20."Asia's Challenge 2020"Essay Prize
DESCRIPTION
What is the most important challenge facing Asia over the next decade?Why?What should be done about it?
The best answer in 3,000words or less will win a prize of 2,500.Tworunners-upwillbeawardedprizesof1,000each.These three prize winners will be invited to Singapore for an expenses-paid awards ceremony.The winning articles will be posted on Time.com.
PURPOSE
The main purpose of the essay prize is to generate fresh ideas for tackling key challenges to Asia's continued competitiveness and development,as well as encourage young professionals to make an impact on public policy and business in Asia.
SELECTION CRITERIA
The essay will be judged according to creativity,innovation,rigor of research and writing,as well as achievability of idea.It can be focused on one or more areas relevant to Asia,such as macro-economics,business,international relations,trade and investment,education,healthcare,urban development,science and technology,and energy and the environment.The essay must be written in English.It should not have been previously published in English in a publication with broad international circulation.
CANDIDATE REQUIREMENTS
The candidate authoring the essay must be under 32years of age as of December 31,2010.The candidate must be an Asian national.
SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS
The essay should be submitted electronically to prize@asiabusinesscouncil.Org.by August 31,2010.Prize winners will be announced in September 2010.
The submission should contain the candidate's full name,nationality,and month and year of birth.The essay should include a title and word count.
21.What is the main purpose of the essay prize?C
A.To select young professionals of both ability and imagination.
B.To predict the prospects of Asia in the next decade.
C.To inspire brilliant ideas for solving problems in Asia
D.To issue the challenges facing Asia.
22.Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?A
A.Articles published in local newspapers will not be accepted.
B.The winners of the essay prize can travel to Singapore for free.
C.Young people from Russia or Australia are excluded from the essay prize.
D.The candidate's article can deal with several aspects of developments in Asia.
23.The candidate's article should be sentB.
A.by air mail B.by e-mail C.by surface mail D.by express mail.
分析 該文章是一篇作文比賽的宣傳海報,論文比賽的題目是"亞洲的挑戰(zhàn),2020",全篇從簡介、目標、評判標準、投稿要求和投稿方式等幾個方面介紹本次比賽.
解答 21.C.段落概括題.問本次論文比賽的目的是什么,定位到原文第二部分Purpose,可知目的是generate fresh ideas for tackling key challenges to Asia以及encourage young professionals to make an impact.D選項inspire brilliant ideas即generate fresh ideas的同義替換,solving problems即tackle key challenges的同義替換,故選C.
22.A.細節(jié)理解題.該題難度不大,但是需要將四個選項都認真對照原文,根據(jù)原文第一部分第二段可知The three prize winners will be invited to Singapore for an expenses-paid awards ceremony,A正確;根據(jù)原文第四部分Candidate Requirements可知the candidate must be an Asian national,因此C選項中的Australian肯定是排除在申請人范圍之外的,C正確;根據(jù)原文第三部分Selection Criteria第二句可知it can be focused on one or more areas relevant to Asia,D正確;根據(jù)原文第三部分Selection Criteria最后一句可知不應該在broad international circulation的出版物上發(fā)行,但是B選項中的local newspapers并不在排除范圍之內(nèi),故選A.
23.B.句意推斷題,文章最后一段給出投稿具體方式的要求,即The essay should be submitted electronically to prize@asiabusinesscouncil.org.明顯是通過郵件發(fā)送稿件,故選B.
點評 考察學生的細節(jié)理解和推理判斷能力,做細節(jié)理解題時一定要找到文章中的原句,和題干進行比較,再做出正確的選擇.在做推理判斷題不要以個人的主觀想象代替文章的事實,要根據(jù)文章事實進行合乎邏輯的推理判斷.