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For five days, Edmonton’s Downtown Park is transformed into one huge stage where artists are able to share their talents, and where people are able to celebrate and enjoy themselves. Since its beginning in 1980, the Edmonton Folk Music Festival has been commemorating（纪念） the true feeling of what folk music is all about and that’s the traditional togetherness （友爱） that is felt when people gather to share stories and feelings through song.
This year will be the sixth year when volunteer Riedel will be offering up her time to the festival. “People coming off a busy spring and summer have a moment of relaxation,” Riedel said. “It’s really easy to relax, and it’s great seeing family and friends have fun together.” These families and friends come from all different kinds of musical tastes. People who take pleasure in Blues are there, so are people who love Bluegrass. This festival does its best to develop everyone’s musical interests.
With so many years of experience, the festival has become a well-oiled machine, and does whatever it can to make attendees feel as comfortable as possible. There are free water stations throughout the venue （举办地） for people to fill up their travel cups. When people buy food, reusable dishes are given a $2 plate fee, but that is returned when the plate is brought back.
The festival has completely sold out of tickets, and in record time. But with big names such as Van Morrison and Jakob Dylan, it’s easy to see how that was going to happen. There is no parking area during the festival, so using the Park & Ride system or Edmonton Transit is highly recommended. A bike lock-up area is provided and will be available Thursday until Sunday one hour before the gates open until 45 minutes after the gates close.
The Edmonton Folk Music Festival begins on Wednesday, Aug. 4 with Van Morrison playing the special donation fund （基金） concert, and will finish up on Sunday, Aug. 8.
1. The Edmonton Folk Music Festival is held mainly to ______.
A. gather people with different musical tastes
B. remind people of the real sense of folk music
C. exhibit the good voices of great talents in folk music
D. collect old stories of folk music
2. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A. Riedel has volunteered for the festival for at least 5 years.
B. It’s hard for people to appreciate Blues.
C. It costs people a little to fill up their cups from water stations.
D. People have to pay $2 for a plate of food.
3. We can learn from the passage that ______.
A. people can get tickets easily for the festival
B. the Edmonton Folk Music Festival is well organized
C. driving one’s own car to the festival is highly recommended
D. bikes are available at the festival from Wednesday to Sunday
4. What would be the best title for this passage?
A. Folk Music of Blues
B. One Festival for All
C. Festival for Family Gathering
D. Edmonton’s Downtown Park
transform v . 改变
celebrate v . 庆祝
commemorate v . 纪念
relaxation n . 放松
festival n . 节日
attendee n . 出席者
venue n . 举办地
fill up 充满，装满
reusable adj . 可重复使用的
recommend v . 推荐
provide v . 提供
available adj . 可用的
1. For five days, Edmonton’s Downtown Park is transformed into one huge stage where artists are able to share their talents, and where people are able to celebrate and enjoy themselves.
这句话中有两个并列的定语从句，where artists are able to share their talents和where people are able to celebrate and enjoy themselves都修饰先行词 huge stage，做其定语。
（参考译文） 在五天的时间里，埃德蒙顿的市中心公园变成了一个巨大的舞台，在这个舞台上，艺术家们可以分享他们的才华，同时，人们可以庆祝和尽情享乐。
2. Since its beginning in 1980, the Edmonton Folk Music Festival has been commemorating the true feeling of what folk music is all about and that’s the traditional togetherness that is felt when people gather to share stories and feelings through song.
what folk music is all about做介词of 的宾语。that is felt做togetherness的后置定语。when people gather to share stories and feelings through song是一个时间状语从句。
（参考译文） 埃德蒙顿民间音乐节自1980年开始举办，一直以来都是人们纪念民间音乐的真实情感的地方，当人们聚在一起通过歌曲分享故事和情感的时候，也感受着传统的友爱。
3. People coming off a busy spring and summer have a moment of relaxation.
coming off a busy spring and summer是现在分词做people的后置定语。谓语动词是have。
（参考译文） 度过了繁忙的春季和夏季的人们在这里可以获得片刻的放松。