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【題目】

International Poetry Competition

World Poetry Day is celebrated on 21 March. Its purpose is to improve people’s ability to read, write, and teach poems all over the world.

This year, the International Poetry Centre is holding a poetry competition to celebrate the festival! The competition is open to all the poets(詩人) aged 18 and over from all over the world, and they will be divided into two groups

Open Group(open to all the poets aged 18 and over)

ESL Group(open to all the poets aged 18 and over who can write in English as a Second Language)

The winners of each group will receive ￡1000.

RULES

◆All the poems must be unpublished(未出版的) works.

◆Poems will not be returned, so please keep a copy.

◆The poem(s) must be in English and created by the poet himself/herself.

◆Poems can be written on any proper subject. No subject on violence(暴力) or drugs.

The competition begins on 3 March, 2017 and ends on 28 August, 2017.

To enter the competition, please visit the Centre Shop to pay ￡5 for each poem. Once the payment is made, please email the poem(s) to poetrycomp@center.uk. Remember to mark Open or ESL in the top right-hand corner of the document(文檔) to show which group to enter before emailing your poem(s).

Questions about the competition can be emailed to poetrycomp@center.uk.

【1】When is the World Poetry Day?

A. On March 28th. B. On March 3rd.

C. On March 21st. D. On August 28th.

【2】The purpose of the World Poetry Day is .

A. to encourage the British to write poems

B. to teach children how to read and write poems

C. to raise money for the poets from all over the world

D. to help people to read, write and teach poems better

【3】The rules for the competition include the following EXCEPT .

A. that poets can write poems in any language

B. that poets must use their unpublished poems

C. that poems can’t be taken back after the competition

D. that poems can’t be written on the subject of violence or drugs

【4】Which is the correct order for poets to enter the competition?

① Pay ￡5 for each poem.

② Visit the Centre Shop.

③ Email their poem(s) to poetrycomp@center.uk.

④ Mark Open or ESL in the top right-hand corner of their document.

A. ①②③④ B. ②①③④

C. ②①④③ D. ③④②①

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】D

【3】A

【4】B

【解析】試題為了提高人們在世界各地讀、寫、教詩的能力，國際詩歌中心將舉行詩歌比賽，短文介紹了比賽時間、參賽人員和參賽規(guī)則。

【1】題意：世界詩歌日是什么時候？考查細節(jié)理解題。根據World Poetry Day is celebrated on 21 March.，可知是3月21日，故選C。

【2】題意：世界詩歌節(jié)的目的是 。考查細節(jié)理解題。根據Its purpose is to improve people’s ability to read, write, and teach poems all over the world.，可知其目的是提高人們在世界各地讀、寫、教詩的能力，故選D。

【3】題意：除了 ，以下都是比賽規(guī)則。考查細節(jié)理解題。A. that poets can write poems in any language詩人可以用任何語言寫詩。B. that poets must use their unpublished poems詩人必須使用未出版的詩歌。C. that poems can’t be taken back after the competition

那首詩在比賽后不能收回。D. that poems can’t be written on the subject of violence or drugs

那首詩不能寫在暴力或毒品的主題上。根據RULES提供的四條規(guī)則：第一次發(fā)表，自留底稿，英文原創(chuàng)和不限體裁（不涉毒暴），結合The poem(s) must be in English and created by the poet himself/herself.可知選A。

【4】題意：詩人參賽的正確順序是什么？考查細節(jié)理解題。① Pay ￡5 for each poem. 每首詩付5英鎊。② Visit the Centre Shop.參觀中心商店。③ Email their poem(s) to poetrycomp@center.uk.把他們的詩發(fā)到PoeTryCyc@ C.Eng.④ Mark Open or ESL in the top right-hand corner of their document. 在文件的右上角標記Open或ESL。根據短文內容，可知是②①③④，故選B。