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Many students love competing in contests.If you're one of such students, here are some contests that might catch your attention.
Team America Rocketry Challenge
This is the world's largest student rocket contest.The contest was created in the fall of 2002 as a onetime celebration of the Centennial of Flight, but by popular demand became a yearly program.It is meant to build a stronger US workforce (劳动力) in science, technology, engineering and mathematics.
Creative Communication Poetry Contest
Many students love writing poems, which can benefit them in various ways.Now this contest is a good choice for them.In addition to the winning poems, other poems of high quality are accepted to be published and will be read by more people.There is no entry fee and no required purchase (购买) in order to become published.But entries must be students in 9th grade or lower living in the United States.
Math Contests — Homeschool Division
The goal of the competition is to encourage students' interest in math and to inspire students to do well in math.The contest is for students in grades 2,3,4 and 5.Any teacher from a public school or a private school is welcome to ask their students to compete.Open to homeschool students in grades 28.
National Constitution Bee
The National Constitution Bee will be held at the Phoenix Park Hotel in Washington, DC.To reach the standard of joining in the contest, students must finish in the top 3 in their State Constitution Bee.The firstplace winner will receive a $25,000 college scholarship (奖学金)．The secondplace winner will receive one fifth of what the firstplace winner will receive.And the thirdplace winner will receive half that much of the secondplace winner.
语篇解读：本文是一篇应用文。文章主要介绍了一些适合学生去参加的比赛。
21．Who would be interested in taking part in Team America Rocketry Challenge?
A．Students enjoying outdoor challenges.
B．Students loving joining in celebrations.
C．Students wishing to have a scientific career.
D．Students hoping to find a highlypaid job in the future.
解析：选C 细节理解题。根据第一个比赛的介绍build a stronger US workforce (劳动力) in science可知，希望从事科学事业的学生可能对这个比赛感兴趣。
22．Students who take part in Creative Communication Poetry Contest will .
A．win a tour around the US
B．get some cheap reading materials
C．be offered free training in poetry writing
D．have a chance to get their good poems published
解析：选D 细节理解题。根据第二个比赛的介绍be published and will be read by more people可知，参赛学生有可能获得出版优秀诗作的机会。
23．Which contest is most suitable for competitors good at dealing with numbers?
A．National Constitution Bee.
B．Team America Rocketry Challenge.
C．Math Contests — Homeschool Division.
D．Creative Communication Poetry Contest.
解析：选C 推理判断题。根据第三个比赛的介绍encourage students' interest in math and to inspire students to do well in math可知，擅长处理数字的参赛者最适合参加第三个 比赛。
