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2024年湖北云学名校联盟高二年级11月联考英语试卷考试时间：2024年11月14日8:00-10:00时长：120分钟分值：150分第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）第一节（共5小题：每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）听下面

五段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。例：Howmuchistheshirt

?A．£19.15.B．£9.18.C．£9.15.答案是C.1．Whenwillthewomanprobablyseethedoctortomorrow?A．At9:30am.B．At10:30am.C．At11:10am.2．Howdidthemanreachh

erethistimeintheend?A．Bycar.B．Bybus.C．Bybike.3．Whatdoesthemanmean?A．Billwillfinishthepapersoon.B．Billisnotgoingtow

ritethepaper.C．Billseldomcompleteshisworkearly.4．Whatisthewomangoingtodofirst?A．Sendthee-mail.B．Fixthecomputer.C．Gotothec

lub.5．Whowanttogoonholiday?A．BobandTom.B．Bobandhisdad.C．Bobandhismom.第二节（共15小题：每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所

给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。6．Whatdoesthewomanprobablydo?A．Alibraria

n.B．Aprogrammer.C．Ateacher.7．Whatinformationdoesthemanlookfor?A．Somespecialinformationoncomputers.B．Somegeneralinformationoncomputers.C．Somepa

rticularinformationonmagazines.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8．Whydidthemanfailtoreservearoom?A．Thereweretoomanypeopleduetothefestival.B．Thepricesofth

ehotelsweretoohigh.C．Thehotelsrefusedhisrequest.9．Howdidthemansolvetheproblemintheend?A．Hewenttoanotherhot

el.B．Hetraveledtoanotherplace.C．Hewenttoacolleague’shome.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10．Whydoesthewomancometothecafe?A．Shecameforaparty.

B．Shecameforacoffee.C．Shecameforameeting.11．Whoisthewomanlookingfor?A．Amanwearingablacksuitandaredtie.B．Amantogetherwithhiswifeandson.C．Amanwearing

abrownsuitandatie.12．Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthespeakers?A．Waiterandcustomer.B．Bossandsecretary.C．Businesspart

ners.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13．Whoisgoingtoseethemoviewiththegirl?A．Herdad.B．Herfriend.C．Hermom.14．Whatdoest

hegirlhavetodoonWednesday?A．Practicethepiano.B．Pickupherroom.C．Helpherparentscleanthegarage.15．Whichmovieshowingi

sthegirlgoingtosee?A．5:00pm.B．7:00pm.C．9:00pm.16．Whatwillthemandoforthegirl?A．He’llbuymovieticketsforher.B．He

’lldrivehertothemovietheatre.C．He’llhelphercleanthegarage.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17．Whendidthejazzconcertbeheld?A．LastMonday.B．LastWednesday.C．LastFr

iday.18．Howmanytimesdidthespeakersuccessfullygettothetheatre?A．Twice.B．Threetimes.C．Fourtimes.19．Whichtr

ansportdidthespeakerchooseonFriday?A．Motorbike.B．Taxi.C．Train.20．Whatdoesthespeakerthinkofherexperience?A．Shefeltconfused.B．Shefeltluc

ky.C．Shefeltupset.第二部分阅读理解（共20小题，每小题2.5分，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。AThefirstad

venturenovelthatyoueverreadisunforgettable:afterall,weallrememberthefirsttimeourimaginationswerelitbywhi

spersofburiedtreasure,lostworlds,anddistantland.Luckily,we’vemadetheactoffindingactioneasyforyou!Wehave4ofthebestadventurebooksforyou,ran

gingfromfantasticjourneysoverlandtotalesonthesea.LifeofPibyYannMartelPiscinePatel,nicknamed（起绰号）Pi,relatesthestoryofhowhelivedonasmalllifeboatwi

thaspotteddog,azebra,andatigerfor227days.Thisinspiringbookhasbeensoldmorethantenmillioncopiesworldwideandhasbeena

daptedintoaHollywoodmovie.RaptorRedbyRobertT.BakkerUnlikeanyotherbookoutthere,RaptorRedistoldentirelyfromthethird-p

ersonpointofviewofRaptorRed.RobertT.Bakker,theauthor,expertlydrawsuponheartfeltresearchabouttheCretaceou

sPeriod（白垩纪）tobringaprehistoricEarthtolifeasRaptorRedstrugglestosurviveinadinosaur-eat-dinosaurworld.Eat,Pray,LovebyElizabethGilbertOneofthemos

tfamousandcelebratedEnglishnovelsinhistoryhappenstobeacooladventurestory.Theinternationalbestsellerthat’sbeena

daptedintoafilmstarringJuliaRoberts,Eat,Pray,Loveisthetruestoryofonewoman’ssearchfortruth.Asitsohappens,thatexplorationtak

esherallovertheworld,fromIndiatoIndonesia.TheBooksofEarthseabyUrsulaK.LeGuinRegardedbymanyasoneofthemostinfluentialseriesinfantasy,

EarthseaisalsoanadventurethattakesreadersacrossthemountainsandplainsofEarthsea.AWizardofEarthseaisthefirstbookpublishedint

heseries,introducingustoGed,ayoungboywhowillbecomewizard.21．Whichbookcanyouchooseifyouareintoprehistoricworld?A

．LifeofPiB．RaptorRedC．Eat,Pray,LoveD．TheBooksofEarthsea22．WhatdoLifeofPiandEat,Pray,Lovehaveincommon?

A．Botharetruestories.B．Bothareshotintomovies.C．Bothareadventuresonthesea.D．Botharewritteninthirdperson.23．Whereisthearticleprobablyfrom?A．Amagazine.

B．Acomicbook.C．Asciencebook.D．Atravelbrochure.BSingerKatherineGoforthisusinghervoicetodeliverjoyandshinealightonthetalentsofpeople

likeherselfwhoare“transgenderartists”.Herpopularityinmusichasearnedthe33-year-oldtheTrueVoiceAwardhostedbytheWashingtonN

ationalOpera（WNO）.ItwascreatedtosupportandupliftoperasingerswhomaysharesomespecialtraitsjustlikeKatherineGoforth,whoisatenor（男高音）.Growingupsur

roundedbymusic,KatherineGoforthoweshersuccesstoherfather.Goforth’sfatherisamusicianandaformerhighscho

olbandteacher,whoenjoyshighpopularityinstudentsaswellastheirparents.“Musicbecameatoolformetofitin,togettoknowpeople,”shetoldBostonPublic

Radio.AsagraduateoftherespectfulJuilliardSchoolinNewYork,Goforthhasalsoattendedmanyothertopperformingartsprograms,incl

udingtheFranzSchubertInstituteinAustria,andperformedallovertheworld.TheWNOlaunchedtheTrueVoiceAwardtopromoteinclusivenessinopera,whichtraditionallyde

finesasinger’sgenderbythesoundoftheirvoiceratherthantheiridentity.Goforthisatenor,whichistypicallyamalevocalcategory,butsheperformsfema

lerolesinoperas.SheiscurrentlybasedinPortland,Oregon,andperformsasasoloistinthePacificNorthwestregion.G

oforthrecentlyperformedatarecital（音乐独奏会）heldinherhonorattheKennedyCenterinWashington.DC,hometotheWNO.Inanint

erviewwiththesiteBroadwayWorld,shesaidoftheaward,“Wehavetoimaginethefutureswewanttolivein,andtheartwemakecanbeonew

ayofdoingthat.”Justasthesayinggoes,wecan’tjudgeabookbyitscover.Itisthosebraveandcreativepeoplewhocanofferusaglimpseintoadi

versesociety.24．WhatcanbeknownaboutGoforthaccordingtoParagraph1?A．Goforthwinsvariousawardsintheworld.B．Goforthisoneofthebestsin

gersworldwide.C．Goforthisauniqueartistinthesingingfield.D．Goforth’stalentcanundoubtedlyupliftpeople.25．Whydoestheautho

rmentionGoforth’sfather?A．TopromoteGoforth’spopularity.B．Tointroduceherfathertoreaders.C．Topraiseherfatherforhisachievements.D．Toexplainonereason

forGoforth’ssuccess.26．WhichofthefollowingcanbestdescribeGoforth?A．Remarkableandcreative.B．Kindandpersistent.C．Optimisticandd

emanding.D．Unbeatableandgenerous.27．WhatcanbelearnedfromGoforth’swordsinthelastparagraph?A．Artisusedtoimproveourimagination.B．Arthelpsusgetrid

ofwhatwedon’tlike.C．Artcanmakeuslivewhateverlifewewant.D．Artservesasagoodwayofshapingourlife.CMathsphobia（恐怖症）isolderth

anyoumightthink.Ahundredyearsago,GermanphysicistFelixAuerbach,disappointedatthephenomenonandhopingtofindwaystoaddressit,wrotealittlebookcalledTheF

earofMathematicsandHowtoOvercomeIt.Maths,hesaid,hassomuchtocontributetosocietythataddressingthisfeari

sachallengeofthehighestimportance.Whydowefearmathematics?Atheart,saysAuerbach,itcomesdowntoafundamentalmi

sunderstandingofwhatmathsis.Thefearofmessingupacalculationmaybereal,butthefactthattherearemanyexcellentmathemati

cianswhoareterribleatarithmeticprovesthatnumeracyandmathematicsaren’tthesamething.Weunderstandthisaboutwritingliterature.Theartofcreati

nganappealingnarrativeinbeautifulprose（散文）isdifferentfromthetechnicalskillofgettingthespellingandpunctuationright.Thesameistruewithmaths.Itisn’

tmerecalculation.What,then,ismathematics?Auerbachsaysitisthreethings:ascience,alanguageandanart.Actually,partoftheissueisthatwear

estuckinthefirstbox.Theincredibleapplicationofmathsinthesciencesandengineeringhasmeantthatitispossible,thoughund

esirable,toteachitonlywiththisapplicationinmind.Afocusmerelyontechnicalskillsmissesthejoyandexcitementthatcancomefromfindingpatternsandunderstandi

ngthem,fromseeingthetruebeautyofmathematics.Thatbeautyliesinwonderfullyelegantthinkingthatallowsustounde

rstandtheinfinite,explorethegreatsymmetries（对称）ofartandnature,anddelightintheperfectionofanabstractworldofidea

s.Asalanguage,whatsetsmathsapartistheuniversalityofitstruths—youcanbecomefluentwhereveryouarefrom.AsAuerbachmemorablyputsit,youcan

notdo“GermanmathematicswithaJapaneseaccent”.Butitisthecaseformathsasanartthatisclosesttomyheart.InresearchingmybookOnceUponaPrime,aboutthebeautiful

connectionsbetweenmathematicsandliterature,Ihavefoundmanyexamplesofmathematiciansandpoetspraisingeachother’sdisciplines.This

isnosurprise,asmathematicsis,saysAuerbach,“withoutexception,apoeticart”.Ifwecanbeshownthebeautyofmathematics,wewillforgettobeafraidofth

etechnicaldetailssupportingit.28．WhatcanbeinferredfromParagraph1?A．Mathphobialiesinthefearofcalculation.B．Peop

lescaredofmathmadeAuerbachupset.C．Tacklingmathanxietyischallengingbutrewarding.D．Auerbach’sbookservesasacure-allformathphobia.29．Howdoesthea

uthordevelopParagraph2?A．Bygivingadefinition.B．Bymakingacomparison.C．Byillustratinganopinion.D．Bypresentingaphenomenon.

30．WhichofthefollowingmightFelixAuerbachagreewith?A．Mathisausefultooltoexploretheunknownworld.B．Mathteachingonlyneedstocenteronitsapplic

ation.C．Thecharmofmathcanhelpreducethemathanxiety.D．Focusontechnicalskillsmakespeoplemoreanxious.31．Whatistheauthor’smainpurp

oseinwritingthispassage?A．Toanalyzemathphobia’scauses.B．Toexploremathphobia’ssolution.C．Toillustratetheessenceofmathphobia.D．Toclarifythecom

plexityofmathphobia.DThisyear’sNobelPrizeinchemistryhonoredareal-worldexampleofhowAIishelpinghumanstodaywitha

stonishingdiscoveriesinproteinstructurethathavefar-reachingapplications.Thisisadevelopmentworthsavoring.Protein

sarebiology’sleadactors.AstheNobelcommitteepointedout,proteins“controlanddriveallthechemicalreactionsthattogetherarethebasisoflife.”Inthe

humanbody,theyarenecessaryforthestructure,functionandregulationoftissuesandorgans.Attheendofthe1950s,UniversityofCambridgeresearchersJohnKendrewandMa

xPerutzsuccessfullyusedamethodcalledX-raycrystallographytoproducethefirst3Dmodelsofproteins.Inthefollowinghalf-century,thesearchfordocumentingprotei

nstructuresremainedlaborious.Thisyear’sNobelPrizeinchemistrywenttothreescientistswhorevolutionizedthefield.DavidBaker

oftheUniversityofWashingtonbuiltentirelynewkindsofproteins.DemisHassabisandJohnJumperofDeepMind,aBritain-bas

edfirmthatispartofAlphabet,Google’sparentcompany,developedanAIandmachinelearningmodelthatcanpredictthestructureofproteins,decoding（解码）theaminoacid

s（氨基酸）thatmakeupeach.Themodel,AlphaFold,candoinminuteswhatoncetookyearstoovercome.AlphaFoldtakesadvantageofneuralnetworksthatcanlo

catepatternsinenormousamountsofdata.Thesystemwastrainedonthevastinformationinthedatabasesofallknownprot

einstructuresandaminoacidsequences.AlphaFoldhaspredictedmorethan200millionproteinstructures,ornearlyallcatalogedproteinsknowntoscience.To

designnewdrugsandvaccines,scientistsneedtoknowhowaproteinlooksorbehaves.TheAlphaFoldresultisjustaprediction—avisualrepre

sentationofaprotein’sexpectedstructure—butsuchpredictionscanacceleratebiomedicalresearch.AnyonewhohasusedChatGPTknowsthatAIis

notalwayscorrect.ButAIwillonlygetbetterovertime.Already,theAlphaFoldeffortisexpandingtocreateaccuratevisualizations

ofhowproteinsinteractwithotherbiomedicalstructures.Fornow,AlphaFoldshowsthatAIcansuperchargeexistingknowledgetobenefitmankin

d.Andtherewillbemoretocome.32．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“laborious”inParagraph2mean?A．Aimless.B．Productive.C．Energy

-consuming.D．Thought-provoking.33．WhatcanwelearnaboutAlphaFold?A．Itmakesuseofanythingbutthepriorinformation.B．Itspredictioncancontributetobiomedi

calresearch.C．ItiscollectiveeffortsofthreescientistsofDeepMind.D．Itspredictionshowsproteinstructuresmulti-dimensionally.34．Whatist

heauthor’sattitudetowardstheAIinbiology?A．Cautious.B．Doubtful.C．Dismissive.D．Approving.35．Whichofthefollowingcouldbethebesttitleforth

etext?A．AI:aBoosterofProteinResearch.B．Protein:theBuilderofHumanLife.C．AlphaFold:theDecoderofProteinStructure.D．NobelPr

ize:aRecorderofProteinDevelopment.第二节（共5小题：每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）阅读短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。Theearly

teenyearsservedasthestartofhighschool,adolescence,andgrowingup.Usually,youngteenagersmaybeuncertainabouthowtolivetheirearly

teenssmoothlyaswellaspleasantly,whichcausedsometoughsituationsforthem.36However,stayinghealthyalwaystopse

verything.Readthispassagetoknowhowtomakeit.Attainplentifulsleep.Yoursleepwilldecreasesharplyduetomoreassignmentscausedbythefrig

hteningjumpfromjuniorhighschooltoseniorone.Nevertheless,justasweknow,itisundoubtedlycrucialforustogetenoughsleep

inordertoperformwellduringtheday.37Consumehealthyfood.Gotothestoreandchoosehealthyfruitsandvegetables.Ifyou’rebuyingpackagedfood,

checkthenutritionfactsonthebacksidetoseeifithasalotofaddedsugars,sodium,ortransfats.Eatabalanceddietconsistingofvegetables,fr

uits,protein,grains,anddairyeveryday.38Ifyouareaddictedtoitforalongtime,youwillbetakenabackbytheharmfulinfluenceitcanbrin

g.Workoutregularly.Exerciseeverydayandmaintainaroutine.39Butit’snecessaryforyoutofigureoutsomefunwaystoe

xerciseifyouaretrappedinthedilemma.Dancing,playingasport,jumproping,andplayingoutdoorgamesaregreatwaystoexercisewhileenjoyingthee

xperience.Evengoingonalongwalktothemallwithfriendscountsasexercise.Aslongasyourheartrateincreasesandyou’reexertingyourself,you’reexercisi

ng!40Theteenyearsarearockyroadformany,asyouarediscoveringyourselfandmovingonfrombeingakid.Teensdealwithallso

rtsofpressuresandstressesintheirschoollifeandpersonallife.So,itisimportantthatyoutakecareofyourmentalhealthaswellasyourphys

icalhealth.Duringtheteenageyears,itisnotuncommontoexperiencesomementalhealthissues.Ifyouareexperiencingsomeoft

hesesymptoms,considertalkingtoaschoolcounselororatherapist.A．Dealwithpressures.B．Staymentallyhealthy.C．You

rbodyusessleepasachancetorefreshitself.D．Doremember:plentifulsleepguaranteesfullmarks.E．Anunhealthysnackfromtimetoti

meisacceptable.F．Youmayfinditdulltodothesamethingrepeatedly.G．Actually,we’reblessedwithmanymeansofaddressingtheissue.第三部

分语言知识运用（共两节，满分30分）第一节（共15小题：每小题1分，满分15分）阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。Inasmallvillageatthefootofatoweringmounta

inlivedayoungwomannamedMaya.Shehadalwaysbeenfascinatedbythemountain’smajesticbeautyandoften41reachingitssummit.Oneday,Mayadeci

dedtomakeherdreamareality.Shepackedasmallbagwith42andsetoff.Assheclimbed,thepathbecamesteeper.Rockstumbledunderherfeet,andthec

oldwindbitathercheeks,butMaya43.Halfwayupthemountain,Mayaencounteredagroupof44climbersdescending.“Turnback,”they45.“Theclimb

istoodifficult,andtheweatherisworsening.It’snotworththerisk.”Foramoment,46creptintoMaya’smind.Shefelt47ifshecouldcontinue.Butthen,Mayar

ememberedheroriginal48.Shewantedtoprovethatshewascapableofachievingherdreams,nomatterhowdifficultthejourneywas.With49determination,shethankedthere

gularclimbersbutcontinued.Assheclimbedhigher,theairgrewthinner,andeverystepbecamea（n）50.Maya’smusclesachedandshe51hard,butshedidn’tgive

up.Sheknewthateachstepforward,nomatterhowsmall,broughtherclosertohergoal.52,afterhoursofeffort,Mayareachedthe

summit.Theviewtherewasmorebreathtakingthanshehadeverimagined.Inthatmoment,Mayarealizedthatthejourneywasnotjustaboutreachingth

etop;itwasabout53herownstrengthandresilience.Fromthatdayforward,Mayaneverdoubtedherselfagain.She54eachne

wchallengewiththesamedeterminationandcourage,knowingthatshehadthestrengthtoclimbanymountain,bothinthewor

ldand55herself.41．A．searchedforB．dreamedaboutC．thoughtaboutD．departedfor42．A．essentialsB．instrumentsC．collectionsD．possessions43．A．settled

downB．trippedoverC．pressedonD．gaveup44．A．impressiveB．adventurousC．injuredD．seasoned45．A．warnedB．persuadedC．admittedD．declared46．A．annoyanc

eB．disappointmentC．doubtD．horror47．A．unresolvedB．unsureC．secureD．predictable48．A．intentionB．assumptionC．fantasyD．inference49．A．repeatedB．ren

ewedC．revisedD．reversed50．A．dilemmaB．optionC．struggleD．disaster51．A．laughedB．shoutedC．liftedD．breathed52．A．SlowlyB．EventuallyC．Surprisin

glyD．Eagerly53．A．definingB．measuringC．unfoldingD．discovering54．A．facedB．posedC．launchedD．resolved55．A

．beyondB．outsideC．aroundD．within第二节（共10小题：每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。TheGiantPanda

NationalParkspanstheprovincesofSichuan,ShaanxiandGansu.Withatotalareaofover21,000squarekilometersand72.07percentforest56（cover）,itis

hometomorethan72percentofthecountry’swildpandapopulation.As57majormilestoneinChina’sconservationefforts,theparkwasestablishe

d58partofapilotprogramin2017andofficiallyappointedtobeoneofthefirstfivenationalparksin2021.59（preserve）the

survivalofwildpandas,theparkisdividedintocoreprotectionareas,60humanactivitiesarestrictlyforbidden,61generalcontrolareas,inwhichactivitiesarelimited.

Theseprotectivemeasureshavecreatedathrivingenvironmentforbothanimalsandplants.Inrecentyears,infrared（红外线的）cam

erasinvariousregionsoftheparkhavecapturedfrequentsightingsofwildpandas,62（indicate）asteadyincreaseintheirnumbers.IntheMianzhuareaoftheparkinSichuan,

forexample,wildpandas63（record）everyyearsince2019,emphasizingtheeffectivenessofconservationeffortsandtheresultingpopulatio

ngrowthofthespecies.Theparkhasconnectedmany64（isolate）naturereservesand13individualgiantpandapopulationsinthepast,whichmeansthattheisolat

ionbarrierhasbeenremovedandgiantpandascanvisittheirfriends.Theparksymbolizesahopefulfutureforgiantpandasandshowcasesthe

commitmenttosafeguarding65（China）naturalheritageforgenerationstocome.第四部分写作（共两节：满分40分）第一节（满分15分）假如你是李华，你校上周刚举办了为期两天的秋季运动会，作为学校英文报Sportsan

dFitness栏目的编辑，请你给校英文报投稿，报道本次活动。内容包括：1．运动会的概况；2．运动会的亮点；3．运动会的意义。注意：1．写作词数应为80左右；2．请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。TheSportsMeet_______________________

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_第二节（满分25分）阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段使之构成一篇完整的短文。AsachildgrowingupinChina,IwasalwaysfascinatedbyKunqu,atraditionalChineseoperaoriginatedintheMin

gDynasty,alsolistedastheworld’sintangibleculturalheritage.Iwouldoftenwatchthetraditionalperformanceswithawe,enchantedbythegraceandele

ganceoftheperformersonstage.ThoughIlovedKunqu,IneverthoughtIcouldlearnit,believingitwassomethingonlythemosttalentedandexperiencedcouldmaster.However

,oneday,myfriendsinvitedmetoattendagrandKunquperformanceinSuzhou,China,whichreallymademefeelanurgetotakeonthecha

llengeandlearnit.However,myjourneylearningKunquwasnoteasy.Ihadtolearnthebasicsoftheancientartform,fromthecomplextechniquesuse

dtocreatetheuniquevocalstyletothecomplexhandgesturesthataddedasenseofeleganceandgracetothemovements.Itwasnotjustamatterofphysicaltraining

;IneededtounderstandtherichhistoryandculturalsignificancethatKunqurepresented.Myfirstfewlessonswererou

ghandIfoundmyselfstrugglingtokeepupwiththepaceoftheclass.IwasdisappointedthatIcouldn’tmatchtheotherclassmates’skilllevel,andIfoundmyselffeeli

ngdiscouraged.However,withcountlesseffortsanddedication,Igraduallysawimprovements.Myvoicebecamestrongerandmoree

xpressive,andmygesturesflowedmorenaturally.Iwasfascinatedbythesubtledifferencesofthestyle,andbegantodevelopadeeperappreciationforthebeautyofKu

nqu.AsIspentmoretimeimmersedintheworldofKunqu,Ibegantoappreciatethedepthofknowledgethatwentintoeachperformance.Everythingf

romthebeautifulmakeupandcostumestotheprops（道具）andmusicwascarefullychosentoconveyaparticularmoodortheme.Istudiedtheclassicaltextsthatformedthebasisoft

heKunquopera,fromtheSongofthePipaPlayertoThePeonyPavilion,workinghardtounderstandthedistinctionoflangua

geandmeaningwithineachwork.注意：1．续写词数应为150左右；2．请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。Soon,Ibegantoperforminsmallshowswithmyfell

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_________________________________________________2024年湖北云学名校联盟高二年级11月联考英语试卷评分细则听力1-5CBCBA6-10ABACC11-15AABAA16-20BCABC

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2．indicating63．havebeenrecorded64．isolated65．China’s【评分细则】56-65．按原答案给分。应用文写作TheSportsMeetTheannualschoolsportsmeetingbeganonthe28thandclosedont

he29thofOctober,makingthewholeschoolplungeintoarecreational,sportingatmosphere.Onthemorningofthe28th,al

ltheteachersandstudentsintheirsportsweargatheredfortheopeningceremonywhereeachclassstagedacreativeandpraise-worthyperformance,whichisalo

ng-awaitedtraditionalhighlight.Immediatelyafterthatcamethetrackandfieldevents,includingrelayraces,highjump,long-distancerunningandsoon.Challenginga

stheseeventswere,alltheathletesgavefullplaytotheirwillpower,showingtheirpositivesportsspiritsandenjoyingtheenthusiasticcheersfromtheaudience.Withnine

recordsbroken,thesportsmeetwasagreatsuccess.Notonlydiditwitnessstudents’passionforsports,butitalsoex

hibitedtheircollaborationandteamspirit.读后续写Soon,Ibegantoperforminsmallshowswithmyfellowclassmates.Wewouldgatherinalocalcommun

itycenterortheater,dressingupinourbrightlycoloredcostumesandapplyingourmakeupwithcare.Ilovedthefeelingofsteppingon

tothestageinfrontofanaudience.Everytimeweperformed,IfeltlikemywholeworldsortofmeltawayandIwascompletelyimmersingmyselfinsuchanamazingopera.Myvoicew

asdelicateandsmooth,mymovementsandgestureselegantandfluent.Finally,mywonderfulperformancesearnedmyselfareput

ationasarisingstarintheKunqucommunity.WhatagreatprivilegetoshowthatIwaspartofacenturies-oldtraditionth

athadentertainedviewersforgenerations!However,asmyreputationgrew,Idesperatelydesiredtoshareitwithmorepeople.Ista

rtedtolookforopportunitiestoperforminamorepublicsetting,volunteeringatlocalfestivalsandculturalevents.Ispoketoaudiencesaboutthe

historyofKunquandwhatitmeanttomepersonally,hopingtoinspireotherstoexploretheartformforthemselves.AsIcontin

uedtospreadtheworldaboutKunqu,Ifoundthatmyeffortswerepayingoff.MoreandmorepeoplewerebecominginterestedinthistraditionalChineseartform,andI

beganreceivinginvitationstoperformaroundtheworld.ItraveledtocitiesinEurope,Asia,andNorthAmerica,sharingt

hebeautyofKunquwithaudiencesofallagesandbackgrounds.【评分细则】读后续写注意para1最后与para2的衔接，另外要注意部分同学只注重用语而忽视了情节，还是应该首先做到情节协同para1．着重写如何投入演出并成功成名para2．着

重写如何进行进一步宣传让人们更加了解了昆曲A语篇出处：100BestAdventureBooksofAllTime|ReedsyDiscovery【语篇解读】主题语境：人与社会。这是一篇应用文，主要介绍4本关于冒险的书籍。21．B细节理解题。从文章第三段的“expertlydrawsupo

nheartfeltresearchabouttheCretaceousPeriod（白垩纪）tobringaprehistoricEarthtolife”可知，这本书讲述的是史前故事，故选B。22．B细节理解题。从文章第二段“Thisinspiringboo

khasbeensoldmorethantenmillioncopiesworldwideandhasbeenadaptedintoaHollywoodmovie.”以及第四段“Theinternationalbestsellerthat’sbeenadaptedintoaf

ilmstarringJuliaRoberts,”可知这两本书都被改编成了电影，故选B。23．A推理判断题。文章主要介绍四本有关冒险的书籍，所以最有可能来自杂志，故选A。B语篇出处：TheWeekJunior.June21,2024【语篇解读】主题语境：人与自我。本文是一篇记叙

文。文章主要写了歌手凯瑟琳·戈弗思正用她跨越性别的歌声传递正能量，以及她在歌唱界所取得的成就。24．C细节理解题。由第一段可知，歌手凯瑟琳·戈弗思正用她的歌声传递欢乐，并照亮像她这样“跨性别艺术家”的才华。作为一名跨性别的艺人，戈弗思虽然是一位女歌手，但她却是唱属

于男性声乐类别的男高音，所以她可以在歌唱界被称为一位独特的艺术家，故选C。25．D判断推理题。由文章第二段中“Goforth’sfatherisamusicianandaformerhighschoolbandteacher,soshegrewupsurroundedbymusic.

”可知戈弗思的父亲也是一名音乐家，曾是一所高中管乐队的教师，因此她从小就在音乐的环境中成长。这是在解释戈弗思取得成功的一个原因，故选D。26．A判断推理题。本段文主要写了毕业于纽约著名的朱莉亚音乐学院的歌手瑟琳·戈弗思参加了很多国际性比

赛并取得非凡成就，通过自身的努力赢得了华盛顿国家歌剧院（WNO）颁发的首届“真实之声”奖。戈弗思是一位女歌唱家，却是一名男高音，她用实际行动促进了歌剧界的包容性，这充分表明了她的非凡和创新精神，故选A。27．D

判断推理题。由最后一段戈弗思所说的话“Wehavetoimaginethefutureswewanttolivein,andtheartwemakecanbeonewayofdoingthat.（我们必须想象我们想要生活的未来，而

我们创作的艺术可以是一种实现这一目标的方式）”可知，她认为艺术可以影响我们对于未来生活的设想，故选D。C语篇出处：NewScientist,28,9,2024.P23.【语篇解读】主题语境：人与社会。本文为议论文，主要探讨了数学恐惧症这一现象。开篇指出数学恐惧症的历史久远，通过德国物理学

家FelixAuerbach一百年前对该现象的关注及著书来引入话题，强调了解决数学恐惧症的重要性。接着分析了人们恐惧数学的原因是对数学本质的误解，指出优秀数学家可能算术不好，说明计算能力和数学不是一回事。然后阐述了数学的三个方面——科学、语言和艺术，并指出只关注数学在科学和工程中的实用性会错

过其真正的美。最后强调数学作为一种语言具有真理的普遍性，而作为艺术最能打动作者，还提到数学家和诗人相互赞美各自的学科，表明如果能展现数学之美，人们就会忘记对其技术细节的恐惧。28．C推理判断题。第一段中提到“Ahundredyearsago,Germa

nphysicistFelixAuerbach,disappointedatthephenomenonandhopingtofindwaystoaddressit,wrotealittlebookcalledTheFearofMathematicsandHowtoOvercome

It.Maths,hesaid,hassomuchtocontributetosocietythataddressingthisfearisachallengeofthehighestimportance.”这表

明解决数学焦虑是一项极具重要性的挑战。同时，数学对社会有很大贡献，若能克服对数学的恐惧，就能更好地发挥数学的作用，这可以理解为一种回报，故选C。29．B写作手法题。在第二段中，作者通过将数学与文学写作进行比较来展开论述。“Weunderstandthisaboutw

ritingliterature.Theartofcreatinganappealingnarrativeinbeautifulproseisdifferentfromthetechnicalskillofgettingthespellingandpunctuationr

ight.Thesameistruewithmaths.Itisn’tmerecalculation.”作者先阐述了在文学写作中，创造精彩叙述的艺术与正确拼写和标点的技术技能不同，然后指出数学也是如此，不只是计算，通过这种比较

的方式展开段落内容，说明人们对数学的恐惧源于对数学本质的误解，故选B。30．C细节理解题。文中提到“Ifwecanbeshownthebeautyofmathematics,wewillforgettobeafra

idofthetechnicaldetailssupportingit.”，即展示数学之美可以让人忘记对技术细节的恐惧，也就是有助于减少数学焦虑，故选C。31．B写作意图题。文章开篇提到“Ahundredyearsago,GermanphysicistFelixAuerbach,disappoin

tedatthephenomenonandhopingtofindwaystoaddressit,wrotealittlebookcalledTheFearofMathematicsandHowtoOver

comeIt.”，表明了从一开始作者就在关注数学恐惧症的解决办法。接着作者分析了人们恐惧数学的原因，“Atheart,saysAuerbach,itcomesdowntoafundamentalmisunderstandingofwhatmath

sis.”，这为探索解决方案提供了基础认知。然后作者阐述了数学的本质，“Auerbachsaysitisthreethings:ascience,alanguageandanart.”以及“Afocusexclusivelyontechnicalskillsmissesthejoyande

xcitementthatcancomefromfindingpatternsandunderstandingthem,fromseeingthetruebeautyofmathematics.Thatb

eautyliesinwonderfullyelegantthinkingthatallowsustounderstandtheinfinite,explorethegreatsymmetries（对称）ofartandnature,anddelightinthepe

rfectionofanabstractworldofideas.”，通过对数学本质的深入理解，暗示了展示数学之美可能是解决数学恐惧症的一种途径。最后作者提到“Ifwecanbeshownthebeautyofmathematics,

wewillforgettobeafraidofthetechnicaldetailssupportingit.”，明确指出展示数学之美可以克服恐惧,进一步体现了作者在探索数学恐惧症的解决方案。综上所述，作者的主要目的是探索数学恐惧症的解决方案，故选B。D语篇出处：Th

eWashingtonPost.A16．October12,2024【语篇解读】主题语境：人与社会。本文是一篇说明文。本文主要介绍了2024年诺贝尔化学奖表彰了利用AI在蛋白质结构研究方面的成果。32．C词义猜测题。根据第二段内容，在20世纪50年代末，研究人员用X射线晶体学产生了第一批蛋白

质的3D模型，之后的半个世纪里，记录蛋白质结构的研究仍然是“laborious”。再结合第三段“Themodel,AlphaFold,candoinminuteswhatoncetookyearstoovercome.”可知，早期研究困难，虽有方法但进展艰难，所以这里labo

rious意思是“费力的，艰难的”，与energy-consuming“耗费精力的”意思相近。aimless意为“没有目标的”；productive意为“富有成效的”，thought-provoking意为“引人深思的”均不

符合语境，故选C。33．B细节理解题。根据第四段“Todesignnewdrugsandvaccines,scientistsneedtoknowhowaproteinlooksorbehaves.TheAlphaFoldresult

isjustaprediction—avisualrepresentationofaprotein’sexpectedstructure—butsuchpredictionscanacceleratebiomedic

alresearch.”可知，AlphaFold的预测有助于生物医学的研究，故选B。34．D推理判断题。根据最后一段“ButAIwillonlygetbetterovertime.”以及“Fornow,AlphaFol

dshowsthatAIcansuperchargeexistingknowledgetobenefitmankind.Andtherewillbemoretocome.”可知，作者认为AlphaFold在扩展应用，AI可以促进现有知识为人类造福，并且会越来越好，所以作者对生物学中的AI是持赞成态

度的，故选D。cautious意为“谨慎的”；doubtful意为“怀疑的”；dismissive意为“轻视的”，均不符合。故选D。35．A主旨大意题。文章主要讲述了AI在蛋白质结构研究方面的贡献，包括AlphaFold模型的作用等，强调了AI对蛋白质研究的推动作用，A选项译为“人工智能：蛋白质

研究的推动者”符合主旨。B选项“蛋白质：人类生命的构建者”，只强调了蛋白质本身的重要性，没有突出AI的作用；C选项“AlphaFold：蛋白质结构的破译者”，只强调了AlphaFold，没有涵盖文章整体对AI在蛋白质研究方

面的阐述；D选项“诺贝尔奖：蛋白质发展的记录者”，重点错误，文章重点是AI对蛋白质研究的推动，而不是诺贝尔奖本身，故选A。七选五语篇出处：https://www.wikihow.com/Enjoy-Your-Early-Teen-Y

ears【语篇解读】主题语境：人与自我。本文是一篇说明文。文章主要写了作为青少年，要想快乐而充实地度过青少年时期，保持健康始终是最重要的，并介绍了如何做到这一点。36．G考查过渡衔接句。空前主要写了青少年可能不知道如何快乐而充实地度过这一时期，而

空后却介绍了其中最重要的是要保持健康，说明本空要向如何解决这个问题过渡，故选G。37．C考查归纳总结句。本段主要写了在青少年时期保证充足睡眠的重要性，空前说了随着学业加重，充足的睡眠可以保证白天在校的良好表现，后面这一空应该进一步解释其原因，故选C。38．E考查过渡衔接句。本段主要写的是要吃健康

的事物，空后“Foryouwillbetakenabackbytheharmfulinfluenceitbroughtifyouareaddictedtoitforalongtime”说的是“因为你会对这种你长时间上瘾的东西所带来的有害影响而

感到惊讶”。这是在解释某种情况的原因，结合上下文可知，答案应选E。39．F考查细节解释句。空前主要写的是要每天坚持锻炼并形成规律，空后通过转折表明要想出一些有趣的方式来走出这种困境，F选项“Youmayfinditdulltodothesamethingrep

eatedly”（你可能会觉得反复做同一件事情很无趣）符合上下文逻辑，故选F.40．B考查段首主题句。通过本段中“So,itisimportantthatyoutakecareofyourmentalhealthaswellasyourphysicalhealth.”可知

，本段给出的建议应该是要关注自己的身心健康，而处理一些压力只是我们可能遇到的一些问题，故干扰项A不能选，应该选B。完形填空语篇出处：https://www.sunnyskyz.com/feel-good-story/4380/The

-Mountain-Climber【语篇解读】主题语境：人与自我。本文是一篇记叙文。本文讲述了一个名叫Maya的年轻女子梦想登上山顶，在攀登过程中尽管遭遇困难和他人劝阻，但她凭借坚定的决心最终成功登顶的故事。这个过程

不仅让她领略到了山顶壮丽的景色，更让她发现了自身的力量和韧性，此后她能以同样的决心和勇气面对新的挑战。41．B根据后文“Oneday,Mayadecidedtomakeherdreamareality.”可知登上山顶是她的梦想，所以这里应该是她经常“梦想”到达山顶，dreamabout符合语境。s

earchfor意为“寻找”；thinkabout意为“考虑”；departfor意为“出发前往”，均不符合此处语境。42．A本句表示：她要去爬山，所以在包里装的应该是一些生活必需品。essentials意为“生活必需品”符合语境。instrum

ents意为“仪器，工具”；collections意为“收集物”；possessions意为“财产，所有物”，都不太符合爬山带物品的情境。43．C本句表示“石块在她脚下翻滚，寒风刺痛着她的脸颊”，这表明了爬山的路很艰难，后面用了but转折，说明Maya没有放弃，继续前进。pressedon

意为“继续前进，坚持”符合语境。settledown意为“定居，安定下来”；tripover意为“被……绊倒”；giveup意为“放弃”，均不符合。44．D根据下一段“shethankedtheregularclim

bersbutcontinued”，可以看出他们是经常登山的人，因此这些人是有经验的登山者。seasoned有“经验丰富的”意思，符合语境。impressive意为“令人印象深刻的”；adventurous意为“爱冒险的”；injured意为“受伤的”，都不符合语境

。45．A下一句提到：因为他们觉得爬山困难且天气恶化，所以是在“警告”Maya回去，warn符合语境。persuade意为“劝服”；admit意为“承认”；declare意为“宣布”，都不如warn符合此处要表达的意思。46．C本句表示：别人警告她回去，这让她的心里产生了“怀疑”

，自己是否能继续，doubt符合语境，且与最后一段“Fromthatdayforward，Mayaneverdoubtedherselfagain”相照应。annoyance意为“恼怒”；disappointment意为“失

望”；horror意为“恐惧”，更强调对某事的怀疑，不如doubt符合此处Maya对自己能力的怀疑。47．B本句表示：她心里产生怀疑，所以是不确定自己是否能继续，unsure符合语境。unresolved意为“未解决的”；secure意为“安全的，有把握的”

；predictable意为“可预测的”，都不符合此处语境。48．A本句表示：她想起了自己的初衷，即登上山顶的想法，intention意为“目的，意图”符合语境。assumption意为“假设”；fantasy意为“幻想”；inference意为“推断”，都不符合语境。4

9．B本句表示：她在别人劝阻后又重新坚定了自己的决心。renewed有“重新的，再次的”之意，符合语境。repeated意为“重复的”；revised意为“修订的”；reversed意为“颠倒的，反转的”，都不符合语境。50．C本句表示：当她爬的越高，空气就越稀薄，每一步都很艰难，都是一种

挣扎。struggle符合语境。dilemma意为“困境，进退两难”；option意为“选择”；disaster意为“灾难”，都不符合语境。51．D由上一句所提到：爬山过程中空气稀薄，登山者步履维艰。所以会出现肌肉酸痛，呼吸艰难的反应。Breathed

符合语境。laugh意为“笑”；shout意为“大喊”；lift意为“举起”，都不符合语境。52．B本句表示：经过几个小时的努力，最终到达山顶，Finally符合语境。Slowly意为“慢慢地”；Surprisingly意为“令人惊讶地”；Eagerly意为“急切地”，都不如Finally能准

确表达经过努力最终到达的意思。53．D本句表示：在那一刻，Maya意识到这段路程的意义不仅是登上山顶，更是发现自己的力量与韧性。再结合下一段“...knowingthatshehadthestrengthtoclimbanymountain，bothintheworldand55h

erself.”可知，discovering符合语境。defining意为“定义”；measuring意为“测量”；unfolding意为“展开，呈现”，都不符合语境。54．A本句表示：她以同样的决心和勇气面对每

一个新的挑战。face意为“面对”符合语境。pose意为“造成，提出”；launch意为“发起，发射”；resolve意为“解决”，这里强调面对挑战，而不是解决或发起挑战等。55．D本句表示：她以同样的决心和勇气面对每一个新的挑战，她知

道她有力量攀登任何一座山，无论是在世界上还是在她自己内心。within符合语境。beyond意为“超出”；outside意为“在......外面”；around意为“在……周围”，都不符合语境。语法填空语篇出处：https://n

ews.cgtn.com/news/2024-10-09/Giant-Panda-National-Park-A-haven-for-biodiversity-1xyBdl1eRTq/p.html【语篇解读】主题语境：人与社会。这是一篇应用文，报道四川大熊猫自然公园以及保护大熊猫的意义。56

．coverage考查动词变名词，意思为“覆盖率”。57．a考查不定冠词。58．as考查介词。59．Topreserve考查非谓语动词作目的状语。60．where考查定语从句。61．and考查连词。62．indicating考查非谓语动词作结果状语。63

．havebeenrecorded考查谓语动词的时态和语态。64．isolated非谓语动词作定语。65．China’s考查名词所有格。听力录音稿Text1W:WouldDoctorBlackbeabletoseemeatninethi

rtyortenthirtytomorrowmorning?M:I’msorry,buthewon’thaveanyopeningsuntileleveno’clock,soyoucanseehimateleventen.Text2W:Whyareyousolate?

Areyoucaughtinthetrafficjamagain?M:I’mterriblysorry,Anne.Mycarbrokedownhalfway.Ihadtotakeabustogethere.Text3W:DoyouknowifBillhasfinish

edhisresearchpaperoncomputers?M:Idon’tthinkso.Healwaysseemstoputthingsoffuntilthelastminute.Text4M:Jessica,couldyouforwardthisemailtoalltheclubmember

s?W:Sorry,thecomputerbrokedownthismorning.I’lldoitforyouassoonasIhaveitfixed.Text5M:Excuseme,couldyougivemesomea

dvice?MysonBobandhisfriendTomwanttogoonholidayontheirownthissummer.W:Isee.Well,forboysthefirstthingyoushoulddoistodeci

dewhatkindofholidaytheywouldlike.Whydon’tyouhaveaquicklookatourspecialoffers?Text6M:Excuseme,isthisthereferencedesk?W:Yes,whatcanIdoforyou?M:I’dlik

etofindsomegeneralinformationoncomputers.W:Isthisforaparticularresearchprojectorsomegeneralinformation?M:Well,Ijustneedsomegeneralinf

ormationnow.W:Wehavequiteafewmagazinesheredealingwithcomputers.Followme.Letmeshowyouhowtofindthem.Text7M:I’

dbeenthereseveraltimesbefore,butthiswasthefirsttimeIhadhadanydifficulties.W:Difficulties?Whatsortofdifficulties?M:I’dneverbeentherein

MarchbeforeandI’dcompletelyforgottenthefestivaltheyhavethereeveryyear.W:Andtheyhadputupthepricesinthehotels?M:No,notreally.Thatwasn’ttheproblem.The

reweresimplytoomanypeoplethereandwecouldn’tfindaroom.W:Howterrible!Whatdidyoudo??M:Icontactedacolleaguewholivesinavillagenearbyandfortunate

ly,heputusupforafewdays.Text8M:WelcometoJamesCafé.Howmanypeoplearethereinyourpartytoday?W:Actually,I’mher

eforabusinessmeeting,butIcan’tseemtofindthepeopleI’mmeeting.M:I’dbehappytoassistyouinlocatingtheindividualsyouarelook

ingfor.W:Thatwouldbegreat.IknowthatthemanI’mmeetingisherewithhiswifeM:Wehavetwotableswithcouples.Letmecheckwiththem.W:Icalledhimearlierandhementioned

thattheywouldbeorderingcoffee.M:Bothcoupleshavealreadyorderedcoffeesoitdoesn’thelpusnarrowitdown.W:Healsomentionedtha

thewouldbewearingablacksuitandaredtie.M:Allright.Basedonthedescription,IthinkIknowwhichpersonyouarereferringto.Pleasefoll

owme.Text9W:Dad,canIgotoamoviethisweekwithLisa?M:Letmelookatthecalendarhere.Emm,whenareyouthinkingaboutgoingtoamovie?W:Ah,weare

thinkingaboutseeingamovieonWednesdayafterschool.M:Well,that’snotgoingtowork.Youhaven’tpracticedyourpianoatallforanentireweek,soyouhav

etocatchuponthat.W:WhataboutFriday?M:Ah,forgetthatidea.W:AndSaturday?M:Well,youhavetotakeanEnglishclassinthemorningandthenwehavetocleanoutthe

garage.Yousaidyouwouldhelpdoit.Well,thatshouldonlytakeacoupleofhoursandthenafterthatyoucangotothemovieW:Yeah,canIgoandseethenineo’c

lockshowing?M:Thefiveo’clockshowing.W:Howabouttheseveno’clockshowing?M:Andwhyareyousoconcernedabouttheshowtime.W:Well,IthinkI’llgetallofmyhomeworkd

onebeforefourP.M.andthenIcangotothemoviebybusorbybike.M:SorrythatIwantyoutogettobedearlythatnightandIcandriveyoutothemoviethea

teraboutfourthirtyP.M.,soyou’llhavetimetogettickets.W:Okaythanksdad.Text10IwasverydisappointednottobeabletogototheJ

azzconcertlastFriday.ThenoticeinthepaperssaidthatpeoplecouldbuyticketsatthetheatreboxofficeinRichlandHillsanydaybetweententhirtyam

andthreepm.LastMondayIstoodatthebusstopforfifteenminuteswaitingforthebus.BythetimeIsawonecomearoundthecorner,therewasnotenoughtime

lefttomakethetrip.ThusIgaveupandwentbacktotheoffice.ThesamethinghappenedonWednesday.OnThursdayIhappenedtoseeafriendridinghismotorbike

.HetookmetotheboxofficewhenIgotthere,however,Ifoundalonglineofpeopleattheboxoffice.Iheardonemansayhehadbeenwaitinginlineforoveranhour.IknewIwouldnoth

aveenoughtimetowaitinline.Icaughtthenextbusandwentbackacrossthetown.OnFridayIwantedtogotothetheaterbytrainatfirst.Ifina

llymadethetripbytaxi.ItwasexpensivebutIfelttheconcertwouldbeworthhearing.Thetripbytaxionlytooktenminutes.Buti

tfeltlikeanhourtome.WhenIgottothetheater,Iwasrelievedtoseethatnobodywaswaitinginline.ThereasonIquicklyfoundwasthatth

eyhadalreadysoldallthetickets.