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【題目】Cucumbers(黃瓜) may be just everyday vegetables to you，but in the Russian town of Suzdal they think cucumbers are so important that they have their own festival every year.

People in Suzdal think that the first cucumbers were grown in the Suzdal area，around 500 years ago.They think cucumbers are the best vegetables in the world，and they use them in thousands of different dishes.

The Suzdal Cucumber Festival takes place every year in the month of July.During this event，tourists will learn everything about cucumbers，from how to grow them to the different varieties(品種) of them.The famous people here will make different plays about cucumbers，and tourists can try the various cucumber dishes of Suzdal，as well as buying cucumber souvenirs(紀念品) made of wood and other materials.

One of the most important events of the Suzdal Cucumber Festival is the cucumber eating competition.The competitors try to win the competition by eating as many cucumbers as possible in the set time limit(設定時間)．All the people can join it.Through the whole festival，the winner probably receives some cucumbers as the prize.

【1】When were cucumbers first grown in Suzdal？(不超過5個詞)

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【2】What do people in Suzdal think of cucumbers？(不超過10個詞)

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【3】What is the passage mainly about？(不超過5個詞)

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Answer 1

【答案】

【1】 Around 500 years ago.

【2】 They think cucumbers are the best vegetables in the world.

【3】 The Suzdal Cucumber Festival.

【解析】

黃瓜對你來說可能只是日常蔬菜，但在俄羅斯小鎮(zhèn)蘇茲達爾，他們認為黃瓜非常重要，每年都有自己的節(jié)日，這篇文章就介紹了蘇茲達爾的黃瓜節(jié)。

【1】句意：黃瓜是什么時候第一次在蘇茲達爾被種植的？原文“People in Suzdal think that the first cucumbers were grown in the Suzdal area，around 500 years ago.”（蘇茲達爾的人們認為，大約500年前第一批黃瓜是在蘇茲達爾地區(qū)被種植的。）說明大約是在500年前黃瓜在蘇茲達爾被種植，故填：Around 500 years ago.

【2】句意：蘇茲達爾的人們認為黃瓜怎么樣？原文“They think cucumbers are the best vegetables in the world”（他們認為黃瓜是世界上最好的蔬菜）說明蘇茲達爾的人們認為黃瓜是世界上最好的蔬菜，故填：They think cucumbers are the best vegetables in the world.

【3】句意：這篇文章是主要關于什么的？這篇文章主要介紹了蘇茲達爾的黃瓜節(jié)的相關情況，介紹了節(jié)日時人們主要的活動，這篇文章是以這個為中心的，所以文章的主題就是： The Suzdal Cucumber Festival.