【正文】 gust and now attracts 400,000 people yearly. At the same time, the Fringe appeared as a challenge(挑戰(zhàn)) 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 Cambridge, Durham and Birmingham were making the journey to the Scottish capital each summer to perform theatre by little known 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 theatre, music and dance on every one of the 21 days it lasts. And yet as early as 1959, with only 19 theatre groups performing, some said it was getting too big. A paid administrator(行政人員) was first employed only in 1971, and today there are eight administrators working all year round and the number rises to 150 during August itself. In 2004 there were 200 places housing 1,695 shows by over 600 different groups from 50 different countries. More than million tickets were sold.（1）What was the purpose of Edinburgh Festival at the beginning? bring Europe together again. honor heroes of World War II. introduce young theatre groups. attract great artists from Europe.（2）Why did some uninvited theatre groups e to Edinburgh in 1947? owned a public house there. came to take up a challenge. thought they were also famous. wanted to take part in the festival.（3）What does the Fringe mean in the third paragraph? groups groups groups groups（4）We may learn from the text that Edinburgh Festival . bee a nonofficial event gone beyond an art festival shows all year round growing rapidly【答案】 （1）A（2）D（3）B（4）D 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇說(shuō)明文，介紹了愛(ài)丁堡音樂(lè)節(jié)形成和發(fā)展，包括對(duì)創(chuàng)設(shè)目的，參與群體，發(fā)展規(guī)模等方面進(jìn)行了簡(jiǎn)要而準(zhǔn)確的敘述，回顧了愛(ài)丁堡音樂(lè)節(jié)的發(fā)展歷程。 （1）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第一段中的“The idea was to reunite Europe after the Second World War.”可知，這個(gè)Edinburgh Festival是為了在二戰(zhàn)后重新團(tuán)結(jié)歐洲。故選A。 （2）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第三段中的 “Eight theatre groups turned up uninvited in 1947, in the belief that everyone should have the right to perform,” 可知這些隊(duì)伍認(rèn)為每個(gè)人都有表演的權(quán)力，所以他們想要參加節(jié)日。故選D。 （3）考查詞義猜測(cè)。根據(jù)第三段中的“At the same time, the ‘Fringe’ appeared as a challenge(挑戰(zhàn)) to the official festival. ”可知Fringe 與official是相對(duì)的；再根據(jù)“Eight theatre groups turned up？”以及第四段中的“Soon, groups of students firstly from Edinburgh University, and later from the universities of Oxford and Cambridge, Durham and Birmingham were making the journey to the Scottish capital each summer to perform ”可知很多團(tuán)體和大學(xué)生也參與了進(jìn)來(lái)，所以Fringe譯為非正式的，故選B。 （4）考查推理判斷。根據(jù)最后一段中的“ today there are eight administrators working all year round and the number rises to 150 during August itself. In 2004 there were 200 places housing 1,695 shows by over 600 different groups from 50 different countries. ”可知它發(fā)展的非?？?。故選D。 【點(diǎn)評(píng)】本題考點(diǎn)涉及細(xì)節(jié)理解，詞義猜測(cè)和推理判斷三個(gè)題型的考查，是一篇文化類(lèi)閱讀，考生需要準(zhǔn)確掌握細(xì)節(jié)信息，并根據(jù)上下文的邏輯關(guān)系，進(jìn)行分析，推理，從而選出正確答案。8．閱讀理解 After shopping for deals in stores on Black Friday, or online on Cyber Monday, Americans and people worldwide are preparing for newly popular Giving Tuesday. Starting in 2012, now the global event that is celebrated annually on the Tuesday after Thanksgiving is the brainchild of 92nd Street Y, a cultural center in New York City and United Nations Foundation. As the name indicates, Giving Tuesday is meant to restart the charitable season and therefore observed by raising funds for local nonprofits and schools, organizing food and clothing drives, and conducting random acts of kindness. In 2015, 700, 000 people from 71 countries came together to donate $ million in cash. An additional $ million was spent on gifts. While the easiest way to participate is by donating to your favorite charity, this day can be celebrated in many other ways too. You can give back by volunteering at your local shelter or food bank, or even by donating blood. If all else fails, a purchase from the growing number of organizations that give a portion of their sales to charity will do the trick. But perhaps the best way to celebrate the day is by helping those nearest and dearest to you. Assist a family member with a simple chore like folding laundry, cooking dinner, or even reading to a younger sibling. No matter what you do, be sure to share you good deed on social media and inspire others to celebrate Giving Tuesday as well!（1）Which of the following has the shortest history? A.Black FridayB.Giving TuesdayC.Thanksgiving DayD.Cyber Monday（2）What39。s the main purpose of Giving Tuesday? A.To make Thanksgiving Day enjoyableB.To get voluntary work better knownC.To encourage more people to do charitiesD.To persuade more people to shop online（3）Why does the author advise sharing good deeds on social media? A.To keep a record of one39。s experienceB.To help people make new friendsC.To donate money to local schoolsD.To make Giving Tuesday more popular（4）Which section of a website does the next probably e from? A.EducationB.CultureC.LifestyleD.Business【答案】 （1）B（2）C（3）D（4）B 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇說(shuō)明文，介紹了Giving Tuesday （給予星期二）。 （1）考查推理判斷。根據(jù)第一段中的“After shopping for deals in stores on ‘Black Friday’, or online on ‘Cyber Monday’, Americans and people worldwide are preparing for newly popular ‘Giving Tuesday’可知在黑色星期五或網(wǎng)絡(luò)星期一購(gòu)物后，美國(guó)人和世界各地的人都在為新流行的給予星期二做準(zhǔn)備，給予星期二是一個(gè)新流行，說(shuō)明它最近才出現(xiàn)，應(yīng)該是歷史最短的，故選B。 （2）考查推理判斷。根據(jù)第二段中的“As the name indicates, Giving Tuesday is meant to restart the charitable season and therefore observed by raising