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【题目】Cultural events that take place in Edinburgh during August draw most peoples attention, but plenty of other festivals can also entertain you throughout the rest of the year.

Ceilidh Culture Festival

Where: various places

When: Date late Mar/early Apr

Tel & website: 228 1155, www.ceilidhculrure.co.uk

Backed by the local authorities, this is a community-focused celebration of traditional Scottish music, dance, song and storytelling. City-wide over a period of nearly four weeks, prices are different for different events.

Beltane Fire Festival

Where: Calton Hill, Calton Hill & Broughton

When: 30 Apr

Website: www. beltane.org

An ancient tradition marking the transition (转变) from winter to spring, the Beltane fire festival was revived (恢复) in the 1980s and has grown into quite a drama: fire, costume, body-paint, dancing and drumming. If the weather holds, it can attract up to 12,000 people. Tickets cost around £5 in advance from the Hub; a limited number are available for £7 on the night.

Doors Open Day

Where: various places

When: weekend, late Sept

Tel & Website: 557 8686, www.cockburnassociation.org.uk

Each year, heritage (遗产) body the Cockburn Association works with organizations and individuals (个人) to allow public access to buildings that few people usually get to see---everything from private homes to lighthouses. Its all free.

Capital Christmas

Where: various places

When: late Nov till early Jan

Website: www.edinburghschristmas.com

What started out as a few accidental events has grown into a large, popular, city-wide festival. The main part is the Winter Wonderland in Princes Street Gardens, including fairground (露天市场) rides, crafts market, a skating rink (溜冰场) and the Edinburgh Wheel (a Ferris wheel next to the Scott Monument).

【1】If you want to find out more about the Ceilidh Cultural Festival, you can visit_____ .

A. www. ceilidhculrure.co.uk

B. www.cockburnassociation.org.uk

C. www.edinburghschristmas.com

D. www. beltane.org

2Why do people celebrate the Beltane Fire Festival?

A. To celebrate traditional Scottish music.

B. To exhibit ancient architecture.

C. To celebrate the transition from winter to spring

D. To celebrate the invention of fire.

3Doors Open Day may be on______ .

A. a Monday in late September

B. a Saturday in late September

C. a Saturday in late November

D. a Monday in late November

【答案】

【1】A

【2】C

【3】B

【解析】

试题分析:这篇文章主要介绍了爱丁堡的几个非常受欢迎的节日。

【1】细节理解题。根据原文中第一个节日介绍中的Tel & website: 228 1155, www.ceilidhculrure.co.uk 选择A。

【2】细节理解题。根据原文中第二个节日介绍中的An ancient tradition marking the transition (转变) from winter to spring, the Beltane fire festival was revived (恢复) in the 1980s可知,选择C,意为:为了庆祝从冬天到春天的转变。

【3】细节理解题。根据文中第三个节日的介绍中的When: weekend, late Sept可知,Doors Open Day应该在九月份的一个周末。故选择B。

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We decided that there was something seriously wrong and that Dad needed to see the doctor.

Mom phoned me two days later.“The doctor found a brain tumor (肿瘤).It’s too large at this point to operate.Maybe they can do something then, but the odds are long.”

Even with the treatment, my father’s condition worsened, and the doctor finally informed us that this condition was terminal.During one of his stays in the hospital, we brought our baby daughter Chelsey with us when we visited him.By this time he had great difficulty speaking.I finally figured out that he wanted Chelsey to sit on his stomach so he could make faces at her.

Watching the two of them together, I realized I was living an experience that would stay with me forever.Though grateful for the times they could share, I couldn’t shake the feeling of a clock ticking in the background.

On the visit to my parents’ home during what we all know was my father’s last days, my mother took Chelsey from my arms and announced, “Your father would like to see you alone for a minute.”

I entered the bedroom where my father lay on a rented hospital bed.He appeared even weaker than the day before.

“How are you feeling, Dad?” I asked.“Can I do anything for you?”

He tried to speak, but he couldn’t make out a word.

“I’m sorry, but I can’t understand you,” I said.

With great difficulty he said, “I love you.”

We don’t learn courage from heroes on the evening news.We learn true courage from watching ordinary people rise above hopeless situations.In many ways my father was a strict, uncommunicative man.He found it difficult to show emotion.The bravest thing I ever saw him do was overcome that barrier to open his heart to his son and family at the end of his life.

【1】Which of the following statements is TRUE?

A.The writer accompanied his father to a medical examination.

B.The writer’s father got worse after the removal of the brain tumor.

C.The writer’s father had known about his illness before the writer discovered it.

D.The writer was quick to notice the strange condition of his father.

【2】What does the underlined sentence “the odds are long” mean?

A.It takes a long time for Father to recover.

B.There’s little possibility for Father to recover.

C.Father needs love and care from his family.

D.They need a proper time to operate on Father.

【3】The father had never said “I love you” to the writer before because______

A.he was not used to openly showing his emotions

B.he was not so attached to the writer

C.he thought there was no need to tell the writer

D.he believed in strictness and punishment

【4】What does the writer attempt to tell us?

A.Life is short, so live your life to the fullest.

B.Don’t wait to see a doctor till it is too late.

C.Bravely express your love for your family.

D.We don’t often value health until we lose it.

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