How do you feel about onions （洋葱）？Some people think they smell bad.They make people cry".However，people in Switzerland celebrate onions.They have a festival just for onions.It is called the Zibelemärit，which means "Onion Market".
As for the start of the festival，there is a story.In 1405，there was a big fire in Bern，Switzerland.The fire burned the city and many people died.Farmers from another city Freiburg hurried to help.The leaders of Bern were happy and wanted to thank them.So they set up a market in their city，where farmers from Freiburg could sell their onions every autumn.The Onion Market then started.
There are railways（铁路）in Bern.Farmers used the railways to transport their onions.The railways are still helpful today.Visitors can also ride the train to get there.
During the Zibelemärit，people have a lot of interesting things to do.They can eat things made with onions.They can buy onion artworks.There are sculptures（雕塑）made of onions.People dress up like onions.There is also a confetti programme.At around 4：00 pm，people begin to throw confetti at each other.It is little bits of colourful paper.People enjoy themselves so much.The old city of Bern turns into a sea of colour.
The Onion Market is popular and it has a very long history.The festival happens once a year.It is held on the fourth Monday in November.People look forward to celebrating it.
Visitors from all over the world go to Switzerland to celebrate onions!
（1）The Zibelemärit is a DD.
A．game
B．supermarket
C．match
D．festival
（2）What can people do during the Zibelemärit？ AA
①Buy onion artworks.
②Throw confetti at each other.
③Eat things made with onions.
④Wear clothes made of onions
A．①②③
B．①②④
C．②③④
D．①③④
（3）In Paragraph 4，what does the underlined word "confetti" mean？ BB
A．clear water
B．colourful paper
C．delicious food
D．traditional clothes
（4）What's the passage mainly about？ CC
A．The railways which transport onions in Bern.
B．The story of a fire which happened in Switzerland.
C．The culture of a festival which is called the Zibelemärit.
D．The farmers who sold their onions in Freiburg.
【答案】D；A；B；C
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发布：2024/5/24 8:0:9组卷：14引用：1难度：0.5
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