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【语篇导读】说明文。文章介绍了MIT将奖励有助于社会进步的打破常规行为。

21.C  词义猜测题。根据第二段第一、二句可知，MIT将为打破常规的个人或团体给予高额奖励，条件是这种“打破常规的行为”必须能帮助社会的进步与发展。故选C。

22.D  推理判断题。根据第二段第三句“The director of the Media Lab, Joi Ito, says, ‘We don’t change the world by doing what we’re told. Sometimes we have to go to first principles and consider whether the laws or rules are fair, and whether we should question them.’”可知，Joi Ito认为一味的循规蹈矩并不能带来社会的进步，必要时人们要敢于去质疑规则，所以D选项正确。故选D。

23.D  推理判断题。第三段列举了几件人们打破常规却带来社会发展与进步的历史事件，旨在于证明提供奖励鼓励人们打破常规的必要性。故选D。

24.B  细节判断题。根据最后一段第五句“The award is the first of its kind at the school.”可知B选项正确。由最后一段倒数第二句“Reid Hoffman an entrepreneur and co-founder of the social network, LinkedIn, is donating the $250,000 in prize money.”可知A选项错误，最后一段第一句“...for candidates from all over the world.”可知C选项错误，以及第二段第一句“The Media Lab at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) will award...to an individual or a group for breaking rules.”可知D选项错误。故选B。