单选题 Questions 172-175 refer to the following e-mail.
To:TCA mailing list
From:Keiji Sato
Date:April 18
Subject: TCA annual award information
On behalf of the board of directors of the Tacoma Community Association (TCA), I would like to announce that we are now accepting nominations for the TCA annual educator of the year award. Each year, this prestigious award is granted to five people working in the field of education who go over and beyond the requirements of their profession to educate the youth and benefit our communities. The award includes a grant enabling the winners to continue their efforts to promote education.
This year, for the first time, the awards will be presented during a gala event at the Lynden Hotel on May 29. The event includes a five-course meal, the awards ceremony, and an auction. Proceeds from the auction will be used to fund new projects in education that will further benefit our youth and community.
To be nominated for the award, the educator must currently be working at least 8 hours a week in a Tacoma school. Nominations will be accepted from colleagues, administrators, or students. Each nomination must include an information form available at www.TCA.org/serviceawards and a short explanation of why the person is deserving of the award. The deadline for all nominations is 6 PM on Friday, May 8.
For more information, contact TCA at awards@TCA.org.
Sincerely
Keiji Sato
Chair, Selection Committee

单选题 What is the purpose of the e-mail?
A. To ask for information about the awards ceremony
B. To notify the committee of the finalists
C. To invite nominations for the awards
D. To request the e-mail address of the committee
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】中级问题
邮件发送人佐藤敬二提到，“我们现正接受TCA年度教育家奖的提名(…we are now accepting nominations for the TCA annual educator of the year award. )”，因此(C)To invite nominations for the awards(邀请提名奖)是这封邮件的目的。
单选题 For what will money raised from an auction be used?
A. Education programs
B. Hotel renovation
C. Board of directors
D. Monetary bonuses for committee employees
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】中级问题
文中提到“拍卖收益将用于帮助青年和社区的新教育项目(new projects in education that will further benefit our youth and community)”，因此(A)Education programs(教育项目)是正确答案。
单选题 What is NOT mentioned as a requirement of award winners?
A. All nominations must be submitted by May 8.
B. They must be interviewed by the TCA Committee.
C. Each nomination must include personal recommendations.
D. They must be working 8 hours every week.
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】中级问题
文中提到截止日期是5月8日，要说明推荐理由，这也就是要包含个人推荐信的意思，另外还提到要获得提名须每周从事至少8小时的教育工作。因此(A)、(C)、(D)3项不是要选的答案。由于文章并没有涉及到面试和审查提名人的内容，故应选(B)项。
单选题 What is implied in the e-mail?
A. The award ceremony has been popular in recent years.
B. The award ceremony will include an overview of the achievements of the prize winners.
C. The winners can use the grant to invest in product development.
D. The awards have been given in previous years.
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】中级问题
根据本文标题“TCA年度授奖通知(TCA annual award information)”和文中的“每年，这项殊荣授予给……(Each year，this prestigious award is granted…)”可推断，“该奖项前些年也有设置(The awards have been given in previous years. )”。(A)、(B)、(C)项文章没有涉及到。