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Climate change video contest

The National Environmental Education Foundation and the ?.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) are working together to bring you this climate change video contest.

Requirements:

Your video should describe how climate change affects you,your family,friends,and community,now or in the future. Be cool!Be creative!Use storytelling or anything that explains the steps you* re taking,or could take to reduce carbon pollution and prepare for a changing climate.

We need your parent to fill out an application form and hand in a parental agreement form.

Note for teachers:

If teachers want to upload a video for their students,they must hand in parental agreement forms for all students whose names appear in the video. We promise to protect students,privacy.

Music

If you want to use music in your video,please avoid using (受版权保护的) music. You can use your own music.

Who can enter?

The contest is open to ?.S. residents ( Mr between the ages of 11 and 14. Videos must be created and produced by individuals.

When is the (最后期限) ？

The deadline is March 18 ,2016 at 3:00 pm.

Winners will be announced to the public on. this website ori or around April 22 ,2016. Winners will be informed by email.

How will the videos be judged?

Videos will be judged according to how well you answered the contest questions,your creativity,video quality,presentation,and the scientific accwrag (准确 *1生) of your contents. .

Prizes:

The first 100 students who enter will receive a National Geographic Kids magazine.

1st Place: Solar Charging Backpack and Your Video,featured on EPA’s website for all to see!

2nd Place: Pulse Jump Rope (produces energy to charge your phone)

3rd Place: Socket Soccer Ball (turns energy from play into electrical energy that can be used to power small devices)

13. What do we know about the video contest?

A. It is held for kids aged 11 to 14 throughout the world.

B. It advises students not to put music in the video,

C. Its deadline is April 22 ,2016.

D. It has strict standards of grading.

14. To send his video online,a student needs to .

A. fill in an application form

B. provide his name in the video

C. check the contents of the video

D. hand in his parental agreement form

15. How will winners know the result of the contest?

A. They will be told by email.

B. Their teachers will tell them,

C. The EPA office will call them.

D. The EP?’ s website will post it.

16. According to the text,the fifth winner will get.

A. a Solar Charging Backpack

B. a National Geographic Kids magazine

C. a device which can charge phones

D. a Socket Soccer Ball which can produce power

D篇本文希望孩子参加关于气候变化的视频制作比赛。

13.D. 细节理解题。由 How will the videos be judged 部分可知，视频比赛有严格的评分规定。

14.D. 细节理解题。由Requirements部分中的第二段可知，学生要想参赛，必须上交其父母的同意书。

15. A. 细节理解题。由When is the deadline?部分中的 Winners will be informed by email 可知，获胜者通过电子邮件获知比赛结果。

16.B. 细节理解题。由Prizes部分中的The first 100 students who enter will receive a National Geograp/iic magazine可知，第五名获胜者可以得到一本一家儿童地理杂志。

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