanuptheincrediblemessleftbehind.Soon，alltracesofthebattleareover--untilFebruaryreturnsagainnextyear.ReadingComprehensionChoosethecorrectanswerforeachquestion.1.WheredoestheBattleoftheOrangestakeplace?A.InwesternItaly.B.InsouthernItaly.C.InnorthernItaly.D.IneasternItaly.2.HowlongwilltheBattleoftheOrangesfestivallast?A.Foroneday.B.Fortwodays.C.Forthreedays.D.Forfourdays.3.Whatdopeopleprepareforthebattle?A.57,000cratesofrottenoranges.B.Wildandcolourfuluniforms.C.Ahorse-drawncarriage.D.Alloftheabove.4.WhichstatementisNOTtrueaboutthefestival?A.Peoplewhowatchitcomefromallovertheworld.B.Thosewanderingaroundwithyellowhatsonaretherejusttowatch.C.Wedon'tknowexactlyhowthisfoodfightgotstarted.D.Oncethebattleisover,thecitycelebrateswithabigparade.5.Whatwillhappenafterthevisitorsgohome?A.Thejudgesdecidewhohadthebestaim.B.Everyonehasacomfortablebath.C.Thecitycelebrateswithabigparade.D.Peoplewillcometocleanupthemessleftbehind.Vocabulary基礎(chǔ)詞packv.捆扎；包裝；打包幾小包；包要；紙袋，紙盒；背包；一群例Tomrefusedtopackhisbelongings.湯姆拒絕把自己的東西打包。messyadj.棘手的，難辦的；凌亂的；骯臟的英dirtyand/ornotneat記來自mess（n.混亂；骯臟）battlen.戰(zhàn)役，戰(zhàn)斗；較量；斗爭v.搏斗，斗爭；戰(zhàn)斗記與bottle（瓶子）起記搭battlewith/against與…抗?fàn)巉estivaln.節(jié)日搭SpringFestival春節(jié)exactlyadv.確實如此；正好；確切地，精確地記詞根記憶：ex（表加強）+act（做）+y（…地）→不斷做以求精確→精確地fight[fought-fought]n/v.打仗，戰(zhàn)斗；打架；爭論搭afighttothedeath/finish一場進(jìn)行到底的戰(zhàn)斗traditionn.傳統(tǒng)；慣例記詞根記憶：tra（=tans，轉(zhuǎn)移）+dit給予）+ion（表名詞）代代相傳→傳統(tǒng)搭followatradition遵循傳統(tǒng)carriagen.馬車；運輸；（火車的）客車廂記聯(lián)想記憶：carri看作carry，運送）+age→用馬車運載→馬車judgen.裁判員；法官v.斷定；判斷；評判；審判搭judgingby/from…根據(jù)…判斷unusualadj.特別的，不尋常的；與眾不同的記詞根記憶：un（不）+usual（平常的）不平常的→不尋常的celebratev.慶祝記詞根記憶：celebr（榮譽）+ate（表動詞）→慶祝榮譽→慶祝例Peopleofthisdistrictcelebratethenationaldaybydancinginacircle.這個地區(qū)的人們圍成一圈跳舞來慶祝國慶節(jié)。paraden.（慶祝）游行ⅵ游行記詞根記憶：para（旁邊）+de→展示給旁邊的人看→游行搭avictoryparade一場勝利游行Vocabulary進(jìn)階詞inspirevt.鼓舞；激起；給…以靈感英togivesb.thedesireconfidenceorenthusiasmtodosth.well搭beinspiredby受…鼓舞regardlessadv.不顧；無論如何，不管怎樣英payingnoattentionevenifthesituationisbadortherearedifficulties記組合詞：regard（關(guān)心）+es（少）準(zhǔn)很少關(guān)心不管怎樣搭regardlessof不管stickyadj.黏性的；（天氣）濕熱的；難辦的，棘手的記詞根記憶：stick（粘貼）+y（…的）黏性的schedulev.安排；列入，收進(jìn)（清單等）n.時刻表；清單；工作計劃；日程安排英toarrangeforsth.tohappenataparticulartime例ThelecturesarescheduledforTuesdayandThursday.講座安排在星期二和星期四。wanderv.徘徊，閑逛，漫步；偏離正道；走神，（神情）恍惚記聯(lián)想記憶：他在十字路口徘徊（wander），想知道（wonder）下一步該怎么走搭wanderfrom/of偏離managev.努力完成，設(shè)法做成；操縱，控制；管理記詞根記憶：man（手）+age（表行為）→用手做→操縱搭managetodo…設(shè)