单选题
The Summer Festival of this year is the most wonderful one we've ever seen, so everybody should get something. They have held the festival five times and this is the sixth time. The timing is a little different: For the last five years, it's been around the third to fifteenth of the month, but this year everybody is allowed to get enough time so that we can recover from the first of January celebrations. Therefore it has been scheduled at the end of the month. Sensational plays, dances and also a great many art exhibitions are all in the list of the programmes, but the most famous one is its great street music in the festival. In today's report, however, I'm interested in looking at some of the theatrical events that you might like to see; especially, at this year's topic-circuses. I'd like to tell you something about the circus performances, not plenty of others in the programme. The reason why I've chosen these is that they represent distinct movements within circus performances. The Circus Romano is the first one that comes from Italy. As a travelling circus, it represents a long tradition by performing in a marquee, which is really like a portable canvas building, and usually it is erected in a green space or a car park, instead of in a theatre or a stadium.
单选题
When is this year's festival scheduled to be held? A. 1-13 January. B. 3-15 January. C. 25-31 January. D. 18-25 January.
【正确答案】
C
【答案解析】[解析] 本题为细节题。通过题干可知选择对象是时间。this year's festival限定了选择对象的时间范围，所以在文中可能出现时间上的干扰。原文中首先提到在过去几年中时间都是定在3日到15日左右，因此可排除B选项，接着说this year, it has been scheduled at the end of the month。
单选题
What will the audience focus on today? A. Theatre. B. Cinema. C. Display. D. Hotel.
【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】[解析] 本题为细节题。通过题干可知选择对象是一个事物，时间状语today的出现说明题目中可能存在时间上的干扰，而需要选择的是观众当天关注的，而不是其他时间关注的。原文中4个选项同时出现了，但随后的信息中又提到“In today's report，however, I'm interested in looking at some of the theatrical events that you might like to see”。由theatrical events可知，应选择A选项。
单选题
What's the meaning of the underlined word "marquee" in the passage? A. Wonderful theatre. B. Tent. C. Unusual exhibition. D. Stadium.
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】[解析] 本题为释义题。就要看后面的解释“which is really like a portable canvas building”，如果不懂canvas的含义，至少该知道它是个便携式建筑，看4个选项中只有tent是可便携的，故选B。
单选题
Which is the best title for this passage? A. The Time of the Summer Festival. B. The List of the Programme. C. Circus Performances. D. The Arrangement of the Summer Festival.