（2011·福建卷）B

    For five days,Edmonton's Downtown Park is transformed into one huge stage where artists are able to share their talents, and where people are able to celebrate and enjoy themselves .Since is beginning  in 1980,the Edmonton Folk Music Festival has been commemorating(念）the ture feeling of what folk music is all about and that's the traditional togetherness(友爱）that is felt when people gather to share stories and feelings through song.

This year will be the sixth year when volunteer Riedel will be offering up her time to the festival. "People coming off a busy spring and summer have a moment of relaxation ," Riedel said. "It's really east to relax, and it's great seeing family and friends have fun together." These families and friends come from all different kinds of musical tastes. People who take pleasure in Blues are there, so are people who love Bluegrass. This festival does its best to develop everyone's musical interests.

    With so many years of expenence .the festival has become a well-oiled machine, and does whatever it can to make attendees feel as possible. There are free water stations throughout the venue(举办地）for people to fill up their travel cups. When people buy food, reusable ashes are given a $2 plate fee, but that is returned when the plate is brought back.

The festival has completely sold out of tickets, and in record time. But with big names such as Van Morrison and Jakob Dylan, it’s easy to see how that was going to happen. There is no parking area during the festival, so using the Park & Ride system or Edmonton Transit is highly recommended. A bike lock-up area is provided and will be available Thursday until Sunday one hour before the gates open until 45 minutes after the gates close.

The Edmonton Folk Music Festival begins on Wednesday, Aug.4 with Van Morrison playing the special donation fund （基金）concert, and will finish up on Sunday, Aug.8.

60. The Edmonton Folk Music Festival is held mainly to ___________.

A. gather people with different musical tastes

B. remind people of the real sense of folk music

C. exhibitive good voices of great talents in folk music

D. collect old stories of folk music

61. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A. Riedel has volunteered for the festival for at least 5years.

B. It’s hard for people to appreciate Blues.

C. It costs people a little to fill up their cups from water stations.

D. People have to pay ﹩2 for a plate of food.

62. We can learn from the passenger that____.

A. people can get tickets easily for the festival

B. the Edmonton Folk Music Festival is highly recommended.

C. driving one’s own car to the festival is highly recommended

D. bikes are available at the festival from Wednesday to Sunday

63. What would the best title for the passenger?

A. Folk Music of Blues

B. One Festival Family Gathering

C. Festival for family Gathering

D. Edmonton’s Downtown Park

【2011·江苏金坛一中模拟】A

Bob Dylan is one of the America's greatest songwriters. Now he has written a book about his life that critics have praised. Bob Dylan's book, “Chronicles: Volume One,” was published in October. It has been among the best-selling books in America. The New York Times newspaper named it one of the five best non-fiction, or true life, books in 2004. And recently, the National Book Critics Circle named it one of the five finalists for best biography or autobiography of last year.

Bob Dylan grew up in the small town of Hibbing, Minnesota. As a young man, in 1961, he moved to New York City with his guitar. He wanted to become a folk singer and musician. In his book, he writes about his experiences playing and singing other people's songs in clubs in the Greenwich Village area. He writes about the many artists, writers and musicians who influenced him.

The main influence on him was the great folk singer Woody Guthrie. Guthrie was living in a hospital in New Jersey because he had a serious disease. Dylan visited him often and played Guthrie's songs to him. Later, Dylan became extremely famous for the songs he wrote. The media called him the “voice of a generation.”

Bob Dylan writes that his wife and five children were the most important part of his life. He describes trying to find privacy for his family at his home in Woodstock, a town in New York State. But people from all over the country came to visit him and destroyed his peace.

Dylan also writes about spending time in New Orleans, Louisiana, while recording the album “Oh Mercy” in 1980. He writes about the process of recording the album. And he writes about the friendly people he met in Louisiana. One was a store owner named Sun Pie, who even gave Dylan a sign for his car that says “World's Greatest Grandpa.”

Critics have compared Bob Dylan's book “Chronicles” to one of his songs. They say it brings to life images, faces and places. They say the book forms layers of meaning through rich details. “A song is like a dream,” Dylan writes, “and you try to make it come true.”

56.   Dylan became very famous mainly because ______.

A.    he wrote lots of songs which were quite popular with the people in his times

B. he used to visit the great folk singer Woody Guthrie and play his songs to him

C.    he wrote the book “Chronicles” which was a big success

D.    he sang the songs written by well known writers and musicians 

57.   When living with his family in Woodstock, Dylan ______.

A.    devoted much of his time to song writing

B.    visited lots of famous singers and musicians

C.    completed his book “Chronicles: Volume One”

D.    was unwilling to meet too many people from all over the country

58.   Which of the following is true according to the passage?

A.    The town of Hibbing was the place where Dylan began his career.

B.    Dylan had a great influence on a folk singer with the name Woody Guthrie.

C.    The album “Oh Mercy” was the most successful works of Dylan.

D.    The store owner in Louisiana may be one of Dylan's fans. 

59.   We can infer from the passage that ______.

A.    Dylan expressed the hope and dream of the people of his times in his songs

B.    Dylan tried to shut himself from the outside world and devoted himself to his career

C.    Dylan's fame was mainly built on the success of his autobiography “Chronicles”

D.    Dylan became famous after the recording of his album “Oh Mercy” 

Mr Song said that global warming was largely       for the country’s frequent extreme weather in 2011 .

BEIJING, March, 17th --The Japanese automaker Toyota will recall some 4,400 units of FJ Cruiser cars in China over seat belt flaws, China's consumer quality watchdog said Saturday.

The General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine (AQSIQ) said on its website that Toyota China will recall these imported cars produced between December 2007 and March 2013.

Toyota is busy working on the solution to the flaw and will release improvement methods before April 15, according to the administration.

This marks Toyota's second recalling this year after the auto giant announced in January that it would recall 22,869 units of Lexus IS cars in China due to wiper arm problem.

China's private auto ownership reached 93.09 million units by the end of 2012, up 18.3 percent compared with the year before. Along with the fast expanding auto market, Chinese drivers grow more concerned about the quality of their cars.

Also on Saturday, the AQSIQ said in a statement on its website that its research has basically confirmed the German automaker Volkswagen's direct shift gearbox (DSG) transmission has defects which may cause engine power failures and urged Volkswagen to recall defective cars after China Central Television (CCTV) exposed Volkswagen's gearbox defect on Friday.

To better protect the interests of Chinese consumers, the AQSIQ announced late last year that it would formulate a guideline to regulate a recall system for faulty cars.

1.What does underlined the word “recall” in the first paragraph probably mean?

A．To ask people to return a product.

B．To bring something into one’s mind.

C．To remember something from the past.

D．To ask someone to go back.

2.According to the passage, Lexus IS cars were found to have       .

A．seat belt flaws                          B．wiper arm problem

C．gearbox defect                         D．engine power failure

3.What is the purpose of regulating a recall system for faulty cars?

A．To limit the sales of imported cars in China.

B．For a better development of national automobile industry of China.

C．In order to show the authority and power of AQSIQ.

D．For a better protection of rights and interests of Chinese consumers.

4.What was China’s private auto ownership by the end of 2011?

A．About 93 million units.                   B．About 110 million units.

C．About 79 million units.                   D．About 90 million units.

5.Which of the following statements is probably NOT true according to the news?

A．Toyota will release its improvements on faulty cars in less than a month.

B．Chinese put more and more focus on the quality of their cars.

C．You may get the information about faulty cars on the website of AQSIQ.

D．It was AQSIQ that first exposed Volkswagen’s DSG defects.

---__________ will this goal be achieved?

    --- After 2011.

   A. How long    B. How often     C. How soon   D. How far