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Welcome to the Painting Competition for Woodlands Students
The International Anti-Drug (禁毒) Day this year is coming soon. In order to raise teenagers’ awareness (意识) to fight against drug taking, the City Art Council is going to hold a painting competition for the students in our city. Students who want to take part in the competition can hand in their own 2D paintings in either of the following two ways:
★Each school will be provided with a box for students to put in their paintings. Boxes will be picked up by the City Art Council on Thursday, June 23rd, 2016, before the end of the school day.
★Paintings can be also handed in on Friday, June 24th, from 8:00 am to 10:00 am at the Woodlands Art Hall (175 Riverside Street).
All paintings are required to be 60 cm wide by 80 cm long or smaller. Larger sizes will not be accepted. Each student can only hand in one painting.
The final decision on the competition results will be made on June 26th, the Anti-Drug Day. The name list of the winners will be made known on the website of the City Art Council on the same day. All winning paintings will be shown to the public at the City Youth Park from June 27th till the end of July.
Prizes:
1st Prize (10 students)=$300 Gift Card each
2nd Prize (20 students)=$200 Gift Card each
3rd Prize (30 students)=$100 Gift Card each
For further information:
Visit http://www. WoodlandsArtCouncil. org or call 2569-8632.
1. The size of the paintings like _______ will NOT be accepted.
A. 40 cm wide by 60 cm long
B. 50 cm wide by 70 cm long
C. 80 cm wide by 100 cm long
D. 60 cm wide by 80 cm long
2. The public can enjoy the winning paintings _______.
A. at the City Youth Park
B. at the City Art Council
C. at 175 Riverside Street
D. at the Woodlands Art Hall
3. Which of the following is true according to the passage?
A. Students must put their paintings in the school box on June 24th.
B. Students can get more information about the competition in two ways.
C. Each student can take part in the competition with one 3D painting.
D. Each of the second prize winners in the competition will get 300 dollars.
【答案】1. C 2. A 3. B
【解析】
【分析】本文是应用文。为了提高青少年对抗吸毒的意识，the City Art Council将为学生举办一场绘画比赛，文章介绍了相关的参赛要求。
【1题详解】
细节理解题。根据第四段中的All paintings are required to be 60 cm wide by 80 cm long or smaller. Larger sizes will not be accepted. Each student can only hand in one painting.可知，所有画作必须宽60厘米长80厘米或更小。较大的尺寸将不被接受。结合选项可知，C项（80厘米宽，100厘米长）的绘画将不被接受。故选C。
【2题详解】
细节理解题。根据最后一段中的All winning paintings will be shown to the public at the City Youth Park from June 27th till the end of July.可知，从6月27日至7月底，所有获奖作品将在the City Youth Park向公众展示。因此公众可以在the City Youth Park欣赏到获奖作品。故选A。
【3题详解】
细节理解题。根据第二和第三段可知，想要参加比赛的学生可以通过以下两种方式之一来提交自己的绘画作品。第一种方式：the City Art Council在每所学校都会为学生提供一个可以放画的盒子。the City Art Council将于2016年6月23日（星期四）放学前取走盒子；第二种方式：也可以在6月24日（星期五）上午8:00至10:00在the Woodlands Art Hall (175 Riverside Street)上交绘画作品。因此学生可以通过两种方式获得有关比赛的更多信息。故选B。
