Today the "fringe", once less recognized, has far outgrown the festival with around 1, 500 performances of theatre, music and dance on every one of the 21 days lasts. And yet as early as 1959, with only 19 theatre 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 (2013新课标全国Ⅱ,B)
Today the “Fringe”，once less recognized，has far outgrown the festival with around 1,500 performances of theatre，music and dance on every one of the 21 days it lasts.And yet as early as 1959，with only 19 theatre 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. (2013·新课标全国Ⅱ，B)
40. What was the purpose of Edinburgh Festival at the beginning? A. To bring Europe together again. B. To honor heroes of World War Il C. To introduce young theatre groups. D. To attract great artists from Europe 解析细节理解题。文章第一段最后一句指出:“ The idea was to reunite Europe after the Second World War”,即:(人 们创设爱丁堡音乐节的想法是团结二战后的欧洲。因此, 正确答案为A项 答案A
40．What was the purpose of Edinburgh Festival at the beginning? A．To bring Europe together again. B．To honor heroes of World War Ⅱ. C．To introduce young theatre groups. D．To attract great artists from Europe. 解析 细节理解题。文章第一段最后一句指出：“The idea was to reunite Europe after the Second World War.”，即：(人 们创设爱丁堡音乐节的)想法是团结二战后的欧洲。因此， 正确答案为 A 项。 答案 A
41. Why did some uninvited theatre groups come to Edinburgh in 1947? 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. 解析细节理解题。由第三段第二句“ Eight theatre groups turned up uninvited in 1947, in the belief that everyone should have the right to perform.”,可知八个剧团不请自 来的原因是他们认为每个人都应有权利来音乐节上参加 表演。 答案D
41.Why did some uninvited theatre groups come to Edinburgh in 1947? 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. 解析 细节理解题。由第三段第二句“Eight theatre groups turned up uninvited in 1947，in the belief that everyone should have the right to perform...”，可知八个剧团不请自 来的原因是他们认为每个人都应有权利来音乐节上参加 表演。 答案 D
42. Who joined the"Fringe" after it appeared? A. Popular writers. B. University students. C. Artists from around the world D. Performers of music and dance 解析细节理解题。第三段和第四段提到很多大学生参加 了爱丁堡音乐节,所以答案为B项 答案B
42．Who joined the “Fringe” after it appeared? A．Popular writers. B．University students. C．Artists from around the world. D．Performers of music and dance. 解析 细节理解题。第三段和第四段提到很多大学生参加 了爱丁堡音乐节，所以答案为 B 项。 答案 B
43. We may learn from the text that Edinburgh estival A. has become a non-official event B. has gone beyond an art festival C. gives shows all year round D. keeps growing rapidly 解析推理判断题。由倒数第二段中的“… has far outgrown the festival., some said it was getting too big”及文章最后 段中的“. eight administrators working all year round and the number rises to 150 during August itself.”可知爱丁堡音 乐节发展迅速,其规模不断变大
43 ． We may learn from the text that Edinburgh Festival________. A．has become a non-official event B．has gone beyond an art festival C．gives shows all year round D．keeps growing rapidly 解析 推理判断题。由倒数第二段中的“...has far outgrown the festival...，...some said it was getting too big.”及文章最后 一段中的“...eight administrators working all year round and the number rises to 150 during August itself.”可知爱丁堡音 乐节发展迅速，其规模不断变大。 D