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Whizzfizzing Festival
As one of the Home Counties to the north and west of London, Buchinghamshire is known for the rolling Chiltern Hills, its pretty villages, and the much-loved children’s author Roald Dahl.
The writer who penned Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, The Witches, Matilda and The Big Friendly Giant is the inspiration for the Whizzfizzing Festival, which will transform the market-town of Aylesbury into all kinds of music, color and fun on Saturday, 1 July.
Formerly known as The Roald Dahl Festival, this year’s event will involve a broad range of children’s films and bring to life some of their best-loved characters — from Alice in Wonderland and Gruffalo to The Big Friendly Giant and Harry Potter.
Things to See and Do
The festivals start at 11 a.m. with a colorful children’s parade. More than 650 local school children and teachers, many in fancy dress, will march through the town carrying giant carnival puppets(木偶), with thousands of audiences lining the street to watch.
The parade will be followed by a range of child-friendly activities and workshops held in venues across the town.
Don’t be late for the Mad Hatters Tea Party in the Bucks County Museum, catch a splendid screening of a Roald Dahl film in the Old Court House, watch leading children’s authors, including Julian Clary, and read in the Market Square.
CBeebies’ children’s chef Katy Ashworth will once again cook up a storm with her interactive Concoction Kitchen, located outside Hale Leys Shopping Centre. Little chefs will have lots of opportunities to get involved in preparing, cooking — and best of all, tasting — Katy’s wonderful dishes.
With hands-on arts and crafts workshops, storytelling sessions, live music, a fancy dress competition, street theatre and more, there is something for everyone.
For more information, visit: https://www.aylesburyvaledc.gov.uk/aylesbury-whizzfizzing-festival-inspired-roald-dahl.
1. Who is Whizzfizzing Festival intended for?
A. Children. B. Film stars.
C. Publishers. D. Children’s authors.
2. Which film was made from Roald Dahl’s work?
A. The Gruffalo. B. Harry Porter.
C. Alice in Wonderland. D. The Big Friendly Giant.
3. Where can a foodie(吃货) prefer to go?
A. Market Square. B. Old Court House.
C. Bucks County Museum. D. Hale Leys Shopping Center.
4. Which of the following best describes Whizzfizzing Festival?
A. Varied. B. Global.
C. Boring. D. Ordinary.
【答案】1. A 2. D 3. D 4. A
【解析】
【分析】
本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍英国Whizzfzzing节日的一些有关情况和主要活动项目。
【1题详解】
推理判断题。根据文章第五段的内容The parade will be followed with a range of child-friendly activities and workshops held in main streets across the town .可知，节日上有许多儿童活动和演出。因此推断这个节日是为孩子准备的。故选A。
【2题详解】
细节理解题。根据文章第二段提到的The writer who penned Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, The Witches, Matilda and The Big Friendly Giant is the inspiration for the Whizzfizzing Festival可知，The Big Friendly Giant来自Roald Dahl的作品。故选D。
【3题详解】
细节理解题。根据文章第七段CBeebies’ children’s chef Katy Ashworth will once again cook up a storm with her interactive Concoction Kitchen, located outside Hale Leys Shopping Centre. Little chefs will have lots of opportunities to get involved in preparing, cooking — and best of all, tasting — Katy’s wonderful dishes.可知，吃货在Hale Leys购物中心会品尝到很多美食。 故选D。
【4题详解】
推理判断题。根据文章倒数第二段With hands on arts and crafts workshops, storytelling sessions, live music fancy dress competition, street theatre and more there is something for everyone.可知，在这个艺术节上有手工艺品工作室，讲故事的会议，现场音乐，高档服装比赛，街头戏剧等等活动，每个人都可以找到自己喜欢的东西。因此推断，这个节日活动多种多样。故选A。
【点睛】做细节理解题一般采用寻读法，即先读题，然后带着问题快速阅读文章，找出与问题有关的词语或句子，再对相关部分进行分析对比，找出答案。另外，在题干中寻找线索词，注意线索词在文章中的位置，为快速、准确地选择答案打下基础。例如小题3中，我们抓住题干中的关键词a foodie(吃货) prefer to go，然后迅速到文章中定位第七段中找到线索词tasting — Katy’s wonderful dishes，从而迅速锁定答案。
