話題03周圍的環(huán)境-備戰(zhàn)2019年高考英語(yǔ)考試大綱話題分類解析(Word版含解析)

1、話題03周圍的環(huán)境【話題解讀】考綱中的周圍環(huán)境指的是家園、房屋、或套房，如公寓( apartment )、宿舍(dormitory )等，放屋 里的房間，如客廳(living room )、臥室(bedroom)、廚房(kitchen )、浴室(bathroom),以及室內(nèi)的家 具；校園：教學(xué)樓、教室、操場(chǎng)、圖書室、電腦室、實(shí)驗(yàn)樓；家園和校園外圍：雜貨店(grocery store )、書店(book shop )、圖書館(library )、博物館(museum 等。【高考探究】歷年高考試題中多次涉及“周圍的環(huán)境”這個(gè)話題，并沒(méi)有專門為寫環(huán)境而寫環(huán)境。往往都是兩到三 個(gè)話題的綜合。話題在線導(dǎo)

2、讀：人們的愛好各有不同。有人喜歡購(gòu)物，有人喜歡吸煙，還有人喜歡食物。作者卻熱衷于體育鍛煉。 在鍛煉的同時(shí)，她獲得了成就感，也在不斷突破自我。CommitmentIt s 5:00 in the morning when the alarm rings in my ears. I roll out of bed andwalk blindlythrough the dark into the bathroom. Iturn on the light and put on my glasses. The house isstill as I walk downstairs while my hus

3、band and three kids sleep peacefully. Usually I go for a long run, but today I choose my favorite exercise DVD,Insanity . Sweat pours down my face andinto my eyes. My heart races as I force my body to finish each movement. As I near the end of the exercise, I feel extremely tired, but a smile is on

4、my face. It s not a smile because theDVD is over, but a smile of success from pushing my body to its extreme limit.Some people enjoy shopping, smoking, food, work, or even chocolate. But I need exercise to get through each day. Someshake heads when they see me run through the town. Others get hurt w

5、hen I refuse to try just one bite of their grandmother s chocolate cake. They raise their eyebrows,surprised by my no thank you, or by my choice to have a salad. Over the years, I have learned it s okay to just say no. I shouldn t feel sorry for refusing food that I don t want toeat.So what drives m

6、e to roll out of bed at 5:00 a.m.? What gives me the reason to just say noto ice cream? Commitment. A commitment to change my life with a way that reduces daily anxiety, increases self confidence and energy, extends life and above all improves my body shape. This is the point where a smile appears o

7、n my face as I look at myself in the mirror or try on my favorite pair of jeans that now fit just right.It s through commitment and sweat that I can make adifference within myself inside and out.承諾凌晨5點(diǎn)，鬧鐘在我耳邊響起。我翻身起床，在黑暗中摸索著走進(jìn)浴室。我打開燈，戴上眼鏡。當(dāng)我 下樓時(shí)，房子里一片寂靜，丈夫和三個(gè)孩子還在安睡。通常我會(huì)出去長(zhǎng)跑，可是今天我選擇了最愛的健身 光盤Insanity。

8、不一會(huì)兒，汗水順著臉頰流下來(lái)，流入我的雙眼。我強(qiáng)迫自己完成每一個(gè)動(dòng)作，我的心在 狂跳。健身快要結(jié)束的時(shí)候，我已經(jīng)疲憊不堪，但是我卻面帶笑容。這不是因?yàn)榻∩斫Y(jié)束而露出的笑容， 而是我將自己的身體推向極限后成功的笑容。有人喜歡購(gòu)物，有人喜歡吸煙，有人喜歡食物，有人喜歡工作，甚至有人喜歡巧克力。但是我每天都 要鍛煉身體。當(dāng)看到我在城中長(zhǎng)跑時(shí)，有些人會(huì)不以為然地?fù)u頭。當(dāng)我拒絕品嘗別人的奶奶為我們準(zhǔn)備的 巧克力蛋糕時(shí)，他們會(huì)感到很受傷。聽到我說(shuō)不，謝謝或者看到我選擇了色拉時(shí)，他們會(huì)驚訝地?fù)P起 眉頭。多年以來(lái)，我知道我可以說(shuō)不。我沒(méi)有必要為拒絕自己不喜歡吃的東西而感到抱歉。那么是什么使我凌晨5點(diǎn)就起床呢？

9、又是什么理由讓我拒絕冰淇淋呢？那就是承諾，一個(gè)改變?nèi)松某兄Z一一減少焦慮、增強(qiáng)自信和精力、延年益壽，尤其是塑造體型。這就是當(dāng)我對(duì)鏡自照的時(shí)候，或者穿 上現(xiàn)在已經(jīng)非常合身的牛仔褲時(shí)面露笑容的原因。正是通過(guò)承諾和汗水，我從內(nèi)到外徹底改變了自己。重點(diǎn)單詞：1. alarm ?l dm n.鬧鈴2. blindly bla?idl ? adv .摸索地3. commitment k ?m?m(?)nt n .承諾4. extend Kstendvt.延伸題鏈接話題下的閱讀理解Passagel （2017 年北京卷）題型體裁；話題難度建議時(shí)間閱讀理解記敘文倫敦運(yùn)河博物館的四場(chǎng)專題5分鐘Monthly T

10、alks at London Canal MuseumOur monthly talks start at 19:30 on the first Thursday of each month except August. Admission is at normal charges and you don t need to book. They end around 21:00.November 7thThe Canal Pioneers, by Chris Lewis. James Brindley is recognized as oneof the leading earlycanal

11、 engineers. He was also a major player in training others in the art of canal planning and building. Chris Lewis will explain how Brindley made such a positive contribution to the education of that group of early civil engineers.December 5thIce for the Metropolis, by Malcolm Tucker. Well before the

12、arrival of freezers, there was a demand for ice for food preservation and catering. Malcolm will explain the history of importing natural ice and the technology of building ice wells, and how London s ice trade grew.February 6thAn Update on the Cotswold Canals, by Liz Payne. The Stroudwater Canal is

13、 moving towards reopening. The Thames and Severn Canal will take a little longer. We will have a report on the present state of play.March 6thEyots and Aits Thames Islands , by Miranda Vickers. The Thames has many islands. Miranda has undertaken a review of all of them. She will tell us about those

14、of greatest interest.Online bookings: wwwcanalmuseumorg. uk/bookMore info: wwwcanalmuseum org. uk/whatsonLondon Canal Museum12-13 New Wharf Road, London NI 9RTwwwcanalmuseumorg . uk wwwcanalmuseummobiTel: 020 7713 083621.When is the talk on James Brindley?A. February 6th.C. November 7th.22 .What is

15、the topic of the talk in February?A. The Canal Pioneers.C. Eyots and Aits - Thames Islands.Canals.23 .Who will give the talk on the islands in the Thames?A. Miranda Vickers.C. Chris Lewis.【文章大意】本文介紹了倫敦運(yùn)河博物館在11B. March 6th.D. December 5th.B. Ice for the Metropolis.D. An Update on the CotswoldB. Malco

16、lm Tucker.D. Liz Payne.、12月、2月和3月推出的四場(chǎng)專題講座的具體日期、主要內(nèi)容、演講者的情況等。1-C【解析】考查細(xì)拈理解。根據(jù)第一場(chǎng)講座的介蛆中的口的a Brindley何赳講座的時(shí)間是：Hwemlw油。LD 解析】考查細(xì)節(jié)理峪 根據(jù)第三場(chǎng)講座的介紹的第一-iSAn Update an flie Cotswold Cauds, by LizPayne可知，2 月 6 日的講座的主題是An Update on the Cbtwold Canah1,主講人是 Liz Payne：3.A【解析】考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第四場(chǎng)講座的介紹的第一句可知，由 Miranda Vicke

17、rs 主講的這場(chǎng)講座的內(nèi)容是關(guān)于Thames Islands 的。話題下的書面表達(dá)Writing 1（2016 天津卷）題型體裁；話題難度建議時(shí)間書囿表達(dá)應(yīng)用文歡送辭20分鐘假設(shè)你是晨光中學(xué)的學(xué)生會(huì)主席李津。一批來(lái)自英國(guó)的高中生與你校學(xué)生開展了為期兩周的交流活動(dòng)?，F(xiàn)在，他們即將回國(guó)，你將在歡送會(huì)上致辭。請(qǐng)根據(jù)以下提示寫一篇發(fā)言稿。(1)回顧雙方的交流活動(dòng)(如學(xué)習(xí)、生活、體育、文藝等方面)；(2)談?wù)勈斋@或感想；(3)表達(dá)祝愿與期望。注意：(1)詞數(shù)不少于100;(2)可適當(dāng)加入細(xì)節(jié)，使內(nèi)容充實(shí)、行文連貫；(3)開頭和結(jié)尾已給出，不計(jì)入總詞數(shù)。Dear friends,How time flie

18、s! Thank you.【寫作指導(dǎo)】這是一篇發(fā)言稿j要點(diǎn)都已經(jīng)給出，關(guān)鍵在于要點(diǎn)要全面涵蓋，不育絹遺漏和肯略，但是要點(diǎn)只是提 綱，考生還要在北醫(yī)6曲上贈(zèng)加細(xì)節(jié)，不要逐字逐句翻怪，同時(shí)注言謀篇布局的順序，運(yùn)用合適的連接詞連 接全文，并選擇高級(jí)的詞J匚和語(yǔ)法句型使文章更胡瓢宙題時(shí)注意本文時(shí)態(tài)主要是一般過(guò)去時(shí)和一般現(xiàn)在 時(shí)，描述要盡量選擇簡(jiǎn)潔的語(yǔ)言，運(yùn)用合適的語(yǔ)法規(guī)則和詞匯把答要點(diǎn)都準(zhǔn)確表述出來(lái)，難點(diǎn)在于選擇詞 匯和句型，可以靈活運(yùn)用高級(jí)詞匯和固定矩語(yǔ)準(zhǔn)璃表述。還要用適當(dāng)?shù)倪B接局把句子連接起來(lái)這樣文意 顯得更連貫【參考范文】Dear friends,Howtime flies! Two weeks

19、 have passed since you came to our school for the exchange program, which we all have benefited from.During these two weeks, we have studied and lived together, which gives us the opportunityto promote our friendship. Doing sports as a team has enabled us to know each other better. Yourart skills ar

20、e excellent and admirable, which leaves me a deep impression. I think all ourclassmates have learned a lot from our communication and the various activities.Now, on behalf of my schoolmates, I wish you a safe return. I also hope that there will be more events of this kind in the future.Thank you.提分檢

21、測(cè)I. 閱讀理解閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C和D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。Who we are:Weare PosterGarden, since 1995 the creative, customer-focused leader in portable displays（ 顯 示器 ）. PosterGarden offers uniquely simple and reliable portable trade shows and event display products. We carry a full line of display products. In additi

22、on, PosterGarden offers a complete suite of graphic（ 平面造型設(shè)計(jì)的） design services, and we help our customers find success at alltheir trade shows and events every step of the way. And finally, we are committed to finding products and processes that are green and environmentally friendly.Why choose Poste

23、rGarden?Thanks to our devotion to customer needs, PosterGarden knows what clients（ 委托人 ） are looking for when it comes to portable displays: simplicity and reliability. Our products are of good quality and easy to use; our design and printing services result in bold, colorful displays; our Project M

24、anagers stay involved from start to finish.The PosterGarden difference:Since 1995 PosterGarden has specialized in high-quality graphics and portable displays. Wealso design and use our very own line of products. So when it comes to what works best in a portable display and how to get the highest- qu

25、ality graphics available, we know what we re talking about.Wealso have a full staff of Project Managers who will help you throughout the entire ordering process and beyond. And our professional designers can help you create just the design you re looking for. And don t forget, our speedy turnaround

26、time just six business days guarantees that you ll get your display right away.That s the PosterGarden difference. Smart. Firm. Simple. Portable Displays.More information:For more information about PosterGarden, our products and our company, please contact us at 800-707-0204.1 .Which aspect of Poste

27、rGarden does the first paragraph focus on?C. Services.A. Convenience.B. Responsibilities.D. Characteristics.2 .What can we learn about PosterGarden?A. Project Managers help clients create the design.B. Products are easily used and high in quality.C. The line of products is from other companies.D. De

28、signers stay involved from start to finish.3 .How is PosterGarden special?A. It is good for the environment.B. It has a longer turnaround time.C. It gets help throughout the ordering process.D. It has smart, firm and simple portable displays.【文章大意】本文是一篇應(yīng)用文，介紹了 PosterGarden的服務(wù)、優(yōu)勢(shì)、目標(biāo)以及吸引人的獨(dú)特之處和聯(lián)系方式。LC

29、 解析考查推理尹斯口第一所主要介紹了 PosterGarden的服務(wù)，改選C項(xiàng)?！窘馕觥靠疾榧?xì)節(jié)理解$根據(jù)第二部分中的Our produos如c of good quality and easy to use可知， 知的產(chǎn)品質(zhì)量好p且容易使用,：故選B項(xiàng)口3.D【解析】考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第三部分中的 That s the PosterGarden difference. Smart. Firm.Simple. Portable Displays 可知選 D。B根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從短文后的選項(xiàng)中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。選項(xiàng)中有兩項(xiàng)為多余選項(xiàng)。Helicopter parenting refers

30、 to a style of parents who are over focused on their children.1 For example, it can increase feelings of love and acceptance. However, helicopterparenting may be harmful to children s development in the following ways.Decreased confidence and self-esteem（ 自尊）.The message the parents over -involvemen

31、t sendsto kids is my parents don t trust me to do this on my own.2Increased anxiety. A study from the University of Mary Washington has shown that overparentingis associated with higher levels of child anxiety and depression.Undeveloped problem-solving skills. If parents are always there to clean up

32、 a child s messor prevent the problem in the first place, how does the child ever learn to deal with loss,disappointment, or failure?3Strengthened sense of entitlement權(quán)禾U ).Children who have always had their social, academic,and athletic lives adjusted by their parents to best fit their needs can be

33、come accustomed to always having their way and thus they develop a sense of entitlement.4 Parents who always tie shoes, clear plates, and pack lunches, even after children are able to do the tasks, prevent their children from mastering these life skills themselves.So, parents should let children str

34、uggle, allow them to be disappointed, and when failureoccurs, help them to work through it. 5 Remember: taking one step back from solving children s problems will help build the independent, and self-confident kids.A. Weakened life skills.B. Damaged life experiences.C. And this distrust leads to a l

35、ack of confidence.D. Helicopter parenting has many benefits for children.E. Parents should also let children do tasks they are physically and mentally able to do.F. Making your 3-year- old s bed sounds reasonable, while making your 13-year- old s beddoesn t.G. Studies found helicopter parenting can

36、make children feel less able in dealing with the stresses of life on their own.【文章大意】本文為說(shuō)明文，主要分析了直升機(jī)”式子女養(yǎng)育法的缺點(diǎn)，并提出了一些正確的養(yǎng)育方法。1-D【解析】從空后所舉的例子可以判斷,此處說(shuō)的是直升機(jī)”式子女養(yǎng)育法的優(yōu)點(diǎn)。故選DI頁(yè)。2-C【解析】前一句講到父母過(guò)度參與的做法給孩子亥出的信號(hào)是二父母不用熊我能穹融立完成這件事情口 C項(xiàng)能夠承接此意：這樣一種不信任會(huì)導(dǎo)致核子缺少信心，符合諾段主題。3 .G【解析】本段主要講“直升機(jī)”式子女養(yǎng)育法不利于培養(yǎng)孩子應(yīng)對(duì)失落感、失敗等的能力。故 G項(xiàng)

37、符合 語(yǔ)境。4 .A【解析】本段需要一個(gè)主題句，應(yīng)當(dāng)在A和B之間選擇。A項(xiàng)呼應(yīng)本段中的prevent their children from mastering these life skills,故 A 項(xiàng)最佳。5 .E【解析】本段主要介紹正確的養(yǎng)育方法，故E項(xiàng)最佳。II.完形填空閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C和D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。Growing up in one of the poorest, most violent communities in Atlanta, US and being raisedby a single uneducated m

38、other, not many people expected much of me, so I had to expect1 ofmyself.On my 13th birthday, I bought a2 of Harvard and put it on the wall of my room. Beingat Harvard became what I3 : I saw myself attending class in Sanders Theater, studying inWidener Library and eating in Annenberg Hall. Even when

39、 my electricity was4 , I knew thatmy poster of Harvard was still5 only two feet away from me. I d 6 my day by askingmyself these two questions:What do I want in my life? and,Are the thingsI am doing todaygoing to get me 7 to that life? ”8 myself of my goal each day made it9 for me to say no to the c

40、hoices my peers（同齡人）make, because those 10 wouldn t have led me to my goal. I found that even poverty could not 11 my power to decide what I choose to do with my12 .Every day I could13 myself moving towards my dream university14 my writing gotbetter, SAT score 15 , and my scholarship checks started

41、coming in. March 31st, 2011, an email arrived 16 Harvard. The first word was aCongratulations! ” A month later, Harvard flew me up to visitthe campus where 17 I got to see inside Sanders Theater, 18 Widener Libraryand eat dinner in Annenberg Hall.Who you are today is the19 of the decisions you made

42、yesterday, and who you will betomorrow will be up to the choices you make20 . Who do you want to be tomorrow?1.A. nothingB. anythingC. somethingD. everything2.A. brochureB. bookC. posterD. picture3.A. dreamt ofB. struggled forC. held onD. wonderedabout4.A. broken upB. cut offC. pulled downD. put out

43、5.A. puttingB. stickingC. standingD. hanging6.A. beginB. completeC.spendD. explore7.A. familiarB. relevantC. furtherD. closer8.A. RemindingB. RecallingC. InformingD. Equipping9.A. hardB. easyC. impossibleD. sad10.A. instructionsB. pathsC. expectationsD. activities11Agive upB. deal withC. take awayD.

44、 turndown12AfutureB. careerC. schoolD. family13 AfeelB. inspireC. practiceD. push14AuntilB. ifC. whileD. as15 AdecreasedB. aroseC.changedD. increased16 AatB. byC. fromD. with17 Afor the first timeB. once in a whileC. all of a suddenD. in no time18 A studyB. tourC. wanderD. inspect19 AreasonB. riskC.

45、 achievementD. result20 A yesterdayB. todayC. tomorrowD. now【文章大意】作者意志堅(jiān)定，一直想上哈佛大學(xué)。最終作者憑著自己堅(jiān)強(qiáng)的意志實(shí)現(xiàn)了自己的大學(xué)夢(mèng)。每個(gè)人的現(xiàn)狀都是過(guò)去的決定的結(jié)果。將來(lái)的我們?nèi)Q于今天做出的選擇。1 .C【解析】考查不定代詞。該句中的so表明前后是因果關(guān)系，很少有人對(duì)作者有很高的期待，因此作者對(duì)自己期望很高，故選C項(xiàng)。2 .C【解析】考查名詞。brochure 手冊(cè)；book 書；poster 海報(bào)；picture 圖片。由本段后面的內(nèi)容“I knew that my poster of Harvard was ”

46、可知，作者買了一張哈佛大學(xué)的海報(bào)， 故選C項(xiàng)。3 .A 【解析】考查動(dòng)詞短語(yǔ)。dreamt of 夢(mèng)想，渴望；struggled for 為努力奮斗；held on 堅(jiān)持；wondered about 想知道，對(duì)奇怪”。結(jié)合語(yǔ)境，能上哈佛大學(xué)是作者渴望的事情，故選A項(xiàng)。4 .B【解析】考查動(dòng)詞短語(yǔ)。broken up 關(guān)系破裂；cut off 切斷；pulled down 拆毀；putout 將熄滅”。此處與主語(yǔ)electricity 搭配，用cut off ,表示停電，故選 B項(xiàng)。SD【解析】考查動(dòng)詞。puttug第stickin廣粘貼，輸入 sm出昭或二11aliginf懸掛晨結(jié)合句意，作

47、 者知道哈大學(xué)的海報(bào)仍懸掛在那兒，故選D項(xiàng)。aA【解析】考查幼詢皿guT開始飛compl呢噢成spendqj費(fèi)1explcie探索M結(jié)合語(yǔ)境，作者以問(wèn) 自己?jiǎn)栴}開始新的一天？故選A項(xiàng)。7 .D【解析】考查形容詞。familiar 熟悉的；relevant 相關(guān)的；further 更進(jìn)一步的；closer 更 接近的。結(jié)合語(yǔ)境，作者問(wèn)自己每天做的事是否能使他更接近他想要的那種生活，故選D項(xiàng)。8 .A【解析】考查動(dòng)詞。reminding 提醒；recalling 回想； informing 通知，告知”；equipping 武裝，裝備”。結(jié)合上段最后一句，作者每天問(wèn)自己兩個(gè)問(wèn)題是提醒自己自己的目標(biāo)

48、， 故選A項(xiàng)。1 .B【解析】考查形容詞。hard “堅(jiān)硬的，困難的；easy 容易的；impossible 不可能的；sad 傷 心的。結(jié)合語(yǔ)境，作者每天提醒自己自己的目標(biāo)使得拒絕同齡人做出的選擇容易些，故選B項(xiàng)。2 0.B【解析】考查名詞。instructions指示，說(shuō)明；paths “道路，通路”；expectations 期待；activities活動(dòng)。結(jié)合句意，這些路不會(huì)將我領(lǐng)向我的目的，故選 B項(xiàng)。11 .C【解析】考查動(dòng)詞短語(yǔ)。give up 放棄；deal with 處理；take away 帶走；turn down 調(diào) 低，拒絕”。結(jié)合上下文，作者意志堅(jiān)定一心想實(shí)現(xiàn)自己的目

49、標(biāo)，甚至貧窮都不會(huì)帶走自己的意志 力，故選C項(xiàng)。12 .A【解析】考查名詞。future 未來(lái)；career 職業(yè)； school 學(xué)校；family 家庭。作者的目標(biāo)應(yīng)是涉及到作者的將來(lái)，故選A項(xiàng)。13 .A【解析】考查動(dòng)詞。feel 感覺(jué)；inspire “鼓勵(lì)，激勵(lì)；practice 練習(xí)； push 推動(dòng)。結(jié)合后半句可知，作者每天能感覺(jué)到自己朝夢(mèng)想的大學(xué)前進(jìn)，故選 A項(xiàng)。14 .D【解析】考查連詞。until“直到”；if “如果；while 當(dāng)時(shí)候”；as “隨著，因?yàn)椤?。該空后的句子表示的是原因，故選D項(xiàng)。15 .D【解析】考查動(dòng)詞。decreased 減少；arose 出現(xiàn)；ch

50、anged 改變；increased 增加。結(jié)合該句前后可知，作者的SAT成績(jī)得到了提高，故選 D項(xiàng)。16 .C【解析】考查介詞.結(jié)合下文可知，作者收到了來(lái)自哈佛大學(xué)的電子郵件，故選C項(xiàng).17 A 1解析J考查介詞短語(yǔ)。for the first tit昵嘴一次:/ce泊a whilb偶質(zhì) 疝of a sudden浚然7 in 口白面tie立刻j馬上。結(jié)合上文j這是作者第一次看到Sanders Theater,故選八項(xiàng)(18 .B t解析】考查動(dòng)詞口 stud學(xué)習(xí)力 1國(guó)旅游、麗1d硒7iaspecT視察:結(jié)合語(yǔ)境， 作者最餐有機(jī)會(huì)在VVid儂仃Library觀光，故選B J更。19.D【解析

51、】考查名詞。reason 原因； risk 風(fēng)險(xiǎn)；achievement 成就；result 結(jié)果。結(jié)合語(yǔ)境，今天的你是昨天你做出的的決定的結(jié)果，故選 D項(xiàng)。20.B【解析】考查名詞。yesterday 昨天； today 今天；tomorrow 明天；now 現(xiàn)在。結(jié)合上下文，明天的你是取決于你今天做出的決定，故選 B項(xiàng)。III.語(yǔ)法填空The first Edinburgh International Festival1 (hold) 71 years ago. Its first big successon, the Festival hascame in the following y

52、ear 2 an adaptation of The Thrie Estaites was performed. From then3(gradual) grown to become one of the most popular arts festivals in the world. As the founders of the Festival believed, the Festival programs have enriched the 4 (culture) life of Britain and even Europe.The Festival focuses on the

53、fields of music, art, dance and theatre.5 (bring) togetherthe best artists from around the world, the Festival has earned 6 good reputation, which has done much to draw the visitors attention to the various shows that take place all over the city.Each year during the summer 7 (month), Edinburgh becomes the world s Festival City. Itis the huge range of artistic events, performances and exhibitions that8(make) Edinburghunforgettable. It makes