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1、英语阅读理解（习俗类）•附详解(1)CARDIFF,WalesPoets,singersandmusiciansfromacrosstheglobegatheredinWalestocelebratethetradition(传统)ofstorytelling.“Itmightseemstrangethatpeoplestillwanttolisteninageofwatchingtelevision,butthisisanunusualartformwhosetimehascomeagain,”saidDavidAmbro
2、se,directorofBeyondtheBorder,aninternationalstorytellingfestival(节)inWales.“Someofthetales,likethosetheInuitfromCanada,arethousandsyearsold.Soourstorytellershavecomefromdistantlandstoconnectuswiththedistanceoftime,”hesaidearlythismonth.TwoInuitwomen,bothintheirmid6
3、0s,areamongthefewremainingwhocandoKntadjait,orthroatsinging,whichhasfewwordsandmuchsound.Theirartisgovernedbythecoldoftheirsurroundings,forcingthemtosaylittlebutlistenattentively.Ambrosestartedthefestivalin1993,afterseveralyearsofworkingwiththosereviving(comingback
4、intouseorexistence)storytellinginWales.“Itcameoutofagroupofpeoplewhowantedtoreconnectwithtraditions.andasalltheWelsharestorytellers,itwasingoodhandshere.”Ambrosesaid.1.Ambrosebelievesthattheartofstorytelling_______.A.willbemorepopularthanTVB.willbepopularagainC.sta
5、rtedinWalesD.areinthehandsofsomeoldpeople2.FromthetalestoldbytheInuit,peoplecanlearn_______.A.abouttheirlifeasearlyasthousandsofyearsagoB.whytheytellthestoriesinathroat-singingwayC.howcoldithasbeenwheretheInuitliveD.howdifficultitistounderstandtheInuit3.Accordingto
6、thewriter,whichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A.StorytellingoncestoppedinWales.B.StorytellinghasalonghistoryinWales.C.StorytellingisalwayswellreceivedinWales.D.Storytellingdidnotcomebackuntil1993inWales.4.Theunderlinedphraseingoodhandsmeans_______.A.controlledbyrichpeople
7、B.graspedbygoodstorytellersC.takengoodcareofD.protectedbykindpeople【答案解析】短文介绍了威尔斯故事节的有关情况。1.B。推断题。根据…butthisisanunusualartformwhosetimehascomeagain可以推断这种讲故事的传统会再度受到欢迎。2.A。细节题。根据Someofthetales,likethosetheInuitfromCanada,arethousandsyearsold可推知此题答案为A。3.D。细节题。文中说Ambr
8、osestartedthefestivalin1993，Ambrose1993年创办了这个节，但并不等于说讲故事的传统1993年才恢复的，这是两码事。故选D。4.C。词义猜测题。从asalltheWelsharestorytellers可以推断出ingoodhands是“照顾得好或举办得好
