Question

阅读理解 　　The Sahara Festival is a celebration of the very recent past．The three-day event is not fixed to the same dates each year, but generally takes place in November or December．It is well attended by tourists, but even better attended by locals． 　　During the opening ceremonies, after the official greetings from the government leaders, people who attend the festival begin to march smartly before the viewing stands, and white camels transport their riders across the sands．Horsemen from different nations display their beautiful clothes and their fine horsemanship．One following another, groups of musicians and dancers from all over the Sahara take their turn to show off their wonderful traditional culture．Groups of men in blue and yellow play horns and beat drums as they dance in different designs．On their knees in the sand, a group of women in long dark dresses dance with their hair：their long, dark, shiny hair is thrown back and forth in the wind to the rhythm of their dance． 　　The local and visiting Italian dogs are anxious to run after hares．The crowd is on its feet for the camel races．Camels and riders run far into the distance, and then return to the finish line in front of the cheering people． 　　Towards the evening, there comes the grand finale of the opening day, an extremely exciting horserace．All the riders run very fast on horseback．Some riders hang off the side of their saddles．Some even ride upside down－their legs and feet straight up in the air－all at full speed．Others rush down the course together, men arm in arm, on different horses．On and on they went．So fast and so wonderful! (1) The Sahara Festival is a festival which ________． [　　] A． has a very long history in North Africa B． is held in the same place on the same day C． is attended mainly by the people in the Sahara D． is celebrated mostly by travelers from different countries (2) Before the races begin, ________ take part in the activities during the opening ceremonies． [　　] A． musicians, dancers, dogs and hares B． camel riders, musicians, dogs and hares C． horsemen, dancers, camels and dogs D． musicians, officials, camels and horses (3) The underlined word “finale” in the fourth paragraph most probably means the ________ of the opening day． [　　] A． first part B． middle C． last part D． whole (4) This passage mainly tells readers ________． [　　] A． what happens on the opening day of the Sahara Festival B． how people celebrate during the three-day Sahara Festival C． what takes place at the closing ceremonies of the Sahara Festival D． how animals race on the first and the last days of the Sahara Festival

Answer 1

答案：1．C;2．D;3．C;4．A;
解析：

(1)	本题属于细节题。A项明显不正确，文中的第一句话即可印证。“The Sahara Festival is a celebration of the very recent past．”中的past有的同学不是十分熟悉，意思是history。D选项在原句中用原级和比较级的方式，侧重点在but转折的后面内容，It is well attended by tourists, but even better attended by locals。
(2)	本题考查对细节的分辨能力，仔细阅读上下文，弄清文中的两个时间段，一是开幕仪式，即during the opening ceremonies，一系列上场人员和表演动物的次序，先是政府官员致辞欢迎，骆驼和骑马表演，再之后是音乐家和舞蹈家上场；二是比赛的次序，文章倒数第二段是比赛场景的描写。而首先必须弄清楚的是本题的问题部分，Before the races begin，这样掺杂在其他选项中的干扰项就一目了然了。
(3)	本题的考点是猜测文中出现的生词，从选项上看是对时间的判断，在为期三天的The Sahara Festival的第一天，到傍晚，活动进入到高潮，是令人激动的赛马比赛。作为本题判断的参照时间是towards the evening 可对应the last part。
(4)	本题仍然是以时间为核心的考查点。要求能抓住文中所提供的A选项“开幕式那一天发生的事”，并非是B选项“为期三天的所有的庆祝的情况”，C选项“闭幕式的活动”和D选项“动物的第一天和最后一天的比赛”。