There are some highlights in April in Shanghai.
Live Music – Late Night Jazz
Enjoy real American jazz from Herbie Davis, the famous trumpet player. He’s coming with his new 7 – piece band, Herbie’s Heroes. Herbie is known to play well into the early hours, so don’t expect to get much sleep. This is Herbie’s third visit to Shanghai. The first two were sold out, so get your tickets quickly.
Place:  The Jazz Club          Dates:15 – 23 April           Price:￥80
Time: 10:00 p.m. till late!        TEL:6466 – 8736 
Scottish dancing
Take your partners and get ready to dance till you drop. Scottish dancing is fun and easy to learn. Instructors will demonstrate the dances. The live band, Gordon Stroppie and the Weefrees, are also excellent.
Place:  Jack Stein’s     Dates: every Monday   Price:￥60 including one drink
Time: 7:00 – 00:00 p.m.   TEL:6402 – 1877
Exhibitions – Shanghai Museum
There are 120,000 pieces on show here. You can see the whole of Chinese history under one roof. It’s always interesting to visit, but doubly so at the moment with the Egyptian Tombs exhibition. There are lots of mummies and more gold than you’ve ever seen before. Let us know if you see a mummy move!
Place: Shanghai Museum           Price:￥30（￥15 for students）
TEL:6888 – 6888                 Dates: daily
Time: Monday – Friday 9:00 a. m. – 5:00 p. m., Weekends 9:00 a. m. – 9:00p.m.
Dining – Sushi chef in town
Sushi is getting really big in Shanghai. In Japan, it’s become an art form. The most famous Sushi ‘a(chǎn)rtist’ is Yuki Kamura. She’s also one of the few female chefs in Japan. She’ll be at Sushi Scene all of this month.
Place: Sushi Scene in the Shanghai Hotel  Dates: all month          
Price: ￥200                        Time: lunchtime TEL: 6690 – 3211 
For a full listing of events, see our website.
小題1:From the text we may learn that Sushi is         .
A．a(chǎn) cookB．a(chǎn)n instructorC．a(chǎn) kind of foodD．a(chǎn)n artist
小題2:Which is not true about the ads?
A．Yuki Kamura will stay in Shanghai in April for a whole month.
B．A family of parents with 15 – year – old twins should pay 75 yuan for the Shanghai museum admission.
C．You will probably be taught to dance if you go to Jack Stein’s.
D．American jazz from Herbie Davis is popular in Shanghai.
小題3:Where are the ads available to people?
A．NewspaperB．MagazineC．TVD．Internet

小題1:C
小題2:B
小題3:D
文章介紹了4月份上海的一些重大節(jié)目。
小題1:C 推理題。根據(jù)Dining – Sushi chef in town部分里面多次提及chef（廚師）,可知sushi是一種食品，故C正確。
小題2:B 計(jì)算題。根據(jù)Exhibitions – Shanghai Museum部分Price:￥30（￥15 for students）可知兩個(gè)大人是30元，兩個(gè)15歲的雙胞胎是30元，共計(jì)60元，故B錯(cuò)誤。
小題3:D 推理題。根據(jù)文章最后一行For a full listing of events, see our website可知這是在網(wǎng)上。故D正確。
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