The Sahara Festival is a three-day African celebration o Wap版

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The Sahara Festival is a three-day African celebration of the very recent past, which takes place every year either in November or December. It is part military display and part competition. The military display comes first. It is very popular with tourists and local people and especially with government leaders.
During the opening ceremonies, the government leaders first make speeches. They welcome everybody to the display and hope that everyone will enjoy themselves. Then there is a display of soldiers who march very smartly in front of the place where the government leaders sit. Then horsemen from several different countries show off their beautiful clothes and their good riding skills. One after another they come and dancers from all over the Sahara take their turns to show off their wonderful traditional clothes and dances. They are accompanied by men playing drums and beating strong rhythms for the dancers.
The highlight of the opening ceremony are the races which take place in the evening. It is the grandfinaleof the day. Men ride their horses very fast. Some ride with their legs in the air, others ride in pairs on different horses. It is so fast and so wonderful!
【小题1】The Sahara Festival is a festival which .

A．has a very long history in North Africa

B．is not celebrated on the same dates each year

C．is attended mainly by the people in the Sahara

D．is celebrated only by travelers from different countries

【小题2】Before the races begin, take part in the activities during the opening ceremonies.

A．horsemen, dancers, horses and soldiers

B．horsemen, horses, government leaders and dancers

C．government leaders, horsemen, dancers and soldiers

D．musicians, soldiers, government leaders and soldiers

【小题3】The underlined word “finale” in the third paragraph most probably means the of the opening day.

A．first part	B．middle
C．last part	D．whole

【小题4】 This passage mainly tells readers .

A．what happens on the opening day of the Sahara Festival

B．how people celebrate during the three-day Sahara Festival

C．what takes place at the closing ceremonies of the Sahara Festival

D．how animals race on the first and the last days of the Sahara Festival

答案：【小题1】B
【小题2】C
【小题3】C
【小题4】A

试题分析：这篇文章主要介绍了非洲的节日--撒哈拉节。
【小题1】细节题：根据The Sahara Festival is a three-day African celebration of the very recent past, which takes place every year either in November or December.. 可知这个节日有时11月举行有时12月举行。故选B。
【小题2】细节题：根据During the opening ceremonies, the government leaders first make speeches. Then there is a display of soldiers who march very smartly in front of the place where the government leaders sit. Then horsemen from several different countries show off their beautiful clothes and their good riding skills. One after another they come and dancers from all over the Sahara take their turns to show off their wonderful traditional clothes and dances.,”可知从第二自然段，我们可以知道人们打来电话发邮件给这位女士提供帮助，故选C。
【小题3】猜测题：根据“The highlight of the opening ceremony are the races which take place in the evening. It is the grandfinaleof the day.”.可知这是最后一个盛大节目，故选C。
【小题4】推理题，根据上下文，可知这篇文章讲述了撒哈拉节开幕式上发生的事，故选A.
考点：考查异域文化类阅读

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