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The Cambridge Science Festival Curiosity Challenge
Dare to Take the Curiosity Challenge!
The Cambridge Science Festival (CSF) is pleased to inform you of the sixth annual Curiosity Challenge. The challenge invites , even dares school students between the ages of 5 and 14 to create artwork or a piece of writing that shows their curiosity how it inspires them to explore their world.
Students are being dared to draw a picture, write an article, take a photo or write a poem that shows what they are curious about. To enter the challenge, all artwork or pieces of writing should be sent to the Cambridge Science Festival, MIT Museum, 265 Mass Avenue,
Students who enter the Curiosity Challenge and are selected as winners will be honor at a special ceremony during the CSF on Sunday, April 21st. Guest speakers will also present prizes to the students. Winning entries will be published in a book. Student entries will exhibited and prizes will be given. Families of those who take part will be included in celebration and brunch will be served.
Between March 10th and March 15h, each winner will be given the specifics of the closing ceremony and the Curiosity Challenge celebration. The program guidelines and other related information are available at :http:// cambridgesciencefestival.org.
1. Who can take part in the Curiosity Challenge?
A. Cambridge locals. B. School students.
C. CSF winners. D. MIT artists.
2. When will the prize-giving ceremony be held?
A. On February 8th. B. On March 10th.
C. On March 15th D. On April 21st.
3. What type of writing is this text?
A. An exhibition guide. B. An art show review.
C. An announcement. D. An official report.
【答案】1. A 2. D 3. C
【解析】
【分析】
本文为应用文，题材为新闻广告类。本文介绍了剑桥科学节即将举办的一项鼓励学生们参加的好奇心挑战活动。叙述了第六届剑桥科技节的通知，通知要求5至14岁的学生可以报名参加，参赛作品可以是一张画、一篇文章、一张照片或一首诗，作品能够鼓励人们探险世界。将在剑桥科技节4月21日给优秀作品颁奖。
【1题详解】
细节理解题。谁能够参加好奇心的挑战？根据“The challenge invites , even dares school students between the ages of 5 and 14 to create artwork or a piece of writing that shows their curiosity how it inspires them to explore their world.” 这个挑战甚至鼓励5到14岁的学生创作艺术品或作品来表达他们的好奇心，以激发他们探索自己的世界。可知是5—14岁的学生可以参加比赛。故选A。
【2题详解】
细节理解题。颁奖仪式什么时间举行？根据“Students who enter the Cambridge Challenge and are selected as winners will be honored at a special ceremony during the CSF on Sunday, April 21st.” 参加剑桥挑战赛并被选中的学生将在4月21日(周日)的CSF特别典礼上获得荣誉。可知颁奖仪式在4月21日星期天举行，故选D。
【3题详解】
推理判断题。这篇是属于什么体裁的文章？根据短文的内容及“The Cambridge Science Festival (CSF) is pleased to inform you of the sixth annual Curiosity Challenge. ” 剑桥科学节(CSF)很高兴地告诉您第六届年度好奇挑战赛的信息。由此判断出，这是一个通知。故选C。
【名师点睛】阅读理解主要考查学生对文章的理解能力，本文为应用文，这种文章注重对主旨大意和细节的理解。题型考查最多的细节理解题以及推理判断题，此次阅读的解题采用区域解题的方法。所谓的区域解题，就是考生通过依次而下或关键词定位的方式找到题目在文中所对应的位置，然后根据"一题一区域"的基本方法，通过该区域的内容排除错误选项，其它段落内容对于该题没有直接影响。例如：
文章的第1题，由文中第一段The challenge invites, even dares school students between the ages of 5--14 to create artwork or a piece of writing that shows their curiosity。可知，5—14岁的学生可以参加比赛。故A选项School students学校的学生正确。B选项剑桥人, C选项CSF 赢家，D选项MIT艺术家均不符合。
文章的第2题，由文中第二段结尾Students who enter the Cambridge Challenge and are selected as winners will be honored at a special ceremony during the CSF on Sunday, April 21st.可知，April 21st进行颁奖，故B选项正确。
3.文章的第3题是推理判断题，推测本篇文章的体裁。根据本文最后的内容The program guidelines and other related information are available at:http://cambridgesciencefestival.org. 可推知这是一个通知，故选项C正确。选项A展览指导或说明，如果是这一项的话，短文应该写出展览的时间及地点，那么让学生参加比赛及颁奖部分的内容就是多余的；故不符合原文；选项B艺术展回顾或评论，它的内容应该写的是对这种展览过后的评价，因而短文的句子的时态不会用将来时，而应该用一般过去式；而这篇短文用的是将来时；故排除B。选项D一个官方的报道。根据The Cambridge Science Festival (CSF) is pleased to inform you Of the sixth annual Curiosity Challenge.可知这里是剑桥科技节的名誉写的通知，而并非官方，故排除D。
