阅读理解.What'syourideaofagoodtime?Whataboutdancinginarainyfieldwithonehundredandfiftythousandotherpeoplewhileafamousrockbandplaysonastagesofarawaythattheperformerslooklikeants?Itmaysoundstrange

阅读理解. What'syourideaofagoodtime?Whataboutdancinginarainyfieldwithonehundredandfifty

thousandotherpeoplewhileafamousrockbandplaysonastagesofarawaythattheperformerslook

likeants?

ItmaysoundstrangebutthatiswhatmanyhundredsofthousandsofyoungpeopleintheUKdoevery

summer.Why?Becausesummeristhetimeforoutdoormusicfestivals.

Heldonafarm,theGlastonburyFestivalisthemostwell-knownandpopularfestivalintheUK.It

beganin1970andthefirstfestivalwasattendedbyonethousandfivehundredpeopleeachpayingan

admissionpriceof￡1-theticketincludedfreemilkfromthefarm.

SincethentheGlastonburyFestivalhasgonefromstrengthtostrength-in2004onehundredandfifty

thousandfansattended,paying￡112eachforatickettothethree-dayevent.Ticketsfortheeventsold

outwithinthreehours.Performersincludedsuperstars,suchasPaulMcCartneyandJamesBrown,as

wellasnewtalent,likeFranzFerdinandandJossStone.

Althoughmanysummerfestivalsarerunonaprofit-makingbasis,Glastonburyisacharityevent,

donatingmillionsofpoundstolocalandinternationalcharities.

Glastonburyisnotunique(独特的)inusinglivemusictoraisemoneytofightglobalpoverty.InJuly

ofthisyear,theLive8concertswereheldsimultaneously(同时)inLondon,Paris,RomeandBerlin.

SuperstarssuchasMadonna,SirEltonJohnandStevieWonderperformedinordertohighlight

internationalpovertyanddebt.1.Whatdoestheauthormeanbysaying"theGlastonburyFestivalhasgonefromstrengthtostrength"?A.Thefestivalhasachievedgrowingsuccess.

B.Greateffortshavebeenmadetoholdthefestival.

C.Thefestivalhasbroughtinalargeamountofmoney.

D.Therehavebeenthousandsoffansattendingthefestival.2.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.TheGlastonburyFestivalisrunonaprofit-makingbasis.

B.Ticketsforthe2004GlastonburyFestivalwereingreatdemanddespitethehighprice.

C.BothJame