Question

【題目】

Year Winning Word Champion 2008 guerdon Sameer Mishra 2009 laodicean Kavya Shivashankar 2010 stronmuhr Anarika Voramani 2011 cymotrichous Sukanya Roy 2012 guetapens Snigdha Nandipati 2013 knaidel Arvind Mahankali 2014 feuilleto Ansun Sujoe 2015 scherenschnitte Vanya Shivashankar 2016 gesellschaft Nihar Saireddy Janga 2017 marocain Ananya Vinay 2018 Koinonia Karthik Nemmani

【1】Which final word did Sukanya Roy spell correctly in 2011?

A. Cymotrichous.B. Guetapens.C. KnaidelD. Feuilleto

【2】Who can compete in the Scripps National Spelling Bee?

A. Jack, 14 years old.B. Kelly, 16 years old.

C. Tony, 18 years old.D. Cathy, 20 years old.

【3】Which student won the competition by spelling the word “marocain”?

A. Vanya Shivashankar.B. Nihar Saireddy Janga.

C. Ananya Vinay.D. Karthik Nemmani.

【4】What do the students do in Round 1?

A. Win scholarships.B. Get cash prizes.

C. Take a written test.D. Have oral competitions.

【5】Which is TRUE about the Scripps National Spelling Bee?

A. It has begun since 2008.B. It is a popular spelling competition.

C. The winning word was confidence.D. The winner in 2010 was Kavya Shivashankar.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】A

【3】C

【4】C

【5】B

【解析】

短文大意：本文介紹的是美國斯克里普斯全國拼字比賽的舉辦目的、參賽對象和比賽方式，并附有2008-2018歷屆大賽的獲勝字和冠軍。

【1】題意：2011年，Sukanya Roy拼對了最后哪一個詞？考查細節(jié)理解。根據(jù)2011/ cymotrichous /Sukanya Roy可知是cymotrichous，故選A。

【2】題意：誰能參加斯克里普斯全國拼字比賽?考查細節(jié)推斷。根據(jù)Students under the age of 15 train year-round for a chance to show their spelling skills to the world.可知是15歲以下的學(xué)生，故選A。

【3】題意：哪個學(xué)生通過拼寫“marocain”贏得了比賽?考查細節(jié)理解。根據(jù)2017/ marocain/ Ananya Vinay可知是Ananya Vinay，故選C。

【4】題意：學(xué)生們在第一輪做什么?考查細節(jié)理解。根據(jù)Round 1 of the spelling bee is a written test.可知第一輪是筆試，故選C。

【5】題意：關(guān)于斯克里普斯全國拼字比賽，哪個是正確的?考查細節(jié)判斷。A. It has begun since 2008. 從2008年開始。B. It is a popular spelling competition. 這是一個很受歡迎的拼寫比賽。C. The winning word was confidence. 獲勝詞是自信。D. The winner in 2010 was Kavya Shivashankar. 2010年的獲獎?wù)呤?/span>Kavya Shivashankar。根據(jù)開頭Every year, students from all walks oflife have the chance to take part in the Scripps National Spelling Bee, one of the nations oldest and most popular competitions.可知斯克里普斯全國拼字比賽是最古老和最普及的拼字比賽之一，故選B。