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】

試題分析：本文大意：每年的3月12日至17日,成百上千的小丑們聚集到英國的Bognor Regis鎮，來自世界各地的所有小丑們聚集到一起在英國慶祝節日，他們都身戴著藍帽子五顏六色的臉上有個大紅鼻子。第一屆國際小丑節1987年在英國。現在女小丑能參加小丑表演，她們非常受歡迎，但在過去，只有男人能當小丑。有各種小丑像白臉的、紅臉的，街道上的小丑和為孩子表演的小丑，所有這些小丑都受歡迎。

1. Regis is a small beautiful town in the UK. From Marc，他恐怕給人指錯路。故選D

2. first International Clown Festival was in 1987, UK. 第一屆國際小丑節1987年在英國，可知答案選B

3. like this interesting festival best可知孩子們最喜歡這個有趣的節日，故選D

4.

5. Regis的藝術節，故選B。

考點：歷史類短文閱讀。