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秦皇岛市第一中学2020-2021学年第二学期期末考试高一英语试卷说明：1.考试时间120分钟，满分150分。2.卷Ⅰ答案用2B铅笔涂在答题卡上，卷Ⅱ用黑钢笔或黑色签字笔答在答题纸上。3.答题纸填涂本次考试的考号，不要误填学号。卷I（选择题共105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5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。1.Whatdoesthewomanwanttodofirst?A.G

ouponefloor.B.Gotothebusstop.C.Gototheboy’sclassroom.2.Whatdoesthewomanthinkofthemedicine?A.Itdoesn’twork.B.Itmakes

hertired.C.Itmakesherlosethedesireforfood.3.HowmanycookiesdidJohneat?A.Three.B.Four.C.Seven.4.Wherearethespea

kers?A.Ontheplane.B.Ataconferenceroom.C.Onthetrain.5.Whomightthemanbe?A.Alibrarian.B.Astudent.C.Anovelist.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.Whatdoesthewomanlikeaboutt

henewdesign?A.Theredwalls.B.Thenewpiano.C.Thenewfloor.7.Whatdoesthemanwanttodoattheend?A.Haveameal.B.Repairthepiano.C.Listentolive

music.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8.Whatarethespeakersdoing?A.TravellinginFrance.B.Seeingamovie.C.Attendingaparty.9.Whoisthemanspeakingto?A.Hissi

ster.B.Hisfriend.C.Anactress.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10.Whatdoesthemansayaboutbeingasalesman?A.Hedidn’tenjoyit

.B.Hewasn’tgoodatit.C.Hewassatisfiedwithit.11.Whatkindofapersonisthemanaccordingtotheconversation?A.Serious.B.Outgoing.

C.Careful.12.Wherewillthemanwork?A.InParis.B.InChicago.C.InLosAngeles.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13.HowmuchdoesoneC

okeusuallycost?A.$1.B.$2.C.$6.14.Whyisthewomanusingsomanyspecialdeals?A.Sheonlybuysitemsonsale.B.Sheistryingtosavemon

ey.C.Sheisaregularcustomerofthestore.15.Whatdoweknowabouttheman?A.Hehastwojobs.B.Hecan’thelpthewoman.C.Heisgoin

gtoquithisjobsoon.16.Whatdoesthemantellthewomantodo?A.StudybusinessatHarvard.B.Comebyhiscompanyoffice.C.Askformorespecialdeals.听第10段材料

，回答第17至20题。17.WhendidFredMcGillstartthecompetition?A.In2014.B.In2017.C.In2018.18.Howmanypeopletookpartinthecompetitionthis

year?A.Atleast100.B.Atleast120.C.Atleast200.19.Whoisthecompetitionintendedfor?A.Studentsinmusicschool.B.Tee

nswithmusicaltalents.C.Professionalsongwriters.20.Whatwilltheaudiencedonext?A.Jointhespeakeronstage.B

.Singasongtogether.C.Listentoasong.第二部分阅读理解（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、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。A21.Accordingtothesurvey,peoplelefta

loneonadesertislandwouldmostwanttheir_______.A.MP3playerB.dogC.spouse/partnerD.celebrity22.WhichofthefollowingistrueaboutGeorgeClooney?A.Hehasbeen

trainedinwildernesssurvival.B.Hemaynotbeabletohelpyousurvive.C.HedoesnotthinkRoseaneisbeautiful.D.HeisthechoiceofmostSouthAfricanwome

n.23.Thesurveyresultsareanalyzedintermsoftherespondents’_______.A.sex,ageandnationalityB.race,nationalityandsexC.marriage,ageandraceD.

age,sexandmarriageBTheirman-servanthadbeensentonemorningtoExeteronbusiness,andwhenhewaitedattable,hebegantochatwithhismistress

（女主人）.“Isupposeyouknow,ma’am,thatMr.Ferrarsismarried?”Mariannegaveaviolentstart,fixedhereyesuponElinor,sawhe

rturningpale,fellbackinherchairandlostcontrolofheremotions.Mrs.DashwoodwasshockedtorealizebyElinor’sexpression

howmuchshereallysuffered.Mrs.Dashwoodimmediatelytookallthattroubleonherself,andElinorhadthebenefitoftheinformatio

nwithouttheeffortofseekingit.“WhotoldyouthatMr.Ferrarswasmarried,Thomas?”“IseeMr.Ferrarsmyself,ma’am,thismorninginExeter,andhisladytoo,Mis

sSteeleaswas.Theywerestoppinginachaise（马车）atthedooroftheNewLondonInn,andsheknewmeandcalledtome,andinquiredafteryou,ma’am,andthey

oungladies,especiallyMissMarianne.”“Butdidshetellyoushewasmarried,Thomas?”“Yes,ma’am.”Shesmiled,andsaidhowshehadchangedher

namesinceshewasintheseparts.“WasMr.Ferrarsinthecarriagewithher?”“Yes,ma’am,Ijustseehimleaningbackinit,buthedid

notlookup:heneverwasagentlemanmuchfortalking.”Elinor’sheartcouldeasilyaccountforhisnotputtinghimselfforward,andMr

s.Dashwoodprobablyfoundthesameexplanation.“Wastherenooneelseinthecarriage?”“No,ma’am,onlytheytwo.”“Doyouknowwheretheycamefrom?”“Theycom

estraightfromtown,asMissSteele--Mrs.Ferrarstoldme.”“Andaretheygoingfartherwestward?”“Yes,ma’am,buttheywillsoonbebackagain,andthenth

ey’dbesureandcallhere.”Thomas’sintelligenceseemedover.Elinorlookedasifshewishedtohearmore.Mrs.Dashwoodcouldthinkofnootherquestion,andT

homasandthetablecloth,weresoonafterwardsdismissed.Mrs.Dashwood’sandElinor’sappetites（胃口）werecompletelylost.Theyremainedlongtogether

inasimilarityofthoughtfulnessandsilence.24.What’sElinor’sreactionatthenewsfromtheman-servant?A.Sheexpressedmixedemotions.B.Sheburstoutcrying.C.

Shewentpalefromsufferingalot.D.Sheexplodedwithgreatanger.25.WhydoesMrsDashwoodasksomanyquestions?A.Shewas

onlytoocuriousaboutthecouple.B.ShewantedtofindoutwhoMr.Ferrarsmarried.C.Shewantedtosatisfyherdaughterswithhe

rquestions.D.Shewantedtocheerherdaughtersupwiththenews.26.Howdoestheservantsoundwhenansweringquestions?A.Confide

nt.B.Doubtful.C.Joyful.D.Scared.27.Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?A.Mr.Ferrarswasnotinthecarriageatall.B.Theladytheservantencounteredwasno

tMrs.Ferrars.C.TheDashwoodswouldneverseeMr.Ferrarsagain.D.Thenewsupsetthemotheranddaughterterribly.CAstudybyHarvardresearc

hersfoundthatmindwandering,ordaydreaming,consumesanaverageof47%ofpeoples’wakinghours.Thisbringsabouttheque

stion:Ifmindwanderingissocostlytoourwell-being,thenwhyintheworldarewesowillingtospendnearlyhalfofourlivesinthismentalstate?Creativethinkersknow

,despitewhattheirparents,teachersandschoolleadersmighthavetoldthem,thatdaydreamingishardlyawasteoftime.Butunfort

unately,manystudentslearntosuppress（抑制）theirnaturalinstinctstodreamandimagine--instead,they’retaughttofitintoastandardizedmodelandtolearnbyt

hebook,inawaythatmaynotfeelnaturalandthatverywellmaysuppresstheirnaturaldesiretocreate.Butastwofamouspsychologistsrecentlynoted,“Notallmindswhow

anderarelost”--infact,themind’swanderingisvitaltoimaginationandcreativethought.Nearly50yearsago,psychologistJero

meL.Singerestablishedthatdaydreamingisanormalandindeedwidespreadaspectofhumanexperience.Hefoundthatmanypeopleare“happydaydreamers”whoenjoythe

irinnerimageryandfantasy.AccordingtoSinger,thesedaydreamers“simplyvalueandenjoytheirprivateexperiences,arewil

lingtoriskwastingacertainamountoftimeonthem,butalsocanapparentlyusethemforeffectiveplanningandforself-amusementduringperiodsofroutinetaskactivityo

rboredom.”Singercoinedthetermpositive-constructivedaydreamingtodescribethistypeofmindwandering,whichhedif

ferentiatedfrompoorattentionandanxious,obsessivefantasies.Bymakingtheseimportantdistinctions,Singerwasabl

etohighlightthepositive,adaptiverolethatdaydreamingcanplayinourdailylives,undertherightcircumstances.28.Whoareawareth

atdaydreamingisnotawasteoftime?A.Teachers.B.Parents.C.Schoolleaders.D.Creativethinkers.29.Accordingtothetext,daydreamingisv

eryimportantto______.A.learningbythebookB.imaginationandcreationC.suppressionofinnerdesiresD.instinctsandamusement

s30.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“them”inthethirdparagraphreferto?A.Privateexperience.B.Circumstances.C.Fantasies.D.Happydreamers.31.Whatistr

ueofpositive-constructivedaydreamingaccordingtothepassage?A.Itisausefulmentalstate.B.Itissimilartopoorattention.C.Itisananxiousobsessivef

antasy.D.Itisastandardizedmodel.DTherearesomanyrabbitsacrossAustraliathatitmaybesurprisingtolearnthattheyareanon-nativespecies.Afewrabbitsarr

ivedwithBritishsettlersin1788,butitwasnotuntil1859,whenaBritish-bornfarmernamedThomasAustinbrought24Europeanrabbitstohislandforhunting,thattheybegan

tolivethere.Theyareanexcellentexampleofaninvasive（侵入的）species,anon-nativespeciesthatdoesharmtoitsnewenvironment.Rabbitshavelivedwellinmanyd

ifferentenvironmentswithinAustralia,suchasgrasslands,coastalareas,farmland,andevenintownsorcities.Theiractivitieshavedestroyedcropsandplants.Theyc

ompetedirectlywithotherwildlifeforfoodandshelter,includingtakingoverburrows（地洞）ofotheranimals.Theyhaveledtodangerouslyreducedpopulationsofmany

plantandanimalspecies.Effortstocontroltherabbitpopulationhavehadmixedsuccess.ThefirstmaineffortwastheRabbit-ProofFence

.In1901,thegovernmentstartedbuildingakneeinthestateofWesternAustraliatoprotectfarmlandfromrabbits.Bythetimeitwasfinish

edin1907,theRabbit-ProofFenceransome2,000milesfromnorthtosouth.TheActingChiefInspectorofRabbits,AlexanderCrawford,he

adedateamwhosejobwastogoaroundkeepingthefenceinworkingorder.Butovertime,thefenceprovedtobenomatchfor

therabbits.Othermaineffortshaveincludedprogramstodestroyrabbitburrowsorusevirusesthatsickenandkillrabbits.Again,thesee

ffortshavebeenlessthansuccessful.Thebigproblemtoanyeffortstocontroltherabbitpopulationissimplythattheirpop

ulationgrowssoquickly.Onefemalecanhave30younginayear.IfThomasAustinhadknownthedamagethattherabbitswouldcauseacrossthecountry,hemighth

avehadsecondthoughtsaboutbringingrabbitstoAustralia.32.WhydidrabbitsbegintoliveinAustralia?A.Theytravelledtherebychance.B.TheywerebroughtinbyT

homasAustin.C.Theywereintroducedbythegovernment.D.Theymovedtheretoescapebadenvironment.33.WhatisParagraph2mainly

about?A.Someactivitiesofrabbits.B.Rabbits’abilitytoliveinthewild.C.Howfastthepopulationofrabbitsgrows.D.ThedamagerabbitshavecausedtoAustralia.34.How

successfulwastheRabbit-ProofFence?A.Itfailedinthebeginning.B.Itdidn’tliveuptoexpectations.C.Itwasunfinish

edforlackofmoney.D.Itfailedlaterfornobodyprotectedit.35.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A.RabbitsandfarmingB.EffortstocontrolrabbitsC.Rabbits:e

xpertsinburrowingD.Rabbits:unwelcomenewcomers第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）根据短文内容，从短文后选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。Eachofourexperiencesimpact

sus,eitherinapositivewayoranegativeway.Negativeexperiencescanleaveusintroubleandmakeusupset.However,positiveexperiencesca

ngreatlyimproveourdailymotivation（动力）.__36__Herearesomewaystoincreaseyourdailymotivationandyoucanachievesomuchmoreinyourlife:Havinggoalsisvital.Theya

rethekeymotivatorthatdrivesyoutosucceed.__37__Importantandmeaningfulgoalsmotivateyoutotakeinspiredactiontowardachievingwhatyoudesireandkeep

youfocusedanddrivenwhenyoucomeacrosschallengesanddifficulties.__38__Breakingagoaldownintosmallstepswillpreventyoubecomi

ngoverwhelmed（不知所措的）andhelpmaintainapositiveattitudetokeepyoumovingforward.Lifeattimeswillbehard,butyoushouldrememberthatthes

ehardtimeswon’tlastforever.__39__Havedailyinspirationtolivelifetothefullandachieveallyoucan.Adesireandmotivationtol

ivelifetothefullistheleastyoucangiveinreturn.__40__Yourdreamsandgoalswillneverberealizedunlessyouacquireac

ontinuousdriveanddailymotivationtotakeinspiredactionthatkeepsyoumovingforward.A.Yourmindisextremelypowerful.B.Goodtimesarealwaysjustaroundthecornerfo

ryou.C.Theyhelpusachieveourgoalsandbecomebetterpeople.D.Alifewithoutgoalsislikeaboatwithoutacompassmovingaimlessly.E.Feedyourmi

ndwithpositivethoughtsandyouwillgainwhateveryouwant.F.Aftersettingagoal,youmusttakesmallprogressivestepstowardachievingit.G.Ifyouwanttoachievemore

inlife,youhavetodowhateveryoucandotomakeithappen.第三部分完形填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以

填入空白处的最佳选项。EverySaturday,mymomanddadpickedmeupfromschoolinayellowcar.Whathappenedlasttimestayed__41__inmymind.AsIslidintothebackseatasu

sual,mydadtriedto__42__thecar.Itgaveseveraldry__43__,andthentheenginestoppedturningover.Mydadsatin__44__,andm

ymomturnedaround,askingmewhatweshoulddo.Eightyearsold,I,without__45__,toldherthatwehadtowaitforayellowbutterflytotouchthecar__46__i

twouldworkagain.Sheonlysmiled,andthenshe__47__withmydadwhattodonext.Finally,dadattemptedtogotothenearest

__48__forhelp.Irememberhimcarryingacontainerofgas,__49__upthecarand__50__thecarwouldn’tstart.Mymomthengotoutofthecar,wavingtostopata

xi.__51__takingushome,thedriversquirted（喷洒）somegasontheengine,whichseemedtodothe__52__--ourcarstartedrightaway.Alongtheway,Ifell

intoasoundsleep.Suddenly,mom__53__meallexcitedandletoutacry,hervoicefullof__54__.Openingmyeyes,Iturnedtow

hereshewas__55__.Flutteringaroundtherearviewmirror（后视镜）wasatinyyellowbutterfly.41.A.familiarB.quietC.distantD.fresh42.A.moveB.settleC.startD

.wash43.A.voicesB.shoutsC.coughsD.cries44.A.panicB.disappointmentC.amazementD.silence45.A.hesitationB.permissionC.difficultyD.doubt4

6.A.afterB.beforeC.whenD.themoment47.A.arguedB.discussedC.quarreledD.chatted48.A.factoryB.storeC.policestationD.gasstation49.A.speeding

B.pullingC.fillingD.winding50.A.stillB.evenC.henceD.otherwise51.A.RegardlessofB.InsteadofC.ApartfromD.Farfrom52.A.deedB.

treatC.partD.trick53.A.pushedB.rockedC.huggedD.removed54.A.wonderB.fearC.worryD.power55.A.existingB.standingC.sittingD.pointing第四部分语法单项选择（共1

0小题；每小题1分，满分10分）56.--Look!Somebody_____thesofa.--Well,itwasn’tme.Ididn’tdoit.A.iscleaningB.wascleaningC.hascleanedD.hadcleaned57.Willia

mHastieoncesuggestedthathistoryinformsusofpastmistakes_____wecanlearnwithoutrepeatingthem.A.fromwhichB.inwhichC.withwhomD.forwhom58._____t

heNobelPrizein2015makesTuYouyou,ahard-workingandmodestChinesescientist,knowntotheworld.A.GivenB.BeinggivenC.GivingD.Havinggiven59.Theyw

illflytoWashington,_____theyplantostayfortwoorthreedays.A.whereB.thereC.whichD.when60.Thephotos,which_____whileIwasstudyinginBe

ijing,remindmeofmanyhappymemories.A.hadtakenB.weretakenC.hadbeentakenD.took61.Communicationtechnologyhasenteredthe5G

era,_____willsurelybringgreatchangestoourlife.A.whenB.whatC.whichD.where62.Itisthemassmediaandgovernmentwhite

papers_____playanimportantpartinthespreadofforeignwords.A.thatB.whichC.whatD.who63.MorehighwayshavebeenbuiltinChina,

_____itmucheasierforpeopletotravelfromoneplacetoanother.A.makingB.madeC.tomakeD.havingmade64.Despitethepre

viousroundsoftalks,noagreement_____sofarbythetwosides.A.hasbeenreachedB.wasreachedC.willhavereachedD.willreach65._____inAvebury,England,th

emonumentissolargethatitcanonlybeseenfromthesky.A.LocatedB.LocatingC.BeinglocatedD.Tolocate卷Ⅱ（非选择题共45分）注意：将答案写在答题卡。写在本试卷

上无效。第一节语法填空（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。Whenin1984I.M.Pei,thenthemostsought-afterarchitectinAmerica,

__66__(present)hisplansfora70-footglasspyramidinthe18th-centurycourtyardoftheLouvre,thegeneral__67__(react)wasanger.BecauseMr.PeiwasChinese-Americ

an,he__68__(apparent)hadnounderstandingoftheLouvre,orParis,orFrance.However,theseremarksdidnotannoyhim.Withquickenthusiasmand

widesmiles,hetookthem.Hehadbeenaskedtodesign__69__newentranceforthemuseumand__70__everyone’ssurprise,insteado

faddingonsomeconcreteblock,hehadcreatedagreatwelcomingspace:putawindingstaircaseundergroundandcappedit

witharayoflight__71__didnothurttheoldfacades（外墙）.Whenhewasachild,hisimagination__72__(shape)byhisfamily’san

cientgardensatSuzhouinJiangsu.There,hewouldwanderwinding__73__(path)throughfantasticrockstowardspavilions（亭子）,__74__(absorb

)thebeautyofthesurroundings.Mr.PeibuiltahotelcomplexatFragrantHilloutsideBeijing,afterreturningtoChinain1974.Heregardedth

isasachance__75__(bring)theChineseawayfromtheirdulleasternEuropeanblocksandbacktothedomestictraditionstheyhadlost.第二节单词拼写（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

根据汉语提示写出单词的正确形式，每空1词。76.Shewipedawaythebloodwhich_________（流动）fromacutonherhead.77.__________（警告）wereissuedtopeoplelivingdownwindofthefiretostay

indoors.78.__________（逐渐地）,thechildrenbegantounderstand.79.Hetookmyplaceduringmy__________（缺席）.80.Wat

erwas__________（渗漏）fromapipeinthebathroom.81.Shekissedme__________（温柔地）onthecheek.82.Itcanbe___________（推断）thathedidn’tenjoyhis

holiday.83.Ibelievethatajournalistshouldbecompletely___________（客观的）.84.IntheUS,ifIgototheuniversitytostudy,every

thingis___________（可获得的）likee-books,Braillebooks.85.Hehasthe___________（潜力）tobecomeaworld-classmusician.第三节课文默写（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）86.Ar

temisininhassavedhundredsofthousandsoflives,and_________________formillionsofpeople.87.Artimisinin_________________ofthetreatmentformala

ria,andisthoughttosave100,000livesayearinAfricaalone.88.ItisindeedanhonourforChina’sscientificresearchandChinesemedicine_________________.89

.He_________________thanheboughtahouseandwenttolivethere.90.Samwassurethatthewallet_________________byoneofthevillagers,butitwasnotret

urnedtohim.第四节书面表达（满分15分）假定你是李华，你校正在组织以“我的榜样”为主题的英语演讲比赛。请你准备一篇演讲稿，内容包括：1.人物简介；2.以他/她为榜样的原因。注意：1.词数为100左

右；2.按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。MyrolemodelGoodMorning,I’mContestantNo.1.________________________________________________

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021学年第二学期期末考试高一英语试卷答案听力1-10CCAABCABAA11-20BCBBABACBC阅读理解21-23CBA24-27CBAD28-31DBAA32-35BDBD36-40CDFBG完形填空41-45DCCBA46-50BBDCA51-55BDAAD语法单项选择5

6-60CABAB61-65CAAAA语法填空66.presented67.reaction68.apparently69.a70.to71.which/that72.wasshaped73.paths74

.absorbing75.tobring单词拼写76.flowed77.Warnings78.Gradually79.absence80.leaking81.gently82.inferred83.o

bjective84.available85.potential课文默写86.hasledtoimprovedhealth87.hasbecomeavitalpart88.tobespreadaroundtheworld89.hadnosoonerreturn

ed90.musthavebeenfound书面表达PossibleVersion:MyrolemodelGoodMorning,I’mContestantNo.1.MynameisLiHua.Thetopicofmysp

eechismyrolemodel.Wehavealotofrespectablepeoplearoundus.Theymaybeourteachers,parentsoroneofourelders.Asforme,myteacher,Mr.Wangisth

epersonIrespectmost.Heworksveryhardeverydayandhealsosparesmuchtimetoaccompanyus.WhenIcomeacrosstheproblemsoflearninginmystudy,Mr.Wangwilllistentome

patientlyandencouragemetoovercomethedifficultiesbravely.Hehasagoodreputation,respectedbystudentsandotherteachers.So,inmym

indMr.Wangismyrolemodel.听力原文Text1W:CanIputmybooksinyourclassroomfornow?Idon’thavetimetogobackupafloorandstillmakeitto

thebusontime.M:Sure.Thatway,wecangodowntogetherandsitbesideeachotheronthebus.Text2M:HowisthemedicineIgavey

ouworkingout?Sometimesitdoesn’twork,ormakespeopletired.W:Itworksfine.MyonlycomplaintisthatIdon’tfeellikeeatinganythin

g.Text3W:John,pleasesavetherestofthecookiesforyoursister.Imadetencookies.Thereareonlythreeleft.M:Ididn’teatthemall!Dadhadfour!Text

4M:Luckyyou!Yougotthewindowseat!W:Whydon’twechangeplaces?Iprefertogetupandwalkaroundduringtheflight.Here,comerestbythewindow

.It’sgoingtobeabigconference.You’vebeenlookingtiredsincethemeetingyesterday.Text5W:Hi.Areallnovelsinthefictionsection,evennewarrivals?I

’mlookingforsomethingbyanewnovelist.M:I’mnotsure.Ijustcameheretostudy.W:Sorrytobotheryou.Ithoughtyouwerealibrarian!Text6M:Thanksformeetingmehere.W:Y

eah,it’sjustlikeoldtimes.Buttheplacelooksreallydifferent.M:Theygaveitanewlook.Whatdoyouthink?W:Theblack

andwhitefloorisreallynice.ButImissthepianobythefrontentrance.M:Thepianoisstillhere.Theygotitrepairedandmoveditintothed

iningroom.There’sjazzeverySaturdaynow.W:Oh,cool!We’llhavetocomeback.IhavetosayIlovetheolddesign,withth

eredwalls.Butlivemusicisagreataddition.M:Let’sseeifthefoodisjustasgoodnowasitwasthen.Whatareyougoingtoorder?Text7W:Bill,please.You’reannoyi

ngthepeoplebehindus!M:Ican’thelpit!Theseactorsaresofunny!Ihaven’tlaughedthishardforalongtime.W:Duringthesecondhalf,you

’llneedtobealotquieter.M:OK.OK.Hey,what’swrong?Wereyoucrying?W:Ididn’tfindthatscenefunny.ItremindedmeofafightIhadwithmyfriendSarahonatriptoFra

nce.Ihaven’tspokentoSarahsincethen.Itwasalotlikewhatwejustsaw,whenthecharacterswereatthatdinnerparty.M:Thedisagreementwesawonstag

ewasfullofhumorandaffection.IcanseeyoureallycareaboutSarah.Youshouldgiveheracall.You’reasstubbornasDad!W:IreallymissSarah!M:After

theplay,whydon’tyoucallher?Text8W:Thanksforcomingtothestudiotoday,Mr.Larson.Whydon’tyoutellmeaboutyourlastposition

?M:Well,IstartedworkingatSmithElectronicsinChicagorightafterIgraduatedfromcollege.Iwasinthesalesdepartment,andeventhoughIwasgoodatit,Iwasn’treal

lyhappy.Afteroneyear,IwasmovedtotheHRdepartment.W:Wasthatabetterfit?M:Yes.Iprefertalkingtopeopleface-to-face,andIenjoysolvingproblems

.Ididquitewellinthatposition.W:So,whydidyouleave?M:IhadbeenworkingatSmithforfouryearsstraight.ThenIwantedtotakesometimeoff,soIwenttoParis.Mythree

-weekvacationturnedintoatwo-yearstay!W:Wow!WhatmadeyoucomebacktotheUnitedStates?AndwhyisitagoodtimeforyoutojoinBransonLabs?M:Whenmyfatherstar

tedBransonLabshereinLosAngelesfortyyearsago,hewantedtopassitdowntome.Atmygraduationdinner,IpromisedhimthatIwouldta

keoverwhenthetimewasright.I’mfinallyreadytomakegoodonthatpromise.Text9W:Ihaveaspecialdealthatsaysthreedrin

ksforthepriceofone.Iprinteditfromyourwebsite,see?So,thosethreeCokesshouldonlycostme$2,not$6.M:Oh,Ididn’tknowaboutthedeal.Mymistake.I’lladjustthatrigh

tnow.W:Ialsohavespecialdealsforthesoup,bread,andsandwichmeat.Theyshouldallbecheaper.M:Forsomereason,oursystemdoesn’tshowthedealsw

hentheitemisscanned.I’llhavetotypeinthespecialdealsbyhand.Onemoment.W:Thanks.IneedtosaveallthemoneyIcan.Ijustgotla

idoff.M:I’msorrytohearthat,Miss.W:IwenttoHarvardandstudiedbusiness.IneverthoughtI’dbeoutofworkwhenIgraduated.

M:Ialsoworkasanaccountantforatechnologycompany.Wearelookingtohiresomenewaccountantsinvariouspositions.W:Really?Wow,I

guessit’sagoodthingIcomplainedtoyouaboutgettingfired.M:Whydon’tyoucomebythecompanyoffice?It’sat3300MainStreet.Howd

oes1:00p.m.tomorrowsound?W:Soundsgreat.I’llseeyouthen,andthankyoufortheopportunity!Text10Ladiesandgentlemen,I’mpl

easedtoannouncethewinnerofthe2018song-writingcompetition.Asyouprobablyknow,everyyear,youngsongwritersfromour

townenterourannualspringcompetitionheldhereinthebeautifulBrookTheater.WhenlocalmusicianFredMcGillstartedtheeventfouryearsago,wehadnoideaho

wmuchitwouldgrow.In2017,over100peoplesentintheirsongs.Thisyearthenumberofpeoplewhoparticipateddoubled.It’swonderfultoseetheta

lentandenergyofthenextgeneration.Ourjudgeswereamazedbythemusicalskillstheysawandheard.Congratulationstoalltheteenagerswhos

entintheirsongs.Itwasadifficultchoice,butourcommitteehasmadeaselection.Let’sclapourhandsforMaryanneJames!Maryanne,whe

reareyou?Pleasejoinmeonstage!Theresheis!Maryanne,welovedthewayyousangabouteverythingfromthecolorsofy

ourgardentotheeyesofchildren.Pleaseacceptthisprize.Wehopeitencouragesyoutocontinuewritingsongswhenyoustartmusicschoolinthefall.Finally,we’dliketoas

kyoutoperformasongforouraudience.