六、阅读理解
Every August, Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland, is the home of one of the most important art festivals in the world. Three of our young readers went there and told us about it.
| My parents have always liked art exhibitions and they've taken me to many, but I never enjoyed them, however, in Edinburgh we saw an exhibition of African masks at a museum and they were fantastic. I couldn't imagine that people made such beautiful things so long ago. Some of the masks were 2,000 years old. | Marti, 14 |
| My friend and I went to the theatre at the Edinburgh Arts Festival. We decided to see a musical (音乐剧). I used to think musicals were for people like my mum, but it was very good. I loved all the singing and dancing. Everyone was very talented and it was really colorful. | Jack, 13 |
| I'd never been to a ballet before and I didn't really want to go, but my aunt Celia said I had to. In the end, I was glad! We saw The sleeping Beauty at the Edinburgh Festival. The dancers were beautiful and Tchaikovsky's music made the story come alive. I can't wait to go to a ballet again. | Hannah, 16 |
() 1. One of the most important art festivals is held in Edinburgh in ______ every year.
A. June
B. July
C. August
D. September
() 2. It was ______ first time to enjoy a ballet.
A. Marti's
B. Jack's
C. Hannah's
D. Celia's
() 3. What similar characteristic do the three teenagers share?
A. They all expected that they would have a great time before they went.
B. They all thought the festival would be rather boring before they went.
C. They were all into music lovers and enjoyed singing and dancing a lot.
D. They were all under 18 so they had to go to the festival with adults.
() 4. The writer mainly introduces ______ in the passage.
A. three young readers' experiences
B. an important music festival
C. Edinburgh, a famous city
D. some outdoor activities
() 5. This passage is most probably from ______.
A. a local newspaper
B. a TV guide
C. a festival leaflet
D. a sports magazine

1. C. August
2. C. Hannah's
3. B. They all thought the festival would be rather boring before they went.
4. A. three young readers' experiences
5. A. a local newspaper

七、首字母填空
As traditional Chinese art, paper cutting has a long history. The first and (1) paper cutting was found in China 1,500 years ago. But this traditional art is at risk of disappearing now. Luckily, Voyo Woo, a Chinese immigrant (移民) in America, is trying to bring this art (2) to life.
One Saturday in 2014, Ms Woo held a paper cutting (3) at a shopping center near Washington. Ms Woo began to study the (4) of paper cutting as a 14-year-old girl in her hometown in China. She had a (5) love for it. So her teacher spent more time teaching her after class. Later, she won the second prize in a (6) painting and art competition. Ms Woo went to America after she finished college in 2008. And then she was (7) to show the art in many important activities. "It is important to promote (宣传) this art to Americans or anyone who is interested in it. (8) it will make this art more popular," Woo said.
From the art of paper cutting, people can know about Chinese cultural (9) , history and stories of people's life. Ms Woo uses the art as a (10) to show Chinese culture to people who know little about it. Chinese art is not only for Chinese, but also for people all over the world.

1. earliest
2. back
3. show
4. art
5. deep
6. national
7. invited
8. Maybe
9. values
10. tool

1. 联系上下文，第一空表示“最早的”剪纸，结合首字母e，应填“earliest”。
2. 第二空表示“使这门艺术复活”，结合首字母b，应填“back”，bring back to life意为“使复活”。
3. 第三空表示“剪纸展览”，结合首字母s，应填“show”。
4. 第四空表示“剪纸艺术”，结合首字母a，应填“art”。
5. 第五空表示“深深的喜爱”，结合首字母d，应填“deep”。
6. 第六空表示“全国的绘画和艺术比赛”，结合首字母n，应填“national”。
7. 第七空表示“被邀请”，结合首字母i，且为被动语态，应填“invited”。
8. 第八空表示“也许”，结合首字母M，应填“Maybe”。
9. 第九空表示“中国的文化价值”，结合首字母v，应填“values”。
10. 第十空表示“作为展示中国文化的工具”，结合首字母t，应填“tool”。