安徽省芜湖市2020-2021学年高一下学期期中联考英语试题学校:___________姓名：___________班级：___________考号：___________一、阅读选择Lovetowrite?Wanttoseeyourworkpublishedandwinsomecashalongtheway?Thenreadon.ThenationalSparkaStorywritingcontestiscallinginallyoungstorytellers!Whocanparticipate?Thecontestisopentostudentsingrades9,10,11or12,orthosewhoarebeinghome-schooledintheUnitedStates.DeadlineandrequirementsYou’reabletosendyourshortstoryuptoOctober7th.gedItonwillcreativity,bejudoriginalityandoverallqualityofwriting.Yourstorymustbeoriginalworksandshouldbenolongerthan5000words.Thereisnominimumlengthrequirements.HowcanIsendmyshortstory?Therearethreeeasywaystosendyourshortstory:*Onlineathttp://learn.hmhco.com/hmhsparkamind*SendyourshortstoryasaPDForMicrosoftworddocumenttoSparkahmhco.com*SendyourshortstoryviaUSMailto:HoughtonMifflinHarcourtPublishingCompany222BerkeleyStreetBoston,MA02116WhatwillIwin?Thebeststorieswillbepublishednextyear.Winnerswillreceiveafreecopyofthebookandcashpriceof$100.1．Whichofthefollowingchildrencantakepartinthecontest?A．Maria,grade7,fromNewYork.B．Justin,grade9,fromLondon.C．Catherine,grade11,fromWashington.D．C．D．Bastian,home-schooledfromParis.2．YourstorywillNOTbeacceptableifitis________.A．longerthan5,000words.B．shorterthan5,000words.C．anoriginalwork.D．sentbeforeOctoberth.7试卷，总10页3．WhichofthefollowingwaysisNOTacorrectwaytosendyourstory?A．Sendingitonline.B．Sendingitbyemail.C．SendingitbyUSMail.D．Sendingitbyfax.MyFirstMarathon（马拉松）Amonthbeforemyfirstmarathon,oneofmyankleswasinjuredandthismeantnotrunningfortwoweeks,leavingmeonlytwoweekstotrain.Yet,Iwasdeterminedtogoahead.Irememberbacktomy7thyearinschool.InmyfirstP.E.class,theteacherrequiredustorunlapsandthenhitasoftball.Ididn’tdoeitherinformedwell.meHethatlaterIwas＂notathletic＂.TheideathatIwas＂notathletic＂stuckwithmeforyears.WhenIstartedrunninginmy30s,Irealizedrunningwasabattleagainstmyself,notaboutcompetitionorwhetherornotIwasathletic.Itwasallaboutth