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10．Contests from the Community
Annual Playwright （剧作家） Challenge
Attention，students!Unleash （放开） your creativity and writing skill by submitting an original story for an opportunity to have your entry produced as a full-length musical by the Scripps Performing Arts academy this fall．The winner will also get the opportunity to perform in the show or serve as the assistant director of the production．Also，the winner will attend two playwright workshops with the director to work on the musical together．Entries can be submitted in paragraph，story or script （剧本） form （1-3pages） to info@scrippsperformingarts．com with the subject line：Playwright Challenge Entry．For ages 18 under．Students are allowed to work individually or as a team of two for each submission．Deadline：April 1．
Kids'Poster Contest
The City of San Diego's Public Utilities Department invites students，grades 1-6，to make a poster with the theme："Sam Diegans Waste No Water．All Days．All Ways．"Three winners will be selected for each grade level and will receive gift cards and a Certificate of Excellence．Also，winning posters will be on display in the lobby of the City Society's Gallery and the San Diego County Fair's Kids Best Art Exhibit．Open to students in the cities of San Diego，Coronado and Imperial Beach．To enter，go to www．wastenowater．org．Deadline：March 28．
Kohl's Cares Scholarship Program
Outstanding young volunteers，ages 6-18，can be rewarded through this annual program．Regional winners will each receive a 1，000dollars scholarship for higher education，while national winners will each be rewarded a total of 10，000dollars in scholarships plus a  l，000dollars donation from Kohl's to a nonprofit of the student's choice．Nominations （提名）  are now accepted at www．kohlskids．com．Deadline：March 14．
 Dream House Raffle （抽彩）
    Enter to win a 4 million dollars home in Rancho Santa Fe or 2.1 million dollars in cash in this annual raffle that includes more than 1，300 dollars prizes to be given away!In addition to the grand prize drawing on May 17，you can also be part of early bird drawing that offer more chances of winning．Next earlybird drawing is on March 19 （entry deadline：March 7）．Proceeds （收入） benefit Ronald McDonald House Charities of San Diego．For tickets and the list of prizes，visit www．sdraffle．com or call 888-8254-9939．

 38．What do we know about Annual Playwright Challenge？C
A．It is intended for students aged 6-18．
B．One has to submit one's entry before March 14．
C．The winner will join in the production of the musical．
D．Students must work individually for each submission．
39．If you have a gift for painting，you'd better participate inB．
A．Annual Playwright Challenge              B．Dream House Raffle
C．Kohl's Cares Scholarship Program          D．Kids'Poster Contest
40．Your friend Iverson usually participates in volunteer services，which you really appreciate．You can visitB to nominate him．
A．www．sdraffle．com
B．www．kohlskids．com
C．www．wastenowater．org
D．www．scrippsperformingarts．com
41．The passage is written toA．
A．inform the readers of some contests
B．attract the readers to come with prizes
C．persuade the readers to join in the activities
D．suggest the readers volunteer in community service．

分析 本文属于广告类阅读，作者通过这篇文章向我们介绍了四个来自社会的竞赛，主要介绍了这四个竞赛的主要内容就，适合的人群以及奖品报名要求等．

解答 38．C    细节理解题．根据第一段中"The winner will also get the opportunity to perform in the show or serve as the assistant director of the production．"可知年度编剧的挑战获胜者将参加音乐剧的制作，故选C．
39．B    细节理解题．根据最后一段，中"…you can also be part of early bird drawing that offer more chances of winning…"可知如果你有绘画的天赋，你最好参加梦想的房子抽奖，故选B．
40．B    细节理解题．根据第三个标题下的内容，"Outstanding young volunteers，ages 6-18，can be rewarded through this annual program"可知你的朋友艾弗森通常参加志愿服务，你可以到www．kohlskids．com中推荐他，故选B．
41．A   推理判断题．根据材料中的信息可知，本文向读者介绍了几项比赛项目．故选A．

点评 考查学生的细节理解和推理判断能力．做细节理解题时一定要找到文章中的原句，和题干进行比较，再做出正确选择．在做推理判断题时不要以个人的主观想象代替文章的事实，要根据文章事实进行合乎逻辑的推理判断．

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D．we shouldn't be lazy if we want to accomplish many tasks．
20．Some scientists say that animals in the oceans are increasingly threatened by noise pollution caused by human beings．
The noise that affects sea creatures comes from a number of human activities．It is caused mainly by industrial underwater explosions，ocean drilling，and ship engines．Such noises are added to natural sounds．These sounds include the breaking of ice fields，underwater earthquakes，and sounds made by animals themselves．
Decibels （分贝） measured in water are different from those measured on land．A noise of one hundred and twenty decibels on land causes pain to human ears．In water，a decibel level of one hundred and ninety-five would have the same effect．
Some scientists have suggested setting a noise limit of one hundred and twenty decibels in the oceans．They have observed that noises at that level can frighten and confuse whales（鲸鱼）．
A team of American and Canadian scientists discovered that louder noises can seriously injure some animals．
The research team found that powerful underwater explosions were causing whales in the area to lose their hearing．This seriously affected the whales'ability to exchange information and find their way．Some of the whales even died．The explosions had caused their ears to bleed and become infected（被感染的）．
Many researchers whose work depends on ocean sounds are against a limit of one hundred and twenty decibels．They say such a limit would mean an end to important industrial and scientific research．
Scientists do not know how much and what kinds of noises are harmful to ocean animals．However，many scientists don't think that noise is a greater danger than they believed．They want to prevent noises from harming creatures in the ocean．

26．According to the passage，which of the following is increasingly dangerous to sea creatures？C
A．The sound of  ______ cars．
B．The sound of voices．
C．Man-made noise pollution．
D．The sound of steps．
27．According to the passage，natural sounds include all of the following EXCEPTB．
A．sounds made by animals themselves   B．ocean drilling
C．underwater earthquakes              D．the breaking of ice fields
28．Which of the following is discussed in the third paragraph？A
A．The same noise level produces a different effect on land and in the ocean．
B．Different places may have different types of noises．
C．The decibel is not a right unit （单位） for measuring underwater noise．
D．Different ocean animals may have different reactions to noises．
29．Which of the following is true of whales？D
A．They won't be confused by noises．
B．They are deaf to noises．
C．Their ability to reproduce will be lowered by high-level noises．
D．Their hearing will be damaged by high-level noises．
30．According to the passage，what will scientists most probably do in the future？B
A．They will work hard to reduce ocean noise pollution．
B．They will protect animals from harmful noises．
C．They will try to set a limit of 120decibels．
D．They will study the effect of ocean noise pollution．

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