18．The Cambridge Science Festival Curiosity Challenge
Dare to Take the Curiosity Challenge!
The Cambridge Science Festival （CSF） is pleased to inform（告知） you of the sixth annual Curiosity Challenge．The challenge invites，even dares（挑戰(zhàn)） school students between the ages of 5 and 14 to create artwork or a piece of writing that shows their curiosity and 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，Cambridge 02139 by Friday，February 8th．
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 be 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 infor mation are available at：http://cambridgesciencefestival．org．
25．Who can take part in the Curiosity Challenge？A
A．School students．
B．Cambridge locals．
C．CSF winners．
D．MIT artists．
26．When will the prize-giving ceremony be held？D
A．On February 8th．
B．On March 10th．
C．On March 15th
D．On April 21st．
27．What type of writing is this text？C
A．An exhibition（展覽） guide．
B．An art show review．
C．An announcement．
D．An official report．
分析 本文是一篇應用文．敘述了第六屆劍橋科技節(jié)的通知，通知要求5至14歲的學生可以報名參加，參賽作品可以是一張畫、一篇文章、一張照片或一首詩，作品能夠鼓勵人們探險世界．將在大橋科技節(jié)4月21日給優(yōu)秀作品頒獎．
解答 25．A．細節(jié)理解題．誰能夠參加好奇心的挑戰(zhàn)？根據The challenge invites，even dares school studenrs between the ages of 5--14 to create artwork or a piece of writing that shows their curiosity．可知是5-14歲的學生可以參加比賽．故選A．
26．D．細節(jié)理解題．頒獎儀式什么時間舉行？根據Students who enter the Cambridge Challenge and are selected as winners will be honorned at a special ceremony during the CSF on Sunday，April 21st．可知頒獎儀式在4月21日星期天舉行，故選D．
27．C．推理判斷題．這篇是屬于什么體裁的文章？根據短文的內容及The program guidelines and other related information are available at：http://cambridgesciencefestival．org．可推知這是一個通知，如果想了解更多的信息可以登陸這個網址．故選C．
點評 閱讀理解題測試考生在閱讀基礎上的邏輯推理能力，要求考生根據文章所述事件的邏輯關系，對未說明的趨勢或結局作出合理的推斷；或根據作者所闡述的觀點理論，對文章未涉及的現象、事例給以解釋．考生首先要仔細閱讀短文，完整了解信息，準確把握作者觀點．
