单选题 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. Why? Because summer is the time for outdoor music festivals. 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 three-day event. Tickets for the event sold out within three hours. Acts included veteran (老的、著名的) superstars, such as Paul McCartney and James Brown, as well as new talents, 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 (慈善事业).
Glastonbury is not unique in using live music to raise money for global poverty. In July of this year, the Live 8 concerts were held simultaneously (同时) in London, Pads, Rome and Berlin. Superstars, such as Madonna, Sir Elton John and Stevie Wonder performed in order to highlight international poverty and debt.

单选题 What does the author mean by "the Glastonbury Festival has gone from strength to strength"?

【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】[解析] 判断推理题。从第二、三段可知，in 2004 one hundred and fifty thousand fans attended，paying ￡112 for tickets to the three-dayevent．Tickets for the event sold out within three hours．格拉斯顿伯里音乐节从1970年以来不断壮大，到2004年已具相当规模。所以这里表示的是“越来越成功”。

单选题 Which of the following is TRUE based on the passage?

A、 The Glastonbury Festival is run on a profit-making basis.
B、 In the 1970 Glastonbury Festival, one could get milk from the farm without paying.
C、 Both James Brown and Joss Stone are skilled and experienced superstars.
D、 In the 2004 Glastonbury Festival, the tickets were in great demand despite the high price.

单选题 " The Live 8" is the name of______.

【正确答案】 D

【答案解析】[解析] 词语释义题。根据下文，In July of this year，the Live 8 congers were held simultaneously (同时) in London，Paris，Rome and Berlin．可知，Live8音乐会已于今年7月份在伦敦、巴黎、罗马和柏林同时举行，可以推断Live 8是一系列音乐会的名称。