8.In 1947 a group of famous people from the art world headed by an Austrian conductor decided to hold an international festival of music,dance and theater in Edinburgh.The idea was to reunite Europe after the Second World War.
At the same time,the"Fringe"appeared as a challenge to the official festival.Eight theater groups turned up uninvited in 1947,in the belief that everyone should have the right to perform,and they did so in a public house disused for years.
Soon,groups of students firstly from Edinburgh University,and later from the universities of Oxford and Cambridge,Durham and Birmingham were making the journey to the Scottish capital each summer to perform theater by little-known writers of plays in small church halls to the people of Edinburgh.
Today the"Fringe",once less recognized,has far outgrown the festival with around 1,500 performances of theater,music and dance on every one of the 21 days it lasts.And yet as early as 1959,with only 19 theater groups performing,some said it was getting too big.
A paid administrator was first employed only in 1971,and today there are eight administrators working all year round and the number rises to 150 during August itself.In 2004 there were 200 places housing 1,695 shows by over 600 different groups from 50 different countries.More than 1,25 million tickets were sold.
32.What was the purpose of Edinburgh Festival at he beginning?A
A.To bring Europe together again.
B.To honor heroes of World War 11.
C.To introduce young theater groups.
D.To attract great artists from Europe.
33.Why did some uninvited theater groups come to  Edinburgh in 1947?D
A.They owned a public house there.
B.They came to take up a challenge.
C.They thought they were also famous.
D.They wanted to take part in the festival.
34.Who joined the"Fringe"after it appeared?B
A.Popular writers.
B.University students.
C.Artists from around the world.
D.Performers of music and dance.
35.We may learn from the text that Edinburgh FestivalD.
A.has become a non-official event
B.has gone beyond an art festival
C.gives shows all year round
D.keeps growing rapidly.

分析 1947年一群藝術(shù)界的名人在一位奧地利指揮的帶領(lǐng)下決定在愛丁堡舉辦一次音樂,舞蹈和歌劇的藝術(shù)節(jié).目的是為了重新聯(lián)合二戰(zhàn)后的歐洲.同時,一個名叫"邊緣"的群體出現(xiàn)了,他們是一些自發(fā)從句藝術(shù)節(jié)的人,一開始是愛丁堡的大學(xué)生,后來又有了牛津和劍橋等大學(xué)的學(xué)生參加.現(xiàn)在,邊緣群體已經(jīng)發(fā)展成為規(guī)?涨暗乃囆g(shù)節(jié)主角.

解答 32.A  細(xì)節(jié)理解題.   第一段中 The idea was to reunite Europe after the Second World War藝術(shù)節(jié)的目的是為了重新聯(lián)合歐洲,故選A.
33.D   細(xì)節(jié)理解題. 第二段中Eight theatre groups turned up uninvited in 1947,in the belief that everyone should have the right to perform他們認(rèn)為每個人都有表演的權(quán)利,都有參加的權(quán)利.故選D.
34.B   細(xì)節(jié)判斷題. 第三段中Soon,groups of students firstly from Edinburgh University,and later from the universities of Oxford and Cambridge,Durham and Birmingham很多大學(xué)的學(xué)生參加了.故選B.   
35.D  推理判斷題.  最后一段中the number rises to 150during August itself,More than 1.25 million tickets were sold都說明愛丁堡藝術(shù)節(jié)發(fā)展的規(guī)模越來越大.故選D.

點評 題目涉及多道細(xì)節(jié)理解題,做題時結(jié)合原文和題目有針對性的找出相關(guān)語句進行仔細(xì)分析,結(jié)合選項選出正確答案.推理判斷題也是要在抓住關(guān)鍵句子的基礎(chǔ)上合理的分析才能得出正確答案,切忌胡亂猜測,一定要做到有理有據(jù).

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