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【题目】阅读下列应用文及相关信息,并按照要求匹配信息,请在答题卡上将对应题号的相应选项字母涂黑。

AFlipside Festival Singapore

As part of the Singapore Arts Festival Outreach Programme, Flipside aims to reach a much wider audience with three weeks of lively, fun street performances. Flipside promises to bring out the adventurous side of you with a combination of physical theatre and mind games as well as free outdoor performances such as music performances from local singers.

BNuits Sonores Lyon, France

Held each May, this relatively new festival brings together some of the biggest club DJs from around the world. The focus is on electronic dance music, but it also embraces all musical forms ranging from hip hop to jazz. For those who want to see daylight hours after a hard night clubbing, there is a wide variety of cultural events during the day ranging from special festival food programmes to films.

CWharfedale Festival of Performing Arts West Yorkshire, the United Kingdom

Young people are invited to compete in this art festival with classes covering speech, guitar, dance, poetry and short story writing, and so on. The previous year's winners are invited back to perform again at a special concert. With a long and well-known history behind it, this well-attended competition is a kind of forerunner of popular television talent contests such as Pop Idol.

DHay Festival Hay on Wye, the United Kingdom

The little market town, Hay, has a population of 1500 and no fewer than 39 bookshops. It bills itself as the world's first and most distinguished book town, and is, therefore, a perfect place for a literary festival. The festival is a celebration of great writing. There are events including film screenings and musical concerts and the bookshops remain open throughout.

EBergen International Festival Bergen, Norway

Founded in 1953, the Bergen International Festival presents an impressive cast of outstanding international artists in the fields of music, ballet, opera and other performing arts. More than 120 events take place in late May to early June, which is a time of beautiful spring weather. The main festival venue is the Grieg Hall while the smallest and most unusual is an old trolley bus with seating for just 33 people.

FSydney Writers' Festival Sydney, Australia

Held at Sydney's Wharf 4/5, the annual Sydney Writers' Festival is the biggest literary event of its kind in Australia and one of the biggest book fairs in the world. Attracting a mix of authors, poets, editors, publishers and book lovers, this is a great event at which people can look through thousands of titles while enjoying workshops, book reading and seminars.

下面是几个人物的简要介绍,请匹配他们感兴趣的节日。

【1】Martin, a famous writer, likes to find as many chances as possible to attend literary events around the world. Martin hopes to make friends with editors and book lovers.

【2】Kelly is crazy about music, especially electronic dance music. She would like to go to a festival where she can enjoy different musical forms. She also has a strong interest in films.

【3】As an outgoing girl, Victoria is very fond of performing arts. She hopes to take part in some performing art festivals to challenge and improve herself, and as a way to prepare for future television talent contests.

【4】Simon is in search of a festival in North Europe with a long history where he can appreciate great international performing arts, especially ballet and opera.

【5】Chris is a university student who majors in music. He'd like to watch some local street music performances. He is also very interested in physical theatre and mind games.

【答案】

【1】F

【2】B

【3】C

【4】E

【5】A

【解析】

试题分析:本文介绍了几个国际节日和几个人的爱好,由此判断他们分别喜欢哪个节日。

【1】F考查推理判断能力。根据题干可知,Martin为知名作家,总是找机会尽可能地参加文艺活动,且希望结交编辑和图书爱好者。而悉尼作家节可以实现这一切,故FSydney Writers' Festival为该题答案。

【2】B考查推理判断能力。根据题干可知,Kelly喜欢音乐尤其是电子舞曲,喜欢参加可以享受多种音乐的节日,而且对电影也很感兴趣。法国的电子音乐节应是个不错的选择。故该题答案为BNuits Sonores.

【3】C考查推理判断能力。根据题干可知,Victoria喜欢表演,希望参加一些表演艺术节来挑战、提升自我,同时还可为将来的电视才艺竞赛做准备,由此可知乐富豪表演艺术节可以满足她的希望。故该题正确答案为C.

【4】E考查推理判断能力。根据题干可知,Simon一直在寻找拥有悠久历史的北欧艺术节,他希望能由此欣赏到国际艺术表演,尤其是芭蕾和歌剧。他的愿望可以由卑尔根国际艺术节来实现。故该题正确答案为E.

【5】A考查推理判断能力。根据题干可知,Chris是一名主修音乐的大学生,他想看一些当地的街头音乐表演,并且对形体剧院和心理游戏非常感兴趣。故应选择AFlipside Festival.

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