OSLO — Excited with pride, Norwegians sang in the streets of Oslo on Sunday, celebrating Norway’s National Day and the country’s Eurovision Song Contest victory.
Hundreds of Norwegians sang along to Alexander Rybak’s winning song Fairytale as they walked in the country’s traditional National Day parade (游行) celebrating the Norwegian constitution.
Alexander Rybak — called “Alexander the Great” by the Norwegian media — won a great victory in the Eurovision Song Contest (ESC) by gaining the most votes in its 53-year history in Moscow on Saturday.
Alexander has played violin and piano since he was five years old, and he also poses his own music and sings. In 2006 he won the Norwegian talent show Kjempesjansen with his own song Foolin. Alexander has performed with one of the world’s most celebrated violinists, Pinchas Zukerman, won the Anders Jahres Culture Price and has been the concertmaster for Norway’s largest symphony orchestra (交响乐队) for youths, Ung Symfoni.
Norwegian Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg said there was clearly something special about the 23-year-old and his folk music. “This is a phenomenal performance by a young and talented musician,” Stoltenberg said in a statement.
Rybak is expected to draw a large crowd of fans to Oslo’s Gardermoen airport when he arrives next Sunday, after having invited all his countrymen from the stage in Moscow.
With Rybak’s win, Norway will host next year’s Eurovision finals, a show that reaches a television audience of over 100 million people. Norway’s Minister of Culture, Trond Giske, promised that Norway would put on a splendid show next year but without spending as much as Moscow, which spent 24 million euros this year. “I don’t think that is necessary,” he told national broadcaster NRK.
The win was Norway’s third. The Nordic country also won the Eurovision Song Contest in 1985 and 1995.
【小题1】What do Norwegians usually do on the country’s National Day?
A. Sing Fairytale. B. Have a parade. C. Hold a song test. D. Watch the ESC.
【小题2】Which of the following statements about Rybak is TRUE?
A. He has a lot of fans all over the world.
B. He is the first Norwegian to win the ESC.
C. He is called “Alexander the Great” when he was born.
D. He showed a great talent for music before this ESC.
【小题3】The underlined word “phenomenal” in Para. 5 means “ ”.A．very unusual and impressiveB．too special to be understoodC．with an educational purposeD．able to draw a large audience【小题4】What’s Trond Giske’s opinion?A．Norway will host next year’s Eurovision finals.B．It doesn’t require too much money to win the finals.C．Norway is determined to win next year’s Eurovision finals. D．It doesn’t require a lot of money to make the finals splendid.【小题5】The main idea of the text is that .A．the Eurovision Song Contest belongs to the worldB．National Day is being celebrated in NorwayC．Crazy fans expect to meet their idol at the airport in Norway D．Norway celebrates a Eurovision win on National Day.B
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(答案→)B
解析：
【小题1】细节题;从第二段的句子：as they walked in the country’s traditional National Day parade (游行) celebrating the Norwegian constitution.可知挪威人在国庆节的时候喜欢游行。选B。
【小题1】归纳题：从第四段的内容可知Rybak.在ESC之前展示了音乐天赋。选D。
【小题1】猜词题：从第五段的句子：something special 可知这个单词的意思：不寻常的，印象深刻的。选A
【小题1】从倒数第二段的句子：“I don’t think that is necessary,” 可知Trond Giske, 认为这这没有必要。选D
【小题1】主旨题;从第一段的主题句：Excited with pride, Norwegians sang in the streets of Oslo on Sunday, celebrating Norway’s National Day and the country’s Eurovision Song Contest victory.
可知这篇文章讲的是挪威庆祝欧洲电视歌曲大赛的胜利。选D