International Poetry Competition  World Poetry Day is celebrated on 21 March. Its purpose is to improve people’s ability to read, write, and teach poems all over the world. This year, the International Poetry Centre is holding a poetry competition to celebrate the festival! The competition is open to all the poets(诗人)aged 18 and over from all over the world, and they will be divided into two groups: Open Group (open to all the poets aged 18 and over) ESL Group (open to all the poets aged 18 and over who can write in English as a Second Language) The winners of each group will receive￡1000.  RULES: All the poems must be unpublished (未出版的) works. Poems will not be returned, so please keep a copy. The poem(s) must be in English and created by the poet himself/herself. Poems can be written on any proper subject. No subject on violence(暴力) or drugs. The competition begins on 3 March, 2017 and ends on 28 August, 2017. To enter the competition, please visit the Centre Shop to pay ￡5 for each poem. Once the payment is made, please email the poem(s) to poetrycomp@center.uk. Remember to mark Open or ESL in the top right-hand corner of the document(文档) to show which group to enter before emailing your poem(s). Questions about the competition can be emailed to poetrycomp@center.uk. |
1. The World Poetry Day is on_____.
| A．March 28th | B．March 3rd | C．March 21st | D．August 28th |
| A．to encourage the British to write poems |
| B．to teach children how to read and write poems |
| C．to raise money for the poets from all over the world |
| D．to help people to read, write and teach poems better |
| A．that poets can write poems in any language |
| B．that poets must use their unpublished poems |
| C．that poems can’t be taken back after the competition |
| D．that poems can’t be written on the subject of violence or drugs. |
| A．they win in the group | B．their poems are published |
| C．they enter the competition | D．their poems are written by themselves |
①Pay￡5 for each poem.
②Visit the Centre Shop.
③Email their poem(s) to poetrycomp@center.uk.
④Mark Open or ESL in the top right –hand corner of their document.
| A．①②③④ | B．②①③④ | C．②①④③ | D．③④②① |
2 . Teenager Jake Deham was skiing with his family in the US when he fell over and lost one of his skis. His family didn’t know that he had a problem. They kept on skiing. When they got to the foot of the mountain, there was no sign of Jake.
Jake couldn’t find his ski anywhere. In the end, he decided to take off his other ski and walk down the mountain. But he couldn’t work out the right way to go.
It was now getting dark and he was a long way from any place of safety. He knew that he might die that night in the cold temperatures. But Jake kept calm. At home, Jake watched a lot of programmes about living in difficult situations. He remembered the advice from these programmes and knew that he should build a hole in the snow. He made a hole so the wind couldn’t blow into it. Outside his hole, the temperature fell to a dangerous -15℃ that night, but inside it Jake was safe from the cold.
After the long evening passed, Jake began to think his way out. He had to get down the mountain. The TV programmes always said, “If you are lost, you should find someone else’s tracks(足迹) through the snow and follow them.” “I wanted to live my life.” Remembered Jake. “So I got up and I found some ski tracks and I followed those.” He walked and walked and finally saw lights. …
His mum was very happy when she heard his son was saved. Amazingly, Jake didn’t even have to go to hospital. He got through the terrible experience without any injuries.
So, the next time someone says that watching TV is a waste of time, think of Jake. Sometimes TV can save your life!
1. Jake’s parents didn’t know that he was missing until __________.| A．Jake contacted them on the phone |
| B．they began to ski down the mountain |
| C．they reached the foot of the mountain |
| D．Jake lost one of his skis |
| A．To go skiing with his family in the US. |
| B．To search for the ski that he had lost in the snow. |
| C．To take off his other ski and walk down the mountain. |
| D．To build a hole in the snow to keep himself warm. |
a. Jake made a hole in the snow. b. Jake lost one of his skis.
c. Jake finally saw lights. d. Jake followed some tracks.
e. Jake took off his other ski.
| A．b-e-a-d-c | B．a-b-e-c-d |
| C．d-e-b-a-c | D．b-c-e-a-d |
| A．Jake’s parents came to search and saved him. |
| B．Jake went back to the hole and waited there. |
| C．Jake found his lost ski and skied down by himself. |
| D．Jake found a team of men who came to save him. |
| A．It is dangerous for us to travel alone. |
| B．Keep calm when facing difficulties. |
| C．Never give up and you will be successful. |
| D．It is a waste of time to watch TV. |
