Question

Have you ever heard of a mobile phone company called Nokia? And do you know that there’s a mobile phone throwing competition in Finland every year?

In order to recycle old mobile phones, the town of Savonlinna in southeast Finland holds a Mobile Phone Throwing Competition every year. And people can have a little fun from the games.

While competitors cannot throw their own phones, the competition organizers provide hundreds of mobiles to choose from. Then people throw as far as possible from the throwing area. Last year’s winner Ere Karjalainen set a world record with his 101.46m throw. As a prize, he got a chance of drinking and practiced again as his preferred training methods.

Those without a strong throwing arm can enter the freestyle competition. During the competition, the style of the throw are judged (判断) rather than the distance. A three-person jury (评委) gives scores from one to six, and the thrower with the highest number of points wins.

This Year’s competition will be held on August 24. Sign-ups(报名注册) are still being accepted for five dollars per person or two dollars for children 12 and under. Once all the day’s phones have been thrown, they are taken to a recycling center.

1.Finland holds the mobile phone throwing competition mainly in order to________

A. recycle old Nokia mobile phones

B. raise money for the poor

C. have fun and enjoy the competition

D. take exercise and keep healthy

2.The underlined word“competitors ”in the passage means“________ ”.

A. The competition organizers

B. Members of the competition juries

C. Those who have nothing to do with the competition

D. Those who take part in the competition

3.A child at the age of ten must pay________ dollars for the sign\|up.

A. 0           B. 2         C. 5           D. 6

4.Which of the following statements is NOT true?

A. People only can throw the mobile phones provided by the organizers.

B. Those who throw the farthest will win the freestyle competition.

C. If you are weak, you can take part in the freestyle competition.

D. Ere Karjaiainen won last year’s competition with his 101.46 m throw.

Answer

1.A

2.D

3.B

4.B

【解析】

试题分析：本文介绍了每年在芬兰萨翁林纳市举办的“摔手机”比赛：目的是回收旧的手机；方式是在投掷区尽可能地把所提供的手机扔到最远，投得最远的获胜，不远的进入自由投掷模式，在自由模式下，由评委按投掷方式而不是投掷距离来作判断并对参赛者评奖……

1.A 细节理解题。题意：芬兰举办摔手机比赛主要是为了做什么？由第2自然段的第一句“In order to recycle old mobile phones, the town of Savonlinna in southeast Finland holds a Mobile Phone Throwing Competition every year.”可知，其目的是回收旧手机。故选A。

2.2】D 词义推断题。题意：文中有下划线的 “competitors ”的意思是什么？A. The competition organizers比赛组织者；B. Members of the competition juries比赛评委成员；C. Those who have nothing to do with the competition 与比赛无关的人；D. Those who take part in the competition参加比赛的人们。句意：然而competitors不能扔自己的手机……由此可以推测其意思是“参与比赛的人”，故选D。

3.3】B 推理判断题。题意：一个十岁的孩子必须交多少美元的报名费？A. 0；B. 2；C. 5；D. 6。由最后一段中的“Sign-ups(报名注册) are still being accepted for five dollars per person or two dollars for children 12 and under.”（还在接收报名，每人五美元，12岁及以下的每个2美元）可知，10岁的孩子需要交2美元报名费。故选B。

4.4】B 推理判断题。题意：下面哪一个描述不对？A. People only can throw the mobile phones provided by the organizers.人们只能摔组办者提供的手机；B. Those who throw the farthest will win the freestyle competition.摔得最远的人们进入自由比赛模式；C. If you are weak, you can take part in the freestyle competition.如果你身体弱，可以参加自由比赛模式；D. Ere Karjaiainen won last year’s competition with his 101.46 m throw.去年Ere Karjaiainen扔了101.46 m赢得了比赛。根据短文大意，参赛者投掷所提供的手机，投得远的获胜，因为手臂不够有力而投得不远的才进入自由投掷模式。故B错了。选B。

【考点定位】：考查社会类短文阅读。