13．For forty一three years，the Smithsonian Folklife Festival has been bringing cultures from the United
States and from around the world to Washington，D．C．Visitors to this year's festival can explore the mu-
sic，history，art and food of Wales．This small country is known for its music，beautiful natural areas and ancient history．Visitors to the festival can also learn about the country's language and industry．
Visitors to the Smithsonian Folklife Festival can start their exploration of Wales by learning about its
native language，Welsh．Wels is one of the oldest languages in the world．
Visitors can learn more from Iona Hughes，a Welsh teacher in the country's capital，Cardiff．Welsh
and English are now the official languages of Wales．But the English people did not always support the use of Welsh．Today，about twenty percent of the population in Wales speak the language fluently．
Iona Hughes said，"It's quite wonderful to see how the language has developed especially in the last
thirty years．I remember as a child actually saying that Welsh was a dying language，but now I'm proud
to say that actually it's a living language"
The Welsh are serious about their language and the spoken words．They hold matches to celebrate
their language．In one part of the Smithsonian Festival，people tell funny stories，and this part is the most popular among American visitors．
The festival events also tell about Welsh industries．You can see an expert make thread（線）out of
wool from sheep．Or you might learn about traditional Welsh building materials．
21．The Smithsonian Folklife Festival of this year is toB
A．teach ancient languages to Americans
B．introduce Welsh culture
C．tell funny stories about American folk life
D．bring cultures from England to Washington D．C．
22．Which of the following things of Wales is NOT shown in the festival？D
A．Music．
B．Food．
C．Industry．
D．Sports．
23．What does Iona Hughes think of Welsh？A
A．She sees it as a language that is alive．
B．She thinks it is an easy language to learn．
C．She suggests it should be replaced by English．
D．She wants it to be the only official language in Wales．
24．What activity are Americans most interested in according to the text？B
A．Making thread．
B．Listening to stories．
C．Learning from Iona Hughes．
D．Learning about building materials．
25．What can we learn about Wales from the text？C
A．Its industry has developed quickly．
B．It has three official languages．
C．It is famou for its long history．
D．Half of its population speak Welsh．
分析 今年的史密森民俗藝術(shù)節(jié)主要是介紹威爾士的音樂，歷史，藝術(shù)和食物．
解答 BDABC
21 B 細(xì)節(jié)題． 根據(jù)文章第一 段 Visitors to this year's festival can explore the music，history，art and food of Wales．可知今年的史密森民俗藝術(shù)節(jié)是介紹威爾士文化的，故選B．
22 D 細(xì)節(jié)題． 根據(jù)文章第一 段 可知Visitors to this year's festival can explore the music，history，art and food of Wales．可知今年的史密森民俗藝術(shù)節(jié)是介紹威爾士文化的，沒有提到體育，故選D．
23 A 細(xì)節(jié)題． 根據(jù)文章第二 段I remember as a child actually saying that Welsh was a dying language，but now I'm proudto say that actually it's a living language"可知作者小時(shí)候認(rèn)為威爾士語是即將滅亡的語言，可現(xiàn)在他認(rèn)為這種語言仍然在被使用，故選A．
24 B 細(xì)節(jié)題． 根據(jù)文章最后一 段In one part of the Smithsonian Festival，people tell funny stories，and this part is the most popular among American visitors． 可知美國游客最喜歡講故事，故選B．
25 C 細(xì)節(jié)題． 根據(jù)文章第 一段This small country is known for its music，beautiful natural areas and ancient history．可知威爾士因?yàn)橐魳罚匀伙L(fēng)景和古老的歷史而出名，故選C．
點(diǎn)評(píng) 考察學(xué)生的細(xì)節(jié)理解和推理判斷能力，做細(xì)節(jié)理解題時(shí)一定要找到文章中的原句，和題干進(jìn)行比較，再做出正確的選擇．在做推理判斷題不要以個(gè)人的主觀想象代替文章的事實(shí)，要根據(jù)文章事實(shí)進(jìn)行合乎邏輯的推理判斷．
