Celebrated in the city of Munich, Germany, the Oktoberfest, as it is popularly called, is a 3-week festival that takes place in the months of September and October. Also called the largest beer festival in the world, the Oktoberfest gathers about 6 million visitors worldwide every year. Seeing the popularity of the festival, many countries around the world have adapted to what they call their own version of the Oktoberfest. So if you are not able to make it to Germany, you can always enjoy the festival in the areas mentioned below. Don’t miss out on it!

Brazil: welcome to the German town of Blumenau in Brazil. Well, we are not talking about Germans living in the town, but the place was originally founded by immigrants from Germany in the year 1850. The town is built in a traditional German style and there are a fair number of people who still live the way it used to be in good old days. The Oktoberfest is celebrated in a small village called Parque Vila Germanica between the dates of October 1st to October 18th. Guests can enjoy the festival in addition to exploring the town and its sites which include a beer museum.

Vietnam: celebrated in Ho Chi Minh City since 1992, the Oktoberfest event over here is conducted between the 6th and the 11th of October and the decorations are like the original festival in Munich, with large wooden tables lined with beer.

The Philippines: unlike the original Oktoberfest which is celebrated in a certain area, the Oktoberfest in the Philippines is a recent addition to the already existing festival which takes place between the 4th of September and the 9th of October. Now the event is set to be celebrated in a total of 30 parties in various cities around the country.

Canada: over 700,000 guests (second highest after Munich) in and around Canada take part in the Oktoberfest celebrated in Ontario between the 9th and the 17th of October.

1.In which place does the Oktoberfest take place from September to October?

A．In Blumenau.

B．In Ontario.

C．In Ho Chi Minh City.

D．In Munich.

2.From the first paragraph we can know that _______.

A．the Oktoberfest in Germany is the biggest beer festival in the world.

B．every year about 600,000 people celebrated the Oktoberfest in Germany

C．the Oktoberfest lasts longer in Germany than in any other country

D．in Germany the name “beer festival” is better known than the Oktoberfest

3.About the Germany town of Blumenau, we know that ______.

A．only Germans live in the town

B．the town was first founded by Germans

C．people in the town all live in the old German way

D．the town has many beer festivals

4.The author’s purpose in writing this passage is ______.

A．to call on more people to travel abroad

B．to attract more tourists to the Oktoberfest in Munich

C．to introduce Oktoberfest celebrations in the world

D．to describe the development of the Oktoberfest

 

【答案】

1.D

2.A

3.B

4.C

【解析】文章主要是對德國慕尼黑啤酒節(jié)的介紹，包括他的創(chuàng)立和相關(guān)信息

1.事實(shí)細(xì)節(jié)題，根據(jù)第一段Celebrated in the city of Munich, Germany, the Oktoberfest, as it is popularly called, is a 3-week festival that takes place in the months of September and October可知。

2.事實(shí)細(xì)節(jié)題，根據(jù)第一段Also called the largest beer festival in the world可知，他是世界上最大的啤酒節(jié)。

3.事實(shí)細(xì)節(jié)題，根據(jù)第二段 but the place was originally founded by immigrants from Germany in the year 1850可知，最初是由一個德國人建立的

4.主旨大意題，文章主要是對德國慕尼黑啤酒節(jié)的介紹。

 

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