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Dear Mary，
How are you? I saw you posted some wonderful photos of the coastline near your hometown．You’re really getting into your photography! Right now I’m taking a break from social media(媒体) to write you an email．
Remember you said you’d like to come over to the UK sometime this year? Well, I was thinking that this year you might like to come to the Edinburgh Festival with me in August．I’ve got an aunt with a flat in the city centre who could put us up．
Do you know much about the festival? It’s very famous—one of the biggest，most popular art festivals in the world! There are lots of things going on—art exhibitions(展览)，concerts of all kinds，modern dance，a book festival, etc．The thing it’s most famous for is the newest and most exciting theatre．People come from all over the world and perform(表演) in their own language．
In Scotland you have the best of both worlds: culture and wild land．After the festival, we could hire(租) a car and go up to some of the islands off the west coast, like Skye．The weather can be changeable in August，but the landscape(风景) is beautiful，with empty beaches and rocky mountains．It’s the perfect place for you to take photos．Afterwards, we could head back to the east coast and visit my friend Rob in St．Andrews．It’s really pretty and Rob’s enjoyable to be with．You’d get on well with him．
So, why don’t you have a think about it and then get back to me? Take your time, there’s no rush．
Speak to you soon，
Sophie
【解题导语】 本文是一篇应用文。文章为一封邮件，主题为邀请朋友到苏格兰度假。
1．What is the best known activity at the Edinburgh Festival?
A．Modern dance．
B．Art exhibitions．
C．Performances of plays．
D．Different kinds of concerts．
C 解析：细节理解题。由正文第三段中的The thing it’s most famous for is．．．perform(表演) in their own language．可知，爱丁堡艺术节最出名的活动是最新且最激动人心的戏剧表演。
2．What does Sophie suggest doing straight after the festival?
A．Seeing her friend Rob in St．Andrews．
B．Driving along the east coast of Scotland．
C．Taking photos while climbing mountains．
D．Visiting islands along the west coast of Scotland．
D 解析：细节理解题。由正文第四段中的After the festival．．．the west coast，like Skye．可知，Sophie建议参加完爱丁堡艺术节之后，驱车前往苏格兰西部海岸沿线的一些岛屿游玩。
3．Why did Sophie send this email to Mary?
A．To invite her to visit Scotland．
B．To talk about her holiday plan．
C．To take a break from social media．
D．To introduce the Edinburgh Festival．
A 解析：写作意图题。在邮件中，Sophie首先夸赞了Mary的摄影技术，接着邀请她八月和自己一起参加爱丁堡艺术节，并做了之后的出行安排：先到苏格兰西部海岸岛屿观光，然后到东部海岸看朋友；且由In Scotland．．．wild land．可知，爱丁堡艺术节的举办地点正是苏格兰；因此，Sophie写这封邮件的目的是邀请Mary到苏格兰旅行，参加爱丁堡艺术节，并欣赏苏格兰的美丽风景。
