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巴中市普通高中2022级“二诊”考试
英语试题
（满分120分100分钟完卷）
第一部分阅读理解（共两节，满分50分）
第一节（共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
A
Areyouanauthorwholovessciencefiction?Doyouhaveanideaforasupershortstorythatneedstobesharedwiththeworld?Ifyouranswertobothofthosequestionsisyes,thiscompetitionisforyou!
Rules
Thecompetitioncanbeforanyagegroup,foranyonewholovessciencefictionintheworld.
WewillbeacceptingsubmissionsfromNovember28th,2023toApril1st,2024.ThewinnerswillbeinformedbyJune15th,2024.
Entriesmustbeunder500wordsandincludeelementsofsciencefictionTheymustbesubmittedbeforethedeadlineandtheentrantmusthavepaidthefeeof$10beforesubmission.
Entrantscansubmitasmanyentriesastheylike.Allentriesmustbesubmittedusingthegivenonlineform.Ifyouneedsomehelp,pleasedon’thesitatetoemailorcallSadie.Shecanhelpyougetyourstorysubmitted!
Prizes
Thereare3cashprizes:$500forthechampion,$150fortherunner-up,and$50forotherswhoarehighlycreativeinwriting.
Winningstorieswillbemadeavailabletothepublicthroughamagazineandbesharedonline.
FinancialAssistance
Thereare10placesforthosewriterswhohavesomeideastosharebutcan’taffordthefee.Wewillberesponsibleforit.
1.Whichofthefollowingistheentryrequirement?
A.Itcanonlybesubmitteduponpaymentof$10.
B.Itshouldbeover500wordsinlength.
C.ItisrequiredtobedeliveredtoSadie.
D.Itmustbecompletedonline.
2Whatprizewillthechampionreceive?
A.Fiftydollarsasacashprize.
B.Refundfortheparticipationcost.
C.Achanceforhisstorytobepublished.
D.Unlimitedaccesstosci-fipublications.
3.Whatkindofarticleisthistext?
A.Anassessment.
B.Ahandbook.
C.Aschedule.
D.Anotice.
B
GrowingupinthehotLasVegasdesert,allIwantedwastobefree.Iwoulddaydreamabouttravelingtheworld,livingin