In 1947 a group of famous people from the art world headed by an Austrian conductor decided to hold an international festival of music,dance and theatre in Edinburgh. The idea was to reunite Europe after the Second World War.
It quickly attracted famous names such as Alec Guinness, Richard Burton, Dame Margot Fonteyn and Marlene Dietrich as well as the big symphony orchestras(交響樂團(tuán)). It became a fixed event every August and now attracts 400,000 people yearly.
At the same time, the “Fringe” appeared as a challenge 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 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 1.25 million tickets were sold.
64.What was the purpose of Edinburgh Festival at the beginning?
A. To bring Europe together again.
B. To honor heroes of World War Ⅱ.
C. To introduce young theatre groups.
D. To attract great artists from Europe.
65. 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.
66. Who joined the “Fringe” after it appeared?
A.Popular writers.
B. University students.
C.Artists from around the world.
D. Performers of music and dance.
67.We may learn from the text that Edinburgh Festival ________.
A. has become a non-official event
B. has gone beyond an art festival
C. gives shows all year round
D. keeps growing rapidly
【要點(diǎn)綜述】 本文主要介紹了Fringe的成長(zhǎng)和發(fā)展的歷史過程。在英國(guó),二戰(zhàn)剛結(jié)束以后,百?gòu)U待興。從戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)和痛苦之中解脫出來的人們期待著一次藝術(shù)的盛會(huì)。第一屆愛丁堡藝術(shù)節(jié)從戰(zhàn)后的藝術(shù)家群體里邀請(qǐng)了所有知名的藝術(shù)家,可謂盛況空前。八支同樣具有好評(píng)的藝術(shù)團(tuán)體自費(fèi)來到英國(guó),組成團(tuán)體,在愛丁堡藝術(shù)節(jié)舉辦的同時(shí)自發(fā)地舉辦了他們自己的藝術(shù)節(jié)。
64.A 推理判斷題。根據(jù)第一段中的“The idea was to reunite Europe after the Second World War.”可以推知,其目的是為了讓二戰(zhàn)后的歐洲再次團(tuán)結(jié)起來。
65.D 細(xì)節(jié)理解題。第三段中的“…in the belief that everyone should have the right to perform, and they did so…”說明他們的目的是參加這個(gè)節(jié)日。
66.B 細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第四段中的“Soon, groups of students firstly from Edinburgh University…”等信息可知,大學(xué)生參加到Fringe中。
67.D 推理判斷題。文章最后一段敘述了Edinburgh Festival的不斷發(fā)展,D項(xiàng)的意思符合題意,故為最佳答案。
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In 1947 a group of famous people from the art world headed by an Austrian conductor decided to hold an international festival of music, dance and theatre in Edinburgh. The idea was to reunite Europe after the Second World War.
At the same time, the “Fringe” appeared as a challenge 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 years early as 1959, with only 19 theatre groups performing, some said it was getting too big.
A paid administrator 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 1.25 million tickets were sold.
40. What was the purpose of Edinburgh Festival at the beginning?
A. To bring Europe together again.
B. To honor heroes of World War 11.
C. To introduce young theatre groups.
D. To attract great artists from Europe.
41. 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.
42. Who joined the "Fringe" after it appeared?
A. Popular writers
B. University students.
C. Artists from around the world.
D. Performers of music and dance.
43. We may learn from the text that Edinburgh Festival_________.
A. has become a non-official event
B. has gone beyond an art festival
C. gives shows all year round
D. keeps growing rapidly
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C. Kenneth Arnold. D. A report.
57. The Center for UFO Studies _____.
A. usually sees no more than a weather balloon or an airplane every year
B. is a branch of the United States Air Force
C. receive hundreds of reports every year
D. used “pie plates skipping over water” to describe the UFO seen by the people first
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A. Because the UFO that Kenneth Arnold saw was flat.
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In 1947 a group of famous people from the art world headed by an Austrian conductor decided to hold an intemational festival of music,dance and theatre in Edinburgh. The idea was to reunite Europe after the Second World War.
At the same time, the “Fringe” appeared as a challenge 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 studentsfirstly 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 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 1,25 million tickets were sold.
【小題1】Point was the purpose of Edinburgh Festival at he beginning?
A.To bring Europe together again. |
B.To honor heroes of World War 11. |
C.To introduce young theatre groups. |
D.To attract great artists from Europe. |
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. |
A.they owned a public house there |
B.University students. |
C.人rusts from around the world. |
D.Performers of music and dance. |
A.has become a non-official event |
B.has gone beyond an art festival |
C.gives shows all year round |
D.keeps growing rapidly |
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In 1947 a group of famous people from the art world headed By an Austrian conductor decided to hold an intemational festival of music,dance and theatre in EdinBurgh. The idea was to reunite Europe after the Second World War.
At the same time, the “Fringe” appeared as a challenge 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 studentsfirstly 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 yetas early as 1959,with only 19 theatre groups performing,some said it was getting too Big.
A paid administrator 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 1,25 million tickets were sold.
【小題1】Point was the purpose of EdinBurgh Festival at he Beginning?
A.To Bring Europe together again. |
B.To honor heroes of World War 11. |
C.To introduce young theatre groups. |
D.To attract great artists from Europe. |
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. |
A.they owned a puBlic house there |
B.University students. |
C.人rusts from around the world. |
D.Performers of music and dance. |
A.has Become a non-official event |
B.has gone Beyond an art festival |
C.gives shows all year round |
D.keeps growing rapidly |
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In 1947 a group of famous people from the art world headed By an Austrian conductor decided to hold an intemational festival of music,dance and theatre in EdinBurgh. The idea was to reunite Europe after the Second World War.
At the same time, the “Fringe” appeared as a challenge 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 studentsfirstly 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 yetas early as 1959,with only 19 theatre groups performing,some said it was getting too Big.
A paid administrator 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 1,25 million tickets were sold.
1.Point was the purpose of EdinBurgh Festival at he Beginning?
A.To Bring Europe together again.
B.To honor heroes of World War 11.
C.To introduce young theatre 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 "Fringe" after it appeared?
A.they owned a puBlic house there
B.University students.
C.人rusts from around the world.
D.Performers of music and dance.
4.We may learn from the text that EdinBurgh Festival.
A.has Become a non-official event
B.has gone Beyond an art festival
C.gives shows all year round
D.keeps growing rapidly
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