1.As Christmas approaches,towns and cities around the UK are preparing for a very British celebration.
The switching on of a town's Christmas lights has become an increasingly competitive event over the years,with some councils (會議) spending lots of money to attract A-list famous persons to do the honors.
The American singer Mariah Carey flew to London in November to switch on the lights at one of the city's biggest shopping centers,while Jim Carrey lighted Oxford Street and promoted his new film at the same time.
Traffic in the historic English city of Bath was brought to a halt as thousands of fans crowded to see the Hollywood actor Nicolas Cage conducted the switching-on ceremony.
Some celebrations do not go according to the plan,as was seen in Birmingham when dozens of people were injured as the famous British boy band JLS took the stage.
Not all towns can afford to bring in an internationally-known star,so many switchon ceremonies are handled by ex-TV talent show competitors.
Pantomime (圣誕童話。 stars are also much in demand at this time of year,as they aim to promote their Christmas shows.
But if your council hasn't got the budget to bring in a famous face,what are the cheaper alternatives?
A town in the west of England chose to let the public decide by giving their suggestions online.The result:a 21-year-old DIY store worker was given the honor.
"I was amazed and delighted to be asked,"said Scott Parker,"it's just a special gift and not something I'd,ever thought about before."
56.According to the passage,what kind of special celebration can you see at Christmas in UK?D
A.People meeting their favorite stars and getting special gifts.
B.Well-known persons invited to make a performance in public.
C.A-list persons lighting Oxford Street and promoting their films.
D.Switching-on ceremonies that are conducted by honored persons.
57.The underlined word"halt"in Paragraph 4probably means"B".
A.start B.stop
C.ban D.run
58.Which of the followings can be learned from the passage?C
A.Mariah Carey is invited to Bath to switch on the lights.
B.Pantomime stars rarely appear at events like this.
C.Not all those who switch on the Christmas lights can make lots of money.
D.Average persons can not get a chance to switch on the Christmas lights.
59.The following are famous persons EXCEPTA.
A.Scott Parker B.Mariah Carey
C.Nicolas Cage D.Jim Carrey.
分析 本文介紹了英國城鎮(zhèn)在圣誕節(jié)臨近時準備的非常傳統(tǒng)的一系列英式慶;顒樱麄兓虺赓Y邀請社會名流、歌星、演員來參加亮燈儀式或表演圣誕童話劇或通過網(wǎng)上投票向民眾征集圣誕慶祝方案并以此慶祝.
解答 DBCA
56.D.細節(jié)理解題 根據(jù)文中細節(jié)"一些城鎮(zhèn)圣誕節(jié)亮燈活動是由American singer,Hollywood actor來啟動的"可以選出D項.其余選項與內(nèi)容的細節(jié)有出入.
57.B.詞義猜測題 根據(jù)第四段的第一句"as thousands of fans crowded to …"可以推測
出該詞的意思為stop.
58.C.細節(jié)推斷題 根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段的內(nèi)容A town in the west of England chose to let the public decide by giving their suggestions online.The result:a 21-year-old DIY store worker was given the honor.可以推斷出普通人也有機會參加這一活動,并非賺了很多錢,正確選項為C.
59.A.細節(jié)理解題 根據(jù)文章理解,除Scott Parker是普通民眾外,其余人物均是歌手或演員.
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