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【題目】In 1940 the German army entered the Netherlands, beginning an occupation that lasted five years. Members of the Dutch royal family(荷蘭皇室) were forced to go to the United Kingdom to avoid being caught. However, the threat of German bombing attacks meant that England was not completely safe. For this reason Princess Juliana and her daughters, Princesses Beatrix and Irene, moved to Canada and settled in Ottawa. In January 1943 Juliana gave birth to a third daughter, Princess Margriet Francisca. The Government of Canada temporarily declared her place of birth as outside of Canadian land, meaning Margriet could hold Dutch citizenship and therefore still be qualified for the Dutch throne.

In 1945, the Dutch royal family returned home. Shortly after her return, Princess Juliana presented 100,000 tulip bulbs to Canada in appreciation of the important role played by Canadian troops in liberating the Netherlands and for providing her family with a safe place during the war. The following year she sent 20,500 tulip bulbs. Juliana continued to send thousands of bulbs as a yearly gift, a tradition that continued after she became queen in 1948. The gift of tulips is an ongoing tradition, and each year the people of the Netherlands and the Dutch royal family each send 10,000 bulbs to Canada in recognition of the close ties between the two countries. The gift of bulbs and the tulip flowers attracted interest and visitors in Ottawa. In 1952 Karsh, an Armenian-born photographer, suggested the idea of a tulip festival to the Ottawa Board of Trade. The first Canadian Tulip Festival took place in 1953. The first festival proved popular, and it became a yearly event. To mark the festival’s 50th anniversary in 2002, Canada Post issued a series of commemorative stamps(紀念郵票) and plates featuring the flowers and Princess Margriet returned to visit Ottawa. In the following years the festival began to focus more on international friendship and the festival’s historical origins. Now it is one of the world’s largest tulip shows.

【1】Why did the Dutch royal family move to Canada? (不多于5個詞)

【2】Why did Princess Juliana send tulip bulbs to Canada in 1945？ (不多于7個詞)

【3】How often does Canadian Tulip Festival take place? (不多于4個詞)

【4】What is the passage mainly about? (不多于8個詞)

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】To avoid danger. / To avoid being caught.

【2】To show her thanks/appreciation to Canada.

【3】Once a year. / Every year.

【4】The origin and developent of Canadian Tulip Festival.

【解析】文章介紹了荷蘭皇室每年贈送給加拿大郁金香球莖這一傳統(tǒng)的由來，并且在加拿大促成了一年一度的郁金香節(jié)的慶�；顒�，而且得到了持續(xù)的發(fā)展。

【1】To avoid danger. / To avoid being caught.細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章第一段However, the threat of German bombing attacks meant that England was not completely safe. For this reason Princess Juliana and her daughters, Princesses Beatrix and Irene, moved to Canada and settled in Ottawa. （然而，德國轟炸的威脅意味著英國并不完全安全。出于這個原因，朱莉安娜公主和她的女兒貝婭麗絲公主和艾琳公主搬到了加拿大，定居在渥太華。）可知，是為了避免危險/避免被抓，荷蘭皇室成員搬到了加拿大，故回答To avoid danger/ To avoid being caught.

【2】To show her thanks/appreciation to Canada.細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章第二段Princess Juliana presented 100,000 tulip bulbs to Canada in appreciation of the important role played by Canadian troops in liberating the Netherlands and for providing her family with a safe place during the war.（朱莉安娜公主向加拿大贈送了10萬個郁金香球莖，以感謝加拿大軍隊在解放荷蘭和為她的家人在戰(zhàn)爭期間提供安全的地方所給予的幫助。），故回答To show her thanks/ appreciation to Canada.

【3】Once a year. / Every year.細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段Juliana continued to send thousands of bulbs as a yearly gift, a tradition that continued after she became queen in 1948.（朱莉安娜繼續(xù)送出成千上萬的郁金香鱗莖作為每年的禮物，這是她在1948年成為女王后一直延續(xù)的傳統(tǒng)。）可知，每年都贈送，故回答Once a year/ Every year.

【4】The origin and development of Canadian Tulip Festival.主旨題。文章介紹了荷蘭皇室每年贈送給加拿大郁金香球莖這一傳統(tǒng)的由來，并且在加拿大促成了一年一度的郁金香節(jié)的慶�；顒佣�且得到了持續(xù)的發(fā)展。故回答The origin and development of Canadian Tulip Festival.