A
Claire King says she would never have started going to the Glastonbury Festival if her friend who runs a food stand hadn't needed a hand a few years ago. “I thought it would just be all noise, and I never liked rock music.” Now she says she would pay her friend to allow her to work at her stand! “The tickets sell like hot cakes, so it's the best way of making sure I can get to the five-day festival in June,” she points out.
Nick Hendon likes going to the Cambridge Folk Festival, which takes place over a long weekend in summer at Cherry Hinton Hall. His favourite festival area is the Club Tent where members of the audience, as well as the invited artists, can get up and perform. “My wife usually takes part. She has a beautiful voice,” he says proudly.
Joan Mitchell does her best to get to the International Eisteddfod, a dance and music festival which takes place every year during the second week of July in Wales. The festival is also famous for the final Sunday Evening Gala Concert which usually has some of the biggest names in opera as guest performers. “I've seen Dame Kiri Te Kanawa9 James Galway and Montserrat Caballe, but no one could ever match Luciano Pavarotti. He was truly breathtaking!”
Graham Crosby tries to get to as many concerts as possible during the eight-week summer season of the Proms festival every year. The Proms is the largest classical music festival in the world. “The atmosphere is much more relaxing than that at other classical concerts. In fact, the audience sometimes behave more like rock fans, jumping up and down to the music, which is really exciting.”
1. What can we know about Claire King from the text?
A. She doesn't like working for her friend.
B. She runs a food stand during the festival.
C. She gets the ticket for the festival from her friend.
D. She doesn't need to buy a ticket to get to the festival.
2. Who enjoys the event in which festival-goers can take part?
A. Graham Crosby B. Claire King.
C. Nick Hendon. D. Joan Mitchell.
3. Which festival lasts the longest time?
A. The Proms.
B. The Glastonbury Festival.
C. The International Eisteddfod.
D. The Cambridge Folk Festival.
【答案】1. D 2. C 3. A
【解析】
【分析】这是一篇记叙文。文章介绍了四个人对四种音乐节的看法和态度。
【1题详解】
推理判断题。由第一段“Claire King says she would never have started going to the Glastonbury Festival if her friend who runs a food stand hadn't needed a hand a few years ago. “I thought it would just be all noise, and I never liked rock music.” Now she says she would pay her friend to allow her to work at her stand! “The tickets sell like hot cakes, so it's the best way of making sure I can get to the five-day festival in June,” she points out. (Claire King说，如果她的朋友几年前不是在一个小吃摊上需要帮助的话，她永远都不会去参加格拉斯顿伯里音乐节。“我以为一切都是噪音，我从来不喜欢摇滚乐。”现在她说她会付钱给她的朋友，让她在她的摊位上工作!“门票卖得很火爆，所以这是确保我能参加6月份为期五天的音乐节的最好办法，”她指出。)”可知，Claire King并不喜欢听音乐会，但因为朋友在音乐节有小吃摊，让她帮忙，她接触到了格拉斯顿伯里音乐节，她现在想在朋友小吃摊上工作，可得出她应该是在音乐节上当工作人员，所以不需要门票。故选D项。
【2题详解】
细节理解题。由第二段中的“Nick Hendon likes going to the Cambridge Folk Festival, which takes place over a long weekend in summer at Cherry Hinton Hall. (Nick Hendon喜欢参加剑桥民俗节，这个节日在夏天的一个长周末里在奇瑞·辛顿厅举行。)”可知，Nick Hendon喜欢参加节日活动。故选C项。
【3题详解】
细节理解题。由第一段中的““The tickets sell like hot cakes, so it's the best way of making sure I can get to the five-day festival in June,” she points out. (“门票卖得很火爆，所以这是确保我能参加6月份为期五天的音乐节的最好办法，”她指出。)”，第二段中的“Nick Hendon likes going to the Cambridge Folk Festival, which takes place over a long weekend in summer at Cherry Hinton Hall. (Nick Hendon喜欢参加剑桥民俗节，这个节日在夏天的一个长周末里在奇瑞·辛顿厅举行。)”，第三段中的“Joan Mitchell does her best to get to the International Eisteddfod, a dance and music festival which takes place every year during the second week of July in Wales. (Joan Mitchell尽力参加每年7月的第二周在威尔士举行的国际艾斯特德福德舞蹈节和音乐节。)”和第四段中的“Graham Crosby tries to get to as many concerts as possible during the eight-week summer season of the Proms festival every year. (Graham Crosby试图在每年为期八周的夏季舞会期间参加尽可能多的音乐会。)”可知，the Glastonbury Festival为期五天，the Cambridge Folk Festival为期一个长周末，the International Eisteddfod为期一周，the Proms festival为期八周，the Proms festival持续时间最长。故选A项。
