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阅读理解 Chinese in France 　　An exposition(展览会)on modern living in China and an exhibition of 20th-century Chinese paintings, which opened in Paris, kicked off a year of cultural exchanges． 　　The “China-France Culture Year”is the largest Chinese exchange of its kind with a foreign country． 　　The Year of China in France actually runs from October 2003 to July 2004．It will be followed by the Year of France in China, from autumn 2004 to July 2005．The two events are part of celebrations surrounding the 40th anniversary of formal diplomatic(外交)recognition between the two countries, which took place on January 27,1964． 　　The activities will include expositions on “China Seen Closely－Art of Living in Modern Times”“The Enigma(谜)of Bronze Man－Archaeology(古迹)in Sichuan”“The Bronze Age”“Confucianism”and “Science and Technology of Contemporary(当代的)China”． 　　There will also be traditional music, acrobatics(杂技), marionettes(牵线木偶), dances, garden arts and martial arts(武术)shows for the French public．And, contemporary art, photography, cinema and literature expositions will give a look at modern creators． 　　An exhibition of Chinese paintings of the 20th century also opened in Paris, displaying works of Xu Beihong and Qi Baishi． 　　The Chinese National Orchestra of Traditional Music and Central Ballet of China will be performing． 　　Next spring, Paris will have a traditional Chinese Spring Festival with a show on the Champs Elysees, the boulevard(林荫大道)that runs through the centre of the French capital． 　　Other expositions will include one on Emperor Kang Xi, a retrospective(回顾展演)of Chinese films and a week of Chinese fashion． 　　In July, the “Art of Dunhuang” and “Week of Shanghai culture” will end the activity． 　　There will also be performances and exhibitions in other French cities, organized by Chinese cities with sister-city ties． 　　There are now 47 sister-province and sister-city programmes．Some of the bigger cities, like Beijing, Shanghai, Chongqing and Guangzhou, will have their own “culture week” in Paris, Marseilles, Toulouse and Lyon． 　　The China-France Culture Year was initiated(创始)by Chinese President Jiang Zemin and French President Jacques Chirac in 1999． (1) When did the formal diplomatic recognition between China and France begin? [　　] A． In January 1964． B． In January 1924． C． In October 2003． D． In July 1964． (2) The China-France Culture Year will last ________． [　　] A． about two years B． about three years C． one year D． about one year (3) The underlined phrase “kicked off” probably means “________ ”． [　　] A． got rid of B． started C． excited D． made something off by kicking (4) This passage mainly tells us ________． [　　] A． the different shows for China to give in France to mark the China-France Culture Year B． France will come to China for the China-France Culture Year C． a lot of contemporary cultures will be exhibited in France D． the activities for the China-France Culture Year will be held in Paris (5) Which of the following won’t appear in Paris during the exhibition? [　　] A． Marionettes． B． Martial arts． C． Chinese traditional dishes． D． Chinese traditional music．

Answer 1

答案：1．A;2．A;3．B;4．A;5．C;
解析：

(1)	从第三段“which took place on January 27,1964”可以直接找出答案。
(2)	China-France Culture Year由The Year of China in France(from October 2003 to July 2004)和the Year of France in China(from autumn 2004 to July 2005)两项活动组成。在第三段中可以知道答案。
(3)	展览会开启了中法文化年的序幕。
(4)	中法文化年先在法国展示中国的文化，然后在中国展示法国文化，所以排除B和D项。不仅展示当代的文化的东西(比如modern living in China and an exhibition of 20th-century Chinese paintings)，也展示古代的文化(比如Art of Dunhuang)，所以排除C项。
(5)	短文中第五段出现了Chinese traditional music, Marionettes和martial arts，没有提到Chinese traditional dishes。