1、语 篇 提 能阅读理解A(2014荆门高一检测)In 1947 a group of famous people from the art world headed by an Austrian conductor decided to hold an international festival of music, dance and theatre in Edinburgh. The idea was to reunite Europe after the Second World War.At the same time, the “Fringe” appeared as a chall
2、enge to the official festival. Eight theatre groups turned up uninvited in 1947, in the belief that everyone should have the right to perform, and they did so in a public house disused for years.Soon, groups of students firstly from Edinburgh University, and later from the universities of Oxford and
3、 Cambridge, Durham and Birmingham were making the journey to the Scottish capital each summer to perform theatre by littleknown writers of plays in small church halls to the people of Edinburgh.Today the “Fringe”， once less recognized, has far outgrown the festival with around 1,500 performances of
4、theatre, music and dance on every one of the 21 days it lasts. And years early as 1959, with only 19 theatre groups performing, some said it was getting too big.A paid administrator was first employed only in 1971, and today there are eight administrators working all year round and the number rises
5、to 150 during August itself. In 2004 there were 200 places housing 1,695 shows by over 60 different groups from 50 different countries. More than 1,25 million tickets were sold.1What was the purpose of Edinburgh Festival at the beginning?A. To bring Europe together again.B. To honor heroes of World
6、War .C. To introduce young theatre groups.D. To attract great artists from Europe.答案与解析 A 根据第一段最后一句可知爱丁堡音乐节是为了再次让欧洲团结起来。2Why did some uninvited theatre groups come to Edinburgh in 1947?A. They owned a public house there.B. They came to take up a challenge.C. They thought they were also famous.D. The
7、y wanted to take part in the festival.答案与解析 D 根据第二段第二句可知他们认为人人有权参加音乐节。3Who joined the “Fringe” after it appeared?A. Popular writers.B. University students.C. Artists from around the world.D. Performers of music and dance.答案与解析 B 根据第三段内容可知来自不同大学的学生也加入了“Fringe”。4We may learn from the text that Edinbur
8、gh Festival _.A. has become a nonofficial eventB. has gone beyond an art festivalC. gives shows all year roundD. keeps growing rapidly答案与解析 D 根据最后一段内容可知爱丁堡音乐节日益壮大。BSeventeen is my favorite magazine. There are many things to learn from this magazine. Here are the sections I find most helpful: fashion
9、, beauty, health, love life, and your life. These sections aid me in making decisions, because unfortunately Im very indecisive (犹豫不决的). This magazine tells girls how to deal with problems in their teenage years.What inspires me most is the stories about the heroism (英雄气概) shown by teenagers. They s
10、how me that no matter where you are, you can help others in trouble. I hope to be a hero to many people in the future. Even if I dont get a huge spread of my picture in my favorite magazine, the satisfaction of helping others will be enough.The freebies (免费赠品) are another reason why I enjoy it. Ever
11、y month there is a calendar in the magazine that offers free prizes every day. All that is required to win them is to type the keyword in the form on the magazines website. Winning anything from a pair of underwear to a $1,000 gift card is as easy as going online and typing one word!A funny aspect o
12、f Seventeen is the “Traumarama”. Readers share their shameful stories with other readers, and we all get a good laugh out of it. Its interesting that the entire world has a chance to read about your humiliation,_which you considered painful before, but now youre in a place where you can laugh at it
13、too.S is the website that corresponds (与一致) with the magazine. I visit the site regularly, not only to read more articles, but to play the games. This website has some of the best Internet games out there.To sum this whole thing up, Seventeen is my favorite magazine because it is inspiring and inter
14、esting. After reading this magazine you will be buying new products because of the ads, and changing your style because of the articles.语篇解读 Seventeen 是一本少女杂志，同时也是作者最喜爱的杂志。5Whats the purpose of the writer?A. To tell us why she likes Seventeen.B. To advise us to buy Seventeen.C. To encourage us to re
15、ad Seventeen.D. To advise us to write articles for Seventeen.答案与解析 A 写作意图题。本文作者从许多方面向读者介绍了她为什么喜欢杂志 Seventeen。6The magazine Seventeen is mainly for _.A. middleaged men B. middleaged womenC. young boys D. young girls答案与解析 D 细节理解题。根据第一段末句可知：这本杂志主要是面向少女的。7What encourages the writer most in the magazine
16、is _.A. some heroic storiesB. the free prizes every dayC. the shameful storiesD. the games on the website答案与解析 A 细节理解题。根据第二段首句可知：让作者最受鼓舞的是这本杂志讲述的一些展示青少年英雄主义的故事。8What does the underlined word “humiliation” in Paragraph 4 mean?A. Excitement. B. Surprise.C. Embarrassment. D. Worry.答案与解析 C 词义猜测题。根据本段中的“Readers share their shameful stories with other readers”可知：读者可以将自己认为丢脸的事情写出来与大家分享，因此，本句中的 humiliation 可替换为 embarrassment(羞愧，尴尬 )。
