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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、G和D四个选项巾，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。FREE Monthly 53-Word Story CompetitionOpen to all writers around the world who write in English.Be sure to subscribe()to ouremail updates for free.You'll receive an email on the first day of each month with our winningstory and the prompt(提示词)for our next competition.Here's how lo enler:·One story per person..Email your story directly to 53wordstory@gmail.com by the 15th day of the month,midnightEastern Time.Your story must be 53 words-no more,no less;titles are not included in the word countIf your story is not titled,we will create a title for publication.Sond only stories.Poetry will not be considered.·The entry must be original(原创的).Slories not meeting this rule will be turned down.·No attachments(附件)，please..Put your story into the body of your email..Stories sent asattachments or images in the email will not be considered.Our judges for the 53-Word Story Competilion are the editors of Press 53 and Prime NumberMagazine.The winner gets published in Prime Number Magazine and receives a free book fromPress 53.We will request your photo and 53-word self-introduction if your story is our winner,so beprepared！Enter our next 53-Word Story Competition!21.How ofter does the competition take place?A.Once a week.B.Once a monthC.Every three months.D.Oncc a year22.Whal is necessary for an entry of the competition?A.It must have more than 53 wordsB.It must have a good titleC.It must be from published articles.D.It must be sent by email.23.What can the winner of the compelition get?A.Somc moncy.B.A copy of Press 53.C.A job offerD.A chance of being introduced.BAfter high school English teacher Larry Abrams started his teaching career in a far suburboutside of Philadelphia,he found ho laught in a book descrt().Many of the kids in schoolsimply struggled()with reading and then writing.In 2017,when onc of his studcnts told him she had no book to read to her 2-year-olddaughter,Abrams took action.He put forward a call to friends and family asking for gently uscdchildren's books,and in no time,he had more than 1,000 of them.He began handing out thebooks to young moms and local elementary schools.Thal was the slart of his nonprofit,BookSmiles,which has since collected,sorted,and handed out hundreds of thousands of booksthroughout New Jersey and the Philadelphia area-and will soon reach I million.英语试题第3页（共8页）