2020-2021中考英语英语阅读理解及答案

1、2020-2021中考英语英语阅读理解（及答案）一、英语阅读理解专项练习试卷1 .阅读理解ThesecretofhappinessAnoldmanwalkedslowlywithacane(手杖)intotherestaurant.Hisoldjacket,worn-outshoesandwarmpersonalitymadehimstandoutfromtheusualcrowd.Ayoungwaitresswatchedhimmovetowardatablebythewindow.Sheranovertohim,andsaid:"Here,sirletmehelpyouwitht

2、hatchair.”Withoutsayingaword,hesmiledandnodded(点头)athankyou.Shepulledthechairawayfromthetableandhelpedhimsit.Thensheputhiscameagainstthetable.“Thankyou,miss."hesaid,kindly.“You'rewelcome,sir."shesaid.Afterhehadfinishedhisbreakfast,thewaitressbroughthimthechange(零钱)fromhisbill.Heleftito

3、nthetable.Shehelpedhimupandwalkedwithhimtothefrontdoor.Whenshewenttocleanhistable,shefoundabusinesscardunderhisplateandnoteonanapkin(纸巾).Underthenapkinwasa100-dollarbill.Thenoteonthenapkinread:"Dearmiss,IrespectyouverymuchandIcanoseespectyourself,too.Itshowsbythewayyoutreatothers.(3)Youhavefoun

4、dthesecretofhappiness.Yourkindnesswillshinethroughtoallthosewhomeetyou.”Themanshehadwaitedonwastheowneroftherestaurantwheresheworked.Thiswasthefirsttimethatsheoranyoftheotherworkershadeverseenhiminperson.BySteveBrunkhorst(1) Theoldmanleft$100underthenapkinbecausehe_A. hadahabitofgivingtipstowaitress

5、esB. thoughtthemealwasdeliciousC. wantedtothankthewaitressforhergoodattitudeD. learnedthesecretofhappinessfromthewaitress(2) Whatdoweknowaboutthewaitressandtheoldman?A. Thewaitressknewwhotheoldmanwasfromthenote.B. Thewaitressknewtheoldmanbeforesheservedhim.C. Theoldmanwantedtohavethewaitressashissec

6、retary.D. Itwasthefirsttimethatthewaitresshadeverseenherboss.(3) Wecantellfromthestorythattheoldmanwenttotherestaurantto.A.haveagoodmealB.enjoygoodserviceC.seetherestaurantforhimselfD.showhisloveforcommonpeople【答案】(1)CD(3)C【解析】【分析】本文叙述了一位餐馆的女服务员态度友好的为每一个客人服务从而获得幸福的故事。有一天，一位穿着破旧的老人，拄着拐杖来餐馆吃早餐，这个女服务员，

7、热情的为他服务，老人非常尊重她的服务态度，留给她100美元的小费，并且告诉她已经找到了生活的幸福。(1)C推理判断题。第二段的helpyouwiththatchair和第三段的helpedhimsit可知这个女服务员帮助了他，所以此处老人留下100美元应是感谢这个女服务员的。故选C。(2)D推理判断题。根据最后一段的Thiswasthefirsttimethatsheoranyoftheotherworkershadeverseenhiminperson.可知这是她或任何其他的工人第次见过老板本人。故选Do(3)C推理判断题。根据最后一段的Thiswasthefirsttimethatsheo

8、ranyoftheotherworkershadeverseenhiminperson.可知老板以前并没有亲自管理自己的餐馆，所以他这次来餐馆是为了亲自看看。故选Q2.阅读理解Haveyoueverwantedtoachieveagoalandendedupdoinglotsofresearchonhowtoachieveit?Asyoulearnedmoreandmore.Itseemedyouknewlessandless.Thatisbecausewhenyoulearnedanewconcept(概念).Youfoundthattherewasalotmoretoknowaboutit

9、.Usually,peoplethinktheyneedtogetmoreandmoreinformationbeforetryinganewidea.Thereisnothingwrongwithlearningalot,butwhenyouletlearninggetinthewayofdoing,youwillnevergetgoing.Oneofthebestwaystolearnistotakeactionandlearnfromtheresultsthatyougetfromthoseactions.Don'tbeafraidofnotbeingperfectandjust

10、takethefirststep.Youwillgofurtherthanthosewhoarestillinpreparation.It'sgoodtobeprepared,butover-preparationintryingtoreachagoalwon'tgetyouresults.Theknowledgeandskillsthatyouwillneedwillbepickedupalongtheway.Ifababywantstolearnhowtowalk,itdoesn'tdoitbyjustsittingthereandthinkingabouthowt

11、owalk.Thebestwayforababytowalkistoactuallygetupandstartwalking.Sureitmayfall,butwitheveryfall,itlearnswhatisworkingandwhatisnotandadjusts(调整)toit.Bydoingthisoverandover,itwillfinallylearntowalk.Thisisthemethodyoushouldusewhenyouwanttoachieveyourgoalsaswell.Itworks.Learningmoreisgreatbutifallyou'

12、redoingislearningandnottakingaction,it'stimetochangethat.Justtakethefirststep.(1) Whenyoulearnedsomethingnew,youfoundtherewastoknowaboutit.A.lessB.nothingC.everythingD.more(2) WhichisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Peopleneedtolearnalotbeforetryinganewidea.B.Oneofthebestwaystolearnistotakeaction.

13、C.Learninghasnothingtodowithdoing.D.Over-preparationisnotgoodforreachingagoal.(3) Ababyshouldwhenitwantstolearnhowtowalk.A.getupandstartwalkingB.sitthereandthinkabouthowtowalkC.learnfromitsparentsD.readbooksabouthowtowalk(4) Wecanusuallyreadthepassagein.A.astorybookB.anewspaperC.anadvertisementD.agu

14、idebookThepurposeofthepassageis.A. totellushowtolearnmoreB. totellushowtobesuccessfulC. totalkabouttheimportanceofdoingD. totalkabouttheimportanceoflearning【答案】(1)DC(3) A(4) BC【解析】【分析】本文告诉我们一个道理，最后的学习方法是从行为结果中去学习。(1)细节题。根据Asyoulearnedmoreandmore.Itseemedyouknewlessandless.随着你学得越来越多。看来你知道的越来越少了，可知当你学

15、到新东西时你发现有更多的东西要知道，故选Do(2)细节题。根据Oneofthebestwaystolearnistotakeactionandlearnfromtheresultsthatyougetfromthoseactions学习的最好方法之一是采取行动，从这些行动中获得的结果中学习，可知学习与做无关是错的，故选Q(3)细节题。根据Thebestwayforababytowalkistoactuallygetupandstartwalking可知，当婴儿想学会走路时，就应该站起来开始走，故选A。(4)推理题。根据本文是告诉我们一个道理，故会在报纸上看到这篇文章，故选B。(5)主旨题。本文

16、告诉我们一个道理，最后的学习方法是从行为结果中去学习，故本文是谈论做的重要性，故选Co【点评】考查阅读理解。本文涉及细节题、推断题和主旨题四种常考题型，细节题要注意从文中寻找答案；推断题需要联系上下文，推断出需要的信息，主旨题需要通读全文，了解大意之后找出中心思想。3.阅读短文，判断正误。MyinterestincookingstartedwhenIwas11,partlythankstomymother.Shedidn'treallylikecookingandwhenshedidcook.Ididn'tlikeherfood.OnceIwaswatchingsomethin

17、gaboutcookingonTVandIthoughtIcoulddothis,soIwenttothebookstoreandlookedforthebiggestcookbookIcouldfind.Duringayear,Ihadmademostofitsrecipes(食谱)andwasreadyforabiggerchallenger(挑战).IwantedtocreatemyowndishesandIstartedcookingformorepeoplethanjustmyfamily.Tomyhappiness,myparentsallowedmetobuildatestkit

18、chen.Ididmuchcookingtestmydishesinitandmyskillbecamebetterandbetter.Nowasateenchef(主厨).Ihavecookedintop-classrestaurantsaroundthecountry.Iamnotdoingitformoney,butbecauseIlovecooking.NowIknowthatwhenyoustopcaringwhetheryouwillbefamousordowell,yourhappinesswillcometoyou.（1）Thewriterlikedhismother'

19、sfoodwhenhewasachild（ 2） Thewriter'sparentsallowedhimtobuildatestKitchen（ 3） Thewriter'smothertaughthimhowtocook.（ 4） Nowthewriterisafamouschefaroundtheword.（ 5） Thewriterisnotcookingformoney【答案】（1）0（ 2） 1（ 3） 0（ 4） 0（ 5） 1【解析】【分析】大意：作者由于不喜欢他妈妈做的菜，于是自学厨艺，最后成为全国知名主厨的故事。（1）细节题。句意：作者孩子时喜欢他妈妈做的食

20、物。根据Ididn'tlikeherfood.可知，他不喜欢她做的食物，故答案为错误。（2）细节题。句意：作者的父母允许他建一个测试厨房。根据myparentsallowedmetobuildatestkitchen.可知作者的父母同意他建一个测试厨房，故答案为正确。（3）细节题。句意：作者的妈妈教她烹饪。根据Ididmuchcookingtestmydishesinitandmyskillbecamebetterandbetter.可知，他自己买书来自学烹饪，故答案为错误。（4）细节题。句意：作者是一个世界有名的主厨。根据Nowasateenchef（主厨）.Ihavecookedi

21、ntop-classrestaurantsaroundthecountry.可知他在全国各地顶级餐馆当主厨，故答案为错误。（5）细节题。句意：作者当厨师不是为挣钱。根据Iamnotdoingitformoney,可知描述跟原文相符，故答案为正确。【点评】考查阅读理解。浏览文章大意，根据问题在文章中找到原句判断对错。4 阅读理解Todaytherearepolicemeneverywhere,butin1700,Londonhadnopolicemenatall.Afewoldmenusedtoprotectthecitystreetsatnightandtheywerenotpaid.Abou

22、t300yearsago,Londonwasstartingtogetbiggerandmoreandmorepeoplebegantolivethere.Thecitywasverydirtyandmanypeoplewerepoor.Thereweresomanythieveswhostolemoneyinthestreetsthatpeoplestayedintheirhousesasmuchaspossible.In1749,HenryFieldingstartedtopayagroupofpeopleforstoppingthieves.Theywerelikepolicemenan

23、dwerecalled"BowStreetRunners"becausetheyworkednearBowStreet.Fiftyyearslater,therewereabout120"BowStreetRunners",butLondonhadbecomeverybigandneededmorepolicemen.Soin1829,thefirstMetropolitan（orLondon）PoliceServicewasstartedwithabout3,000officers.Mostofthemenworkedonfoot,butafewrod

24、ehorses.Today,Londonpolicearequitewellpaidandforthefewpoliceofficerswhostillridehorses,thepayisevenhigherthanfortheothers.（1）In1700,themenwhoprotectedthestreetsinLondonwerepaid.A.afewB.nothingC.alittleD.alot(2) About300yearsago,manypeople.A.wantedtoleaveLondonB.hadbighousesinLondonC.becamepolicemenD

25、.cametoliveinLondon(3) Peopledidn'tleavetheirhousesbecause.A.theyhadnomoneyB.theywereafraidoflosingmoneyC.thecitywasnotcleanD.theylikedhomes(4) The"BowStreetRunners".A.stoppedpeoplefromstealingB.stolemoneyC.paidpeopleforstealingD.stoppedpeopleridinghorses【答案】(1)BD(3) B(4) A【解析】【分析】文章大意

26、：主要讲述了伦敦警察的发展史，起初伦敦没有警察，但随着越来越多的人来到伦敦居住，小偷变得多了起来。Henry就花钱雇佣一些人来防止小偷，伦敦的警察就产生了。后来警察的数量越来越多了，报酬也越来越高了。(1)细节理解题。根据文中语句butin1700,Londonhadnopolicemenatall.Afewoldmenusedtoprotectthecitystreetsatnightandtheywerenotpaid.可知，在1700年，伦敦根本没有警察，少数的老人来保护城市的街道，而且题目没有报酬。故选B。(2)细节理解题。根据文中语句About300yearsago,Londonwa

27、sstartingtogetbiggerandmoreandmorepeoplebegantolivethere.可知，在大约300年前，伦敦变得越来越大，越来越多的人来到伦敦居住。故选Do(3) 细节理解题。根据文中语句Thereweresomanythieveswhostolemoneyinthestreetsthatpeoplestayedintheirhomesasmuchaspossible.可知，在300年前，伦敦的街道上有很多的小偷，所以人们都尽可能的呆在自己的家里。故选Bo(3)细节理解题。根据文中语句In1750,HenryFieldingstartedtopayagroup

28、ofpeopletostopthieves.Theywerelikepolicemenandwerecalled“BowStreetRunners"becausetheyworkednearBowStreet.可知，在1750年，HenryFielding开始付钱请一些人来防止小偷。他们就像今天的警察一样，他们被叫做BowStreetRunners,因为他们在BowStreet这个街道附近工作。故这些人是来防止小偷的。故选Ao【点评】考查阅读理解。本文主要考查细节理解题，首先仔细阅读文后的问题，弄清问题的大意；然后带着问题阅读短文，抓住关键信息，选择正确答案。5.阅读理解Everyo

29、nefaceschallengesintheirlife,butsomearemoreimportantthanothers.DanielKishhadseriousproblemswithhiseyeswhenhewasborn.Anddoctorstookawaybothofhiseyesbeforehewasfourteenmonthsold.Soonafter,however,hestartedtodoanamazingthing.Hestartedtomakeclicking(咔嗒)soundswithhistongue(舌头)tohelphimmovearound.Muchlike

30、abat(蝙蝠),henowmovesaboutusingsonar(声呐).Heissogoodatitthathecanrideabicycleintraffic.Heandhisgroup,WorldAccessfortheBlind,teachothershowtousesonar.InthisinterviewwithNationalGeographic,Kishexplainshowtheprocessworks.Howdoessonarwork?"WhenImakeaclickingsound,itmakessoundwaves.Thesewavesreflect(反射

31、)offsurfacesallaroundandreturntomyears.Mybrainthenprocessesthesoundsintoimages(图像).It'slikehavingaconversationwiththeenvironmentWhenyouclick,whatdoyouseeinyourmind?"Eachclickislikeacameraflash.Imakea3DimageofthethingsaroundmeforhundredsoffeetineverydirectionWhatisitlikeridingabikeusingsonar

32、?"It'sexcitingandenjoyablebutrequiresalotoffocus.Iclickuptotwotimespersecond,muchmorethanIusuallydo."Isitdangeroustomovearoundtheworldinthisway?"Muchoftheworldlivesinfearofthingsthatwemostlyimagine.Ihaveahabitofclimbinganythingandeverything,butIneverbrokeabone(骨头)asakid.”Howchalle

33、ngingisittoteachpeopletousesonar?"Manystudentsaresurprisedhowquicklyresultscome.Seeingisn'tintheeyes,it'sinthemind."(1) What'sthemainideaofParagraph2?A.Kishexplainshowsonarworks.B.Kishteachespeoplehowtousesonar.C.Kishstartedtomovearoundusingsonar.D.Kishisgoodatridingabicycleint

34、raffic.(2) Howdoessonarwork?Choosetherightorder.a. Thesoundwavesreflectoffsurfaces.b. Thepersonmakesaclickingsound.c. Thebrainmakesimageswiththesounds.d. Thesoundwavesreachthepersonsears.A.b-a-c-dB.b-d-a-cC.a-b-d-cD.b-a-d-c(3) WhatcanweknowaboutKishfromthepassage?A. Healwayschallengeshimselfbravely.

35、B. Helivesinfearofthingsthatheimagines.C. Hebecameblindwhenhewas14yearsold.D. Hebrokehisbonewhenclimbingasachild.(4) Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.HowSonarWorks.B.RidingaBikeUsingSonar.C.SeeingwiththeMind.D.HowtheBlindMoveAround.【答案】(1)CD(3) A(4) C【解析】【分析】文章大意：本文叙述一个能面对生活挑战的人DanielKish十四个月打

36、之前由于出生时眼睛有严重问题，双眼都被摘掉了。但是他现在开始使用声纳。他擅长骑车，所以在交通中他能骑自行车。他和他的团队，盲人世界通道，教别人如何使用声纳。当问到教人们使用声纳有多困难，许多学生都惊讶于结果来得如此之快。眼见不在眼里，它在心里。（1）段落大意题。由henowmovesaboutusingsonar（声呐）.Heissogoodatitthathecanrideabicycleintraffic.Heandhisgroup,WorldAccessfortheBlind,teachothershowtousesonar.InthisinterviewwithNationalGeog

37、raphic,Kishexplainshowtheprocessworks.可知本段主要说明DanielKish现在开始使用声呐来帮助他四处走动。故选C。（2）细节理解题。由a：WhenImakeaclickingsound,itmakessoundwaves.b：Thesewavesreflectoffsurfacesallaroundandd：returntomyears.c：MybrainthenprocessesthesoundsintoimagesIt'slikehavingaconversationwiththeenvironment。可知正确的顺序b-a-d-c,故选Do

38、（3）推理判断题。由Soonafter,however,hestartedtodoanamazingthing.Hestartedtomakeclickingsoundswithhistonguetohelphimmovearound.Muchlikeabat,henowmovesaboutusingsonar.Heissogoodatitthathecanrideabicycleintraffic.Heandhisgroup,WorldAccessfortheBlind,teachothershowtousesonar.然而，不久之后，他开始做一件了不起的事情。他开始用舌头发出咔哒声来帮助他

39、四处走动。就像蝙蝠一样，他现在开始使用声纳。他擅长骑车，所以在交通中他能骑自行车。他和他的团队，盲人世界通道，教别人如何使用声纳。可知他能够开始使用声纳到处走动，并擅长骑自行车同时教会盲人使用声纳。能像正常人一样生活，已经勇敢地战胜了自我。故选A。（4）标题判断题。由最后段Howchallengingisittoteachpeopletousesonar?"Manystudentsaresurprisedhowquicklyresultscome.Seeingisn'tintheeyes,it'sinthemind."可知使用声纳不是用眼睛看，而是在用心。只

40、有选项C才能揭示文章的内容，故选a【点评】考查阅读理解，首先通读全文，了解全文大意，其次分析问题，抓住关键词，在文中寻找相关信息，确定答案，最后再检查一遍，确保答案正确。6 阅读理解DeniesWalmeinTexas,USA,now14yearsold,publishedhisbest-sellerUnbendingGisulaeightyearsago.ThebookisaboutalittlewhalenamedGisul.Oneday,Gisuladidnottakehismother'swordsandwentupthebeach.Thenhegotlostandhadtol

41、earntolivebyhimself.ThecolourpicturesweredrawnbyDenieshimself.DeniespublishedthebooksattheageofsixHeissaidtobetheyoungestwriterandpictureartist.Anothersurprisingthingaboutthebookisthatitbecameabestsellerimmediatelyafteritwaspublishedandbroughthimalotofmoney.Becausehespentmuchtimewritingthebooks,hiss

42、tudywasnotverygoodandhehadtolearntheyear'sworkagainbuthisgiftofwritingishighlypraisedbytheteachersandstudent.Andhewaseveninvitedtogivetalksonwriting.ButDeniesdoesnotwanttobeawriter.Hesaid,'Ilikeplanesmost.Idreamofbecomingapilotsomeday.'(1) FromthestorywecanlearnthatDenies.A. publishedhis

43、UnbendingGisulaattheageof14B. wantstobeawriterwhenhegrowsupC. drewthepicturesforhisownbookD. doesnotgotoschoolanymore(2) WhatDenieslikedmostis.A.writingstoriesB.drawingpicturesC.whalesD.planes(3) WhendidDeniespublishthebooks?A.AttheageofsixB.AttheageofeightC.AttheageofsixteenD.Idon'tknow.【答案】(1)

44、CD(3)A【解析】【分析】大意：本文主要介绍作者丹尼斯个人的一些基本情况以及他的最畅销的书，他虽然学习怎么好，但是他善于写作，他梦想将来能成为一名飞行员，他的书主要介绍一只小鲸鱼，有一天小鲸鱼Gisula不听妈妈的话，爬上了海滩。然后迷路不得不独自生活的故事。(1)细节题。根据ThecolourpicturesweredrawnbyDenieshimself.可知，通过这个故事我们知道丹尼斯为自己的书画画，故选Co(2)细节题。根据Ilikeplanesmost.可知，丹尼斯最喜欢飞机，故选D。(3)细节题。根据now14yearsold,publishedhisbest-sellerUnb

45、endingGisulaeightyearsago.丹尼斯现在14岁，他的最畅销的书是8年前出版的，可知，他那是才6岁，故选Ao【点评】考查阅读理解。细节题是阅读理解题中常考题型。细节题需要从文中寻找答案。7.根据短文内容选择正确答案。The2014FIFAWorldCup,thetwentiethWorldCupfootballmatch,washeldinBrazilfromJune12th,2014toJuly13th,2014.Thirty-twoteamsfromdifferentcountriesbroughtussixty-fourwonderfulgamesduringtheW

46、orldCup.ThisisthesecondtimetheWorldCupisheldinthiscountryandthefifthinSouthAmerica.Thousandsoffootballfanswatchedthegames.ABiteofChina（舌尖上的中国）,amouth-wateringdocumentaryTVprogramfeaturingdeliciousChinesefood,hasinterestedalargenumberofpeople.TheprogramhasbecomeverypopularsinceitwasshownonTV.Thedocum

47、entaryprovidesnotonlyChinesedeliciousfoodbutalsotherelationshipsbetweenpeopleandfood."Wemadethisdocumentarywourrespectandloveforfood.IhopeitwillhelppeoplelearnmoreaboutChinesefoodaswellasChineseculture."saidthedirectorMr.Chen.LuJialei,aschoolgirlfromHangzhou,China,wonthechampionshipofthefi

48、rstChineseCharacterDictationContest,whichmadeherbecomefamousovernight.Luisahard-workinggirlandalwayscomestopatschool.readingandI'mcrazyaboutlearningChinesecharacters.Ienjoythecontestm辛耳次金andhopemoreandmorepeoplebecomeinterestedinlearningChinesecharacters."saidLuJialeiafterwinningthecontest.

49、(1) Howlongdidthe2014FIFAWorldCuplast?A.Aboutaweek.B.AbouttwoweeksC.Aboutamonth.D.Abouttwomonths.(2) WhichisNOTtrueaccordingtothearticles?A. LuJialeialwaysgetsgoodgradesatschool.B. TheWorldCuphasbeenheldinSouthAmericatwice.C. ManypeoplelikewatchingtheTVprogramABiteofChina.D. LuJialeihopesmorepeoplec

50、antakemuchinterestinChinesecharacters.(3) Wheremaythearticlesprobablycomefrom?A.Astorybook.B.Asciencereport.C.Asportsmagazine.D.TheInternet.【答案】(1)CB(3)D【解析】【分析】这篇短文给我们介绍了三段不同内容的短文。第一段是关于今年夏天将在巴西举行的足球世界杯；第二段是关于舌尖上的中国这个电视节目；第三段是关于第一届汉字听写大赛的冠军卢佳磊。(1)细节理解题。根据短文的第一段中thetwentiethWorldCupfootballmatch,wil

51、lbeheldinBrazilfromJune12th,2014toJuly13th,2014.可知,第20届世界杯足球赛将于2014年6月12号到7月13号在巴西举行，时间是才I续一个月。故选Co(2)推理判断题。根据Luisahard-workinggirlandalwayscomestopatschool.可知A的说法是对的；根据ABiteofChina(舌尖上的中国),amouth-wateringdocumentaryTVprogramfeaturingdeliciousChinesefood,hasinterestedalargenumberofpeople.可知C的说法也符合文意

52、；根据enjoythecontestandhopemoreandmorepeoplebecomeinterestedinlearningChinesecharacters可知D也是符合文意的；根据ThisisthesecondtimetheWorldCupisheldinthiscountryandthefifthinSouthAmerica.可知，这是世界杯足球赛第五次在南美洲国家举行，故B不对。选Bo(3)主旨大意题。这篇短文中给我们介绍了三个不同的内容，第一段是关于今年的世界杯足球比赛将在巴西举行；第二个是关于舌尖上的中国这个节目；第三个是关于汉字听写大赛的冠军卢佳磊。这样的一篇短文应该

53、来源于网上。故选Do【点评】阅读理解考查对篇章的把握和对细节的识别能力，答题时注意紧扣问题中的关键词，在文章中寻找答案。8.阅读理解Edinburghistheworld's"festivalcity".Thecityholds12festivalsthroughouttheyear,halfofwhicharecelebratedduringthemonthsofJulyandAugust.HundredsofthousandsofpeoplevisittheScottishcapitalduringthesummer.Herearesomeoftheevents

54、theycanenjoy.TheEdinburghInternationalFestivalThisistheoriginal（最初的）Edinburghfestival,whichbeganin1947Actors,musicians,dancersandoperasingersfromallovertheworldperformforlargeaudiences.Youneedticketsformostofthefestival'sevents,whichtakeplaceintheatersaroundthecity.TheEdinburghFestivalFringeThis

55、isthelargestartfestivalintheworld,withthousandso'performances.Anyonecanperformatthefestival.Over20,000artistscartakepart.GototheRoyalMile,oneofEdinburgh'smainstreets,towatchperformerssuchasmagicians,acrobats（杂技演员）andcomedians.However,itcangetverybusy,asthousandsoftouristsandlocal（当地的）peoplef

56、illthecitystreetstoenjoytheshows.TheEdinburghInternationalBookFestivalThelargestbookfestivalintheworldbeganin1983andtakesplaceeveryyearinCharlotteSquareGardensinthecenterofEdinburgh.Thereareover700eventsforchildrenandadults.Youcanmeetmanyauthors,talktothem,askthemtosignabookorlistentothemtalkaboutth

57、eirstories.TheEdinburghJazzandBluesFestivalMusicloverscometothisfestivaltoenjoymusicalperformancesalloverthecity.Artistsperformstreettheater,danceandcircus（马戏）showsinamazingcostumes（戏装）.Everyonecanenjoythemusicanddanceperformances.（1）WhatdoweknowfromParagraph1?A. Edinburghisfamousforitsfestivals.B.

58、EdinburghisthecapitalofWales.C. SixofEdinburgh'sfestivalsareheldinJuly.D. SummerisnotthebesttimetovisitEdinburgh.（2） Whichofthefollowingisthelargestartfestivalintheworld?A.TheEdinburghInternationalFestival.B.TheEdinburghFestivalFringe.C.TheEdinburghInternationalBookFestival.D.TheEdinburghJazzand

59、BluesFestival.（3） WhereistheEdinburghInternationalBookFestivalheld?A.Attheatersaroundthecity.B.IntheRoyalMile.C.InCharlotteSquareGardens.D.OnEdinburgh'smainstreets.（4） Whatisthepurposeofthestory?A. TodescribethecityofEdinburgh.B. TodescribesomefestivalsinEdinburgh.C. ToprovethatEdinburghistheworld'sartcenter.D. Toencourag