What's your idea of a good time? What about dancing in a rainy field with one hundred and fifty thousand other people while a famous rock band plays on a stage so far away that the performers look like ants? It may sound strange but that is what many hundreds of thousands of young people in the UK do every summer.
Held on a farm, the Glastonbury Festival is the most well-known and popular in the UK. It began in 1970 and was attended by one thousand five hundred people each paying an admission price of £1 - the ticket included free milk from the farm. Since then the Glastonbury Festival has gone from strength to strength - in 2004 one hundred and fifty thousand fans attended, paying £112 for tickets to the 3-day event. Tickets for the event sold out within three hours. Acts included veteran superstars, such as Paul McCartney and James Brown, as well as new talent, like Franz Ferdinand and Joss Stone.
Although many summer festivals are run on a profit-making basis, Glastonbury is a charity event, donating millions of pounds to local and international charities. Glastonbury is not unique in using live music to raise money for global poverty. In July of this year, the Live 8 concerts will be held simultaneously (同时地) in London, Paris, Rome and Berlin. Superstars, such as Madonna, Sir Elton John and Stevie Wonder will perform in order to highlight international poverty and debt.
1.Which of the following statement is Not true according to the passage ?
A. The Glastonbury Festival is a popular outdoor music festival .
B. The Glastonbury Festival is run on a profit-making basis.
C. The Glastonbury Festival was first held in 1970.
D. People have to pay to attend the Glastonbury Festival.
2.What does the underlined phrase ‘from strength to strength’ in the second paragraph mean?
A. With more and more strong young fans.
B. With more famous rock bands and performers.
C. With continuing and growing success.
D. With continuing and growing admission price.
3.What do you know about the Live 8 concert from this passage?
A. It’s held simultaneously in London, Paris, Rome and Berlin every year.
B. It raises money with live music to make profit.
C. Many superstars such as Madonna and James Brown, as well as new talent, like Franz Ferdinand will attend it in July this year.
D. It is a charity event, donating millions of pounds to global poverty.
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
James sat outside the office waiting for the interview. He felt so ___1___ that he didn’t know what to do with ___2___.The person who had gone in ___3___ him had been there for nearly an hour. And she looked so confident when she went in. ___4__ James. He felt __5___ that she had already got the ___6___. The problem was that he wanted this job ___7__. It meant ___8___ to him. He had ___9___ it such a lot before the day of the interview. He had imagined himself ___10___ brilliantly at the interview and __11___ the job immediately. But now here he was feeling ___12___ .He couldn’t ___13___ all those things he had ___14___ to say. At that moment, he almost decided to get up and ___15___.But no — he had to do this. He had spent so much time considering it that he couldn’t ___16__ like that. His hands were hot and sticky and his mouth felt dry. At last the door of the office opened. The woman who had gone in an hour earlier came out looking very ___17___ with herself. She smiled sympathetically at James. At that moment James ___18___ her . The managing director then appeared at the office door. “Would you like to come in now, Mr Davis? I’m sorry to have kept you waiting.” James suddenly ___19___ that he had gone home after all. He got up, legs ___20____ and forehead sweating and wondered whether he looked as terrified as he felt.
1.A.healthy B.nervous C.careless D.confident
2.A.the managing directorB.the woman C.himself D.the situation
3.A.by B.with C.before D.after
4.A.Not like B.So did C.Do as D. Do like
5.A.doubtful B.sure C.angry D.astonishing
6.A.reward B.first C.prize D.job
7.A.hopelessly B.naturally C.easily D.so much
8.A.everything B.happiness C.difficulty D.nothing
9.A.dreamed of B.learned of C.thought about D. talked about
10.A.explaining B.performing C.answering D.performed
11.A.offered B.asked for C.being offered D. being asked for
12.A.crazy B.excited C.probable D.terrible
13.A.depend on B.afford C.believe in D. remember
14.A.kept B.been taught C.planned D. been supplied
15.A.leave B.go in C.prepare D. practise
16.A.take back B.put off C.give up D. put down
17.A.ugly B.pleased C.sad D.pretty
18.A.noticed B.loved C.missed D.hated
19.A.thought B.hoped C.wished D.regretted
20.A.shaking B.bending C.walking D.stopping
Before_____ white, the door should be cleaned thoroughly.
A. painting B. painted C. being painted D. having been painted
--- Did you seea man in black pass by just now?
--- No, sir. I ________ a newspaper.
A. read B. was reading C. would read D. am reading
My parents live in a small village. They always keep candles in the house ____ there is a power cut.
A. if B. unless C. in case D. so that
--- An ant has two stomachs --- one for itself, one for others.
--- Really? Quite interesting. I ____ anything about it.
A. don’t know B. have known C. haven’t known D. didn’t know
