Question

The 2nd World Cup Live Painting Competition

Brief Introduction

The 2nd Youth World Cup Live Painting Competition is a global charity event hosted by Canada Youth Arts Development Foundation and supported by UNICEF. It is a global painting Olympic of the world’s children and youth, and also a global charity event aiming to help poor children worldwide.

We don't have ready formulas, but we believe in action. The Youth World Cup Live Painting Competition aims to change things for the better. The competition will be a platform to raise awareness for the welfare of poor children. We hope that this annual competition and charity event will grow into an annual celebration of painting, the Olympic of cultural and artistic exchange.

All participants are separated into four groups

●Children Group 1 (Age 4-7)

●Children Group 2 (Age 8-12)

●Youth Group 1 (Age 13-17)

●Youth Group 2 (Age 18-25)

Main categories for this edition are

●Friendship

●Dream

●Environmental Protection

Tools

Pen, pencil, oil, water color, any painting tools and materials are welcome.

Size

A3 size (43cm x 28cm)

Entry fee

There is no entry fee.

Eligibility(资格)

This competition is open to anyone worldwide aged 4-25 years old.

Deadline

June 30, 2014

Prize

●The Committee will issue one First Award (Gold Medal), three Second Awards (Silver Medals), six Third Awards (Bronze Medals), and Best Innovation (革新) Award, Best Color Award, Best Structure Award, Best Method Award, Best Quality Award.

●First Award will receive the Golden Cup and $500 CAD, Second Award—Silver Cup and $300 CAD, Third Award—Bronze Cup and $100 CAD.

●All winners of the First Award, Second Award and Third Award from each group will have the opportunities to attend the final competition for live painting competition, which is to be held in Richmond Olympic Oval, Richmond, Canada on August 12th, 2014. All participants in the final competition will receive a certificate, which will be delivered directly from the Organizing Committee.

1.Which of the following can we know from the Brief Introduction?

a. The competition’s goal.

b. The competition’s history.

c. The competition’s sponsor.

d. The competition’s participants.

A. abcB. acdC. bcdD. abd

2.According to the passage, the competition _________.

A. is a global painting Olympic for students worldwide

B. is a platform to find out children who have a gift for painting

C. is held once every four years like the Olympic Games

D. aims to help poor children throughout the world

3.Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage?

A. Contact information.

B. Main categories.

C. Entry requirements.

D. The prize types.

4.It can be known from the passage that ________.

A. there are no given themes for all the participants

B. participants must use special tools to paint their entries

C. the groups are divided by the age of the participants

D. the larger the painting is, the more welcomed it is

5.If you took part in the competition and won the second prize, what will you get?

A. A silver medal, $300 CAD and certification

B. A certificate, $300 CAD and painting materials

C. $100 CAD, a certificate and a silver cup

D. Final qualification, certification and a bronze medal

 

Answer 1

1.B

2.D

3.A

4.C

5.A

【解析】

试题分析: 本文介绍了第二届世界杯青少年现场绘画大赛的一些情况，这是一项全球性公益活动，主题是“每人每年为世界贫困儿童捐一元钱”，该项活动是由加拿大青少年艺术发展基金会主办，由慈善捐款收益机构联合国儿童基金会支持举办的。

1.细节理解题。根据第一段的介绍中The 2nd Youth World Cup Live Painting Competition;……supported by UNICEF;…… of the world’s children and youth等字眼我们可知这项比赛是第二次举行，赞助者是UNICEF，参与者是儿童和青少年，故选C。

2.细节理解题。从文章第一段and also a global charity event aiming to help poor children worldwide.可知答案选D。

3.从文章中的小标题Eligibility(资格) ，Prize，Main categories for this edition are可以判断A选项内容文中没有涉及。

4.细节理解题。根据文中All participants are separated into four groups可以判断比赛是按年龄组划分的，选C。

5.细节理解题。根据文中Second Award—Silver Cup and $300 CAD可知二等奖获得者会得到证书，$300和绘画材料的奖励，选A。

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