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14.A team of energetic"Chinese Dama"are going abroad to perform their neighborhood"square dancing"on a bigger stage this July.The term Dama,a Chinese pinyin that is translated literally as"big mamas",refers to the group of women,usually middle aged,who gather in parks and squares to dance in unison(在一起)to often deafeningly-loud music.
Ottawa mayor office this year invites 30 senior people from Guangzhou,south China's Guangdong province to perform square dancing on Canada Day.
An official with Ottawa Tourism Bureau said last Wednesday at a press conference that more Chinese elements (元素) would be added to this year's Canada Day to mark the friendship between the two countries.
Ottawa,Canada's capital,is the place for the country's biggest annual birthday celebration on July 1every year.People dressed in their best red and white outfits take part in parade,carnival,barbecue parties and outdoor concerts on that day.
30seniors from Guangzhou are invited to perform square dancing with"Little Apple"and"The Hottest Ethnic Trend",two of the most popular folk songs in China,on that day too.
"Officials from the city's tourism bureau will attend the grand‘Welcome Dinner'for Chinese guests on June 30,''said the official.
Every Chinese performer will be named honorary citizen of Ottawa and receive a certificate issued by the Mayor's Office,the official added.And all of them are invited to the firework display party on the night of July 1.
25.What didn't"Dama"do in Canda according to the passage?A
A.Buy special goods of Canada.
B.Attend the"Welcome Dinner".
C.Perform square dancing
D.Watch the firework display party.
26.What does the underlined word"outfit"mean in Paragragh 5?B
A.The equipment.
B.Set of clothes worn together.
C.Group of people.
D.Set of musical instruments.
27.What can we know from the passage?D
A.More and more Chinese people will be invited abroad.
B.Ottawa mayor office invites Chinese people every year.
C."Square dancing"has become more popular in Canada.
D."Dama"and"square dancing"have become the important Chinese elements.
分析 本文讲述了中国大妈受邀到加拿大国庆日表演广场舞.
解答 25.A.细节理解题.由第二段to perform square dancing on Canada Day,倒数第二段attend the grand‘Welcome Dinner'for Chinese guests on June 30,最后一段And all of them are invited to the firework display party on the night of July 1可分别看出大妈们要表演广场舞,参加欢迎晚宴,观看烟火表演,A未提及,故选A.
26.B.理解推断题.由前面People dressed in their best red and white,人们都穿着他们红白相间的衣服,可推知这是一起准备穿的衣服,故选B.
27.D.理解推断题.由第四段 more Chinese elements (元素) would be added to this year's Canada Day to mark the friendship between the two countries,更多的中国元素将被添加到今年的加拿大日,可推知大妈和广场舞已经成为了重要的中国元素,故选D.
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