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【题目】The Children’s Book-Show Competition is a chance for young readers to be writers.

Reading, it seems, is coming back in fashion, if a survey by the famous National Literacy Trust (the NLT) is true. It shows that the percentage of children who admit enjoying reading has grown for the first time in the past 8 years.

So it’s a good time to launch a competition that includes a shed-load of new books for schools as prizes. The Children’s Book-show Competition, backed by The Independent, is taking to the roads again from the start of next term, with a nation-wide tour of 15 big cities, featuring a line-up of a dozen children’s writers and illustrators (插图画家) aiming to persuade pupils to follow their footsteps.

The competition, launched by the children’s writer and illustrator Jessica Souhami, has two categories: the under-nine’s and nine to 13-year-olds.

Children are asked to choose their favorite fairy or folk tale and set it in an extraordinary place.

Then they are to retell it with the aid of drawings and writings—whether it is set at sea, on a distant planet, in the future or in the past. The closing date for the competition is 30th November.

“Tell your tale in pictures and in words, ”say the organizers of the competition. “It can be in a picture book or comic-book format.”

The winner of each competition will receive a signed copy of a book by each of the 12 authors involved in this year’s tour, plus 150 worth of books for their school. The runners-up will receive a signed copy of Souhami’s new book.

【1】What can we know about the Book-show Competition?

A. It will be held by the famous NLT. B. It will be held in different cities.

C. It has never been organized before. D. Children of all ages will join in it.

【2】The underlined word “backed” in Paragraph 3 means ________.

A. started B. promoted

C. supported D. reported

【3】Which of the following sentences is TRUE?

A. The survey by the NLT is definitely true.

B. The winner of each competition will receive a signed copy of Souhami’s new book.

C. 12 children’s writers and illustrators are involved in this year’s tour.

D. The survey by the NLT shows that the number of children who enjoy reading is much larger than before.

【4】The author’s purpose of writing this passage is to ________.

A. encourage young readers to become writers

B. persuade all children to join in the competition

C. promote children’s books by famous writers

D. introduce the Children’s Book-Show Competition

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】C

【3】C

【4】D

【解析】作者主要讲述了儿童读书竞赛活动。这个比赛将在15个城市巡回进行，参赛的孩子分为两类，一类是是9岁以下，另一类是9-13岁之间的，这个比赛的奖品也是很丰厚的。

【1】细节理解题。根据文章第三段中的“The Children’s Book-show Competition…is taking to the roads again from the start of next term, with a nation-wide tour of 15 big cities” 可知，比赛将在15个不同的大城市进行。故B 项符合原文。

【2】词义猜测题。根据第三段的句子“The Children’s Book-show Competition, backed by The Independent, is taking to the roads again from the start of next term, with a nation-wide tour of 15 big cities, …”可知，这比赛由英国的《独立报》机构支持。从新学期开始，将巡回全国范围内的15个大城市。故 back转换成动词，意为“支持”。故答案为C。

【3】细节理解题。根据第一段第一句The winner of each competition will receive a signed copy of a book by each of the 12 authors involved in this year’s tour,可知，12名儿童作家和插画家参与了今年的巡回演出。故答案为C。

【4】写作意图题。全文介绍的是The Children’s Book-show Competition的举办宗旨，举办地点，参与比赛人员，比赛内容和方式，比赛设奖等情况。因此可以断定，作者意在向儿童介绍The Children’s Book-show Competition。故D项符合题意。

推理判断题要求在理解原文表面文字信息的基础上，做出一定的推理判断，从而得到文章的隐含意义和深层意义。推理判断题的题干中通常含infer,suggest,imply,conclude indicate等标志性词语。 这种题型主要包括细节判断题、态度观点推断题、写作意图推断题、文章出处判断题和猜测想象推断题。本题第4小题是写作意图题。全文介绍的是The Children’s Book-show Competition的举办宗旨，举办地点，参与比赛人员，比赛内容和方式，比赛设奖等情况。因此可以断定，作者意在向儿童介绍The Children’s Book-show Competition。故D项符合题意。