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Summer in Edinburgh, Scotland's capital city, is the time for festivals．Between the end of July and the beginning of September, there are several different festivals which take place there．

The original Edinburgh International Festival started in 1947, and offered visitors a rich program of classical music, theatre, opera and dance．The same year the official festival began, and a handful of theatrical companies came to the festival without being invited and organized their own events, which grew into what is now called the Fringe Festival．

The term 'fringe' means something on the outside of the main event, but over the years, the Edinburgh Fringe Festival has become the largest of all the festivals, and indeed the largest arts festival in the world!

The Fringe features performers and acts that are less traditional and more unusual than those in the International Festival, and includes a lot of stand-up comedy shows（即兴喜剧表演）, music and children's entertainment．The Edinburgh Fringe is regarded as an important place for up- and- coming stand-up comedians to perform at．

At the same time in Edinburgh there are various other festivals, such as the Jazz and Blues Festival, the Book Festival, the Film Festival, and even an Internet Festival! There is also a multicultural festival called Mela, which celebrates the diversity of people living in Edinburgh, in particular people with South Asian origins．

Edinburgh Castle is the site of one of the most splendid events - the Military Tattoo．A military tattoo has nothing to do with a tattoo（纹身） on your skin! It means a performance of military music, for example, by marching bands．In Scotland the military tattoo traditionally includes bagpipes（苏格兰风笛） and drums．This year the display will also include dancers, horses and motorbikes!

Though you have to pay to attend most of the events at the various festivals, there are several groups who organize large numbers of free events as well．

1．Which of the following statements about Edinburgh festivals is RIGHT?

A．Edinburgh International Festival is the oldest art festival in the world．

B．Only well-known performers are welcome to join in Edinburgh festivals,

C．Every summer different kinds of festivals take place in Edinburgh．

D．People have to pay to enjoy events of the festivals in Edinburgh．

2．The Military Tattoo is ___．

A．something on the skins to make people look different

B．a performance of military music by marching bands

C．a traditional performance of bagpipes, drums and so on

D．displayed in Edinburgh Castle every year for festivals

3．The underlined word "up- and- coming" in the fourth paragraph probably means ____．

A．being likely to be successful and popular

B．being likely to be a failure in the future

C．being likely to be accepted sooner or later

D．being likely to lose people's attention soon

4．What is best title of the passage?

A．Summer in Edinburgh B．Edinburgh Festivals

C．Edinburgh Castle D．Enjoy Edinburgh

CBAB

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As a natural frontier, Antarctica is in a messy legal situation. There are no obvious answers as to who is responsible for dealing with the threat that tourist may cause to human life and the environment.

There is no coast guard for Antarctica. Do we want it to become Disneyland, or do we need some controls?

Which of the following is true according to this passage?

A. Antarctica tourism has a history of about 17 years

B. The number of tourists to the Antarctic is over 5 times as large as that of 17 years ago.

C. The tourism boom has caused holes in the floating ice in the Antarctic.

D. The Antarctica Treaty is responsible for the problem.

The sinking of the Explorer____________.

A. led to a conference about the tourism situation in the Antarctic.

B. was caused by the rough seas

C. had been predicted

D. did harm to the Antarctic.

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A. a Disneyland will be built in the Antarctic

B. fewer people are visiting the Antarctic because of the warnings given

C. not all the ships are suitable to go to the Antarctic

D. some ships take risks visiting the Antarctic in other seasons rather than in summer

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A. people had better not make a tour of the Antarctic

B. ships to the Antarctic should be built strong enough

C. there should be legal controls over tourism in the Antarctic

D. the Antarctic’s environment is fragile

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【小题1】When did the Great Sichuan Earthquake happen?

【小题2】About 70,000 people ______ in the earthquake.

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【小题3】How many gold medals did China win at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games?

【小题4】We Chinese people were ______ in 2008.

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B．happy

C．neither sad nor happy

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D．show it’s expensive to stop the climate from changing

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B．Europe is providing limited job opportunities.

C．It’s everyone’s duty to protect the environment.

D．Everyone needs time to get used to extreme weather.

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