【文章內(nèi)容簡(jiǎn)介】 tickets for most of the festival39。s events, which take place in theaters around the city.The Edinburgh Festival Fringe This is the largest art festival in the world, with thousands of performances. Anyone can perform at the festival. Over 20,000 artists can take part. Go to the Royal Mile, one of Edinburgh39。s main streets, to watch performers such as magicians, acrobats （雜技演員） and edians. However, it can get very busy, as thousands of tourists and local （當(dāng)?shù)氐模?people fill the city streets to enjoy the shows.The Edinburgh International Book Festival The largest book festival in the world began in 1983 and takes place every year in Charlotte Square Gardens in the center of Edinburgh. There are over 700 events for children and adults. You can meet many authors, talk to them, ask them to sign a book or listen to them talk about their stories.The Edinburgh Jazz and Blues Festival Music lovers e to this festival to enjoy musical performances all over the city. Artists perform street theater, dance and circus （馬戲） shows in amazing costumes （戲裝）. Everyone can enjoy the music and dance performances.（1）What do we know from Paragraph 1? A.Edinburgh is famous for its festivals.B.Edinburgh is the capital of Wales.C.Six of Edinburgh39。s festivals are held in July.D.Summer is not the best time to visit Edinburgh.（2）Which of the following is the largest art festival in the world? A.The Edinburgh International Festival.B.The Edinburgh Festival Fringe.C.The Edinburgh International Book Festival.D.The Edinburgh Jazz and Blues Festival.（3）Where is the Edinburgh International Book Festival held? A.At theaters around the city.B.In the Royal Mile.C.In Charlotte Square Gardens.D.On Edinburgh39。s main streets.（4）What is the purpose of the story? A.To describe the city of Edinburgh.B.To describe some festivals in Edinburgh.C.To prove that Edinburgh is the world39。s art center.D.To encourage more artists to perform in Edinburgh.【答案】 （1）A（2）B（3）C（4）B 【解析】【分析】主要講了Edinburgh的四個(gè)節(jié)日。 （1）細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)Edinburgh is the world39。s festival city.可知Edinburgh是世界的節(jié)日城市，即以它的節(jié)日聞名，故選A。 （2）細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)第二個(gè)表格This is the largest art festival in the world可知the Edinburgh Festival Fringe是世界上最大的藝術(shù)節(jié)，故選B。 （3）細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)第三個(gè)表格The largest book festival in the world began in 1983 and takes place every year in Charlotte Square Gardens in the center of Square Gardens舉行，故選C。 （4）細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)全文可知主要講了Edinburgh的四個(gè)節(jié)日，故選B。 【點(diǎn)評(píng)】考查閱讀理解，主要考查細(xì)節(jié)題，注意從文中仔細(xì)尋找答案。6．閱讀理解 Humans have learnt many things from nature. These things have helped us in our daily life. The latest thing is selfrepairing clothing. Scientists have developed a special way for clothing to repair rips and tears by itself, without the need for sewing. It works with materials such as cotton, linen and wool. The scientists are from the Naval Research Office and Pennsylvania State University in the USA. Scientists Dr Walter Dressick and Dr Melik Demirel looked at how a squid can cling on to things so well. The research team found a protein in the rings of teeth that cover the suckers on a squid. The protein is similar to the one found in the silk that spiders use to make spider webs. It is very strong and elastic. The new protein has been developed as part of a coating, which is put on clothes. When the coating is dipped in water, the area around the rip or tear joins together in less than a minute. This could help clothes last longer and save money for us. It could also be useful for military and survival clothes. People like soldiers and mountaineers would be safer if they had clothes that could be repaired quickly and easily. Professor Demirel spoke about the invention. He said, The coatings are thin, less than a micron, so they wouldn39。t be noticed in everyday wear. Then he added, Even thin, they increase the overall strength of the material. For the first time, we are making selfhealing textiles.（1）From what have humans learnt a lot？ A.Books.B.Nature.C.Scientists.D.Clothing.（2）What is NOT needed for the selfrepairing clothes to fix themselves？ A.Tears.B.Cotton.C.Sewing.D.Glue.（3）What39。s the Chinese meaning of the underlined words is similar to？ A.與……相同B.與……不同C.與……相似D.與……一樣（4）The passage is about . A.the new proteinB.the coatingC.humansD.the spider【答案】 （1）B（2）C（3）C（4）A 【解析】【分析】主要講了最新的發(fā)明——自我修復(fù)衣服。 （1）細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)Humans have learnt many things from ，故選B。 （2）細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)Scientists have developed a special way for clothing to repair rips and tears by itself, without the need for ，故選C。 （3）細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)句子可知這種蛋白質(zhì)與蜘蛛用來制作蜘蛛網(wǎng)的絲中的蛋白質(zhì)相似。be similar to，和……相似，故選C。 （4）細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)The new protein has been developed as part of a coating，可知主要講了新型蛋白質(zhì)，故選A。 【點(diǎn)評(píng)】考查閱讀理解，主要考查細(xì)節(jié)題，注意從文中仔細(xì)尋找答案。7．閱讀理解 In the UK, Saturday evenings have always been a popular time for families to watch television together. One of the most popular programme genres is the talent show, partly because people of all ages are interested in it. Early shows, like Opportunity Knocks（1965~1978）, required people to vote（投票）for their favourite acts and performers, although in those days voting was done by postcard instead of by telephone, text, or over the Internet. Today, the success of television talent shows has reached a new level. Here are the UK39。s top three TV talent shows： The X Factor In this wonderful singing petiti