高考英语阅读理解专项训练：习俗类（附详解）
<p> 2009年高考英语阅读理解专项训练——习俗类</p><p> (1)</p><p> <span word="CARDIFF">CARDIFF</span>, <span word="Wales">Wales</span> <span word="Poets">Poets</span>, <span word="singers">singers</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="musicians">musicians</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="globe">globe</span> <span word="gathered">gathered</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Wales">Wales</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="celebrate">celebrate</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tradition">tradition</span>(传统) <span word="of">of</span> <span word="storytelling">storytelling</span>.</p><p> “<span word="It">It</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="seem">seem</span> <span word="strange">strange</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="listen">listen</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="age">age</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="watching">watching</span> <span word="television">television</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="unusual">unusual</span> <span word="art">art</span> <span word="form">form</span> <span word="whose">whose</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="again">again</span>,” <span word="said">said</span> <span word="David">David</span> <span word="Ambrose">Ambrose</span>, <span word="director">director</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Beyond">Beyond</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Border">Border</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="international">international</span> <span word="storytelling">storytelling</span> <span word="festival">festival</span>(节) <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Wales">Wales</span>.</p><p> “<span word="Some">Some</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tales">tales</span>, <span word="like">like</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Inuit">Inuit</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Canada">Canada</span>, <span word="are">are</span> <span word="thousands">thousands</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="old">old</span>. <span word="So">So</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="storytellers">storytellers</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="distant">distant</span> <span word="lands">lands</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="connect">connect</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="distance">distance</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="time">time</span>,” <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="early">early</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="month">month</span>.</p><p> <span word="Two">Two</span> <span word="Inuit">Inuit</span> <span word="women">women</span>, <span word="both">both</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="mid">mid</span> 60<span word="s">s</span>, <span word="are">are</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="remaining">remaining</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="Kntadjait">Kntadjait</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="throat">throat</span> <span word="singing">singing</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="words">words</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="sound">sound</span>. <span word="Their">Their</span> <span word="art">art</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="governed">governed</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cold">cold</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="surroundings">surroundings</span>, <span word="forcing">forcing</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="listen">listen</span> <span word="attentively">attentively</span>.</p><p> <span word="Ambrose">Ambrose</span> <span word="started">started</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="festival">festival</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1993, <span word="after">after</span> <span word="several">several</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="working">working</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="reviving">reviving</span> (<span word="coming">coming</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="existence">existence</span>) <span word="storytelling">storytelling</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Wales">Wales</span>.</p><p> “<span word="It">It</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="group">group</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="wanted">wanted</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="reconnect">reconnect</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="traditions">traditions</span>. <span word="and">and</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Welsh">Welsh</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="storytellers">storytellers</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="hands">hands</span> <span word="here">here</span>.” <span word="Ambrose">Ambrose</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p> 1. <span word="Ambrose">Ambrose</span> <span word="believes">believes</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="art">art</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="storytelling">storytelling</span> _______.</p><p> <span word="A">A</span>. <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="popular">popular</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="TV">TV</span></p><p> <span word="B">B</span>. <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="popular">popular</span> <span word="again">again</span></p>
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