Question

Is handwriting(书写) important? Yes, the 10-year-old girl Alyssa thinks so. She is a fifth-grade student from Mason County, the USA. She’s the champion(冠军) for her grade level in the National Handwriting Contest in 2012.

After she got the news, Alyssa was surprised that she could be the first. “I’m really happy,” she said. “I’m really surprised, too. I didn’t know I was that good.”

To enter(参加) the contest, each student had to write the sentence (句子) “The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog”. It is a common English sentence, but it uses every letter of the English alphabet. Teachers were invited to be judges. They could decide who wins the contest. Alyssa enjoys handwriting, and wants to write adventure(冒险) stories when she gets older. “From the third grade we started learning handwriting,” Alyssa said. “All the letters look pretty. It makes me think of art.”

1.Alyssa is in Grade       now.

A、3     B、4     C、5

2.Alyssa won in the National    Contest.

A、Listening    B、Reading    C、Handwriting

3.Why do they choose the sentence in the contest?

A、Because it’s difficult to write.

B、Because it’s good for students’ reading.

C、Because it has 26 different letters.

4.The underlined word “judges” means   in Chinese.

A、评判员    B、嘉宾     C、指导员

5.Which of the following is TRUE?

A、Alyssa is 10 years old and she’s from the UK.

B、Alyssa was not surprised when she got the news.

C、Alyssa wants to write adventure stories when she gets older.

Answer

1.C

2.C

3.C

4.A

5.C

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文说的是一位名字叫做Alyssa的来自美国的五年级小女孩在书法大赛上取得第一名的好成绩，大赛要求写这个句子“The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog”由于这个句子中有26个字母，她喜欢书法，并打算写一些冒险故事。

1. is a fifth-grade student，她是五年级的学生，故选择C。

2. the champion(冠军) for her grade level in the National Handwriting Contest in 2012.她是国际书法大赛的冠军。故选择C。

3. is a common English sentence, but it uses every letter of the English alphabet.它是一个普通的英语句子，但是这个句子里面包含26个不同的字母。故选择C。

4. were invited to be judges. They could decide who wins the contest.老师们被邀请是裁判，他们决定谁是获胜者。由于有决定谁是获胜者的权利，判断他们是评判员。故选择A。

5. is a fifth-grade student from Mason County, the USA.她是五年级来自美国，判断A是错误的，根据第二段Alyssa was surprised that she could be the first.她非常惊讶能获得第一名。判断B是错误的。故选择C。

考点：故事类阅读短文。