1 . Top Music Festivals

Festival season is just kicking off, and there is a lot to look forward to in the upcoming months.

Firefly Music Festival

Many people haven’t thought of going to Delaware for a summer vacation, but mid-June is a great time to plan this trip if you love music. Headliners for this year’s show are The Weekend, Muse, Twenty-One Pilots, Chance the Rapper, and Bob Dylan.

Date: June 15—18，2017

Location: Dover, Delaware, USA

Music Type: Rock

Price: $79—$2,499

Roskilde Festival

This Denmark music festival has been a local tradition since 1971. There will be nine stages for this year’s events to host groups like the Foo Fighters, Blink 182, and The Lumineers. What’s interesting about this festival is that in addition to the big headliners, you can also get to know up-and-coming regional artists from Denmark, Sweden, and Norway.

Date: June 24—July 1, 2017

Location: Roskilde, Denmark

Music Type: Rock, emerging regional artists

Price: DKK 995—DKK 1,995 (around $144—$289)

Secret Solstice

With long, dark, and cold winters, nobody celebrates summer quite like Icelanders. To see for yourself, plan a trip to Iceland this June to check out the Secret Solstice festival. Not only will you enjoy seeing bands like Radiohead and Afrika Bambaataa, but you can also experience the other-worldly landscapes and geothermal(地热的) springs nearby as well.

Date: June 15—18, 2017

Location: Reykjavik Iceland

Music Type: Eclectic, Indie

Price: €149— €1,599 (around $160—$1, 725)

Montreal Jazz Festival

All jazz lovers owe it to themselves to check out the Montreal Jazz Festival at least once in a lifetime. This event brings together some of the best names in jazz music, as well as diverse R&B, funk(骤停打击乐), and soul artists.

Date: June 28—July 8, 2017

Location: Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Music Type: Jazz, R&B, Soul, Funk

Price: $27.25—$210.25

1. What is common to the music festivals mentioned in the text?

A．They are held in Europe.	B．Their music types are rock and hip-hop.
C．They are given in the open air.	D．They take place in summer.

2. What can we infer about Delaware from the text?

A．It is the city of music.	B．It is not a summer destination.
C．It is the home of Bob Dylan.	D．It is a city of high expense.

3. What is the purpose of Icelanders to hold the Secret Solstice festival?

A．To welcome summer.	B．To memorize the past winter.
C．To celebrate the coming of spring.	D．To advise the local beautiful landscapes.

2 . China is a big old country and it has a history of more than five thousand years. We are proud of    1     (it) culture and part of the culture even influences the world     2     (great), for example, the thought of Confucius. As Chinese economy develops very fast and plays     3     important role in the world, more and more     4    (foreign) learn Mandarin (普通话) in Confucius institutions. The Chinese traditional culture can be tested by the time. It unites the whole nation and no matter     5    kind of disaster comes, we will fight together for the country’s future. Today, many young people lose     6     (faithful) in traditional culture and they are crazy     7    the western culture. They follow the western fashion,     8    (think) we are the old style. But someday, they     9    (realize) they are wrong     10    (abandon) traditional culture.