Question

2．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 1，500performances of theatre，music and dance on every one of the 21days it lasts．And years early as 1959，with only 19theatre 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 2004there were 200 places housing 1，695 shows by over 600different groups from 50different countries．More than 1，25 million tickets were sold．

40．Point was the purpose of Edinburgh Festival at he beginning？A．
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？D．
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？B．
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．D．
A．has become a non-official event
B．has gone beyond an art festival
C．gives shows all year round
D．keeps growing rapidly．

Answer 1

分析 本文属于说明文阅读，主要介绍了爱丁堡音乐节的形成和发展，文章按照时间顺序描述，从创设目的，参与群体，发展规模等方面进行了简要而准确的叙述，并带领我们回顾了爱丁堡音乐节的发展历程．

解答 40．A  细节理解题．由第一段"The idea was to reunite Europe after the Second World War．"可知这个主意是为了在二战后重新团结欧洲．故选A．
41．D  细节理解题．由第二段"Eight theatre groups turned up uninvited in 1947，in the belief that everyone should have the right to perform，"可知这些队伍认为每个人都有表演的权力，所以他们想要参加这个节日．故选D．
42．B  细节理解题．由第三段"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．"可知爱丁堡大学，后来的牛津大学、剑桥大学等都加入了，所以参与者是大学生．故选B．
43．D  推理判断题．由最后一段"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．"可知爱丁堡音乐节发展的非常快，故选D．

点评 考查学生的细节理解和推理判断能力．做细节理解题时一定要找到文章中的原句，和题干进行比较，再做出正确选择．在做推理判断题时不要以个人的主观想象代替文章的事实，要根据文章事实进行合乎逻辑的推理判断．