1、1 单元小测单元小测 . 阅读理解 2013课标全国卷In 1947 a group of famous people from the art world headed by an Austrian conductor decided to hold an internationalW1 festival of music, dance and theatre in Edinburgh. The idea was to reuniteW2 Europe after the Second World War. It quickly attracted famous names such as
2、Alec Guinness, Richard Burton, Dame Margot Fonteyn and Marlene Dietrich as well as the big symphony orchestras (交响乐团). It became a fixed event every August and now attracts 400,000 people yearly. At the same timeP1, the “Fringe” appeared as a challengeW3 to the official festival. Eight theatre group
3、s turned upP2 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.S Soon, groups of students firstly from Edinburgh University, and later from the universities of Oxford and Cambridge, Durham and Birmingham were making
4、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 theatre, music and dance on every one of the
5、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 was first employedW4 only in 1971, and today there are eight administrators working all year round and the number rises toP3 150 during August itself. In 2004 th
6、ere were 200 places housing 1,695 shows by over 600 different groups from 50 different countries. More than 1.25 million tickets were sold. 1. What was the purpose of Edinburgh Festival at the beginning? A. To bring Europe together again. B. To honor heroes of World War . C. To introduce young theat
7、re groups. D. To attract great artists from Europe. 2. Why 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. They wanted to take part in the festival. 3. Who joined the “Frin
8、ge” after it appeared? A. Popular writers. B. University students. C. Artists from around the world. 2 D. Performers of music and dance. 4. We may learn from the text that Edinburgh Festival _. A. has become a nonofficial event B. has gone beyond an art festival C. gives shows all year round D. keep
9、s growing rapidly 这是一篇介绍爱丁堡音乐节形成和发展的说明文，文章按照时间顺序，从创作目的、参 与群体、发展规模等方面进行了简单而准确的叙述。 1. A 细节理解题。 根据第一段最后一句可知， 组织音乐节的目的是为了重新团结欧洲。 故选 A。 2. D 细节理解题。根据第三段 in the belief that everyone should have the right to perform 可知，他们不请自来是因为他们认为每个人都有表演的权利。故选 D。 3. B 细节理解题。根据第四段话 groups of students firstly from Edinburg
10、h University, and later from the universities of Oxford and Cambridge, Durham and Birmingham 可知，后来加 入的都是大学生，故选 B。 4.D 主旨大意题。A 项未提及；艺术节一直以来都是演出戏剧、舞蹈等艺术形式，并 未超出艺术范围，排除 B；文中只提到由 eight administrators 来全年工作和管理，故 C 错； 根据最后一段最末一句可知，艺术节发展非常迅速，D 符合题意，故选 D。 W 重点单词 1. international adj. 国际的 2. reunite v. 重新统一，
11、再联合 3. challenge v 指定的 appointed 评分标准：句子结构准确，信息内容完整，篇章结构连贯。 Dear Jill， Glad to receive your letter of April 15. Now I will tell you how to apply for a driving license here in China. _ _ _ _ I am looking forward to meeting you in China. Love， Li Hua 8 One possible version： Dear Jill， Glad to receive
12、your letter of April 15. Now I will tell you how to apply for a driving license here in China. To meet the requirements of application, you must be between 16 and 70 years old and no shorter than 150 centimeters. After you have signed up for the test, you need to have a physical examination in an ap
13、pointed hospital and then take a written exam on traffic rules and regulations. After that, you should practice driving for about two months before taking the driving test. The total cost of all these will be about 4,000 yuan. However, if you have a valid driving license of your country, you will only need to pass the written exam to obtain a Chinese driving license at a cost of about 300 yuan. I am looking forward to meeting you in China. Love， Li Hua