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【题目】In 1940 the German army entered the Netherlands, beginning an occupation that lasted five years. Members of the Dutch royal family(荷兰皇室) were forced to go to the United Kingdom to avoid being caught. However, the threat of German bombing attacks meant that England was not completely safe. For this reason Princess Juliana and her daughters, Princesses Beatrix and Irene, moved to Canada and settled in Ottawa. In January 1943 Juliana gave birth to a third daughter, Princess Margriet Francisca. The Government of Canada temporarily declared her place of birth as outside of Canadian land, meaning Margriet could hold Dutch citizenship and therefore still be qualified for the Dutch throne.

In 1945, the Dutch royal family returned home. Shortly after her return, Princess Juliana presented 100,000 tulip bulbs to Canada in appreciation of the important role played by Canadian troops in liberating the Netherlands and for providing her family with a safe place during the war. The following year she sent 20,500 tulip bulbs. Juliana continued to send thousands of bulbs as a yearly gift, a tradition that continued after she became queen in 1948. The gift of tulips is an ongoing tradition, and each year the people of the Netherlands and the Dutch royal family each send 10,000 bulbs to Canada in recognition of the close ties between the two countries. The gift of bulbs and the tulip flowers attracted interest and visitors in Ottawa. In 1952 Karsh, an Armenian-born photographer, suggested the idea of a tulip festival to the Ottawa Board of Trade. The first Canadian Tulip Festival took place in 1953. The first festival proved popular, and it became a yearly event. To mark the festival’s 50th anniversary in 2002, Canada Post issued a series of commemorative stamps(纪念邮票) and plates featuring the flowers and Princess Margriet returned to visit Ottawa. In the following years the festival began to focus more on international friendship and the festival’s historical origins. Now it is one of the world’s largest tulip shows.

【1】Why did the Dutch royal family move to Canada? (不多于5个词)

【2】Why did Princess Juliana send tulip bulbs to Canada in 1945？ (不多于7个词)

【3】How often does Canadian Tulip Festival take place? (不多于4个词)

【4】What is the passage mainly about? (不多于8个词)

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】To avoid danger. / To avoid being caught.

【2】To show her thanks/appreciation to Canada.

【3】Once a year. / Every year.

【4】The origin and developent of Canadian Tulip Festival.

【解析】文章介绍了荷兰皇室每年赠送给加拿大郁金香球茎这一传统的由来，并且在加拿大促成了一年一度的郁金香节的庆祝活动，而且得到了持续的发展。

【1】To avoid danger. / To avoid being caught.细节理解题。根据文章第一段However, the threat of German bombing attacks meant that England was not completely safe. For this reason Princess Juliana and her daughters, Princesses Beatrix and Irene, moved to Canada and settled in Ottawa. （然而，德国轰炸的威胁意味着英国并不完全安全。出于这个原因，朱莉安娜公主和她的女儿贝娅丽丝公主和艾琳公主搬到了加拿大，定居在渥太华。）可知，是为了避免危险/避免被抓，荷兰皇室成员搬到了加拿大，故回答To avoid danger/ To avoid being caught.

【2】To show her thanks/appreciation to Canada.细节理解题。根据文章第二段Princess Juliana presented 100,000 tulip bulbs to Canada in appreciation of the important role played by Canadian troops in liberating the Netherlands and for providing her family with a safe place during the war.（朱莉安娜公主向加拿大赠送了10万个郁金香球茎，以感谢加拿大军队在解放荷兰和为她的家人在战争期间提供安全的地方所给予的帮助。），故回答To show her thanks/ appreciation to Canada.

【3】Once a year. / Every year.细节理解题。根据第二段Juliana continued to send thousands of bulbs as a yearly gift, a tradition that continued after she became queen in 1948.（朱莉安娜继续送出成千上万的郁金香鳞茎作为每年的礼物，这是她在1948年成为女王后一直延续的传统。）可知，每年都赠送，故回答Once a year/ Every year.

【4】The origin and development of Canadian Tulip Festival.主旨题。文章介绍了荷兰皇室每年赠送给加拿大郁金香球茎这一传统的由来，并且在加拿大促成了一年一度的郁金香节的庆祝活动而且得到了持续的发展。故回答The origin and development of Canadian Tulip Festival.