2018全国英语等级考试二级阅读试题（2）

　　After ten years, the world' s largest music festival, Rock in Rio, returned to its hometown Rio de Janeiro for seven days of concerts from Friday, September 23rd, attracting 700,000 people over the whole week.

　　It is the 10th edition of the Rock in Rio festival, but only the 4th to be held in Rio as the organizers exported the festival to Lisbon and Madrid ten years ago.The first edition of the festival was in 1985 and the most recent edition in Rio was held in January, 2001.A total of 700,000 tickets were sold out for this year' s festival.

　　The festival consists of four stages with the participation of International stars including Elton John, Katy Perry, and bands Metallica, Evanescence and System of a Down.Several stars which performed in previous editions are also on the list this year..In addition, a number of local singers and bands will also join this year.

　　The performance site, named as Rock City, is a 150,000-square-meter area.Besides the concert area, the site also has a giant Ferns wheel, a roller coaster, and a small shopping mall.After the festival, the Rock City area will be converted into a leisure area to athletes in the 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro

　　According to Rio' s tourism company Riotur, out of the 700,000 people expected in the festival, some 315,000 will be tourists, who raised the hotels' occupation rate to 98 percent.Riotur estimated that the Rock in Rio festival will bring 419 million U.S.dollars for the city and create 10,000 jobs.

　　The creator of the festival, Brazilian businessmen Roberto Medina, insisted on opening the Rock City gates himself, in the early afternoon, and greeted the first fans to enter the site."We come to the gate because the Brazilian audience is even more important than the bands.We applaud them.They make the greatest show," he said.

　　小题1:The first edition of the festival may be held in ____. A.Rio de JaneiroB.Lisbon

　　C.MadridD.a place not mentioned

　　小题2:Up to now, the festival has been held in Rio for at least _____. A.ten timesB.four times

　　C.three timesD.twice

　　小题3:The number of native people to attend the festival is probably ____. A.700,000B.315,000

　　C.10,000D.385,000

　　小题4:From the passage, we can know ____. A.Rock City is a great theatre

　　B.Only rock bands are invited to the festival?

　　C.the festival will improve the employment of Rio

　　D.The gate of Rock City was opened by the Brazilian audience

　　参考答案及解析

　　小题1:A

　　小题2:B

　　小题3:D

　　小题4:C

　　试题分析：十年后，世界上最大的音乐节日——里约摇滚音乐节返回了家乡里约热内卢举办。持续约一周的盛宴吸引了超过70万的人次参加。

　　小题1:细节理解题。根据“After ten years, the world' s largest music festival, Rock in Rio, returned to its hometown Rio de Janeiro for seven days of concerts from Friday, September 23rd, attracting 700,000 people over the whole week.”可知音乐节将在里约热内卢举行。故选A。

　　小题2:细节理解题。由“It is the 10th edition of the Rock in Rio festival, but only the 4th to be held in Rio as the organizers exported the festival to Lisbon and Madrid ten years ago.”可知，音乐节在里约热内卢举办了至少4届。故选B。

　　小题3:细节理解题。由“According to Rio' s tourism company Riotur, out of the 700,000 people expected in the festival, some 315,000 will be tourists, ”可知70万人中旅客占了31.5万人，其余的38.5万人就是当地人了。故选D。

　　小题4:细节理解题。由“Riotur estimated that the Rock in Rio festival will bring 419 million U.S.dollars for the city and create 10,000 jobs.”可知音乐节为里约带来了巨大的利润和工作机会。故选C。