【文章內(nèi)容簡介】 deer, a small bird known for its highpitched(聲調(diào)高的)call, could lead to the cancellation(取消) of one of Canada39。 biggest music festivals. The first hint of trouble for Ottawa39。s Bluesfest, an outdoor festival that draws around 300,000 people each year, came last week after workers at the site found one of the birds. It had laid four eggs nearby, effectively claiming the main stage area as its nesting ground. This is one of the most challenging problems we39。ve been presented with, but we feel we can work through this, said Mark Monahan, executive director of the festival. Anything that changes the schedule has a major effect, so we39。re taking it very seriously. The discovery meant that government officials rushed to protect the nest and the eggs, hiring a security guard to watch over them 24 hours a day. Environmentalists were also brought in. We don39。t know when the eggs might hatch, said Monahan. What is known is that the young killdeer will likely leave the nest soon after they are hatched, leading many to hope that the eggs hatch in the next day or so. The festival is now seeking permission from Environment Canada to relocate(搬遷)the nest some 50 meters away or take it to a wildlife center. Moving the nest would also ensure the bird and its young would be protected during the festival39。s 11day run, said Monahan. It39。s highly likely that the festival39。s thousands of attendees would cause huge problems for the bird and its eggs. Monahan was confident that the festival would go on as planned, however. Most of the people we39。re working with are looking for a positive solution, Monahan said. There is no one saying that the festival can39。t go on. As news of the dilemma spread, it left residents divided. Some supported the bird, saying that moving the nest might result in the eggs being abandoned. Others expressed annoyance that protecting the eggs of the small bird, which is widespread across North America, was risking an annual festival that contributes millions of dollars to the local economy. The killdeer39。s tendency to build its nest in open fields or flat areas has caused issues in other areas of the US: earlier this year, construction of a health center in Wisconsin was temporarily stopped after a killdeer and its four eggs were discovered.（1）What can we learn about Bluesfest? is the first music festival in Canada. is an important event for music lovers. is a music festival held every two years. is a challenging outdoor activity in Ottawa.（2）What was especially challenging for Bluesfest this year? from the government. with the public. need to protect the bird39。s eggs. lack of experience in hosting the event.（3）How did the festival plan to deal with the problem? the nest to another place. government officials for help. advice from environmentalists. security guards to protect the eggs.（4）The underlined word dilemma is closest in meaning to ______. difficult situation extreme situation dangerous situation encouraging situation【答案】 （1）B（2）C（3）A（4）A 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇記敘文，對于音樂愛好者來說，非常重大的加拿大音樂事件Bluesfest,在上周工作人員在現(xiàn)場發(fā)現(xiàn)了一只小水鳥，它在附近下了四個蛋，把主要舞臺區(qū)域作為它的筑巢地，以及就主辦方準備將鳥巢搬離此處引發(fā)了人們討論。 （1）考查推理判斷。根據(jù)第二段中的“The first hint of trouble for Ottawa39。s Bluesfest, an outdoor festival that draws around 300,000 people each year, came last week after workers at the site found one of the birds.”可知渥太華的Bluesfest,是一個每年吸引約30萬人參加的戶外節(jié)日。因此Bluesfest,對音樂愛好者來說是一個重要的事件。故選B。 （2）考查細節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第三段中的“It had laid four eggs nearby, effectively claiming the main stage area as its nesting ground. ”小水鳥在舞臺附近下了4個蛋；和第四段中的“‘This is one of the most challenging problems we39。ve been presented with, but we feel we can work through this,’ said Mark Monahan, executive director of the festival.”音樂節(jié)執(zhí)行總監(jiān)說：“這是我們面臨的最具挑戰(zhàn)性的問題之一，我覺得我們可以解決這個問題”。得知 保護鳥蛋是今年Bluesfest面臨挑戰(zhàn)的事情。故選C。 （3）考查細節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第五段中的“The festival is now seeking permission from Environment Canada to relocate(搬遷)the nest some 50 meters away or take it to a wildlife center.”可知現(xiàn)在該節(jié)日正在尋求加拿大環(huán)境部的許可，將鳥巢遷移到50米外，或帶到野生動物中心，可以得知為了解決這個問題，節(jié)日籌備方打算把鳥巢搬到另一個地方。故選A。 （4）考查詞義猜測。根據(jù)第五段中的“Moving the nest would also ensure the bird and its young would be protected during the festival39。s 11day run, said Monahan. It39。s highly likely that the festival39。s thousands of attendees would cause huge problems for the bird and its eggs.”可知Monahan說，為期11天的節(jié)日活動中，移動鳥巢能確保鳥兒和其幼鳥得到保護。但是極有可能，成千上萬的參與者會給這只鳥和它的蛋帶來巨大的問題。可以推斷出當時的處境困難，故選A。 【點評】本題考點涉及細節(jié)理解，詞義猜測和推理判斷三個題型的考查，是一篇故事類閱讀，考生需要準確掌握細節(jié)信息，并根據(jù)上下文的邏輯關(guān)系，進行分析，推理，從而選出正確答案。5．閱讀理解 Stories are shared in many ways. They are described in books and magazines. They are read around the campfire at night. They are randomly distributed from standalone booths. But what else? To revive (復興)literature in the era of fast news and smartphone addiction, Short Edition, a French publisher of shortform literature, has set up more than 30 story dispensers (分發(fā)機)in the USA in the past years to deliver fiction at the push of a button at restaurants, universities and government offices. Francis Ford Coppola, the film director and winemaker, liked the idea so much that he invested in the pany and placed a dispenser at his Cafe Zoetrope in San Francisco. Last month public libraries in some other cities announced they would be setting them up, too. There is one on the campus at Penn State. A few can be found in downtown West Palm Beach, Fla. And Short Edition plans to announce more, including at the Los Angeles International Airport. Everything old is new again, said Andrew Nurkin, the director of the Free Library of Philadelphia, which is one of the libraries that set up the dispensers. We want people to be easily exposed to literature. We want to advance literacy among children and inspire their creativity. Here39。s how a dispenser works: It has three buttons on top indicating choices for stories that can be read in one minute, three minutes or five minutes. When a button is pushed, a short story is printed. The stories are free. They are chosen from a puter category of more than 100,000 original submissions by writers whose works have been evaluated by Short Edition39。s judges, and transmitted over a mobile network. Offerings can be tailored to specific interests, like children39。