阅读理解。阅读下列应用文及相关信息，按照要求匹配信息，选项中有一项为多余选项。以下是几个国际节日的简要介绍:A. Wharfedale Festival of

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阅读理解。
阅读下列应用文及相关信息，按照要求匹配信息，选项中有一项为多余选项。以下是几个国际节日的简要介绍:
A.  Wharfedale Festival of Performing Arts  West Yorkshire, the United Kingdom
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Young people are invited to compete in this art festival with classes covering speech, guitar,
dance, poetry and short story writing, and so on. The previous year"s winners are invited
back to perform again at a special concert. With a long and well-known history behind it,
this well-attended competition is a kind of forerunner of popular television talent contests
such as Pop Idol.
B. Sydney Writers" Festival   Sydney, Australia
Held at Sydney"s Wharf 4/5, the annual Sydney Writers" Festival is the biggest literary event
of its kind in Australia and one of the biggest book fairs in the world. Attracting a mix of authors,
poets, editors, publishers and book lovers, this is a great event at which people can look through
thousands of titles while enjoying workshops, book reading and seminars.
C. Flipside Festival   Singapore
As part of the Singapore Arts Festival Outreach Programme, Flipside aims to reach a much
wider audience with three weeks of lively, fun street performances. Flipside promises to bring
out the adventurous side of you with a combination of physical theatre and mind games as well
as free outdoor performances such as music performances from local singers.
D. Hay Festival   Hay on Wye, the United Kingdom
The little market town, Hay, has a population of 1500 and no fewer than 39 bookshops. It bills
itself as the world"s first and most distinguished book town, and is, therefore, a perfect place for
a literary festival. The festival is a celebration of great writing. There are events including film
screenings and musical concerts and the bookshops remain open throughout.
E. Bergen International Festival    Bergen, Norway
Founded in 1953, the Bergen International Festival presents an impressive cast of outstanding
international artists in the fields of music, ballet, opera and other performing arts. More than 120
events take place in late May to early June, which is a time of beautiful spring weather. The main
festival venue is the Grieg Hall while the smallest and most unusual is an old trolley bus with
seating for just 33 people.
F. Nuits Sonores   Lyon, France
Held each May, this relatively new festival brings together some of the biggest club DJs from
around the world. The focus is on electronic dance music, but it also embraces all musica
l forms ranging from hip hop to jazz. For those that want to see daylight hours after a hard
night clubbing, there is a wide variety of cultural events during the day ranging from special
festival food programmes to films.

下面是几个人物的简要介绍,请匹配他们感兴趣的节日.
1. Martin, a famous writer, likes to find as many chances as possible to attend literary events
around the world. Martin hopes to make friends with editors and book lovers.
2. Kelly is crazy about music, especially electronic dance music. She would like to go to a
festival where she can enjoy different musical forms. She also has a strong interest in films.
3. As an outgoing girl, Victoria is very fond of performing arts. She hopes to take part in some
performing art festivals to challenge and improve herself, and as a way to prepare for future
television talent contests.
4. Simon is in search of a festival in North Europe with a long history where he can appreciate
great international performing arts, especially ballet and opera.
5. Chris is a university student who majors in music. He"d like to watch some local street music
performances. He is also very interested in physical theatre and mind games.

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阅读理解     The Thanksgiving Coat, written by Elizabeth Hoadley and illustrated (插图) by her talented 5-year daughter, Kailee, is a fine example of what level that teaching and learning can rise to.
     This inspiring and motivational children"s book is based on a true story that began with Kailee"s visit
with her mother to a food bank to provide much needed food for poor families. After a call from Kailee"s
school asking her to spearhead donations to a local food bank, Elizabeth Hoadley took her daughter to the grocery store to select the food that they would give.
     Kailee was full of questions for her mother -Who would get the food? Were there children involved?
Did the children have toys to play with, a bed to sleep on and a coat to keep them warm? The
Thanksgiving Coat is a direct result of Kailee"s probing questions and her concern about the children who might be hungry and cold.
     The Thanksgiving Coat speaks to the values and beliefs that we should all develop and pass on to our children. But, Hoadley is very specific about how to sensitize our children to the issues of homelessness
and hunger without scaring them.
     Because of the urgent call for help from the food bank, Hoadley was able to join with Kailee in creating a way to reach out to others who didn"t have as much as they did and needed help. Children will learn the
lesson of giving and gratitude when they read The Thanksgiving Coat, and it may inspire them to create
their own methods of giving.
     Kailee is no stranger to illustrating and publishing books. Beginning at the age of 2 years, the creative and giving little girl has illustrated several books, including Balloon Wishes, which inspires hope and healing
following the passing of a loved one.1. What do we know about Kailee from the passage?A. She is the author of The Thanksgiving Coat.
B. She illustrated The Thanksgiving Coat with her mother.
C. She is a very talented young writer.
D. She is very creative and talented.2. What can children learn from The Thanksgiving Coat?A. The power of healing.
B. Gratitude and willingness to give.
C. An active attitude towards life.
D. Ways of illustrating a book. 3. Elizabeth Hoadley took her daughter to the grocery store to       .A. buy some food for their family
B. buy some food for her daughter
C. buy some food for the poor families
D. set up a local food bank4. Elizabeth Hoadley"s purpose of writing The Thanksgiving Coat is to       .A. show off her daughter"s talents
B. pass on the values and beliefs to children
C. call on people to help the poor
D. sensitize people to the issues of homelessness and hunger

5. The purpose of the passage is to .

A. recommend a book to readers
B. tell the story of Kailee
C. praise Elizabeth Hoadley for her good deeds
D. tell the real story of a write

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     Many people have heard stories of the California gold rush during the 19th century, when lots of
people went there in search for gold. Panning (淘洗) for gold has a rich and interesting history.
Nowadays some people continue to pan for gold in California. Although it cannot be regarded as a
method for earning income, taking on gold-panning as a hobby can give you a feeling of being in the old
west and get you out into nature.
     The only tool that is required to pan for gold is a gold pan. You can use a regular old flat pan, but
"officially" gold pans are quite cheap so you may as well buy one that is made for the task. Most sold
pans come in either plastic or metal.
     Once you have your pan you will want to start practicing your gold panning technique. Panning for
gold works because gold is much heavier than most rocks. To pan for gold you add rock and dirt form
the bottom of a stream to your pan and then gently let water flow through the pan. The lighter-weight
rocks are slowly swept away while any gold will be left behind in the pan.To start panning for gold, first
you will need to find a good location. Try checking maps of your area and old history books to find
location where there were gold mines in the past. Even though most of the gold have already been
removed, there are likely to be small leftovers that you can find. Once you have found an area that looks
promising, look for any small stream or river where you can try out panning for gold.
     Panning for gold requires patience and it may be a long time before you hit anything of value. However, it is an enjoyable hobby and provides a great opportunity to get outdoors, so don"t give up too quickly.1. What is Paragraph 3 mainly about?A. Where to pan for gold.
B. How gold-panning works.
C. What tools are needed.
D. A promising area for panning.2. What is the author"s attitude toward modern gold-planning?A. Opposed.
B. Indifferent (漠不关心的).
C. Positive.
D. Neutral (中立的).3. In which part of a newspaper would you probably find this article? A. Lifestyle.
B. Health.
C. Travel.
D. Sports.

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阅读理解。                                           How Americans Began to Eat Tomatoes
     People have strange ideas about food. For example, the tomato is a kind of very delicious
vegetable. It is one of useful plants that can be prepared in many ways. It has rich nutrition
and vitamin in it. But in the 18th century, Americans never ate tomatoes. They grew them in
their gardens because tomato plants are so pretty. But they thought the vegetable was
poisonous (有毒的). They called tomatoes "poison apples."
     President Thomas Jefferson, however, knew that tomatoes were good to eat. He was a learned
man. He had been to Paris, where he learned to love the taste of tomatoes. He grew many kinds
of tomatoes in his garden. The President taught his cook a way for a cream of tomato soup. This
beautiful pink soup was served at the President"s party. The guests thought the soup tasted really
good. They never thought their president would serve his honored guests poison apples. Jefferson
never spoke to his honored (忠实的) guests about the fact.1. After you read the passage, which of the following do you think is true?A. Americans never ate tomatoes after they began to plant them.
B. Americans didn"t eat tomatoes before 19th century.
C. Even now Americans don"t eat tomatoes.
D. In the 18th century Americans ate a lot of tomatoes.2. The passage tells us that Jefferson was a president who learned to love the taste of tomatoes       .A. while he was in Paris
B. when he was a little boy
C. because his parents told him so
D. from books3. According to the text, _______ made the beautiful pink soup served at the President"s party?A. the President himself
B. a French cook
C. the President"s cook
D. the President"s wife4. From the passage we know all the honored guests invited by Jefferson were       .A. people from other countries
B. from France
C. people of his own country
D. men only5. According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true?A. All of the guests knew the soup that was served at the President"s party was made of tomatoes.
B. All of the guests thought the soup which was prepared by the President"s cook was nice.
C. All of the guests thought the taste of the beautiful pink soup was nice.
D. None of the guests knew that their president would serve his honored guests poison apples.

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     Big Ben is the nickname for the great bell of the clock in London. The name was given in honor of Sir
Benjamin Hall, who was in charge of the works when the bell was installed in 1856.
The clock has become a symbol of the United Kingdom and London. When a television or film-maker
wishes to quickly show a non-UK audience a certain location in Britain, a popular way to do so is to
show an image of the Clock Tower. The Clock Tower is also often voted as the Most Iconic London
Film Location.
     The Clock Tower is a focus of New Year celebrations in the United Kingdom, with radio and TV
stations tuning to its chimes (报时钟声) to welcome the start of the year.
     Londoners who live an appropriate (适当的) distance from the Clock Tower and Big Ben can, by
means of listening to the chimes both live and on the radio or television, hear the bell strike thirteen times
on New Year’s Eve. This is possible due to what amounts to an offset between live and electronically
transmitted chimes since the speed of sound is much slower than the speed of radio waves. Guests are
invited to count the chimes aloud as the radio is gradually turned down.
     The Clock Tower has appeared in many films, most notably in the 1978 version of The Thirty-Nine
Steps, in which the hero attempted to halt the clock’s progress (to prevent a linked bomb blowing up)
by hanging from the minute hand of its western face. It was also used in the film, Shanghai Knights,
starring Jackie Chan and Owen Wilson, and was depicted (描述) as being destroyed in Aliens of
London. In the Walt Disney film The Great Mouse Detective, it is even shown being destroyed by a
UFO!
1. From Paragraph 2, we know that Big Ben is        .

A. a landmark of the UK and London
B. a most popular scene for film makers
C. a must-see sight for tourists to London
D. a popular place where to have pictures taken

2. Why do some people hear the bell strike thirteen times on New Year"s Eve?A. They are standing too far away.
B. There is something wrong with Big Ben.
C. There"s some technical problems in the radio broadcasting.
D. They hear the striking live and by radio waves at the same time.3. The underline word "halt" in Paragraph 5 means " ".A. look into something
B. get something to stop
C. make something work again
D. draw people"s attention to something4. In which of the following movies is the clock destroyed?A. The Thirty-Nine Steps and Shanghai Knights.
B. Shanghai Knights and Aliens of London.
C. Aliens of London and The Thirty-Nine Steps.
D. The Great Mouse Detective and Aliens of London.5.What would be the best title of the text?A. The origin and development of Big Ben
B. Sir Benjamin Hall - the founder of Big Ben
C. Big Ben - significance in popular culture
D. Big Ben and New Year’s celebrations

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阅读理解。     Beijing opera or Peking opera is a form of Chinese opera which arose in the late 18th century and
became fully developed and recognized by the mid-19th century. The form was extremely popular in
the Qing Dynasty court and has come to be regarded as one of the cultural treasures of China. Major
performance troupes (剧团,戏班子) are based in Beijing and Tianjin in the north,and Shanghai in the
south. The art form is also enjoyed in Taiwan,and has spread to other countries such as the United
States and Japan.
     Beijing opera features four main types of performers. Performing troupes often have several of
each variety,as well as numerous secondary and tertiary performers. With their elaborate (认真的,
精心的) and colorful costumes,performers are the only focal points on Beijing opera"s characteristically
small stage. They make use of the skills of speech,song,dance,and combat in movements that are
symbolic and suggestive,rather than realistic. Above all else,the skill of performers is evaluated
according to the beauty of their movements. Performers also hold a variety of stylistic conventions that
help audiences navigate the plot of the production. The layers of meaning within each movement must
be expressed in time with music. The music of Beijing opera can be divided into the Xipi and Erhuang
styles. Melodies include arias (唱腔),fixed-tune melodies,and percussion patterns. The repertoire of
Beijing opera includes over 1,400 works,which are based on Chinese history,folklore,and,increasingly,
contemporary life.
     In recent years,Beijing opera has attempted numerous reforms in response to sagging audience
numbers. These reforms,which include improving performance quality,adapting new performance
elements,and performing new and original plays,have met with mixed success. Some Western works
have been adopted as new plays,but a lack of funding and an adverse political climate have left Beijing
opera"s fate uncertain as the form enters the 21st century. 1. How long has Beijing Opera become a popular art form?A. About one and a half centuries.
B. More than two centuries.
C. More than one century.
D. About half a century. 2. How many art forms of Beijing Opera at present?A. Two including Beijing and Tianjin,and Shanghai in the south.
B. Two including Beijing and Tianjin in the north.
C. Three including Beijing and Tianjin,and Shanghai in the south and Taiwan.
D. Five including Beijing and Tianjin,and Shanghai in the south,Taiwan,US and Japan. 3. What are the features of the performers" movements of Beijing Opera?A. Elaborate.
B. Colourful.
C. Realistic.
D. Representative. 4. Which of the followings is NOT true according to the passage?A. Performers can take different stylistic traditions in the plays.
B. The standard to estimate a performer is the amount of his/her movements.
C. It"s necessary to keep movements along the music in time.
D. The content of Beijing Opera is plentiful but much fixed. 5. What will be the future of the Beijing Opera?A. Very bright.
B. Certainly good.
C. Much uncertain.
D. More popular.

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