高级中学名校试卷
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山西省太原市2024-2025学年高二下学期期中考试
英语试题
第一部分听力（略）
第二部分阅读（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A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
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BestScienceFictionWritingContestsin2025
Ifyoulovewritingsciencefictionandfantasy,submittingyourworktoacontestcanbeafantasticwaytoprogressonyourwritingjourney.
NewEnglandScienceFictionAssociation(NESFA)ScienceFictionContest
TheNESFAcontestaimstorecognizequalitystorytellingandlooksforfictionswithengagingopenings,goodcharacterdevelopment,well-structuredplot,wittyorhumorouslanguage,andconvincingendings.
·Prize:Winnerswillgettheirworkspublished,alongwithacertificateofachievementandthreeNESFApressbooks.
·Entryfee:Free
·Guidelines:Aqualifyingstorymusthavestrongsciencefictionorfantasyelements.
·Deadline:September30,2025
WritetheWorld(WTW)YoungWritersContest
Ifyou’reayoungwriteraged13to18,theWTWcontestisagreatchoiceforyou.Itisnotjustacontest,butalsoservesasaminiworkshop,becauseeverystoryyousubmitwillreceivekindandgenuinecommentsfrompeers,whichwillguideyoutobecomeabetterwriter.
·Prize:$100forthewinner,$50fortherunner-up,$50forthebestpeer-reviewer
·EntryFee:Free
·Guidelines:Themesofthesciencefictionvaryeachmonth.
·Deadline:QuarterlyonMarch31,andJune30,September30,December31
BritishFantasySociety(BFS)ShortStoryCompetition
TheBFSholdsanannualcontestforfantasticalshortstories.Eachyear,adifferentgroupofprofessionalwritersarechosentojudgethesubmittedstories.
·Prize:￡100forthefirstplace,￡50forthesecondplace,and￡20forthethirdplace
·EntryFee:FreeforBFSmembers,￡5fornon-members
·Guidelines:Anykindoffantasticalstoryiswelcome,includingfantasy,sciencefiction,horror,supernaturalandmagicalrealism.Storiesshouldbenomorethan5,000words.
·Deadline:June30,2025
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