Battle of the Books Each year in April, the “Battle of the Books teams from each

Battle of the Books

Each year in April, the “Battle of the Books” teamsfrom each school meet for the Semi-Battle competition. The top three teams fromeach division go on to the Final Battle to compete for gold, silver and bronzemedals. The gold medal winners go on to compete in the Regional Championship.

Battle of the Books Rules and Goals

Goals:

Students: Have fun reading good books from a widevariety of authors and genres(体裁).

Educators: Encourage reading, foster friendlycompetition, and nurture the love of books in young people.

Rules:

One team of six students from grades 7 or 8 willrepresent each school.

1. Each team will have a spokesperson. While the teamis encouraged to discuss possible answers, team answers will only be acceptedfrom the spokesperson.

2. The Semi-Finals will consist of three rounds ofplay, and the Finals will have one round. Each round features a Regular Battleand a Lightning Battle.

3. Regular Battle questions will be addressed to teamsalternately(轮流地), regardless of the last correct answer.There will be 12 Regular Battle questions per round. When asked a question,teams will have 20 seconds to provide the book’s title and author.

4. Five points will be given if the team correctlyidentifies the exact title, and three points will be awarded for correctlyidentifying the author’s surname. The author’s first name does not need to beidentified.

5. The Lightning Battles will be featured at the endof each round. Lightning Battles consist of a 2 minutes, 30 seconds time periodduring which each team is asked up to 12 questions. These questions concerndetails of the books and will not require teams to identify titles or authors.Each correctly answered Lightning Battle question will be worth three points.

PLEASE NOTE:

A warm-up practice question will be given to each teamat the beginning of its first Semi-Battle and at the beginning of the Final andRegional Final Battles.

There may be no assistance from the coordinators andaudience members.

Teams will not be punished for incorrect answers.

Any team demonstrating poor sportsmanship will not beinvited back.

1.According to the text, “Battle of the Books” is anactivity ______.

A．wherestudents are inspired to write books

B．where booksare used as arms in the battle

C．where friendscompete with each other

D．where readersare motivated to love books

2.How many questions will be asked in the Semi-Finals?

A．72               B．24               C．36               D．12

3.What information can we get from the text?

A．Teams aregiven 20 minutes to answer a question.

B．A competitorgets 18 points for 6 correct titles.

C．Each roundends with the Lightning Battles.

D．A correctfirst name will be given 5 points.

4.If a team doesn’t compete fairly, it ______.

A．won’t be given a warm-up practice         B．won’t get help from audience members

C．will bereduced in its points                D．won’t be allowed to compete next time

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【答案】

1.D

2.A

3.C

4.D

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