2021-2022学年甘肃省庆阳市第六中学高二上学期期中考试英语试题 第一部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分40分） 第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分） 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。 A 2019 TFK Poetry Contest(比赛；竞赛) Call all poets! Time for Kids has a challenge for you: write a funny, rhyming poem. It must be an original poem that does not copy another poet’s work. Enter the Time for Kids Poetry Contest! As fewer and fewer children are interested in writing poetry of their own, Time for Kids decides to organize and sponsor such a contest to change the situation. Contest Rules 1. How to enter This contest begins at 12:01 a. m. on March 6, 2019 and ends at 11:59 p. m. on July 24, 2019. To enter, mail the following information to 1271Avenue of the Americas, 32nd Floor, New York, New York 10020: (a) an original and previously unpublished poem that is humorous and has a rhyme scheme; (b)entrants’ first name only and a parent’s mail address. Limit one entry per person. When entering, entrants promise that the entry is original, and has not been published in any medium and has not won an award. 2. Judging All entries will be judged by poet Kenn Nesbitt, based on the following criteria(标准): creativity and originality (50%), use of language and rhyme (25%) and appropriateness to the theme of the contest (25%). The length of the entry will not be taken into consideration. 3. Prizes Our judges will select four semi-finalists(参加半决赛的选手) from which one grand prize winner and three finalists will be chosen. The one grand prizewinner will receive an online class visit from Children’s Poet Laureate Kenn Nesbitt and a signed copy of his newest book of poetry, The Armpit of Doom: Funny Poems for Kids, approximately value at $275. The three finalists will each get a signed copy of Nesbitt’s newest book of poetry. The Armpit of Doom: Funny Poems for Kids, and both their poems and that of the grand prize winner will be published at . 4. Eligibility(参赛资格) Open to legal citizens of the 50 United States and the District of Columbia who are primary school students and are 8 to 13 years old at time of entry. 5. Winner’s list For names of the winner and finalists, visit (after August 1, 2019, available for a period of 10 days). 1. The purpose of the contest is to _____. A. encourage children to learn from other poets B. help children realize the dream of poetry writing C. encourage children’s interest in poetry writing D. encourage children to read more original poems 2. Which of the following characteristics of a poem is valued most in judging A. Being creative and original. B. Using a proper number of words. C. Using proper language and rhyme. D. Being appropriate to the contest theme. 3. According to the contest rules, _____. A. poems can be sent to the organizers by e-mail B. all the children have the right to take part in the contest C. the number of one entrant’s poems to enter the contest is not limited D. the result of th ... ...
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