History Fair Competition
历史博览会竞赛
Understanding history is vital to understanding ourselves as a people and as a nation.
理解历史对于理解我们作为一个民族和国家至关重要。
History is much more than the study of dusty old objects and events long past. It is an essential part of who we are today and who we will become. Thornton Middle School History Fair Competition makes understanding history exciting, engaging, and fun！
历史不仅仅是研究尘封的旧物和遥远的事件。它是我们今天以及未来的重要组成部分。桑顿中学历史博览会竞赛让理解历史变得激动人心、引人入胜且有趣！
This Year’s Theme

今年的主题
All participants must address how communication or transportation technology has promoted the quality of life for Americans throughout history. To many people, technology means computers, hand-held devices, or vehicles that travel to distant planets. However, technology is also the application of scientific knowledge to solve a problem, touching lives in countless ways.
所有参与者必须探讨通信或交通技术如何促进了美国人历史上的生活质量。对许多人来说，技术意味着计算机、手持设备或前往遥远星球的车辆。然而，技术也是将科学知识应用于解决问题的过程，以无数种方式触及人们的生活。

Individuals or groups may enter one of the following categories：
个人或团体可以参加以下类别之一：
•Performance
•表演
•Documentary（纪实作品）
•纪录片（纪实作品）
•Essay Writing
•论文写作

Category Requirements
类别要求
Performance: A dramatic presentation of the topic no more than 10 minutes long. If special clothes are used，they should truly represent a given period.
表演：对主题的戏剧性呈现，时长不超过10分钟。如果使用特殊服装，它们应该真实地代表一个特定的时期。

Documentary: A visual presentation（such as a video，slide show，or computer project）no more than 10 minutes long. A desktop computer, screen, projector, and loudspeakers will be available. Students must provide their presentations on CDs before Friday, March 23.
纪录片：视觉呈现（如视频、幻灯片或计算机项目），时长不超过10分钟。现场将提供台式电脑、屏幕、投影仪和扬声器。学生必须在3月23日星期五之前将他们的演示文稿以CD形式提供。

Essay Writing: An academic paper of 2，000 to 2，500 words. No illustrations（图解）are allowed. Please do not include covers. A list of references must be included.
论文写作：一篇学术性论文，字数在2000至2500字之间。不允许使用插图（图解）。请不要包括封面。必须附上参考文献列表。

Important Dates
重要日期

January 5 Submit a topic proposal to your history teacher. The teacher may require a second proposal if the first is off-topic or unclear.
1月5日 向历史老师提交主题提案。如果第一个提案偏离主题或不清晰，老师可能要求提交第二个提案。

February 5 Submit a first draft of your essay，performance script（剧本），or documentary highlights.
2月5日 提交你的论文、表演剧本或纪录片亮点的初稿。

February 19 A committee of teachers will evaluate materials and give opinions. Students then have an opportunity to improve their products.
2月19日 一组教师委员会将评估材料并给出意见。学生随后有机会改进他们的作品。

March 9 Submit a final draft of your essay.
3月9日 提交你的论文的最终稿。

March 15 Performance and documentary committee preview
3月15日 表演和纪录片委员会预览。

March 24 Thornton Middle School History Fair Competition
3月24日 桑顿中学历史博览会竞赛

  1.            7：00 A. M—9：00A. M          Participants signing in at the gym

上午7:00 - 上午9:00 参赛者在体育馆签到

  1.            10：00 A. M. —6：00PM.        Competition and judges’ review

上午10:00 - 下午6:00 竞赛和评委评审

  1.            7：00 P.M.                      Awards ceremony and picnic

晚上7:00 颁奖典礼和野餐会

  1. According to Paragraph 1, what is the major goal of understanding history?
    A. To preserve national traditions. B. To prepare for a history competition.
    C. To better know the present and future. D. To further explore historical mysteries.
    答案：C

  2. What is the theme of this year’s competition?
    A. Technology advances science. B. Science interacts with technology.
    C. Science has made the study of history easy. D. Technology has improved the life of Americans.
    答案：D

  3. Among the items provided by the school for a visual presentation are __.
    A. special clothes and a screen B. a desktop computer and a CD
    C. a projector and special clothes D. a desktop computer and loudspeakers
    答案：D

  4. What would a participant have to do with an essay of 1,500 words to meet the category requirement?
    A. Include more information in the essay. B. Remove the references.
    C. Provide a cover for the essay. D. Explain the details with illustrations.
    答案：A

  5. What will the committee of teachers do on February 19?
    A. Preview performances and documentaries. B. Make comments on the materials.
    C. Improve the participant’s first draft. D. Collect a second proposal from the participant.
    答案：B