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Poetry Competition
Deadline
16th July，2020
Who may enter
The competition is open to anyone.
Description
The Ledbury Poetry Festival is the biggest poetry festival in the UK. It takes place over ten days each July. If you think you know what poetry is, come along and we'll surprise you. There are live readings, performances, music, exhibitions, films, family events and street events.
Each year we organize a famous competition for new poetry in partnership with Ty Newydd, the National Writers' Centre of Wales. It attracts entries from all over the globe. There are three groups: adults(18 + ) , young people(12-17) and children(under 12).
All poems must be the original works of the entrants and should not have been previously published, accepted for publication by magazines, or have entered in other competitions.
The length of each poem must be more than 40 lines.
The judge of the 2020 Ledbury Poetry Festival Poetry Competition is Liz Berry.
Entry fees
Adults: £5. 75 for the first poem, £3. 50 for each extra poem.
Children/Young People: The first poem free, £1. 75 for each extra poem.
Prizes
Adults' Prizes
• First Prize: £l,000 cash and a course at the National Writers' Centre of Wales
• Second Prize: £500 cash
• Third Prize: £250 cash
Young People's Prizes
• First Prize: £l00 cash
• Second Prize: £50 cash
• Third Prize: £25 cash
Children's Prizes
• First Prize: £25 book token(購書券)
• Second Prize: £15 book token
• Third Prize: £l0 book token
Website
Please visit https://www.poetry-festival, co. uk/ledbury-poetry-competition to learn more about the competition.
1. What do we know about the poetry competition from the text?
A. It is held every two months. B. It awards all winners cash prizes.
C. It is open to worldwide competitors. D. It offers competitors lectures on poetry.
2. Which requirement should each poem meet?
A. It should be written independently. B. It should contain at least 40 words.
C. It has won a prize in other competitions. D. It has been published by some magazines.
3. What is the entry fee for a 15-year-old entrant if he is sending 3 poems?
A. £12.75. B. £9.25. C. £7. D. £3.5.
【答案】1. C 2. A 3. D
【解析】
這是一篇應用文。文章主要介紹了一項詩歌比賽的基本情況和參賽注意事項。
【1題詳解】
細節(jié)理解題。根據Who may enter中的“The competition is open to anyone.(比賽向所有人開放。)”以及Description中的“It attracts entries from all over the globe. (它吸引了來自全球的參賽作品。)”可知，全世界任何感興趣的人都可以參加該詩歌比賽，故選C項。
【2題詳解】
細節(jié)理解題。根據Description中的“All poems must be the original works of the entrants and should not have been previously published, accepted for publication by magazines, or have entered in other competitions.(所有詩歌都必須是參賽者的原創(chuàng)作品，并且不得事先出版，接受雜志出版或參加其他比賽。)”可知所有作品都必須由參賽者原創(chuàng)，故選A項。
【3題詳解】
細節(jié)理解題。根據Entry fees中的“Children/Young People: The first poem free, £1. 75 for each extra poem.(兒童/青年：第一首參賽作品免費， 額外每首詩歌為1.75磅。)”可知，15歲的參賽選手三個作品，第一個免費，另外兩個每個要交1.75鎊，共計需繳納3.5鎊，故選D項。
