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1、Day 14AA Poem ContestPublic Poetry is making this contest FREE. All our activities are focused on creating new opportunities for poets and poetry. While we withdraw from social life in the face of the pandemic(全球流行病),we can also be productive, allowing ourselves to reflect and start things in a fres
2、h state of mindall good stuff for writing poetry inspired by these times were in now. Normally, our contests come with cash awards,a print anthology(诗选)and book launch. This time, we need your help to accomplish this. What you give is what well give. 100% of the donations will go towards prizes, rea
3、ders and judges fees, and anthology publication costs.GUIDELINESAnyone can submit, including outside the USA.Only new, original poems accepted.ONE entry per person non-members; up to TWO entries for all Public Poetry Members.40 lines maximum per poem (The title and blank lines do not count).Your nam
4、e and other identifying information CAN NOT appear anywhere in the submission itself.YOUTH poems will be judged in 3 categories:7 and under; 8-12 years old; 13-18 years old.All submissions should include the date you wrote the poem at the top right corner above the title.Submissions may not be modif
5、ied(修稿)in any way after entry.Failure to follow any contest guidelines may result in your submission disqualification(取消资格)Winners will be informed on our website and from a link in our free e-newsletter. Were aiming to notify you in October.1. What do we know about Public Poetry?A. It holds poetry
6、competition B. It charges applicants for entry.C. It provides a free trip to USA. D. It enables competitors to be creative.2. Whats the purpose of the second paragraph?A. To make a comparison. B. To tell about Public Poetrys history.C. To encourage donations. D. To show special features.3. Which of
7、the following will result in disqualification?A. A Chinese submitting an entry.B. The writers name on the submission itself.C. A submission covering 30 lines.D. The date of poem written at the top right corner.【答案解析】 1. A 2. D 3. B本文为一篇应用文,介绍了一次诗歌比赛的相关事宜。【1题详解】细节理解题。根据第一段“Public Poetry is making thi
8、s contest FREE. All our activities are focused on creating new opportunities for poets and poetry. ”(“公共诗歌”让这个比赛免费进行。我们所有的活动都专注于为诗人和诗歌创造新的机会。)可知,“公共诗歌”举办了诗歌比赛。故选A项。【2题详解】推理判断题。根据第二段的标题“GUIDELINES”(指导方针)及以下具体内容可知,本段是为了展示该诗歌比赛的特色。故选D项。【3题详解】细节理解题。根据第二段最后一条“Failure to follow any contest guidelines may
9、result in your submission disqualification.”(不遵守任何竞赛指南可能导致您的提交被取消资格。)可知,应该选择不符合指南的一项。再根据“Your name and other identifying information CAN NOT appear anywhere in the submission itself.”(您的姓名和其他识别信息不能出现在提交材料本身的任何地方。)可知,B项“The writers name on the submission itself.”(提交材料上的作者名字。)会导致提交资格被取消。故选B项。BNext wee
10、k, Pushpa Nagaraj will appear for her 720th exam. But she wont be taking the exam for herself.Since 2007, she has helped hundreds of visually challenged students take exams by acting as their scribe (抄写员), reading them the questions and then writing down the answers they give. When Ms. Nagaraj was g
11、rowing up in Bangalore, the IT capital of India, her father lost his job after a back injury. The family suddenly found itself struggling. She thought shed have to drop out of school. Luckily, her mother managed to raise enough money to educate her through high school. Today, shes a project coordina
12、tor for an IT firm. One day, as she was helping a few visually damaged children cross the road, it struck her how difficult even everyday tasks could be for them, let alone finishing their education. Ms. Nagaraj wanted to help those children. In India, most children with sight challenges do not have
13、 access to specialized schooling. Even for those who attend mainstream classes, timed exams key for Indian educational institutions, where scores are especially important present additional difficulties. “Many of them balk at the thought of writing exams and drop out,” says Ms. Sundararaman, a local
14、 education expert. “And so, their education comes to a sudden stop, midway.” Having a scribe can be the difference between passing and failing.Over the past 12 years, word about Ms. Nagarajs work has spread so much that she now gets requests from people from all over India. She has also set up a net
15、work of volunteers that posts requests through a WhatsApp group.Ms. Nagaraj is keenly aware of ongoing challenges, chief of which is that, every once in a while, she has to refuse requests from students to give them the answers during exams. Another challenge is to expand the circle of scribes. Desp
16、ite these, she is very grateful for having the opportunity to help others. “I have no complaints. Actually, I feel very blessed,” she says.4. What do we know about Ms. Nagaraj from paragraph 2?A. She suffered from a back injury. B. She struggled to finish her high school.C. She raised enough money f
17、rom an IT firm. D. She had to work to help support her family.5. What does the underlined word “balk” in Paragraph 4 probably mean?A. Become hesitant. B. Feel unsatisfied.C. Are hopeful. D. Are surprised.6. What challenge does Ms. Nagaraj have to overcome?A. The limited number of scribes. B. The lar
18、ge quantity of exams to take.C. The request to copy answers in the exam. D. The building of a network of volunteers.7. Whats the text mainly about?A. An Indian woman breaking the record in taking exams.B. The importance of setting up an organization for scribes.C. The problems of students dropping o
19、ut of school in India.D. An Indian woman helping disabled children by being a scribe.【答案解析】 4. B 5. A 6. A 7. D【分析】本文为一篇记叙文。主要讲述了印度妇女Nagaraj 女士致力于做志愿抄写员,帮助视觉有障碍的学生在考场上读题和记录答案,使他们得以继续接受教育的故事。【4题详解】细节理解题。根据第二段中“She thought shed have to drop out of school. Luckily, her mother managed to raise enough mo
20、ney to educate her through high school.(她以为她得退学了。幸运的是,她的母亲设法筹到了足够的钱供她读完高中)”可知,Nagaraj艰难地完成了高中学业,故选B。【5题详解】词义猜测题。根据画线词上文“In India, most children with sight challenges do not have access to specialized schooling. Even for those who attend mainstream classes, timed exams key for Indian educational inst
21、itutions, where scores are especially important present additional difficulties.(在印度,大多数有视力障碍的儿童没有机会接受专业教育。即使是那些参加主流课程的学生,计时考试也会带来额外的困难。计时考试是印度教育机构的关键,分数尤其重要)”以及后文“And so, their education comes to a sudden stop, midway.( 就这样,他们的教育突然中途就中断了)”可知,对于视觉有障碍的学生来说,考试中如果没有抄写员的帮助,很难完成考试,尤其在考试分数对教育机构很重要的情况下,因此他
22、们对参加笔试就会变得很犹豫,进而辍学。故画线词意思为“变得犹豫”。故选A。【6题详解】推理判断题。根据最后一段中“Another challenge is to expand the circle of scribes.( 另一个挑战是扩大抄写员的圈子)”可推知,Nagaraj女士必须克服的挑战是抄写员的数量有限。故选A。【7题详解】主旨大意题。根据第一段“Next week, Pushpa Nagaraj will appear for her 720th exam. But she wont be taking the exam for herself. Since 2007, she h
23、as helped hundreds of visually challenged students take exams by acting as their scribe (抄写员), reading them the questions and then writing down the answers they give.(下周,Pushpa Nagaraj将参加她的第720次考试。但她不是自己参加考试。自2007年以来,她已经帮助数百名视力有缺陷的学生参加考试,充当他们的抄写员,为他们朗读问题,然后写下他们给出的答案)”结合文章主要讲述了印度妇女Nagaraj 女士致力于做志愿抄写员
24、,帮助视觉有障碍的学生在考场上读题和记录答案,使他们得以继续接受教育的故事。可知,文章主要内容是一个印度妇女当抄写员帮助残疾儿童。故选D。CMy family and I belonged to a country club located across the street from the Long Island Sound. Each summer, the big attraction for us was the pool. I learned how to swim and joined the swimming team but was never really a good s
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