【文章內(nèi)容簡介】 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的四個節(jié)日。 （1）細節(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）細節(jié)題。根據(jù)第二個表格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）細節(jié)題。根據(jù)第三個表格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）細節(jié)題。根據(jù)全文可知主要講了Edinburgh的四個節(jié)日，故選B。 【點評】考查閱讀理解，主要考查細節(jié)題，注意從文中仔細尋找答案。5．閱讀理解 Once there was an emperor. He had a beautiful garden. In the garden, there was a little nightingale（夜鶯） singing very beautifully. One day, the emperor heard about this little bird39。s beautiful voice. He asked his guards to bring her to him. When the emperor heard the nightingale39。s voice, he said, Put her in a golden cage, so she can stay and sing for me whenever I want to hear her. The little bird was so unhappy about being kept in the cage that she stopped singing one day. The emperor was very angry. He ordered the scientists in his palace to make a robot bird for him. The bird could sing very beautifully too. The emperor was pleased. Soon the robot bird became old. It no longer sang beautiful songs. Just at that time, the emperor was ill and he became very weak. One morning, while lying in bed, the emperor wanted it to sing once again. But the robot bird could not sing any more. Suddenly, the nightingale landed on the window. She began to sing her most beautiful song. The emperor was very happy! He became better and better each day. After the emperor was well, he changed a lot and became kind to his people. From then on, all his people cherished（愛戴） him for his love and kindness.（1）Why did the little bird stop singing? A.Because she was ill.B.Because she was not free.C.Because she was hungry.D.Because she was too excited.（2）What made the emperor bee better and better? A.The robot39。s beautiful voice.B.His men39。s voice.C.The little bird39。s nice dance.D.The little bird39。s beautiful song.（3）According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE? A.A little nightingale lived in the emperor39。s beautiful garden.B.The nightingale went on singing songs for the emperor after she was kept in a cage.C.One day, the robot bird was broken and it couldn39。t sing.D.The emperor gave up listening to songs after he got sick.（4）What can we learn from the passage? A.If we keep a bird, we can enjoy the beautiful songs.B.Don39。t make a robot because it can get broken easily.C.A bird can help people get away from illness.D.If we are kind to someone, he or she will be also kind to us.【答案】 （1）B（2）D（3）A（4）D 【解析】【分析】主要講了國王因為小夜鶯動聽的歌聲把小鳥關(guān)在籠子里，結(jié)果小鳥難過不再唱歌，國王讓科學(xué)家做了一只機器小鳥，一天機器小鳥也不唱歌了，國王病了，原來的小鳥唱了最動聽的歌，國王變得越來越好了，并且變得對他的人民友好了。 （1）細節(jié)題。根據(jù)The little bird was so unhappy about being kept in the cage that she stopped singing one ，所以停止唱歌，故選B。 （2）細節(jié)題。根據(jù)Suddenly, the nightingale landed on the window. She began to sing her most beautiful song. The emperor was very happy! He became better and better each ，故選D。 （3）細節(jié)題。根據(jù)In the garden, there was a little nightingale（夜鶯） singing very ，故選A。 （4）細節(jié)題。根據(jù)全文可知國王在小夜鶯的幫助下慢慢好起來，最終對人民友好，所以我們可以學(xué)到如果我們對他人友好，他人也會對我們友好，故選D。 【點評】考查閱讀理解，主要考查細節(jié)題，注意從文中仔細尋找答案。6．閱讀理解 In ancient China, a woman told the best stories. She married an emperor（皇帝）.Sadly, one day, this woman became ill and died. Everyone thought the emperor would soon find another favourite among his wives, but the emperor was very sad. He spent more and more time in his garden, and less and less time caring for the needs of his people. Everyone in the kingdom was worried. One day, a priest（牧師）passed when some children were playing with their dolls. The dolls made dancing shadows on the wall. This gave the priest an idea. He knew the stories the emperor39。s wife used to tell. What if he could bring those stories to life？ The priest made a puppet（木偶）out of bits of clay（黏土）.He painted the puppet to look somewhat like the emperor39。s wife. When the puppet was finished, the priest silently walked into the emperor39。s garden, carrying his puppet, a candle and a curtain. He placed the curtain near the emperor39。s chair. He placed his candle, his puppet and himself behind the curtain. He waited for the emperor to appear. The emperor did not even notice the curtain at first. The dancing shadow drew his eyes. As the priest moved the puppet behind the curtain, he told wonderful stories as the emperor39。s wife. It seemed as if his wife had been spending time with him. The emperor was no longer sad. At the end of each busy day, the emperor went into his garden to visit his shadow wife and hear her stories once again. That is how shadow puppets first began.（1）Why did ev