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河北省唐山市某中学2025-2026学年高二上学期期中考试

英语试题

第一部分听力（略）

第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分30分）

第一节（共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分）

阅读下面短文，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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Competitions

TheNationalAssociationofTeachersofSinging(NATS)celebratestheartofsingingthroughaseriesofcompetitions.Theyaredesignedtodiscovertalentedsingersorperformerswhoarerisingstarsintheprofession.

NATSAACompetition

ThecompetitiontakesplaceeveryotheryearandisonlyopentoNATSmembersandstudentsofNATSmembers.Preliminarycompetitions(初赛)areheldattheregionallevel,withonewinnerfromeachofthe14NATSregions.

EntryFee:$75

Prizes:$13,000forthewinner;＄6,000fortherunner-up

DeadlineforApplication:October10,2021

NationalMusicTheaterCompetition

Itisseekingthebestsoloists(独唱者，独奏者)whojustwanttomovetheircareersforward.Playersmustbebetween20and28yearsoldasoftheapplicationdeadline.

EntryFee:$90(ahalfforstudentsofNATSmembers)

Prizes:$30,000.Ahalfforthewinner;onethirdfortherunner-up;therestforthethirdplace.

DeadlineforApplication:September20,2021

NationalStudentAuditions(试音)

TheexcitingexperienceofregionalNATSStudentAuditionsisanannualnationalcompetition.ItofferstheopportunitytothetopperformersineachregiontocompetewithothertopartistsfromtheContinent.

EntryFee:$75

Prizes:Awardsfor1st,2ndand3rdplacewilltotal$35,000

DeadlineforApplication:August15,2021

SongwritingCompetition

Thecompetitionisopentoanysongwriterwhoseworkmeetstherequirements.ThewinnerwillhaveachancetoperformatthenextNATSNationalConference.

EntryFee:$30forprofessionals(ahalfforfull-timestudents)

Prizes:$2,000forthewinner;$1,000fortherunner-up

DeadlineforApplication:November30,2021

1.AperformerinthesecondplaceinNationalMusicTheaterCompetitionwillget______.

A.$5,000 B.$10,000 C.$12,500 D.$15,000

2.Whencanaplayerapplyfo