银行系统招聘考试英语（中国银行）模拟试卷9
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Edinburgh is the world’s festival city．There are twelve festivals throughout the year，half of which are celebrated during the months of July and August．Hundreds of thousands of people visit the Scottish capital during the summer．Here are some of the events they can enjoy．
The Edinburgh International Festival
This is the original Edinburgh festival which began in 1947．Actors，musicians，dancers and opera singers from all over the world perform to huge audiences．You need tickets for events which take place in theatres around the city．
The Edinburgh Art Festival
This festival is modern and has been celebrated for around ten years．It is a fantastic opportunity to see some of the city’s best visual art galleries and museums．Most events are free and include events such as fashion shows and art exhibitions．
The Edinburgh International Book Festival
The largest book festival in the world began in 1983 and takes place every year in Charlotte Square Gardens in the center of Edinburgh．There are over 700 events for children and adults who love books．You can meet many authors，talk to them，ask them to sign a book or listen to them talk about their stories．Children can listen to stories and watch illustrators draw pictures of the stories．
The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo
This show is 65 years old and takes place every evening during the festival outside Edinburgh Castle．You can listen to pipers and drummers in military hands，watch traditional Scottish dancing and enjoy a firework display in the Edinburgh night sky．More than 200，000 people watch the show live and around 100 million people watch it on TV all over the world．
1.Which festival do visitors have to pay for?(C)
A. The Edinburgh Art Festival．
B. The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo．
C. The Edinburgh International Festival．
D. The Edinburgh International Book Festival．
解析：细节题。根据The Edinburgh International Festival部分中的“Yon need tickets for events”可知该活动需购票进入。
2.Unlike the other festivals，the Edinburgh Art Festival ________．(B)
A. takes place in August
B. has the shortest history
C. draws the most visitors
D. offers the best visual art
解析：细节题。文内列举的四个节日均未提及具体的举办时间，故排除A。根据文章可知，The Edinburgh International Festival从1947年开始举办，The Edinburgh Art Festival举办了近10年，The Edinburgh International Book Festival从1983年开始举办，The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo已经有65年的历史，所以四个节日中，The Edinburgh Art Festival的举办时间最短，B项正确。四个节日中只有The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo提到具体的游客人数，其他三个均未提及，无法比较，故排除C。The Edinburgh Art Festival 提到“…see some of the city’s best visual art galleries and museums”，只说明能参观这个城市最好的视觉艺术画廊和博物馆，并没有说明能提供最好的视觉艺术，排除D。
3.What is the Edinburgh International Book Festival famous for?(A)
A. Its size．
B. Its events．
C. Its authors．
D. Its host place．
解析：细节题。The Edinburgh International Book Festival部分提到“The largest book festival in the world…”，由此可知The Edinburgh International Book Festival是规模最大的。
One morning more than thirty years ago，I entered the Track Kitchen，a restaurant where everyone from the humblest(卑微的) to the most powerful came for breakfast．I noticed an empty chair next to an elderly，unshaven man，who looked somewhat disheveled．He was wearing a worn-out hat and was alone．I asked if I might join him．He agreed
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