【题目】 Some best music and opera holidays for 2019.
Tangle wood Festival
The villages of Lenox and Stockbridge in western Massachusetts have been the summer home of the Boston Symphony Orchestra for more than 80 years, and its annual Tanglewood festival is East Coast America’s most distinguished music event. Andris Nelsons, BSO music director, conducts 14 of the concerts and star performers include Emanuel Ax, Paul Lewis and Anne-Sophie Mutter. Tickets on sale Feb 10.
June 15—Aug 25 (tanglewood.org)
Aspen Festival
This year is the 70th anniversary of the Aspen Music Festival, one of the longest-running and most prestigious festivals in the United States. The 2019 program has yet to be announced, but a typical eight- week summer season includes more than 400 classical music events—including concerts by five orchestras, solo (独奏) and classical music performances, fully staged opera productions, music lessons, lectures, and children’s programming. Tickets and details available in February.
June 27—Aug 18 (aspenmusicfestival. com)
Grand Teton Music Festival
Aspen’s great classical music competitor in the Rocky Mountains is the Grand Teton, which has been held in Jackson Hole since 1962 and at its heart is a timber concert hall, the Walk Festival Hall, famous for its friendly atmosphere and excellent natural sound. Despite its relatively modest size, the hall attracts the greats—current music director is the Scottish conductor Donald Runnicles. The program for 2019 is yet to be announced but subscriptions are on sale from Feb 1, single tickets from March 1.
July 2—Aug 17 ( gtmf. org)
Salzburg Festival
The excitement is building in Salzburg both for this summer and for its 100th anniversary year in 2020. Bar the Proms, it is the world’s oldest music festival and this year it will pack in an unbelievable 199 performances in 43 days at 16 venues. This year’s theme is ‘Myths’ and includes first public performances of Mozart’s Idomeneo and George Enescu’s opera dipe.
July 20—Aug 31 (salzburgfestival. at)
【1】Which of the festivals has the shortest history?
A.Tangle wood Festival.B.Aspen Festival.
C.Salzburg Festival.D.Grand Teton Music Festival.
【2】What can we learn about Tanglewood Festival?
A.It is held from June 27 to Aug. 18.
B.Its tickets can be available from March 1.
C.It is best known in the east coast of America.
D.Its more information can be got from gtmf. org.
【3】What is the similarity of Aspen Festival and Salzburg Festival?
A.Their tickets can be got in February.
B.They will be held in the same months.
C.They both have music and opera performances.
D.Their audience can be both adults and children.
在线课程【答案】
【1】D
【2】C
【3】C
【解析】
本文为应用文。文中有四个广告，介绍了2019年最好的音乐和歌剧节。
【1】细节理解题。根据Tangle wood Festival部分可知有80多年的历史。Aspen Festival部分中的“This year is the 70th anniversary of the Aspen Music Festival, one of the longest-running and most prestigious festivals in the United States”可知，有70年的历史。Grand Teton Music Festival中的“…which has been held in Jackson Hole since 1962”可知只有（2019-1962=）47年的历史。Salzburg Festival部分中的“The excitement is building in Salzburg both for this summer and for its 100th anniversary year in 2020.”可知，已有100年的历史。比较可知，D. Grand Teton Music Festival只有47年，历史是短，故选D。
【2】细节理解题。根据第二个广告可知Aspen Festival是在“June 27—Aug 18 (aspenmusic festival. com)”可知A是错误的。根据Grand Teton Music Festival最后的内容The program for 2019 is yet to be announced but subscriptions are on sale from Feb 1, single tickets from March 1.July 2—Aug 17 ( gtmf. org)可知，可知B和D是错误的。根据Tangle wood Festival部分中的“The villages of Lenox and Stockbridge in western Massachusetts have been the summer home of the Boston Symphony Orchestra for more than 80 years, and its annual Tanglewood festival is East Coast America’s most distinguished music event.”可知，Tangle wood Festival节日是在美国东海岸最出名。分析选项可知，C项正确。
【3】细节理解题。根据Aspen Festival 和 Salzburg Festival部分的内容可知，这两个节日都有音乐和歌剧表演。分析选项可知C项符合题意，故选C。
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