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正学中学2022-2022学年高一下学期第一次阶段性测试英语试题第一部分听力（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,并标在试卷的相应位置。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。l.Whenshouldthewomangotothezooaccordingtotheman？A.OnSundayafternoon.B.OnSaturdayafternoon.C.Onaweekday.2.Wherearethetwospeakers？A.Inahotel.B.Atadinnertable.C.Inthestreet.3.Whoarethetwospeakers？A.Abusdriverandapassenger.B.Apolicemanandadriver.C.Ataxidriverandapassenger.4.WhatwilltheweatherbelikeonThursday？A.Rainy.B.Fine.C.Cold.5.Whatdoesthemansuggest？A.Comebackforalatershow.B.Waitinaqueue.C.Comebackinfiveminutes.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,从每题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项,并标在试卷的相应位置。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6～8题。6.Whatdoesthemanfirstinvitethewomantodo？A.Goshopping.B.Goswimming.C.Gotothecinema.7.Whenwillthetwospeakersgooutforsuppertogether?A.OnFridayevening.B.OnSaturdayevening.C.OnSundayevening.8.Whenandwherewillthemanpickupthewoman？18A.Atsevenatherhouse.B.Atsixatherhouse.C.Atfiveatheroffice.听第7段材料,回答第9～11题。9.Whatisthepossiblerelationshipbetweenthetwospeakers？A.Theyarefriends.B.Theyarestrangers.C.Theyareco-workers.10.WhereisJimgoing？A.Goingtothecinema.B.Goinghome.C.GoingtowatchTV.11.Whattimeofthedaydoyouthinkitis？A.Inthemorning.B.Atnoon.C.Intheevening.听第8段材料,回答第12～14题。12.Whyhasn’tKateseenJohnlately?A.Hewentoncamping.B.Hewasvisitinghisbrother.C.He’sbeenstudying.13.WhydidKatesuggestJohncamping？A.Johncangetintouchwiththenature.B.Johncanhaveagoodrest.C.Johncangotomanyparks.14.WhatdidJohnthinkaboutcamping？A.Campingwasveryexpensive.B.Theycouldcampanywheretheywanted.C.Campingwasunsafe.听第9段材料,回答第15～16题。15.Wheredidtheconversationtakeplace？A.InItaly.B.InAmerica.C.InChina.16.Whatdidthemanenjoymostduringtheholiday？A.Meetingwithhisrelatives.B.Beingtogetherwithhiswifeandhisdaughter.C.Visitingfriends.听第10段材料,回答第17～20题。1818.Whatwillthepeoplebeaskedtodo?A.Toactintheschoolplay.B.Tohelporganizetheschoolplay.C.Todirecttheschoolplay.19.Whatcanwelearnaboutthepeople’swork？A.Maybetheywillworkatnight.B.Theywillworkinthedaytime.C.Theywillworkeveryday.20.Whatwillthespeakerdoafterthespeech？A.Answerquestions.B.Setupthelights.C.Watchtheirperformance第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节,满分35分）第一节：单项填空（共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分）从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。21.Itisthe_______inthecountrytogooutandpickflowersonthefirstdayofspring.A.useB.habitC.customD.hobby22.—WhatcanIdoforyou?—I’dliketoborrow______bookabout______PacificOcean.A.the,不填B.a,theC.不填,theD.a,不填23.Theresearchresultsshowthattheearthgoesalittlefaster______itisclosertothesun.A.asthoughB.sothatC.thanD.when24..Allenhadtocallataxibecausetheboxwas______tocarryallthewayhome.A.muchtooheavyB.toomuchheavyC.heavytoomuchD.tooheavymuch25.-----Whatdoyouthinkoftheirmarriage?-----_______,ifIwereKate,Iwouldn’tmarryhim.18A.GenerallyspeakingB.IhavenoideaC.TobehonestD.Tomysurprise26.Americanwomenusuallyconsidertheirbestfriendassomeone________theycantalkfrequently.A.whoB.whomC.aboutwhichD.withwhom27.ManyofusChinesepeopleare________withthebeautyofHangzhouandSuzhou.A．attractiveB．confidentC．familiarD．sensitive28.----CanIborrowyourcar?----Sorry.Mycar__________atthegarage.A.isbeingrepairedB.isrepairedC.willberepairedD.hasbeenrepaired29.---Thecouple_______after10years’marriage.---Whatapity.Theirchildmaysufferalotfromthis.A.brokeoutB.brokedownC.brokeupD.brokeinto32.Theschoolwas______in1950andhasahistoryofnearlysixtyyears.A.setoutB.setupC.setaboutD.setoff33．---IthinkHelenisathome.---No,shebeathome,forshephonedmefromtheairportjustfiveminutesago.A.mustn'tB.needn'tC.can'tD.darednot34.Greatchanges______inmyhometowninthelasttenyears.A.tookplaceB.havetakenplaceC.havebeentakenplaceD.wastakenplace35.---Johnfailedhisfinalexam.---I’mnotsurprisedatthenewsatall._______,heisneverseenbusywithhislessons.A.AboveallB.InallC.FirstofallD.Afterall18第二节：完形填空（共20小题，每小题1分，满分20分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36~55各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。Imovedtoanewneighborhoodtwomonthsago.Inthehousewithalarge36acrosstheroadlivedataxidriver,asingleparentwithtwoschool-agedchildren.Attheendoftheday,hewould37histaxiontheroad.I38whyhedidnotparkitinthegarage.ThenonedayIlearntthathehadanothercarinhisgarage.Intheafternoonhewouldcomehome39work,leavehistaxiandgooutforhis40affairsinhisothercar,notinhistaxi.Ifeltitwas41.IwascurioustoseehispersonalcarbutdidnotmakeituntilI42tobeoutsideoneeveningtwoweeks43,whenthegaragedoorwas44andhedroveoutinhis“own”car:aRolls-Royce（劳斯莱斯）!Itshookmecompletely45Irealizedwhatthatmeant.Yousee,hewasataxidriver.But46inside,hesawhimselfassomethingelse:aRolls-Royceowneranda（n）47.HedroveothersinhistaxibuthimselfandhischildreninhisRolls-Royce.Theworldlookedathistaxiand48himataxidriver.Butforhim,ataxiwasjustsomethinghedroveforaliving.Rolls-Roycewassomethinghedrovefora(n）49.Wegotobedeverynightand50everymorningasparentsorchildren,notasbankers,CEOsorprofessors.Wegofora51asclosefriendsorgoforavacationasa52.Welovelifeasitis.Yetoften,webaseourentirehappinessandsuccessonhowhighwe53thesocialladder—howmuchbiggerandbettera54wehave.AndweignoreourRolls-Royce,bykeepingitdustyinourgarage.Weshouldfocusmoreon55wearethanwhatwedo!36.A.windowB.garageC.doorD.yard37.A.parkB.stopC.checkD.repair38.A.knewB.understoodC.askedD.wondered39.A.forB.outofC.withoutD.from40.A.businessB.nationalC.personalD.public41.A.wastefulB.usefulC.wonderfulD.18plentiful42.A.appearedB.intendedC.expectedD.happened43.A.laterB.moreC.agoD.before44.A.brokenB.fineC.shutD.open45.A.onceB.beforeC.whenD.until46.A.farB.deepC.longD.little47.A.driverB.engineerC.fatherD.son48.A.calledB.madeC.electedD.turned49.A.experienceB.earningC.lifeD.position50.A.stayupB.wakeupC.stayhomeD.gohome51.A.competitionB.performanceC.debateD.party52.A.familyB.companyC.teamD.whole53.A.buildB.climbC.standD.lay54.A.gardenB.garageC.carD.taxi55.A.whoB.whatC.whichD.where第三部分：阅读理解（第一节共15小题，第二节共5小题；每小题2分,满分40分）第一节：阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项,并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。BIfyoudonotuseyourarmsoryourlegsforsometime,theybecomeweak.When18youstartusingthemagain,theyslowlybecomestrongagain.Everybodyknowsthis.Yettherearemanypeoplewhodonotseemtoknowthatone’smemoryworksinthesameway.Whensomeonesaysthathehasagoodmemory,hereallymeansthathekeepshismemoryinpracticebyexercisingitregularly.Whensomeoneelsesaysthathismemoryispoor,hereallymeansthathedoesnotgiveitenoughchancetobecomestrong.Ifafriendcomplainsthathisarmsareweak,weknowthatitishisownfault.Butifhetellsusthathehasapoormemory,manyofusthinkthathisparentsaretoblame,orthatheisjustunlucky,andfewofusrealizethatitisreallyhisownfault.Notallofuscanbecomeverystrongorveryclever,butallofuscanimproveourmemorybythesamemeans—practice.Haveyouevernoticedthatpeoplewhocannotreadorwriteusuallyhaveabettermemorythanthosewhocan?Whyisthis?Ofcourse,becausepeoplewhocan’treadorwritehavetorememberthings:theycannotwritethemdowninalittlenotebook.Theyhavetorememberdates,prices,names,songsandstories,sotheirmemoryisexercisedallthetime.Soifyouwantagoodmemory,learnfromthosewhocannotreadorwrite:practiseremembering.59．Accordingtothepassage,fewpeopleknowthat_____.A.armsorlegsbecomeweakiftheyarenotusedforsometimeB.whentheystartusingtheirarmsorlegsagain,theyslowlybecomestrongagainC.aperson’smemorybecomesweakifhedoesnotpractiserememberingthingsD.itistheirownfaultiftheirarmsorlegsareweak60．Theauthorthinksthatifapersonhasapoormemory,_________.A.itishisownfaultB.hisparentsaretoblameC.heisjustunluckyD.hisarmsmustbeweak1862.Thepassagemainlytellsus____________.A.howtogetourarmsandlegsstrongerB.howtoimproveourmemoryC.howtoreadandwriteD.howtorememberdatesandpricesCThereisawonderfulstoryaboutayounggirlwhohadnofamilyandnoonetoloveher.Oneday,feelingverysadandlonely,shewaswalkingthroughagrasslandwhenshenoticedasmallbutterflycaughtinathorn（荆棘）bush.Theyounggirlcarefullyreleasedthebutterfly.Insteadofflyingaway,thelittlebutterflychangedintoabeautifulfairy.Theyounggirlrubbedhereyesindisbelief.“Foryourwonderfulkindness,”thegoodfairysaidtothegirl,“Iwillgiveyouanywishyouwouldlike.”Thelittlegirlthoughtforamomentandthenreplied,“Iwanttobehappy.”Thefairyleanedtowardherandwhisperedinherear.Thenthefairydisappeared.Asthelittlegirlgrewup,therewasnooneinthelandashappyasshe.Everyoneaskedhersecretofhappiness.Shewouldonlysmileandanswer,“ThesecretofmyhappinessisthatIlistenedtoagoodfairywhenIwasalittlegirl.”Whenshewasveryoldandonherdeathbed,theneighborsallgatheredaroundher，thatherunbelievablesecretofhappinesswoulddiewithher.“Tellus,please,”theybegged,“Telluswhatthegoodfairysaid.”Thelovelyoldwomansimplysmiledandsaid,“Shetoldmethateveryone,nomatterhowsecuretheyseemed,nomatterhowoldoryoung,howrichorpoor,hadneedofme.”63.______thegirlfeltsadandlonely.A.ThereweremanyfriendsbutB.TherewasnobodytolovehersoC.TherewasnothingtodoD.Seeingthebutterflywascaught64.Noticingthebutterflywascaughtbythethorn,theorphangirl______.A.helpedthebutterflyescapedfromthethornB.feltsorrow,butshedidn‘tgouptohelpitC.felldownonittooD.failedtohelpitreleasefromthethorn1865.Theonlythingthatthelittlegirlwantedwas________.A.toberichB.tohaveherownparentsC.tohavealotoffriendsD.happinessDSpeak,speak,speak!Practisespeakingasoftenasyoucan.Speakingtoyourselfisgoodpractice.Tryrecordingyourselfwheneveryoucan.Compareyourpronunciationwiththemasterversion（原版）toseehowyoucandobetterandhaveanothergo.Ifyoudothisseveraltimes,youwillfindthateachtimeisbetterthanlast.Whynotlearnwithsomeoneelse?Ithelpsifyoucanlearnwithsomeoneelse.Ifyoucanpersuadeafriendorfamilymembertostudywithyou,itwillmakeyoukeepworking.Don'tgetstuckbyawordyoudon'tknow.Practiseimprovingwaysofgettingyourmeaningacrosswhenspeakingspontaneously（本能地），evenifyoudon'tknowtheexactwordsorphrases.Thinkofthingsyoumightwanttosaywheneveryouhavesparetime.Usefacialexpressions,handmovements,anythingtomakeyourselfunderstood.Languagelearningisalsoaboutintuition（直觉）．Guessworkisanimportantwaytolearnanewlanguage.Whenlisteningtorecordedmaterial,youaren'texpectedtounderstandeverythingfirsttimeround.Ifyouplaythesamepieceseveraltimes,youwillmostprobablyunderstandsomethingneweachtime.Buildupyourvocabulary.Awidevocabularyisthekeytosuccessfullanguagelearningbutdon’ttrytolearntoomuchatonce.It’sbesttostudyfrequently,forshortperiodsoftime.18Takeatmostsixorsevenitemsofvocabularyandlearnthem.Putthemintosentencestofixtheminyourmind,andthencomebacktothemlater.Andaboveall,havefun!67.What’sthepurposeofthispassage?A.Totellustheimportanceofpracticingspeakingasoftenaswecan.B.Totellusafewtipstohelpuslearnanewlanguagewell.C.Totellusthatguessworkisanimportantwaytolearnanewlanguage.D.Totellusthatawidevocabularyisthekeytosuccessfullanguagelearning.68.What’sthemeaningoftheunderlinedphraseinthefirstpart?A.Haveanothertryorattempt.B.Moveawayfromaplacetoanother.C.Enteracertainstateorcondition.D.Followortakeacertaincourse.70.Accordingtothepassage,tolearnanewlanguagewell,themostimportantthingis______.A.speakingasmuchaspossibleB.havingfunC.awidevocabularyD.guesswork第二节：阅读下列相关信息，并按要求匹配信息。选项中有一项是多余选项。首先请阅读下列餐馆的信息：A.PastaHouse—anewItalianrestaurantlocatedintheheartofthecity.Simplebutdeliciousinexpensivemeals.Alsohasagoodrangeofvegetable-onlymeals.It’salwayscrowdedsobereadytoorderatakeawayorshareatable.Openfrom11a.m.tomidnight.B.ATasteofIndia—famousforitsspicycurriesandmanysouthernIndiandishesusingchilli.Youwillusuallybeabletofindatableduringtheweekbutifyou’replanningtogoontheweekendmakesureyoubookatableinadvance.Openfromnoontomidnight.C.ParisMatch—thisisthefinestFrenchrestaurantinthecity.Wonderfulfood18youcanenjoyinluxurioussurroundings.Theperfectplacetohavearomanticmealorimpressabusinesspartner,butbepreparedforalargebill.Openfromnoonto2a.m.Bookingesssential.A.MountainDiner—notfancybuttasty.ExcellentAsianandEuropeandishes.Countrysidelocationsurroundedbyforest.It’satleastanhour’sdrivefromthecitysoyoumightwanttostayatthenearbyMountainHotelovernight.Openfrom7a.m.to10p.m.B.OwlCafe—open24hoursaday.Thecafehasalargeselectionofsetbreakfast,lunchanddinnermealsforyoutochoosefrom,oryoucanenjoyoneoftheirmanydelicioussnacksanddessertsoveracupoffreshlymadecoffee.C.GreekBistro—alivelyrestaurantthatservesgreat-valueGreekfoodandhasliveGreekmusicplayedbyalocalband.Customersareencouragedtotakepartintheentertainmentsobereadyforanightofloudfunandlaughter.Openfrom6p.m.to2a.m.以下是五个人的选择要求，请匹配每个人可选择的地方：71.Billwaslategettinguptodaysohehasn’thadtimetomakebreakfast.Hewantstopickupsomethingtoeatbeforehegoestoworksohehasenoughenergytolastthroughtolunchtime.72.Julieworksinthecityandwantstogetsomelunch.Shedoesn’twantanythingtoospecialsolongasitistastyandnottooexpensive.Julielikesallkindsoffoodbutbecausesheisonadietshewantstoavoidanythingcontainingmeat.73.Sallyhasfriendsvisitingherfromout-of-townandwantstotakethemtodinner.Shewantstotakethemsomewheretheycanenjoytheatmosphereandhavefun.Sheisauniversitystudentsoshedoesn’thavealotofmoney.74.AlbertisabusinessmanwhowillmeetanimportantEuropeanclientforabusinessdinnernextweek.Hewantstobookatableataquietrestaurantthatwillimpresshisguestwithbothitsfoodanditssurroundings.75.RobotismeetinghisfriendBenforlunchtoday(Tuesday)andwantstotakehimtoanicerestaurant.BothRobertandBenenjoygoodqualityspicyfood.18Robertdoesn’tlikearrangingthingsinadvancesohehasn’tbookedatable.II卷（非选择题部分：共45分）第四部分：写作（共三节，满分45分）第一节：改写后的课文内容填空（共10个空格，每空1分，满分10分）注意：答题纸上需写完整单词Manym(76)meetandf(77)abandbecausetheyliketowriteandplaytheirownmusic.Theymaystartasagroupofhighschoolstudents.Sometimestheymayplaytopinthestreetorsubwaysothattheycane(78)someextramoneyforthemselvesortopayfortheiri(79).Latertheymaygivep(80)inp(81)orclubs.Theyhopetomakerecordsinas(82)andsellmillionsofcopiestobecomem(83)!H(84),therewasonebandthatstartedinadifferentway.Itwasc(85)theMonkeysandbeganasaTVshow.第二节：短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）下面短文中有10处语言错误。请在有错误的地方增加、删除或修改某个单词。增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在下面加上该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线（）划掉。修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写上修改后的词。注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。Ialwayswantedtobegreatscientist.Ihadadreamofdiscoveringanewdrugthatwouldsavehundredsofpeople’slife.Unfortunately,Iwasneververywellatchemistryatschoolandtheteacherwasusedtogetangrywithme.Idecidedtobecominganinventoranddesignedanamazingnewproduct.Myparentswereencouraging,buttoldmetobeafewmorerealistic.Afewweekslate,Ihadanideaofdesigningapentowriteinwater.Inmydisappointment,afriendofmepointedoutthatitwasnotanewinvention.第三节书面表达（满分25分）假如你的朋友向你征求学习英语的方法。请就下面的内容写一封回信。1．朗读背诵，帮你记忆，养成用英语思维的习惯。2．多听，多交际，可以提高听说能力。183．记日记，提高书面表达能力。注意：1．背诵learn…byheart用英语思维thinkinEnglish2．词数100左右3．信的开头已给出，不计入词数。II卷（非选择题部分：共45分）第四部分：写作（共三节，满分45分）第一节：改写后的课文内容填空（共10个空格，每空1分，满分10分）注意：答题纸上需写完整单词76____________77_____________78____________79______________80_____________81____________82_____________83____________84______________85_____________第二节：短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）下面短文中有10处语言错误。请在有错误的地方增加、删除或修改某个单词。增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在下面加上该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线（）划掉。修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写上修改后的词。注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。Ialwayswantedtobegreatscientist.Ihadadreamofdiscoveringanewdrugthatwouldsavehundredsofpeople’slife.Unfortunately,Iwasneververywellatchemistryatschoolandtheteacherwasusedtogetangrywithme.Idecidedtobecominganinventoranddesignedanamazingnewproduct.Myparentswereencouraging,buttoldmetobeafewmorerealistic.Afewweekslate,Ihadanideaofdesigningapentowriteinwater.Inmydisappointment,afriendofmepointedoutthatitwasnotanewinvention.18第三节书面表达（满分25分）假如你的朋友向你征求学习英语的方法。请就下面的内容写一封回信。1．朗读背诵，帮你记忆，养成用英语思维的习惯。2．多听，多交际，可以提高听说能力。3．记日记，提高书面表达能力。注意：1．背诵learn…byheart用英语思维thinkinEnglish2．词数100左右3．信的开头已给出，不计入词数。DearSimon,IhavereceivedyourletteraboutaskingmefortheadviceaboutlearningEnglish.______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Bestwishes.Yourstruly,Mary课18作文DearSimon,IhavereceivedyourletteraboutaskingmefortheadviceaboutlearningEnglish.NowI’dliketotellyouhowyoushouldlearnEnglish.Firstofall,youshouldoftenreadEnglishaloudandtrytolearnsomethingimportantbyheart,whichhelpsyoutorememberthemeasilyandformagoodhabitofthinkinginEnglish.Besides,youshouldlistenalotandcommunicatewithothersinEnglish.Inthisway,youwillimprovebothyourlisteningabilityandyourspokenEnglishaswell.What’smore,youshouldkeepadiaryinEnglisheverydayandyourwrittenEnglishwillcomebetterandbetter.IhopewhatI’vesaidisusefultoyou.I’mlookingforwardtoyourgoodnews.Bestwishes.18Text6W：Hi.M：Hi,Linda.W：Howareyougettingon？M:Oh,notbad.Say,Iwasjustwonderingwhetheryou’dliketogoswimmingwithmethisSaturdayafternoon.W:Oh,I’dliketo.ButI’mafraidIcan’t.Ihavetoattendameeting.M:Oh,that’stoobad.W:ButI’llbefreeintheevening.M:ShallwegotoseeafilmText8W:Hi,John,Ihaven’tseenyouforweeks.18M:Oh,hi,Kate.Ihavebeenstudyingalotformyfinalexam.W:Well,thetermisalmostovernow.M:Yes.Mybrotheriscomingtovisitforthesummerandwe’dliketoseesomeofthecountry.Buttravelingistooexpensive.W:Haveyouthoughtaboutcamping?M:Camping?I’veneverdonethat.W:Ithinkyou’llreallylikeit.It’smuchcheaperthanstayinginahotel.Andbeingclosertonatureisagoodwaytoforgetaboutschoolforawhile.M:Whatagoodidea!Wecangobybikeuntilwefindaniceplaceandjustcampwhereverwelike.W:Well,notexactly.Youareonlyallowedtocampincertainplaces.Buttherearemanynationalpark,stateparkandevenvillagecampinggroundsaroundthecountry.M:Soundsgreat!Here’smybus.I’lltalktoyouaboutthisagain.Text9W:Welcomeback,mydear.Imissedyou.M:Imissedyou,too.It’sgoodtobehome.W:IgottheE-mailyousent.ItsoundslikeyouhadagoodtimeinItaly.M:Ihadagreattime.Ivisitedsomeoldfriends.Everythingwentpleasantly.W:Whatwasthebestpartofyourholiday?M:Beingwithmyrelatives.Theyarereallykindpeople.It’stoobadthatyoucouldn’tgowithme.W:Iknow.ButI’msureIcangowithyounexttime.Iwantverymuchtoseeyourparents,too.YoucantranslatemynativelanguageChineseintoItalianwhenI’mwiththem.M:Noproblem.Wecanalsobringourdaughterwithus.ShewillreturnfromAmericabythen.Text10OK,everyone.MayIpleasehaveyourattention?I’mBillSmith,thedirectoroftheschoolplayforthisyear.It’sagreatpleasuretohaveyouasassistants18tohelporganizetheplay.I’msendingaroundaformforyoutoputdownsomeinformationonhowwecangetintouchwithyou,sopleaseputyournamesandphonenumbersdown.Alsopleasewritedowntheperformancesthatyouwillbeabletohelpwith.Irealizethatnoteveryonecancometoeachperformance,butthemoreyouattend,thebetter.However,youshouldalsokeepinmindthatwewillneedalotoftime,andwemayendupstayingquitelateintotheevening.Ifyouhaveanyspecialskills,itwouldbegoodforyoutowritethosedownonthepaperaswell.Inparticular,weneedtwolightingandsoundpeople.Wehavehiredonefull-timelightingman,butonepersoncan’tdoeverything.Weneedseveralpeopletohelpoutsettingupthelights.Onceyouhaveallmarkeddownanyspecialskillsyoumighthavetooffer,pleasereturntheformtome.AtournextmeetingonTuesday,we’llbegintalkingaboutallthedifferentjobs.Whileyou’rewaitingforthesheettogetpassedaround,I’llbehappytoansweranyquestionsthatyouhavetoday.18