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14．以下 是几个国际节日的简要介绍：
A．Wharfedale 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．
B．Sydney 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．
C．Flipside 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．
D．Hay Festival   Hay on Wye，the United Kingdom

The little market town，Hay，has a population of 1500and no fewer than 39bookshops．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．
E．Bergen 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 120events 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 33people．
F．Nuits 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 that 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．

下面是几个人物的简要介绍，请匹配他们感兴趣的节日．
46．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．
B
47．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．
F
48．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．
A
49．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．
E
50．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．
C．

分析 本文是一篇说明文，介绍了几个国际节日．A 英国西约克郡的沃夫河谷艺术节，涉及演讲，吉他，舞蹈，诗歌和短篇小说写作，等等；它是电视选秀节目的先驱．B 澳大利亚的悉尼作家节日．它是澳大利亚最大的文学事件和世界上最大的书展之一，吸引着作家，诗人，编辑、出版商和图书爱好者，这是一个很好的活动，让人们可以浏览成千上万的文章的同时享受专研讨会和阅读．C 新加坡的另一面节日．它是新加坡艺术节推广计划的一部分，旨在用三周的活泼、有趣的街头表演来吸引大量的观众，是形体剧场和心理游戏的结合，还有免费的户外表演如当地歌手的音乐表演．D 英国 海怡小镇的干草节．海怡小镇标榜自己是世界最杰出的书镇，这个节日用于庆祝伟大的写作，也包括电影放映和音乐会．E 挪威卑尔根的卑尔根国际电影节，提供接触的音乐、芭蕾、歌剧和其他表演艺术．F 法国里昂的Nuits sonores音乐节，重点是电子舞蹈音乐，但它也包含从嘻哈到爵士乐的所有音乐形式，还还有美食和电影节目．

解答 46-50  BFAEC
46题答案是B．考查细节理解．根据文中Attracting a mix of authors，poets，editors，publishers and book lovers可知答案是B．
47题答案是F．考查细节理解．根据文中but it also embraces all musical forms ranging from hip hop to jazz可知答案是F．
48题答案是A．考查细节理解．根据文中Young people are invited to compete in this art festival with classes covering speech，guitar，dance，poetry and short story writing，and so on和this well-attended competition is a kind of forerunner of popular television talent contests 可知答案是A．
49题答案是E．考查细节理解．根据文中the Bergen International Festival presents an impressive cast of outstanding international artists in the fields of music，ballet，opera and other performing arts可知答案是E．
50题答案是C．考查细节理解．根据文中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可知答案是C．

点评 题目考查细节理解．做题时需要结合原文和题目有针对性地找出相关语句进行仔细分析，进而选出正确答案．

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B．Selfless but proud．
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B．the reasons for communication problems
C．the need to be concerned about other people
D．the difficulty in achieving her goal of talking less．

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