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【题目】

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(诗人) 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◆All the poems must be unpublished(未出版的) works.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(文档) 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B. that poets must use their unpublished poems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】试题为了提高人们在世界各地读、写、教诗的能力，国际诗歌中心将举行诗歌比赛，短文介绍了比赛时间、参赛人员和参赛规则。

【1】题意：世界诗歌日是什么时候？考查细节理解题。根据World Poetry Day is celebrated on 21 March.，可知是3月21日，故选C。

【2】题意：世界诗歌节的目的是 。考查细节理解题。根据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们在世界各地读、写、教诗的能力，故选D。

【3】题意：除了 ，以下都是比赛规则。考查细节理解题。A. that poets can write poems in any language诗人可以用任何语言写诗。B. that poets must use their unpublished poems诗人必须使用未出版的诗歌。C. that poems can’t be taken back after the competition

那首诗在比赛后不能收回。D. that poems can’t be written on the subject of violence or drugs

那首诗不能写在暴力或毒品的主题上。根据RULES提供的四条规则：第一次发表，自留底稿，英文原创和不限体裁（不涉毒暴），结合The poem(s) must be in English and created by the poet himself/herself.可知选A。

【4】题意：诗人参赛的正确顺序是什么？考查细节理解题。① Pay ￡5 for each poem. 每首诗付5英镑。② Visit the Centre Shop.参观中心商店。③ Email their poem(s) to poetrycomp@center.uk.把他们的诗发到PoeTryCyc@ C.Eng.④ Mark Open or ESL in the top right-hand corner of their document. 在文件的右上角标记Open或ESL。根据短文内容，可知是②①③④，故选B。