Question

    The boy sat on his chair, with his hands above the keyboard. He thought about what to write.

He recalled that the competition deadline was merely a week away. But he still had not even started on his piece. He looked at the brochure again.“WRITING COMPETITION！” the title read. His mom had encouraged him to enter the writing competition, and now he was taking it on as his personal task for the holidays.

As the boy reflected on his previous writing efforts, he realized how hopeless his task of winning was. Every story he ever wrote was based on other stories. He had little imagination, and unfortunately, imagination was the key to writing.

Suddenly, he had a brainwave. This time, he came up with an original and imaginative story.

The words shot towards him like a storm of leaves. Words were coming easily, flowing through him, faster than he could type. He typed faster than he ever had before. He continued to type, amazed how easy writing this story was. The boy could not stop writing. He looked at the word count and saw the number “248” staring right back at him. He was not even halfway yet.

Then he heard his mother’s call of saying time for bed. He continued writing the piece, ignoring her. He had to make up for the time he had lost in thinking about a topic to write.

Finally, he finished. The word count now read “498”.

“Perfect，” he thought, “just under the word limit.” He knew this was the story that would win.

He went to the website and searched for the competition. He found the page but there was no “Enter” button.

Confused, he then re­read the page again. It read COMPETITION CLOSED.

1.What caused the boy to take part in the writing competition?

A.A new computer.

B.The prize money.

C.His own interest.

D.His mom’s encouragement.

2.How did the boy finish his earlier writing?

A.His mom helped him.

B.He copied others’ ideas.

C.His friends assisted him.

D.He used his imagination.

3.Why did the boy delay his writing?

A.Because he was terribly lazy.

B.Because he didn’t know what to write.

C.Because he wasn’t confident.

D.Because he read too many stories.

4.Which might be the maximum word limit for each entry?

A.100. B.250.

C.500. D.1000.

Answer

1.D

2.B

3.B

4.C

【解析】

本文是一篇记叙文。文章记叙了一位小男孩参加网络写作比赛，当他写好文章准备提交时，页面上却显示比赛结束了。

1.

细节理解题。根据第二段His mom had encouraged him to enter the writing competition, and now he was taking it on as his personal task for the holidays.他的妈妈鼓励他参加写作比赛，现在他把写作作为假期的个人任务。可知，他参加写作比赛是他妈妈鼓励的。故选D项。

2.

细节理解题。根据第三段Every story he ever wrote was based on other stories.他之前写的每一个故事都是以其他故事为基础。可知，以前写作时，他总是仿照别人的故事写。故选B项。

3.

细节理解题。根据第一段中的He thought about what to write.他思考着写什么。可知，由于他不知道写什么，延误了写作时间。故选B项。

4.

推理判断题。根据第七段Finally, he finished. The word count now read “498”.他写了498个词，终于完成了。及第八段“Perfect,” he thought, “just under the word limit.”他认为太完美了，刚好低于限定的词数。推测文章的最高限定词数可能为500。故选C项。