4.New Yorkers and visitors to the Big Apple will get to ring in the Lunar New Year,also known as Chinese New Year in the USA,in style with a fireworks display on the Hudson River set to music written by Academy Award-winning composer Tan Dun.
The display is part of the second annual"Happy Chinese New Year:Fantastic Art China"festival held in New York on February 5-10,2016.The China Central Academy of Fine Arts (CAFA),the USA-China Cultural Institute and the Cultural Associate of the Committee of 100announced this year's events on November 18at a press conference at the Lincoln Center.
The"Fantastic Art China"festival will feature a larger and more diverse series of artistic and cultural events across New York's top cultural venues (地點) and landmarks,including the Lincoln Ceter,Empire State Building and Jacob K.Javits Convention Center.
This year's theme focuses on exploring the complicated relationship between sound and image,said Professor Yu Ding from CAFA,who is also president of Fantastic Art China and in charge of the festival's design.Lunar New Year,which celebrates the"Year of the Monkey"in 2016,is an opportunity to bring China's modern art to mainstream America,and the festival serves as an innovative approach to establishing cultural exchange between China and New York City,Yu said.
UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador Tan Dun's music is a new edition that will be featured at several venues,including a major art exhibition at the Javits Center,events at the Lincoln Center and the fireworks display on the Hudson,which will take place on the evening of February 6.Five barges (游艇) on the river will launch the fireworks designed by CAFA that will tell a story about celebration and conservation.
"We Chinese are fond of nature,so the best way to celebrate the Lunar New Year is to salute with the sounds of nature,such as sounds of water,stone and bamboo,"said Tan Dun at the press conference,"And it will be fun to use the music of water during the fireworks display."
In addition to the fireworks,a special lighting show at the Empire State Building will shine on New York City during the holiday.
Chinese New Year is being recognized as a public school holiday for the first time in New York.Children from the National Dance Institute,which represents 75schools,will perform traditional Chinese dances at the Lincoln Center and the Javits Center.And,in celebration of the"Year of the Monkey",events will feature a conservation message about the endangered golden monkey in China.
29.The theme of this year's celebration is centered onA.
A.relationship between sound and image of nature
B.diversity of Chinese traditional festivals
C.endangered species and environmental protection
D.cultural exchange between China and America
30.The coming"Year of the Monkey"is to be celebrated in New York byB.
A.sailing on the Hudson River along with a new-year speech
B.setting off fireworks and holding a special lighting show
C.holding a special concert at the Empire State Building
D.taking a week off and organizing Chinese dance contests
31.What does the underlined word"shine on"(in Para.7)most probably mean?A
A.lighten.B.surround.C.decorate.D.broaden.
32.This passage is written mainly in order toC.
A.compare some traditional festivals in China and America
B.a(chǎn)ttract visitors to America for the coming new-year celebration
C.report celebration activities for the"Year of the Monkey"in New York
D.strengthen the cultural co-operation between China and America.
分析 本文報道了新年來臨之際,在紐約是怎樣慶祝新年的.包括這次新年活動的主題和活動的具體內(nèi)容.
解答 29.答案A.細(xì)節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)第三段"This year's theme focuses on exploring the complicated relationship between sound and image"可知,今年主題側(cè)重于探索聲音和形象之間的復(fù)雜關(guān)系.故選A.
30.答案B.細(xì)節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)文章第四段"Five barges (游艇) on the river will launch the fireworks designed by CAFA that will tell a story about celebration and conservation."和第六段"In addition to the fireworks,a special lighting show…"可知,在紐約通過煙花展和一個特殊的燈光展示來慶祝猴年.故選B.
31.答案A.詞義辨析題."shine on"照射在…上."lighten"點亮."surround"環(huán)繞."decorate"裝飾."broaden"擴展.故選A.
32.答案C.主旨大意題.通讀全文,本文主要介紹了紐約慶祝猴年而所開展的一些活動,包括主題和具體的活動內(nèi)容.屬于篇新聞報道.故選C.
點評 本文為新聞報道類閱讀.新聞報道類在英語閱讀理解中是一種特點十分鮮明的題材.因為文章往往呈現(xiàn)出"倒金字塔"的特征,此類題的英語閱讀理解技巧是重點看導(dǎo)語.導(dǎo)語位于新聞報道的首段,高度概括新聞事實,通過它點出新聞的主題,其次尋找關(guān)鍵詞,理解題意,做出解答.