A
Edinburgh is the world's festival city．There are 12 festivals throughout the year
half of which are celebrated during the months of July and August．
Thousands of people visit the Scottish capital during the summer．Here are some of the events they can enjoy:
The Edinburgh International Festival
This is the original Edinburgh festival, which began in 1947．Actors, musicians, dancers and opera singers from all over the world perform to huge audiences．You need tickets for most events which take place in theatres around the city．
The Edinburgh Festival Fringe（艺穗芳）
This is the largest arts festival in the world with thousands of shows taking place across the city．More than 20, 000 artists take part, as the festival is open to anyone．Visitors can choose from a huge variety of acts．
Join thousands of visitors and locals at the Royal Mile, Edinburgh's main street, to watch all kinds of performers and shows．
The Edinburgh International Book Festival
The largest book festival in the world began in 1983 and takes place every year in Charlotte Square Gardens, in the centre of Edinburgh．There are more than 700 events for children and adults who love books．You can meet many authors, talk to them, ask them to sign a book or listen to them talk about their stories．Children can listen to stories and watch illustrators（插画家） draw pictures．
The Edinburgh Jazz and Blues Festival
Music lovers come to this festival to enjoy music shows around the city．One of the highlights（精彩部分）of this musical event is the street carnival which is free to all．Artists perform street theatre, dance and circus shows in amazing costumes, and everyone can join in the dancing．
1. What can people do at the Edinburgh International Festival?
A. Meet many authors and talk to them． B. Experience the street carnival．
C. Buy tickets to watch performances． D. Get actors and musicians' signatures．
2. Which one is the largest arts festival in the world?
A. The Edinburgh International Festival． B. The Edinburgh Festival Fringe．
C. The Edinburgh International Book Festival． D. The Edinburgh Jazz and Blues Festival．
3. What's the author's purpose in writing the passage?
A. To introduce a few Edinburgh's events． B. To tell readers about Edinburgh．
C. To share good feelings with readers． D. To show us how to celebrate important festivals．
【答案】1. C 2. B 3. A
【解析】
【分析】
本文是一篇应用文。文章主要介绍了爱丁堡的四个艺术节。
【1题详解】
细节理解题。根据文章第三段“Actors, musicians, dancers and opera singers from all over the world perform to huge audiences．You need tickets for most events which take place in theatres around the city．” 来自世界各地的演员、音乐家、舞者和歌剧演唱家为众多观众表演。你需要买票才能看大部分在城里剧院里举行的活动。因此在Edinburgh International Festival，可以买票观看表演，故选C。
【2题详解】
细节理解题。根据第四段“This is the largest arts festival in the world with thousands of shows taking place across the city．” 这是世界上最大的艺术节，有成千上万的表演在整个城市上演。由此可知The Edinburgh Festival Fringe为世界上最大的艺术节，故选B。
【3题详解】
推理判断题。根据第一和第二段Edinburgh is the world's festival city．There are 12 festivals throughout the year, half of which are celebrated during the months of July and August．Thousands of people visit the Scottish capital during the summer．Here are some of the events they can enjoy: 爱丁堡是世界的节日之都。一年中有12个节日，其中一半在7月和8月庆祝。在夏天，成千上万的人参观苏格兰首都。以下是一些他们可以享有的活动。再根据下文介绍的四个艺术节，可推断作者写这篇文章就是介绍爱丁堡的一些关于艺术节的活动，故选A。
【点睛】应用文多是细节理解题。一般定位关键词适用于解答细节理解题。通过定位关键词解题，考生在阅读题干时，把题干中有标记意义的词或词组标记出来，或者选项中的关键词，然后用这个词回到原文当中定位。如小题1题干中的Edinburgh International Festival，再如小题3题干中的the largest arts festival，可以帮助快速找出答案。
