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APoemContest

PublicPoetryismakingthiscontestFREE.Allouractivitiesarefocusedoncreatingnew

opportunitiesforpoetsandpoetry.Whilewewithdrawfromsociallifeinthefaceofthepandemic

（全球流行?。?wecanalsobeproductive,allowingourselvestoreflectandstartthingsina

freshstateofin.ind—allgoodstuffforwritingpoetryinspiredbythesetimeswe'reinnow

Normally,ourcontestscomewithcashawards,aprintanthology（詩選）andbooklaunch.This

time,weneedyourhelptoaccomplishthis.Whatyougiveiswhatwe'llgive.100%ofthe

donationswillgotowardsprizes,readers'andjudges'fees,andanthologypublicationcosts.

GUIDELINES

·Anyonecansubmit,includingoutsidetheUSA.

Onlynew,originalpoemsaccepted.

?ONEentryperpersonnon-members;uptoTWOentriesforaJIPublicPoetryMembers.

-40linesmaximumperpoem(Thetitleandblanklinesdonotcount).

·YournameandotheridentifyinginformationCANNOTappearanywhereinthesubmission

itself.

-YOUTHpoemswillbejudgedin3categories:7andunder;8-12yearsold;13-18yearsold.

·Allsub1nissionsshouldincludethedateyouwrotethepoematthetoprightcornerabovethe

title.

-Submissionsmaynotbemodified（修稿）inanywayafterentt-y.

Failuretofollowanycontestguidelinesmayresultinyoursubmissiondisqualification（取消

資格）．

Winnerswillbeinformedonourwebsiteandfromalinkmourfreee-newsletter.We're

aiiningtonotifyyoumOctober.

1.WhatdoweknowaboutPublicPoetr-y?

A.Itholdspoetrycompetition·B.Itchargesapplicantsforentry.

C.ItprovidesafreetriptoUSA.D.Itenablescompetitorstobecreative.

2.What'sthepurposeofthesecondparagraph?

A.Tomakeacomparison.B.Totel1aboutPublicPoetry'shistory.

C.Toencouragedonations.D.Toshowspecialfeatures.

3.Whichofthefollowingwillresultindisqualification?

A.AChinesesubmittinganentry.

B.Thewriter'snameonthesubmissionitself.

C.Asubmissioncovering30lines.

D.Thedateofpoemwrittenatthetoprightcorner.

【答案解析】

l.A2.D3.B

本義為一篇應用義，介紹了一次詩歌比賽的相關事宜。

【1題詳解】

細節理解題。根據第一段｀PublicPoetryismakingthiscontestFREE.Allouractivitiesare

focusedoncreatingnewopportunitiesforpoetsandpoetry."(“公共詩歌”讓這個比賽免費進行。

我們所有的活動都專注千為詩人和詩歌創造新的機會。）可知，“公共詩歌”舉辦了詩歌比賽。

故選A項。

【2題詳解】

推理判斷題。根據第二段的標匙“GUIDELINES"（指導方針）及以下具體內容可知，本

段是為了展示該詩歌比賽的特色。故選D項。

【3題詳解】

細節理解題。根據第二段最后一條“Failuretofollowanycontestguidelinesmayresultin

yoursubmissiondisqualification."（不遴守任何競賽指南可能導致您的提交被取消資格。）可

知，應該選擇個符合指南的一項。冉根據“YournameandotheridentifyinginfonnationCAN

NOTappearanywhereinthesubmissionitself."（您的姓名和其他識別信息不能出現在提交材

料本身的任何地方。）可知，B項“Thewriter'snameonthesubmissionitself."（提交材料上的

作者名字。）會導致提交資格被取消。故選B項。

B

Nextweek,PushpaNagarajwillappearforher720thexam.Butshewon'tbetakingthe

examforherself.Since2007,shehashelpedhundredsofvisuallycha)lengedstudentstakeexams

byactingastheirscribe（抄寫員），readingthemthequestionsandthenwritingdowntheanswers

theygive.

WhenMs.NagarajwasgrowingupinBangalore,theITcapitalofIndia,herfatherlosthis

jobafterabackinjmyThefamilysuddenlyfounditselfstruggling.Shethoughtshe'dhaveto

dropoutofschool.Luckily,hermothermanagedtoraiseenoughmoneytoeducateherthrough

highschool.Today,she'saprojectcoordinatorforanITfirm.

Oneday,asshewashelpingafewvisuallydamagedchildrencrosstheroad,itstruckher

howdifficulteveneverydaytaskscouldbeforthem,letalonefinishingtheireducation.Ms.

Nagarajwantedtohelpthosechildren.

InIndia,mostchildrenwithsightchallengesdonothaveaccesstospecializedschooling.

Evenforthosewhoattendmainstreamclasses,timedexams—keyforIndianeducational

institutions,wherescoresareespeciallyimportant—presentadd山onaldifficulties."Manyof

thembalkatthethoughtofwritingexamsanddropout,"saysMs.Sundararaman,alocal

educationexpert."Andso,theireducationcomestoasuddenstop,midway."Havingascribecan

bethedifferencebetweenpassingandfailing.

Overthepast12years,wordaboutMs.Nagaraj'sworkhasspread—somuchthatshenow

getsrequestsfrompeople仕omalloverIndia.Shehasalsosetupanetworkofvolunteersthat

postsrequeststhroughaWhatsAppgroup.

Ms.Nagarajiskeenlyawareofongoingchallenges,chiefofwhichisthat,everyonceina

咖le,shehastorefuserequestsfromstudentstogivethemtheanswersduringexams.Another

challengeistoexpandthecircleofscribes.Despitethese,sheisverygratefulforhavingthe

opportunitytohelpothers."Ihavenocomplaints.Actually,Ifeelveryblessed,"shesays.

4.WhatdoweknowaboutMs.Nagarajfromparagraph2?

A.Shesufferedfromabackinjury.B.Shestruggledtofinishherhighschool.

C.SheraisedenoughmoneyfromanITfirm.D.Shehadtoworktohelpsupporther

family.

5.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"balk"inParagraph4probablymean?

A.Becomehesitant.B.Feelunsatisfied.

C.Arehopeful.D.Aresurprised.

6.WhatchallengedoesMs.Nagarajhavetoovercome?

A.Thelimitednumberofscribes.B.Thelargequantityofexamstotake.

C.Therequesttocopyanswersintheexam.D.Thebuildingofanetworkof

volunteers.

7.What'sthetextmainlyabout?

A.AnIndianwomanbreakingtherecordintakingexams.

8.Theimportanceofsettingupanorganizationforscr.ibes.

C.TheproblemsofstudentsdroppingoutofschoolinIndia.

D.AnIndianwomanhelpingdisabledchildrenbybeingascribe.

【答案解析】

4.B5.A6.A7.0

【分析】本文為一篇記敘文。主要講述［印度婦女Nagaraj女士致力丁做志愿抄寫員，

幫助視覺有障礙的學生在考場上讀題和記錄答案，使他們得以繼續接受教育的故事。

【4題詳解】

細節理解題。根據第二段中“Shethoughtshe'dhavetodropoutofschool.Luc灼ly,her

mothermanagedtoraiseenoughmoneytoeducateherthroughhighschool.（她以為她得退學［。

幸運的是，她的母親設法籌到了足夠的錢供她讀完高中）”可知，Nagaraj艱難地完成了高中

學業，故選B。

【5題詳解】

詞義猜測題。根據畫線詞上文“InIndia,mostchildrenwithsightchallengesdonothave

accesstospecializedschooling.Evenforthosewhoattendmainstreamclasses,timedexams—

keyforIndianeducationalinstitutions,wherescoresareespeciallyimportant—presentadditional

difficulties（在印度，大多數有視力障礙的兒童沒有機會接受專業教育。即使是那些參加主流

課程的學生，計剒考試也會帶來額外的困難。計時考試是印度教育機構的關鍵，分數尤其龜

要）”以及后義”Andso,theireducationcomestoasuddenstop,midway.(就這樣，他們的教育突

然中途就中斷了）”可知，對千視覺有陌碼的學生來說，考試中如果沒有抄寫員的幫助，很難

完成考試，尤其在考試分數對教育機構很重要的估況卜，因此他們對參加筆試就會變得很猶

豫，進而輟學。故畫線詞意思為“變得猶豫＂。故選A。

【6題詳解】

推理判斷題。根據最后一段中“Anotherchallengeistoexpandthecircleofscribes.（另一個

挑戰是擴大抄寫員的圈了）”可推知，Nagaraj女士必須克服的挑戰是抄寫從的數扯有限。故

選A。

【7題詳解】

主旨大意題。根據第一段“Nextweek,PushpaNagarajwillappearforher720thexam.But

shewon'tbetakingtheexamforherself.Since2007,shehashelpedhundredsofvisua11y

challengedstudentstakeexamsbyactingastheirscribe（抄寫員），readingthemthequestionsand

thenwritingdowntheanswerstheygive.(F周，PushpaNagaraj將參加她的第720次考試。但

她不是自己參加考試。自2007年以來，她已經幫助數百名視力有缺陷的學生參加考試，充

當他們的抄馬員，為他們朗讀問題，然后馬下他們給出的答案）”結合文章主婓講述了印度婦

女Nagaraj女士致力千做志愿抄寫員，幫助視覺有障碼的學生在考場上詼題和記錄答案，使

他們得以繼續接受教育的故事。uJ知，文市主要內容是一個印度婦女當抄寫員幫助殘疾兒堂。

故選D。

C

MyfamilyandIbelongedtoacountryclublocatedacrossthestreetfromtheLongIsland

Sound.Eachsummer,thebigattractionforuswasthepool.!learnedhowtoswimandjoinedthe

SW血血ngteambutwasneverreallyagoodswimmer.However,swimminginmyyoungerdays

wasawaytokeepcool,andswimmingonateamgavemeidentityandasenseofbelonging.It

alsobecameinvaluablemanyyearslater.

fn1973,Iwasmarried,pregnantandhadahome.Whatmadeourlittlehomeevenmore

wonderfulwaswhenIdiscoveredthatfourblocksawaywasRathParkPool!Forthenext30years,

mostofoursummerdayswerespentaroundthatpool.

Eachofmyfivekidstookswimminglessonsandlearnedallthedifferentswi1runingstt·okes

（姿勢）．Theylaterjomedtheswimmingteamandcompetedinsportsmeets.Mydaughtereven

becamealifeguardatthetownpool.~tookitallin!

AsmuchasIwouldhavelikedtohavelifestandstill,itdoesn't.Mychildrenoutgrewtheir

pooldaysandmovedon.Butthepoolwasstillfourblocksfrommyhome,soIbegantotakeup

swimmingagain.AnditwasfarbetterthanIevercouldhaveimagined.Igotsomuchoutofit

thatIjoinedthelocalpoolsoIcouldswimyear-round.WheneverIswam,Iwouldalwayscome

outfeelingphysicallyandmentallyrefreshed.IoftenfeltthatifIlookedhardenough,Iwouldbe

abletoseeallofthewo1TiesandproblemsI'vehadinlife,sittii1gatthebottomofthepool!

Whathasswiimningtaughtme?I'velearnedthatbalanceisthekeytobeingagoodswi1nmer.

Ifyouarebalancedinthewater,youhavenoresistance.Workingonstayingbalancedmademe

realizethesimilaritiesbetweenlifeinandoutoftheswimlane（泳道）．lfyouworkonkeeping

yourselfbalanced,youwillbeabletoswimrightthroughthestressandproblemslifethrowsat

you!

8.Whatcanwele釭nabouttheauthorfrompara織·aph1?

A.Herfamilytaughtherhowtoswim.

B.Sheswamwithfriendsmoreofteninsummer.

C.Swimmingbroughtherlifelongbenefits

D.Shewaselectedtobetheswimteamcaptain.

9.Whatdoestheunderlinedsentenceinparagraph3imply?

A.Theauthorlovedthepooldayswithherkids.

B.Swimmingwaslosingitsappealtotheauthor.

C.Shewasproudofherkidsforwinningcompetitions.

D.Theauthorpreferredtohaveapeacefullife.

10.Whatdidtheauthorfindaftershetookupswimmingagain?

A.Sportscangiveyouthecouragetofacedifficulties.

B.Shemasteredmoreswi1ru血gskillsthanexpected.

C.Itenabledhertoseehowtohandleproblemsinlife.

D.Swimmingmadeherrememberheryoungerdays.

11.Whatisthebesttitleofthearticle?

A.WonderfulpooldayswithherfamilyB.Lifeintheswimlane

C.BalancebetweenlifeandfamilyD.Similaritiesbetweenswimmingandlife

【答案解析】

8.C9.A10.CI1.B

這是一篇記敘文。文坴主要記敘了作者是如何從游泳這一運動中終身受益的。作者年輕

時，在團隊中游泳給了自己身份和歸屈感，后來仵者成家有了孩子，又亨受和孩子們一起度

過的泳池時光。再到后來，作者再次開始游泳，發現游泳讓自己能夠理解生活巾遇到的煩惱

和問題。

【8題詳解】

細節理解題。根據第B段中“However,swirruninginmyyoungerdayswasawaytokeep

cool,andswimmingonateamgavemeidentityandasenseofbelonging.Italsobecame

invaluablemanyyearslater.（然而，在我年輕的時候，游泳是一種保待涼爽的方式，在團隊中

游泳給了我身份和歸屬感。許多年后，它也變得無價）”可知，游泳讓作者終身受益。故選C。

【9題詳解】

句意豬測題。根據畫線句上文“Eachofmyfivekidstookswimminglessonsandlearnedall

thedifferentswimmingstrokes（姿勢）．Theylaterjoinedtheswimmingteamandcompetedin

sportsmeets.Mydaughterevenbecamealifeguardatthetownpool.”可知作者的五個孩子都上

了游泳課，學習了各種不同的游泳姿勢。后來，他們加入了游泳隊，參加運動會。作者的女

兒甚至成為了鎮上游泳池的救生員，作者的孩子們都在游泳巾體會到了樂趣，作者自然也和

孩子們樂在其中。故畫線句的意思是“作者很喜歡和孩子們一起度過的泳池時光＂。故選A。

【10題詳解】

細節理解題。根據倒數第二段中“Butthepoolwasstillfourblocksfrommyhome,soI

begantotakeupswimmingagain.AnditwasfarbetterthanIevercouldhaveimagined.Igotso

muchoutofitthatIjoinedthelocalpoolsoIcouldswimyear-round.WheneverIswam,Iwould

alwayscomeoutfeelingphysicallyandmentallyrefreshed.IoftenfeltthatifIlookedhard

enough,IwouldbeabletoseealloftheworriesandproblemsI'vehadinlife,sittingatthe

bottomofthepool!（但游泳池離我家還有四個街區，千是我又開始了游泳。這比我想象的要

好得多。我從中得到了很多好處，千是我加入了當地的游泳池，這樣我就可以常年游泳了。

每當我游泳時，我總是會感到身心都煥然一新。我覺得，如果找仔細觀察，就能理解我生活

中所有的煩惱和問題，就像坐在池底一樣?。笨芍?，作者重新開始游泳后發現這使她明臼了

如何處理生活中的問題。故選C。

【11題詳解】

主旨大意題。根據最后一段“WhathasswilTilningtaughtme?I'velearnedthatbalanceisthe

keytobeingagoodswimmer.Ifyouarebalancedinthewater,youhavenoresistance.Working

onstayingbalancedmademerealizethesimilaritiesbetweenlifeinandoutoftheswimJane（泳

道）．Ifyouworkonkeepingyourselfbalanced,youwillbeabletoswimrightthroughthestress

andproblemslifethrowsatyou!（游泳教會［我什么？我明白了平衡是成為一名優秀游泳運

動員的關鍵。如果你在水中保持平衡，你就沒有阻力了。努力保持平衡讓我意識到泳道內外

生活的相似之處。如果你努力保持自己的平衡，你就能游刃有余地度過生活拋給你的壓力和

問題?。苯Y合文洋主要記敘了作者是如何從游泳這一運動中終身受笳的。作者年輕時，在團

隊中游泳給了自己身份和歸屬感，后來作者成家有了孩子，又和孩子們一起度過的泳池時光。

再到后來，作者再次開始游泳，發現游泳讓自己能夠理解生活中遇到的煩惱和問題。可知，

B選項“泳道半的生活”蔽符合義章標題。故選B。

D

Thisye缸，theP缸ismuseumtl1atlooks阰ea」umble（雜亂的一堆）ofgiant,colouredpipes

turns40.Themuseum—thePompidouCenl.J·e—hasasecureplaceintheheartofParisandin

Parisians'hearts.Butitisn'talwaysthecase.

"Whenitwasfirstbuilt,thereactionwasoneofdisbelief,"saidSergeLasvignes,presidentof

thePompidouCentre."LeMondenewspaperwrotethemuseum'sconstructionbroughtshameon

Paris,andcitypoliticiansthoughttheirmoneyhadbeentotallywasted,"saidLasvignes.Critics

saiditlookedlikeanoilrefinery（煉油廠）．

France'sfirstmuseumentirelydevotedtocontemporaryartsawthelightofdaythankstothe

determinationofoneman—GeorgesPompidou,anan-loverwhoservedasFrance'spresident

from1969to1974.

In1971,hestartedaninternationalcompetitiontobuildthemuseum,originally妞ownasthe

CentreBeaubourg.Thewinningteam,whichmcludedthreeyoungarc血ectsfromBritainand

Italy,wascompletelyunknownatthetime.RenzoPianoandRichardRogers,thetwoarchitects

whosawtheprojectthrough,madetheplanareality

"Theydidn'tthinktheybadachancetowm.Sotheythoughttheymightaswelldoexactly

whattheywanted,"Lasvignessaid.

"Thedesigntookeveryonebysurpriseanditwascompletelydifferentfromanyother

museum.SomeonesaidtoPiano,'Yourthingisterrible—withtheescalator（自動扶梯）onthe

outside,itlookslikeasupermarket!"'Lasvignesadded.

Fortyyearslater,themuseumstilltriestomakecultureavailabletoeveryone,Lasvignessaid.

HecallsthePompidouCentreamuseumlikenoother."Wearenotonlyamuseum,"hesaid."We

haveconcerts,debates,performances,alibrary...andeverythingflowstogether."Pompidoufelt

puttingupwallsbetweendifferentformsofartwasharmful."Soweareahouseofculturewhere

peopleretLtrnagainandagai.i1,"Lasvignessaid.

ThePompidouCentreisEurope'sbiggestmodernartmuseum;NewYork'sMuseumof

ModernArt(MoMA)isthebiggestintheworld."Butthetwomuseumshavetotallydifferent

strategies（策略），“Lasvignessaid."TheMoMA'sstrategyistocollectmasterpieces,andwetryto

representanentireepoch（時代）．“

12.Whatwaspeople'sattitudetothePompidouCentreatfirst?

A.Theydislikedit.

B.Theyrespectedit.

C.Theywerecuriousaboutit.

D.Theypaidlittleattentiontoit.

13.WhocompletedtheconstructionoftheParismuseum?

A.PresidentoftheCentreBeaubomg.

B.Threeu1歡nownFrencharchitects.

C.GeorgesPompidou.

D.PianoandRogers.

14.WhatwasthePompidouCentrelikeinLasvignes'eyes?

A.Verysolid.

B.Quitetraditional.

C.Entirelyoriginal.

D.Extr·emelysimple.

15.WhichisanotablefeatureofthePompidouCentre?

A.Itcollectsgreatmasterpieces.

B.Itholdsvariousculturalevents.

C.Itistheworld'sbiggestartmuseum.

D.Itisparticularlyattr·activetoforeigners.

【答案解析】

12.A13.D14.C15.8

【分析】這是一篇說明文。文菜介紹f法國迕皮杜藝術中心的前世今生一之前受到廣

泛質疑，如今則是一個幣要的文化藝術圣殿。

【12題詳解】

推埋判斷題。由第二段'“Whenitwasfu-stbuilt,thereactionwasoneof