【題目】Word of the Day Writing Competition

Days are getting colder, and everyone is slowly backing to the warm comfort of their homes. It’s the best opportunity to make good use of the quietness and peace of the season by taking pen and paper(or a computer) out to write.

OxfordWords of Oxford University Press(OUP) is calling all aspiring(有抱負(fù)的) authors out there to take part in our writing competition. What we’re looking for are imaginative(富有想象力的) short stories—not more than 500 words---that include every Word of the Day (WOTD) from November.

Each entry will be carefully considered by the OxfordWords team before deciding on a winner. The best storyteller will be given a year’s fee to OxfordDictionaries.com, as well as ￡50 worth of OUP books, and have his or her piece published on that website.

Before you get started, please make sure you’re read our terms and conditions. Entries can be submitted(遞交) through the entry form, or posted into the comment section. Closing date for the competition is 5th January 2015.

And finally, for inspiration, have a look at the charming short story that gives us the idea for this competition, written by a fellow Oxford Dictionaries team member, and including all thirty one Words of the Day from October.

Find out more about our Word of the Day service and sign up to receive the words via email, or on Facebook, Google, and Twitter.

【1】What type of writing is this test?

A. An exhibition guide.

B. An art show review.

C. An announcement.

D. An official report.

【2】The stories for the competition must______.

A. be about OxfordWords

B. have more than 500 words

C. contain all the words of WOTD

D. be handed in before 5th January 2015

【3】The winner of the competition can______________.

A. read all the books of OUP free of charge

B. use OxfordDictionaries.com for free for a year

C. be allowed to be on the OxfordWords team

D. publish all of his or her works on OxfordDictionaries.com

【答案】

【1】C

【2】D

【3】B

【解析】本文是一篇說明文。主要介紹了OxfordWords of Oxford University Press(OUP)舉行的一個(gè)寫作比賽，冠軍將會(huì)得到特殊獎(jiǎng)勵(lì)。文章介紹了參加的注意事項(xiàng)，包括寫作內(nèi)容，報(bào)名方法等。

【1】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。由第二段可知，主要是介紹一個(gè)寫作比賽。下文也依次說明了參加要注意的事項(xiàng)與報(bào)名方式等。可推測(cè)知文章主要內(nèi)容是通知通告。故選C。

【2】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。由“Closing date for the competition is 5th January 2015.”可知，報(bào)名最后一天為5th January 2015。故選D。

【3】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。由“The best storyteller will be given a year’s fee to OxfordDictionaries.com, as well as ￡50 worth of OUP books, and have his or her piece published on that website.”可知，冠軍可以免費(fèi)使用一年OxfordDictionaries.com。故選B。

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