单选题 Munich's first "Oktoberfest" ever was held in 1810 to celebrate a royal wedding with horse races and culinary delights(婚宴饮料). The culinary delights, namely beer, were much more popular than the wedding ceremony and horse races.
Since then, the Munich beer festival has been repeated on an almost annual basis. Only major catastrophes like war or epidemic(瘟疫) outbreaks can stop Munich's inhabitants from gathering at the green expanse, i.e. the festivals location.
Even though it is called "Oktoberfest", the festival actually takes place in September, as Bavarian autumn can be tricky and surprise with early cold and snow.
Today, the "Oktoberfest" is the largest festival worldwide attracting a multitude of visitors. Apart from beer tents the festival offers amusements as diverse as roller coasters, circus appearances, festive parades and live brass bands.
The ceremonial opening happens at noon. The mayor arrives in a festive coach followed by a decorated horse-drawn brewer's cart(啤酒拖车). Guests, staff and the numerous brass bands are all wearing traditional costumes for the occasion.
It takes good nerves and a solid stomach to survive the festivals 16 days of intensive partying. However, the festival is a huge success: Apart from attracting a multitude of visitors, the festivals brand name "Oktoberfest" has been exported all over the world.

单选题 From the passage, we know that Oktoberfest has a history of ______ years till now.
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】细节推理题。题目询问根据文章，啤酒节有多少年的历史。本题答案可从文章的首段首句中得出。因为啤酒节始于1810年。因此选项A(超过195年)为正确答案。
[避错指南] 定位好答案的原文依据，再经过简单计算便不难排除选项B、C和D。
单选题 According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】事实细节题。题目询问根据文章，以下哪个选项说法正确。根据文章的第三段，可以知道选项D(啤酒节实际上在九月份举行。)为正确答案。
[避错指南] 选项A(啤酒不如婚礼和赛马受欢迎。)中的less popular than与首段中的much more popular than意思相悖，可排除；选项B(慕尼黑啤酒节每两年举行一次。)与文章第二段首句中的on an almost annual basis(一年一度的)意思不一致，可排除。选项C(即使发生了战争或瘟疫，人们还是欢庆十月啤酒节。)与文章第二段中的stop... from...(阻止……发生)词组的意思相悖，可排除。
单选题 The word "catastrophe" (Line 2, Par
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】词汇题。题目询问第二段第二行“catastrophe”的含义是什么。对于词汇题，需要参考各选项意思和上下文。本题可从“... like war or epidemic outbreaks”推断出来。like在此表示列举，因为“战争或瘟疫爆发”属于灾难，故选项A(灾难)为正确答案。
[避错指南] 选项B(事件)和C(事故)不能涵盖灾难所表达的意义；选项D(庆祝活动)与逻辑相悖。故此三项均不正确。
单选题 How many days will the Oktoberfest last?
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】事实细节题。题目询问慕尼黑啤酒节持续多久。根据末段首句中的关键词“the festivals 16 days of...”，可知选项C为正确答案。
[避错指南] 从原文中找出答题依据，其他三项干扰性不大，易于排除。
单选题 Which of the following sentence is NOT true?
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】细节推理题。题目询问下面哪个选项不正确。通过阅读全文以及文章末句可以发现Oktoberfest这个品牌已经名扬世界，而不单单是德国。因此，选项D(“啤酒节”这个品牌名称仅在德国受到欢迎。)为正确答案。
[避错指南] 选项A(巴伐利亚州的秋天可能早早就伴有严寒和降雪。)可以从文章第三段得知；选项B(慕尼黑啤酒节是世界上最大的节日。)可以从文章第四段得知；选项C(在啤酒节上，所有的人都应身着传统服饰。)可从文章第五段得知。此三项的陈述皆为事实，故均不符合题目要求，可排除。