Question

Bognor Regis is a small beautiful town in the UK. From March 12 to 17 of each year, lots of clowns (小丑) get together in the town to celebrate the International Clown Festival. The first one was in 1987.

During the festival, people can see all kinds of clowns. They are together for the clown shows. They have big feet, red noses and look really funny. They sing and dance in a strange way to make people happy. Children like this interesting festival best. Now women can take part in the clown shows and they're very popular. But in the past, only men could be clowns.

1.The International Clown Festival finishes on _______ every year.

A. March 12 B. March 14

C. March 15 D. March 17

2.The first International Clown Festival was in _______.

A. 1978 B. 1987 C. 1879 D. 1798

3._______ like the festival best.

A. Old people B. Women

C. Men D. Children

4. What can we learn about the festival?

A. It's a festival only for kids.

B. Clowns wear blue noses.

C. It has a history of 27 years.

D. Clowns have to dance to make people happy.

5.What is the best title of the passage?

A. Wonderful clown shows

B. Bognor Regis' clown festival

C. A beautiful town, Bognor Regis

D. The first International Clown Festival

Answer 1

1.D

2.B

3.D

4.C

5.B

【解析】

试题分析：本文大意：每年的3月12日至17日,成百上千的小丑们聚集到英国的Bognor Regis镇，来自世界各地的所有小丑们聚集到一起在英国庆祝节日，他们都身戴着蓝帽子五颜六色的脸上有个大红鼻子。第一届国际小丑节1987年在英国。现在女小丑能参加小丑表演，她们非常受欢迎，但在过去，只有男人能当小丑。有各种小丑像白脸的、红脸的，街道上的小丑和为孩子表演的小丑，所有这些小丑都受欢迎。

1. Regis is a small beautiful town in the UK. From Marc，他恐怕给人指错路。故选D

2. first International Clown Festival was in 1987, UK. 第一届国际小丑节1987年在英国，可知答案选B

3. like this interesting festival best可知孩子们最喜欢这个有趣的节日，故选D

4.

5. Regis的艺术节，故选B。

考点：历史类短文阅读。