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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(有抱负的) 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(递交) 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.

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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

Answer

1.C

2.D

3.B

【解析】本文是一篇说明文。主要介绍了OxfordWords of Oxford University Press(OUP)举行的一个写作比赛，冠军将会得到特殊奖励。文章介绍了参加的注意事项，包括写作内容，报名方法等。

1.细节理解题。由第二段可知，主要是介绍一个写作比赛。下文也依次说明了参加要注意的事项与报名方式等。可推测知文章主要内容是通知通告。故选C。

2.细节理解题。由“Closing date for the competition is 5th January 2015.”可知，报名最后一天为5th January 2015。故选D。

3.细节理解题。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，冠军可以免费使用一年OxfordDictionaries.com。故选B。

【名师点睛】文章细节的理解可以细化为：是非辨别型。这是一类综合事实细节题，出题形式常常是“三正一误”(三项正确，只有一项不符合原文内容)或“三误一正”（三项错误，只有一项符合原文内容)。需要建立在文章内容上，了解文章具体内容，辨别答案选项。

2.D【解题剖析】此题属于细节理解中的--是非辨别型。答案选项与文章内容只有一项相符，即“三误一正”，需要对照文章，筛选出正确答案。由“Closing date for the competition is 5th January 2015.”可知，报名最后一天为5th January 2015。故答案为D。