LONDON: The Edinburgh Festival, the biggest arts festival of its kind in the world, got under way in the Scotland capital on Sunday with a concert that included Hector Berlionz's To Deum, under the direction of Christoph von Dohnanyi.
The festival, which runs until August 31 this year, includes as its high points Peter Stein’s staging of Wagner’s Parsifal, with Claudio Abbado directing the Gustav Mahler youth orchestra. The concert programme includes American pianist Richard Goode, bass baritone Thomas Quasthoff and violinist Christian Tetzlaff. New to the programmes this year will be 25 late evening classical music concerts.
Earlier this month, the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, the largest show-case in the world for performance art, officially got under way with theatre, dance, poetry and music presentations.
Many of the fringe artists, who can enter the fringe festival upon payment of a small fee, were inspired this year by the event of September 11.
Thousands of people flock to Edinburgh from around the world during the festival, which is over 50 years old. It aims to promote and encourage arts and to reflect international culture. It consists of various dance, music, opera, and theatre presentation taking place across the city during the three-week run.
【小题1】Who will perform in the concert on Sunday?A．Hector BerlionzB．Christoph von DohnanyiC．Claudio AbbadoD．Christian Tetzlaff【小题2】When did the Edinburgh Festival begin?A．August 10.B．August 15.C．August 31.D．September 11.【小题3】 What did the Edinburgh Festival never have before?A．Youth orchestra’s performances.B．Poetry and music presentations.C．Late evening classical music concerts.D．Performances of American pianists and violinists.【小题4】Which of the following statements about the Edinburgh Festival is true?A．It is the only festival of its kind in the world.B．The artists who want to take part in the festival have to pay a small amount of money.C．People who attend the festival are all from Scotland.D．It is actually a dance festival.A
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(答案→)A
解析：试题分析:
【小题1】根据文章第一段with a concert that included Hector Berlionz's To Deum 可知Hector要表演他的作品。
【小题2】根据第二段The festival, which runs until August 31 this year可以排除C和D。第三段Earlier this month, the Edinburgh Fringe Festival....got under way.....本月较早时候，即选A。
【小题3】根据第二段最后一句New to the programmes this year will be 25 late evening classical music concerts可知。
【小题4】A错在了only; C错在了all; D项以偏概全，本次音乐节不仅仅有dance, 还有music, opera, and theatre。根据文章第四段who can enter the fringe festival upon payment of a small fee可知应选B。