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eq \a\vs4\al(Ⅰ) 阅读理解 A The Gilroy Garlic(大蒜) Festival started with a “crazy idea” by Dr. Rudy Melone. In 1978, Melone, the President of Gavilan College in Gilroy, read an article in a newspaper which was about a small town in France. The town hosted a garlic festival every year and regarded itself as the “Garlic Capital of the World”. He doubted that Gilroy’s garlic production and processing were far greater. In fact, Christopher Ranch was then the largest shipper of garlic in the world. So Melone set about trying to convince Christopher Ranch’s owner Don Christopher, to host a garlic festival of their own. At first, the idea seemed crazy. Outside of Italian families, garlic at the time was considered an esoteric material. It wasn’t something thought to be normal and it wasn’t something you generally shared in polite company. But Melone had passion for Gilroy and garlic. He decided to stick to his idea. He and Christopher hired a local cook, Val Filice, to prepare a meal with a few garlicky dishes. They invited local media and food writers as well. The meal was a success, and the city leaders agreed to support them. The first Gilroy Garlic Festival was held at Bloomfield Ranch in 1979. Rudy Melone served as the president; Don Christopher supplied all the garlic from his farm; and Val Filice was the head chef. They got about 50 community volunteers to help them and decided to give all profits back to the community. Festival organizers weren’t sure at first if anyone would come, but were quickly shocked by the number of visitors. Despite all the chaos, the first Gilroy Garlic Festival served over 15，000 guests and produced D|S19，000 for the local community. To date, the Gilroy Garlic Festival has given the city of Gilroy a sense of true community pride as well as worldwide recognition. Not bad for one man’s crazy idea! 【解题导语】　本文主要介绍了吉尔罗伊大蒜节的由来。 1．What is Christopher Ranch? A．A ship. B．A farm. C．A shop. D．A businessman. B　解析：推理判断题。根据第二段的“...the largest shipper of g