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1、_一、阅读选择 Festivals are a great way to experience a destination in a different way. This article will fuel your wanderlust（漫游癖）and guide you to the best festivals.St Patricks DayWhere: Dublin, Ireland & New York, USAWhen: 17 MarchSt Patricks Day has taken place in New York city on March 17th since 176

2、2. On this day, the whole city turns green. Many Irish make traditional bread on this day. It is one of the most fun days the of the year in New York City every year, when the whole city turns into a big green party.SXSW Austin, USA10-19 MarchLike free things? Yeah me too! Free food, drink and music

3、 sound good? Welcome to Austin, Texas. SXSW is a festival for those who work in the music and film industries. There are “free” shows. You di have to pay but not by handing over cash; you have to give some time to queue but it is worth it to see some popular stars.Kings Day Amsterdam, Netherlands 27

4、 AprilEvery year on April 27 Amsterdam turns a very bright color of orange for Kings Day, which is the birthday of King Willem-Alexander. It is a crazy fun celebration when the center of the city is car, bus, and bike-free. It is a market day, when anyone can sell pretty much anything. Tips: Take a

5、jacket with you, wear orange, and bring cash.Just for Laughs Montreal, Canada 14-30 JulyFor comedy lovers there is no other festival in the world better than Montreals Just for Laughs. The festival concentrates most of its shows in the Latin Quarter. During the day street performers delight the crow

6、ds and at night the city comes alive with comedy all over the city.1What do St Patricks Day and Kings Day have in common?AThey are market days.BThey feature a specific color.CThey begin in the same month.DThey are in honor of a Kings birthday.2Which festival is about music and film?ASt Patricks Day.

7、 BSXSW.CKings Day. DJust for Laughs.3What do we know about Just for Laughs?AIt offers free food.BIt lasts for one week.CIt is the best comedy festival in the world.DIt is celebrated in many places worldwide. The man who walked into Dave Cutlips tattoo parlor（纹身店）in Brooklyn Park. Maryland, in Januar

8、y was tough to miss. His face bore a gang（帮派）tattoo. The man sought Cutlips help in covering up his violent past. He was determined to turn over a new leaf. “I could see the hurt in his eyes,” Cutlip, 49, told The Washington Post.Cutlip couldnt help the manthe tattoo were too close to the eyes. But

9、it got him thinking. Many young people get tattoos that they come to regret. A few can mark them for the rest of their days. Then theyre “always going to be a victim. ” said Cutlip. “If I can help, thats my ultimate（最终的）goal. ”Inking over a tattoo costs hundreds of dollars, and getting one removed b

10、y laser（激光）is even pricier. So Cutlip decided he would help by hiding racist or gang-related tattoos for free. He put the word out via Facebook: “Sometimes people make bad choices and sometimes people change. We believe there is enough hate in this world, and we want to make a difference. ”One man,

11、Casey Schaffer, showed up with the word “white” on one forearm and “power” on the other. Hed served a year in prison on drug charges, he told The Washington Post, and had joined a white group there because they took care of me. I thought of it as paying them back. But employers would take one look a

12、t the tattoos and turn him down. So he had Cutlip obscure（使不分明）one of the words with a heat and roses and tattoo an eagle over the other.Cutlip has done nine such jobs, each of which took several hours. He told People that a client（顾客）let him know that he quickly found a job once his tattoo was obsc

13、ured. Such victories inspired Cutlip to found the Random Acts of Tattoo project with three like-minded（志同道合的）tattoo studios from around the country, and now hundreds of clients are on a wait list. As he told National Public Radio. “If we can just erase hate, then were doing something. ”4What do we k

14、now about the man who had a gang tattoo?AHis eyes were badly hurt. BHe refused Cutlips help.CTattoos covered all of his body. DHe decided to start all over again.5How did Cutlip help Casey?ABy coloring the tattoos. BBy inking over the tattoos.CBy changing the tattoos patterns. DBy removing the tatto

15、os by laser.6Why did Casey ask Cutlip for help?ATo get employed. BTo join another group.CTo hide his anger at whites. DTo please his current employer.7What can be inferred about the Random Acts of Tattoo project?AIts a worldwide project. BIts a co-founded project.CIts clients are like-minded. DIts clients dont have to wait long. My first term at MIT（麻省理工学院）was awesomeI got all As, and I declared math as my major. My parents were expecting me to become a doctor like them s