2019-2020学年江西省“山江湖”协作体高二（统招班）上学期第一次联考英语试题 Word版

2019-2020学年江西省“山江湖”协作体高二（统招班）上学期第一次联考英语试题 Word版

山江湖协作体联考2019-2020学年高二年级英语试卷 时间：120分钟 满分：150分 命题人：饶勤军 审题人：郑玲 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。‎ ‎1.What is the weather like in the east? ‎ ‎ A. It’s cold. B. It’s windy. C. It rains a lot.‎ ‎2.What kind of music does the man like best? ‎ ‎ A. Country music. B. Rock-and-roll. C.Classical music .‎ ‎3.What time is it now? ‎ A. 9:00. B.8:30 . C. 8:40.‎ ‎4.Where was the man born? ‎ ‎ A. In China. B. In Canada . C.In America.‎ ‎5.What is the probable relationship between the speakers? ‎ A. Classmates. B. Teacher and student. ‎ C. Manager and employee.‎ 第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分,满分22.5分）‎ 听第6段材料,回答第6、7题。‎ ‎6.When does the woman want to meet the man? ‎ A. On Thursday evening. B. On Wednesday evening.‎ C. On Saturday morning.‎ ‎7.How long are the man’s classes each time? ‎ A. Two hours. B. Three hours. C. Four hours.‎ 听第7段材料,回答第8、9题。‎ ‎8.What is the woman complaining about? ‎ ‎ A. The unfriendly neighbors.‎ ‎ B. The long way to the train station.‎ ‎ C. The expensive rent.‎ ‎9.What does the man suggest the woman do? ‎ ‎ A. Find a better supermarket. B. Move to another apartment.‎ ‎ C. Buy a bike. ‎ 听第8段材料,回答第10至12题。‎ ‎10.Who can receive a discount? ‎ ‎ A. Adults. B. Beginners. C. People with long-term courses.‎ ‎11.How much does the woman charge for two children per hour? ‎ ‎ A. 500 RMB. B. 450 RMB. C. 650 RMB.‎ ‎12.What do we know about the woman? ‎ ‎ A. She is preparing for a test.‎ ‎ B. She thinks teaching adults is more difficult.‎ ‎ C. She has a lot of experience.‎ 听第9段材料,回答第13至16题。‎ ‎13.What grade did the man need for a good college? ‎ A. 84 percent. B. 90 percent. C. 88 percent.‎ ‎14. Which university will both the speakers apply to? ‎ A. McGill University.‎ B. Queen’s University.‎ C. The University of Toronto.‎ ‎15. How will the woman pay for her tuition? ‎ A. Her parents will pay all of it for her.‎ B. She will find some part-time jobs.‎ C. She will pay part of it with scholarships.‎ ‎16. How does the man feel about universities in America? ‎ A. Their campuses are really nice.‎ B. They are far too expensive.‎ C. They provide high quality education.‎ 听第10段材料,回答第17至20题。‎ ‎17. What is the purpose of the talk? ‎ A. To welcome a new employee.‎ ‎ B. To introduce a new department member.‎ ‎ C. To say goodbye to an old employee.‎ ‎18. What did John Clayton work as at first? ‎ A. Senior manager. B. Hardware technician. C. Systems director.‎ ‎19. How many children does John Clayton have? ‎ ‎ A. One. B. Three. C. Two.‎ ‎20. What will happen next? ‎ A. Martin Lynch will retire. B. The audience will vote.‎ C. John Clayton will speak.‎ 第二部分 阅读理解 共两节,满分40分）‎ 第一节 （共15小题；每小题2分,满分30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。‎ A Washington, D.C. Bicycle Tours Cherry Blossom Bike Tour in Washington, D.C.‎ Duration: 3 hours This small group bike tour is a fantastic way to see the world-famous cherry trees with beautiful flowers of Washington, D.C. Your guide will provide a history lesson about the trees and the famous monuments where they blossom. Reserve your spot before availability – and the cherry blossoms – disappear!‎ Washington Capital Monuments Bicycle Tour Duration: 3 hours (4 miles)‎ Join a guided bike tour and view some of the most popular monuments in Washington, D.C. Explore the monuments and memorials on the National Mall as your guide shares unique facts and history at each stop. Guided tour includes bike, helmet, cookies and bottled water.‎ Capital City Bike Tour in Washington, D.C. ‎ Duration: 3 hours Morning or Afternoon, this bike tour is the perfect tour for D.C. newcomers and locals looking to experience Washington, D.C. in a healthy way with minimum effort. Knowledgeable guides will entertain you with the most interesting stories about Presidents, Congress, memorials, and parks. Comfortable bikes and a smooth tour route (路线) make cycling between the sites fun and relaxing.‎ Washington Capital Sites at Night Bicycle Tour Duration: 3 hours (7 miles)‎ Join a small group bike tour for an evening of exploration in the heart of Washington, D.C. Get up close to the monuments and memorials as you bike the sites of Capitol Hill and the National Mall. Frequent stops are made for photo taking as your guide offers unique facts and history. Tour includes bike, ‎ helmet, and bottled water. All riders are equipped with reflective vests and safety lights.‎ ‎21. Which tour do you need to book in advance?‎ A. Washington Capital Sites at Night Bicycle Tour.‎ B. Washington Capital Monuments Bicycle Tour.‎ C. Capital City Bike Tour in Washington, D.C.‎ D. Cherry Blossom Bike Tour in Washington, D.C.‎ ‎22. What will you do on the Capital City Bike Tour?‎ A. Enjoy interesting stories. B. Go to a national park.‎ C. Visit well-known museums. D. Meet famous people.‎ ‎23. Which of the following does the bicycle tour at night provide?‎ A. Safety lights. B. Cameras. C. Meals. D. City maps.‎ B Some people like modern art,while others say that is rubbish. But a cleaner who works in the Tate Gallery in London isn't able to tell the difference.The woman,whose name isn't known,mistook a work of art by the German painter Gustav Metzger for a bag of rubbish,and threw it out with other bags.The plastic bag,which contained pieces of paper and cardboard,was later recovered outside the gallery,but the artist thought that it was too damaged to be put on show again.78yearold Mr Metzger explained that the exhibit,which he said was a copy of a similar work he had created in 1960,was meant to show that all art is temporary and “finite (有限的)”．‎ Embarrassed officials at the museum said that they had had to call a meeting with cleaners to explain which things should not be touched.They would not say whether Mr Metzger would be paid any compensation for the incident.However,to make absolutely sure the same thing would not happen again,they decided to cover Mr Metzger's work every evening with a colored cloth.In this way the cleaners arriving after the gallery had been closed to the general public would realize they should not touch it.‎ This is not the first time that museum cleaners have had trouble distinguishing exhibits from rubbish.In 2001,in another London gallery,a cleaner threw away a work by the wellknown British artist Damien Hirst.It was an arrangement of empty beer bottles,coffee cups,and overflowing ashtrays,which were meant to indicate the chaos in the life of an artist.‎ However,cleaners don't always throw things away－ sometimes they clean them! This was the case with a dirty bath,which was on show in a gallery in Germany. Without asking what the bath was doing in the gallery,the cleaners simply scrubbed（擦洗）it clean.‎ 24. The officials of the museum covered Mr Metzger's work so that ．‎ A．the visitors couldn't get close in the evening B．the cleaners wouldn't make the same mistake C．they could get recovered soon D．they would return to normal ‎25. Which of the following is NOT true?‎ A．People have different opinions on modern art.‎ B．A work of Damien Hirst was thrown away by a cleaner in 2001.‎ C．Mr Metzger would be paid much compensation.‎ D．Some modern works are about the chaos of an artist's life.‎ ‎26．The last paragraph is written to show that ．‎ A．cleaners can't always differ exhibits from rubbish B．cleaners often make exhibits as clean as possible C．exhibits are usually difficult to clean D．exhibits are not always so beautiful ‎27．What's the best title of the passage?‎ A．Modern art shouldn't be cleaned B．Cleaners mistake modern art for rubbish C．What makes a great work of art D．Cleaners don't always throw things away C My name is Deirdre Veneracion and I am a paraglider pilot.I’ve been paragliding since I was 11.‎ My dad and I arrive at our local fly site on a June morning. We meet our instructor and spend the first 20 minutes watching the wind cycles. I go through my pre-flight steps and turn on my radio. At last, I take a step and feel the ground under me fall away. I feel the pressure of my weight on the canopy (伞衣). ‎ After 15 minutes of playing with the wind, my father radios me from the place where he is about to take off. “How is the wind?” “Perfect!” I say. Dad takes off behind me. ‎ I have done almost 100 flights and yet every flight amazes me just as much or even more than my first. I love the unpredictability of each flight. Every flight is different. After 15 minutes, I decide to land.‎ Now, I’m over a rice field. It is a much smaller landing than most landing zones but it’s possible. Out of nowhere, I feel my canopy become unstable (不稳定的). It loses pressure and falls directly in front of me. I am falling. I have butterflies in my stomach. I pull my brake line, in the hope that my wing will get pressure again but it doesn’t. I look towards my dad and see that he is also in trouble. It’s as if we were inside a washing machine being thrown up and down. I won’t make it to the landing zone in front of me. To my right is a narrow stream with hardly any water in it. I make my decision: the narrow stream is my best chance of landing safely. ‎ As I touch down, I check on my dad and am glad to hear that he is fine. Local villagers come to check on me but, surprisingly, I am uninjured.‎ This is one of those times when we are reminded that no preparation can prevent Mother Nature from surprising us. ‎ ‎28. What does the author do before taking off?‎ A. She has a talk with her father. B. She gives instructions.‎ C. She turns off the radio. D. She watches the weather.‎ ‎29. What does the attraction of paragliding lie in the author’s eyes?‎ A. The pleasant wind. B. The uncertainty of each flight.‎ C. The excitement of landing. D. The success of each flight. ‎ ‎30. What kind of feeling does the underlined sentence in Paragraph 5 probably show?‎ A. Luck. B. Happiness. C. Anger. D.Nervousness.‎ ‎31. What happens in the process of the author’s landing?‎ A. She changes her mind about the landing site. ‎ B. She asks her dad for help.‎ C. She sees a washing machine below. ‎ D. She hurts herself.‎ Ｄ Cities are likely to be affected by overheating, thanks to something called the urban heat island effect. Cities tend to be short of trees, which provide shade, and they are covered with black pavement, which absorbs heat from the sun. Think of how it feels to wear a dark shirt versus a white shirt ‎ on a sunny day. A black shirt absorbs light, heating you up. But a white shirt reflects light, keeping you cool.‎ The average temperature in a city of a million or more people can be more than 5 degrees F hotter than surrounding areas. That extra 5 degrees can turn a hot day from uncomfortable to deadly. As temperatures rise, cities will be an especially dangerous place to be during a heat wave. To protect public health, city officials are going to make the city cooler.‎ As part of that effort, Los Angeles is coating its roads in CoolSeal, a gray paint that keeps streets and parking lots 10 degrees cooler than black asphalt（沥青）. It will help Angelinos save money during the summer, when air conditioning sends power bills soaring. And it will save lives by lowering temperatures and improving air quality. Hot weather worsens air pollution by turning car exhaust into smog, which can make life miserable for people with asthma（哮喘）and other breathing problems.‎ Of course, LA will have to do more than paint over a few streets to cool off the city. Angelinos will also need to plant more trees and apply white paint to rooftops—at least those not already covered in solar panels. While LA is a pioneer of reflective streets, other cities, like New York, are already experimenting with reflective roofs or, like Melbourne, lowering the temperature by planting trees. LA is hardly alone in its effort to stay cool.‎ ‎“This is an urgent challenge, and it’s much bigger than one person,” said Mayor Garcetti in a recent statement. “Climate change is a fact of life that people in Los Angeles and cities around the world live with every day.”‎ ‎32. Which of the following contributes to the urban heat island effect?‎ ‎ A. Furnishing every house with air conditioners.‎ ‎ B. Covering the streets with white paint.‎ ‎ C. Applying reflective paint to rooftops.‎ ‎ D. Planting more trees in the streets.‎ ‎33. What should the city officials emphasize during hot summer?‎ A. When to cut off the electricity supply.‎ ‎ B. Where to wear a white shirt.‎ ‎ C. Why to coat the roads with black paint ‎ D. How to make the city cooler.‎ ‎34. What benefit can people gain from the use of CoolSeal?‎ ‎ A. Making life easier and more comfortable.‎ ‎ B. Promoting the sale of air conditioners.‎ ‎ C. Increasing the indoor activities.‎ ‎ D. Reducing the number of cold days.‎ ‎35. What’s the main idea of the passage?‎ ‎ A. More and more countries begin to plant trees in the streets.‎ ‎ B. L.A. calls on people to fight against global warming.‎ ‎ C. L.A. adopted many approaches to fight against the heat.‎ ‎ D. L.A. is painting its streets white to keep the city cool.‎ 第二节（共5小题；每小题2分,满分10分）‎ 根据短文内容,从短文后的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。‎ There was a park near my home. But I didn’t go there very often. Many people said there was nothing special. One afternoon, I went into the park and found it was really small. I walked quickly because there wasn’t much to see. I walked for some time and found myself standing in front of two paths.‎ ‎36　I found that the two paths were different from each other.‎ ‎ The left one was wide and clean. There were lots of flowers on both sides of the path. Though the flowers weren’t beautiful, they made me feel ‎ good. I decided to take this path. But wait! I looked at the right one. The path didn’t look nice. 　 37 　Grass grew everywhere. For a long time, I couldn’t make up my mind.‎ ‎ 38 　It wasn’t nice, but I didn’t want to give up. At last, I came to the end of the path. Ah! There was a small garden there. It was beautiful, perhaps the most beautiful garden I had ever seen.　 39 　‎ ‎ Many people told me that there was nothing much to see in the park. Now I’d like to tell them that if they had followed the right way, they would have felt differently. But when I told them about what I had seen in the park, they just smiled at me without saying a word. I knew they didn’t believe me. They couldn’t even remember that path because it was too small.‎ ‎ 40 　Don’t be afraid to choose a different path. You may get a big surprise!‎ A.There is nothing that I want to see.‎ B.There were trees, flowers and chairs. I thought it was the nicest part ‎ of the park.‎ C. My trip to the park that day made me understand something about life.‎ D. It looked like it had not been cleaned for months.‎ E. I told them what happened.‎ F. “Which way should I go?” I asked myself. I looked at one way, then the other.‎ G. After a while a strange feeling made me follow the dirty path.‎ 第三部分： 语言知识运用（共两节,满分45分）‎ 第一节 ‎（共20小题；每小题1.5分,满分30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。‎ When you are five years old, your mother is your everything. She is your 41 , friend, nurse; the only person you rely on 42 with your hopes, dreams, and wishes. But for me, this was not the case.‎ My mother suffered from 43 problems that would keep her in bed for days, leaving me to care for her and look after myself. This situation 44 me to grow up much faster. While I knew my mother was sick, I felt deep down that we could 45 it and everything would be okay. 46 , in 1997 everything went terribly wrong, and my life changed forever. ‎ Adoption is a 47 word to a five-year-old, but when I realized that my own mother had signed me over to 48 , I felt it was the worst betrayal. I suffered from shock, anger, and confusion as I attempted to adjust to my new family. No longer could I trust anyone since the person I had loved more than all else had 49 me. Hearing people tell me that she did it in my best interest, I felt it even more 50 . I could not forgive her and always 51 how she could reject me like an old sofa. ‎ However, the more I got older, the more I began to understand how 52 our situation had been. We had been 53 on boxes of noodles, and at one point we 54 lived in our car. I was once passed from drug-addicted cousins to mentally unstable neighbors as my mother 55 to try and save me from what our lives were becoming 56 each day passed. ‎ ‎ 57 recently have I begun to understand why my mother gave me to strangers. 58 , she really did save me. She loved me more than anything, so she wanted me to have a chance in life, 59 she could no longer offer me. I now know my life has been a special 60 only because she was selfless enough to give me up. ‎ ‎41. A. hostess B. candidate C. colleague D. provider ‎42. A. mainly B. gradually C. completely D. occasionally ‎43. A. moral B. physical C. psychological D. social ‎ ‎44. A. forced B. convinced C. motivated D. inspired ‎ ‎45. A. stick to B. get through C. decide on D. flee from ‎ ‎46 A. However B. Meanwhile C. Otherwise D. Therefore ‎ ‎47. A. familiar B. negative C. foreign D. simple ‎48. A. strangers B. servicemen C. neighbors D. cousins ‎49. A. applied B. allocated C. abandoned D. avoided ‎ ‎50. A. unavailable B. unbelievable C. unfortunate D. unacceptable ‎51. A.wondered B. imagined C. remembered D. questioned ‎52. A. ridiculous B. urgent C. complex D. hopeless ‎53. A. focusing B. surviving C. acting D. working ‎54. A. even B. also C. still D. yet ‎55. A. learnt B. fought C. hesitated D. tended ‎56. A. with B. before C. once D. as ‎57. A. Until B. Specially C. Only D. Especially ‎58. A. In the long run B. Time and again C. For quite a while D. All at once ‎59. A. that B.the one C. one D. what ‎60. A. deal B.gift C. test D.fact ‎ 第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分,满分15分）‎ 阅读下面材料,在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。‎ Bad teeth can be painful and even be deadly. 61 (infect) of the gums (牙龈) and teeth can release bacteria into the blood system. Those bacteria can increase the chance of a heart attack or stroke and 62 （worse）the effects of -diseases. And adults are not the only ones 63 risk. For example, a 12-year-old boy died when a tooth infection spread to his brain in 2007 in Washington. Experts said it might have 64 (prevent)had he received the dental care he needed. ‎ Experts say good dental care starts at birth. Breast milk,they say, 65 (be) the best food for the healthy development of teeth. Breast milk can help slow bacterial growth and acid production in 66 mouth. But dentists say a baby’s gums and early teeth should be cleaned after each feeding by ‎ 67 (use) a cloth with a little warm water.‎ When baby teeth begin to appear,you can clean them with a wet toothbrush. Dentists say it is important to find soft toothbrushes 68 (make) specially for babies and to use them very gently. The use of fluoride (氟化物) ‎ ‎69 (protect) teeth is common in many parts of the world. For example, 70 is often added to drinking water supplies. ‎ 第四部分： 写作 （共两节,满分35分）‎ 第一节：短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分,满分10分）‎ ‎       假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文,请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误,每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。‎ 增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧）,并在其下面写出该加的词。‎ 删除：把多余的词用斜线（＼）划掉。‎ 修改：在错的词下划一横线,并在该词下面写出修改后的词。‎ 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。‎ ‎ I’d like to tell you something about my hometown. Locating along the coast of Shandong Province, my hometown is a small and beautiful coastal city. It has experienced greatly developments in the last ten years. Modern transportation made it possible for people to reach in any neighboring cities or provinces within a few hours. One of the main attraction in our city is a water park, which people can see the interesting mysteries of a underwater world and do various exciting water activities. It attracts thousands of tourists every day. As a coastal city, my hometown is famous for it special delicious seafood. It is spoken highly by those coming here. ‎ 第二节 书面表达（满分25分）‎ 假设你是某外国语学校的学生会主席。最近，为了弘扬雷锋精神，你校决定开展多项志愿服务活动。请用英语写一篇倡议书,发表在校英语报上,号召同学们加入本校的志愿者俱乐部。内容包括：‎ ‎1.陈述当志愿者的好处;‎ ‎2.向同学们发出几点倡议。‎ 注意:1.词数 100 左右； 2.可以适当增加节,以使行文连贯。3. 开头已给出，但不计入总词数。‎ Dear fellow students,‎ Volunteering has a positive effect on our community. ‎ ‎_____________________________________________________________________‎ Students’ Union 英语联考答案 听力：1—5 BACBB 6—10 BCBCC ‎ ‎11—15 ACCAC 16—20 BBBCC 阅读理解：21-25 DAABC 26-30 ABDBD ‎ ‎31-35 AADAC 36-40 FDGBC ‎ 完型填空 ：41-45 DCBAB 46-50 ACACD ‎ ‎51-55 ADBAB 56-60 DCACB 语法填词：61. Infections     62. worsen   63. at ‎ 64. been prevented     65. is   66. the 67. using        ‎ ‎68. made   69. to protect 70. it ‎ 短文改错 ‎ 71. Locating →Located 72. and →but 73. greatly→great ‎ ‎74. made→makes 75. reach后的 in去掉 76. attraction→attractions 77.which → where 78. a →the 79. it →its 80. by前加of ‎ 书面表达 (One possible version)‎ Dear fellow students,‎ Volunteering has a positive effect on our community. It can benefit us in several ways. First of all, volunteering can help us learn more about society and gain valuable experience. Secondly, by volunteering provides us with a good opportunity to put what we have learned to good use.‎ I hope more and more students will join the voluntary club of our school. Let’s express concern for the old and disabled people around us and offer a helping hand. Let’s clean the parks near our home. Let’s go to nursing homes to bring love to those in need.‎ Remember, we can make a difference to society if we are willing to lend a helping hand, so let’s take action.‎ Students’ Union 英语听力录音原文：‎ Text 1‎ W: How is the climate in your country?‎ M: The weather is cold in the north and windy in the east. It rains a lot in the west, so it’s rather wet.‎ Text 2 ‎ W: What kind of music do you like? I have a lot of CDs.‎ M: I always listen to classical music because my mother listens to it a lot. But I like country music the most. I don’t like rock-and-roll.‎ Text 3‎ M: What time is it, Christina? My class starts at nine o’clock.‎ W: Well, my watch says eight thirty, but it’s ten minutes slow.‎ Text 4‎ W: Say, where are your parents from? ‎ M: Actually, both my parents are Chinese. They met in Canada and I was born there. ‎ W: Oh, but you look Western. ‎ Text 5‎ W: Mike, I want to talk with you right now.‎ M: What’s up?‎ W: You promised to hand in perfect homework, but this is full of mistakes.‎ Text 6‎ W: Hey, where have you been lately?‎ M: Ah, I’ve been taking Spanish classes on the weekends. But maybe we can meet Wednesday or Thursday evening for a drink.‎ W: I’ll be busy on Thursday, but Wednesday would be good. I didn’t know you were taking classes. Is it a lot of work?‎ M: Well, it’s four hours on Saturdays and Sundays, so after class, my head is full of information. It takes me a few days to remember all the new vocabulary and grammar. I spend at least two to three hours every night studying.‎ Text 7‎ M: Did you move into your new apartment?‎ W: Yes, but I’m afraid it’s still a mess.‎ M: Don’t worry. It’ll probably take you about three weeks to get everything organized. Have you taken a walk around the neighborhood yet?‎ W: Unfortunately, yes.‎ M: What do you mean by that?‎ W: I took a long walk through the neighborhood this morning on my way to the train station. It took almost 20 minutes.‎ M: Yes, but you’re only paying $500 a month. Is there a supermarket nearby?‎ W: Yes, if you consider Seven-Eleven a supermarket.‎ M: You’d better buy a bike.‎ W: That’s right. Or I’m going to spend a lot of time walking.‎ Text 8 ‎ M: How much do you charge per hour?‎ W: Well, that depends. My fees for children and adults are different. And long-term courses receive a discount.‎ M: So, what are your fees for an adult just wanting to improve his or her conversation skills? ‎ W: If the person has some language ability, I charge 300 RMB an hour. For beginners, the fee is 450 RMB an hour.‎ M: That’s not too bad. What about children?‎ W: Children are more difficult, so I charge more. For general English, the fee is 500 RMB an hour for one to two children, 650 RMB per hour for three to four children. The children’s families can divide the fee among themselves.‎ M: Oh, that’s not so bad. You mentioned other classes…‎ W: Yes, The rate for test preparation classes is 500 RMB an hour. ‎ M: Wow!‎ W: I am an expert with thirty years of experience. I expect to be paid accordingly.‎ Text 9 ‎ M: Hey, what grade did you get on the math exam?‎ W: I got 84 percent. What did you get?‎ M: Well, I needed 88 percent to apply to a good college, but I got 90!‎ W: Wow, that’s great! Now you’ll be able to get into any university you want, right?‎ M: I think so. I think I’ll apply to the University of Toronto, and McGill University in Montreal. ‎ W: I was thinking of applying to McGill as well — the campus is really nice there. It’s even nicer than Queen’s University.‎ M: How are you going to pay for your tuition?‎ W: Well, I applied for some scholarships, and my parents will pay part of it. What about you?‎ M: My parents said they’d help me out, too. I’m just glad I live in Canada and not the United States. I have a cousin who’s attending a university there. His parents are paying five thousand dollars per term!‎ W: Wow. How can anybody afford that? I guess only rich people’s kids can go to good universities in the States.‎ Text 10‎ Okay, if I could have your attention, please. We have a new member to formally introduce today. Although he is the newest member of our department, many of you know him very well personally. John Clayton has been with the firm for almost 20 years now. He started as a hardware technician and worked his way up to senior manager, then systems director, and finally to his current position of vice president in charge of research and development. Since you’re all familiar with John’s work, I want to tell you a little about his personal life. John is married and has a son and a daughter. Last year, his 17-year-old boy, Luke, was admitted to Oxford. This was, of course, good news for John and his wife Karen. His election to our board of directors is a result of his courage and high personal standards. John replaces Martin Lynch, who retired last November, and although those are big shoes to fill, I am confident that he is more than up to the task. OK, John, Say some words please!‎