单选题 A group of 11 delegates from the Chinese university returned home last week. They came in second place with 13 other university teams.
The conference is the world's largest university-level UN simulation. It is held each April, for a week, in New York, to give students a chance to debate international affairs. It is meant to mirror the real-life business of the UN.
Teams from more than 23 countries gathered this year to discuss and debate serious issues such as the AIDS epidemic and water shortages.
Some UN senior staff members, U.S. professors, and former student participants formed the judge panel.
The Chinese team applied to take part in the event and was assigned to represent Japan this year, working on various committees and arguing Japan's position on resolutions to problems like international migration.
According to Li Xiaocong, the Chinese team leader, their efforts in ~mding approaches to resolutions made them stand out. Li attributes their success to "solid training".

单选题 What's the purpose of the conference?

A、 To give students a chance to debate international affairs and to mirror the real-life business of the UN.
B、 To enlarge students' fields of vision.
C、 To learn about other cultures.
D、 To learn about how to portray their own.

【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】[注释] 见第2段后两句(…to give students a chance to debate international affairs．It is meant to mirror the real-life business of the UN．)。C和D选项不可能是大会本身的目的，只是参赛学生们自己的感受，而B选项文中没涉及。

单选题 How many Chinese students are involved in the conference?

【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】[注释] 见第1段第1句(A group of 11 delegates from the Chinese university returned home last week．)。Delegates在这里的意思是“代表”或“代表团成员”。

单选题 The judge panel includes the following EXCEPT ______.

【正确答案】 D

【答案解析】[注释] 见第4段(Some UN senior staff members，US professors，and former student participants formed the judge panel．)。没有出现UN professors的内容。

单选题 According to the Chinese team leader, what's the key to their success?

【正确答案】 B

【答案解析】[注释] 见短文的最后一段(According to Li Xiaocong，the Chinese team leader，their efforts in finding approaches to resolutions made them stand out．Li attributes their success to solid training．)。其他选项的内容没有在短文中出现。

单选题 Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the report?

A、 The Chinese team came out with one of the first prizes.
B、 There were 23 teams in this year's UN simulation.
C、 There were a number of second-place winners at the conference.
D、 The Chinese team stood out representing their country at the conferenc

【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】[注释] 应该将4个选项的内容逐项在短文中进行确认。C选项符合第l段第2句的意思：共有14个大学代表队得到了第2名。其他选项的内容与原文的意思比较有错误，都应该排除掉。其他选项的错误在于：中国代表队得的是第2名，不是冠军；是来自超过 23个国家的代表队而不是共有23个代表队参加会议(因为光得到了第2名的代表队就有14个，应该说得其他名次和没有得奖的队更多)；中国队代表日本而不是中国进行辩论。