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知能小卷(二)
UNIT2
(时间:
90
分钟满分:
120
分)
第一部分阅读理解(共两节,满分
50
分)
第一节(共
15
小题;每小题
2.5
分,满分
37.5
分)
阅读下列短文
,
从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
A
Edinburghistheworld
sfestivalcity.Thereare12festivals
throughouttheyear
,
halfofwhicharecelebratedduringthemonthsof
JulyandAugust.HundredsofthousandsofpeoplevisittheScottish
capitalduringthesummer.Herearesomeoftheeventstheycanenjoy
:
TheEdinburghInternationalFestival
ThisistheoriginalEdinburghfestival
,
whichbeganin1947.Actors
,
musicians
,
dancersandoperasingersfromallovertheworldperformto
hugeaudience
(
观众
)
.Youneedticketsformosteventswhichtakeplace
intheatresaroundthecity.
TheEdinburghFestivalFringe
(
艺穗节
)
Thisisthelargestartsfestivalintheworldwiththousandsof
showstakingplaceacrossthecity.Morethan20
,
000artiststakepart
,
asthefestivalisopentoanyone.Visitorscanchoosefromahuge
varietyofacts.
JointhousandsofvisitorsandlocalsattheRoyalMile
,
Edinburgh
smainstreet
,
towatchallkindsofperformersandshows.
TheEdinburghInternationalBookFestival
Thelargestbookfestivalintheworldbeganin1983andtakesplace
everyyearinCharlotteSquareGardens
,
inthecentreofEdinburgh.
Therearemorethan700eventsforchildrenandadultswholovebooks.
Youcanmeetmanyauthors
,
talktothem
,
askthemtosignabookor
listentothemtalkabouttheirstories.Childrencanlistentostories
andwatchillustrators
(
插画家
)
drawpictures.
TheEdinburghJazzandBluesFestival
Musicloverscometothisfestivaltoenjoymusicshowsaroundthe
city.Oneofthehighlights
(
精彩部分
)
ofthismusicaleventisthe