2021-2022学年湖北省部分市州高二下学期7月联合期末调研考试英语试题Word版含答案

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湖北省部分市州2022年7月高二年级联合调研考试

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本试卷共8页,67题。全卷满分150分。考试时间120分钟。

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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. Where are the speakers probably?

A. In the police office.

B. In the woman's house.

C. On the street.

2. How will the woman go to Paris?

A. By train.

B. By car.

C. By air.

3. What does the man want to be probably?

A. A typist.

B. A program designer.

C. An electrical engineer.

4. Why does the man make the call?

A. To apply for a job.

B. To report a problem.

C. To rent a house.

5. What are the speakers mainly talking about?

A. Public transport.

B. Family entertainment,

C. High technology.

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6、7题。

6. When did the meeting start?

A. About five minutes ago.

B. About ten minutes ago.

C. About fifteen minutes ago.

7. What will the man do this Thursday?

A. Do one more test.

B. Get his test paper back.

C. Help mark some test papers.

听第7段材料,回答第8.9题。

8. What is the woman going to do?

A. Take a business trip.

B. Make the introductions. C. Have lunch with the man,

9. What does Luciana look like?

A. She is of medium height.

B. She has long dark hair. C. She wears purple clothes.

听第8段材料,回答第10至12题。

l0. When did the speakers graduate from college?

A. About 10 years ago. .

B. About 15 years ago.

C. About 25 years ago.

11. What was the woman's biggest problem with living in London?

A. The job.

B. The rent.

C. The circumstance.

12. Where do the woman's parents live?

A. In Reading.

B. In Oxford.

C. In Cambridge.

听第9段材料,回答第13至16题。

13. Who is Helen?

A. The man's friend.

B. The man's classmate.

C. The man's student.

14. What does the woman think the man's answer to Question One is?

A. Never.

B. Sometimes.

C. Often.

15. What does the man think of Question Two?

A. Very bad.

B. Less important.

C. Somewhat easy.

16. How does the man help his friends?

A. By cheering them up repeatedly.

B. By listening and giving advice to them.

C. By listening to them without saying anything.

听第10段材料,回答第17至20题。

17. What day is it today?

A. Tuesday.

B. Thursday.

C. Saturday.

18. Who will perform?

A. Kim and his team.

B. Some music teachers.

C. Local teenagers.

19. What do we know about City Hall?

A. It's near the new school.

B. It sells tickets in Room 405.

C. Its address is 250 Morton Avenue.

20. What does the speaker call on people to do at last?

A. Support the musicians.

B. Go to the concert on foot.

C. A void interrupting the practice.

第二部分 阅读(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、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

A

Best properties on the market

This week: Homes in Wisconsin

De Pere

This is a seven-bedroom home in the Green Bay area. Built in 1858, the house keeps the original wooden windows. The master suite has French doors leading to a passage. The 2-acre house features a pool and 198 feet of backyard on the Fox River.

$ 1,500,000. Sandra Ranck, Keller Williams, (920) 265-5033.

Middleton

Set on 1.5 acres, this four-bedroom home was built using environmentally sustainable principles. Details include a media room hidden behind bookcases on the lower level, a tower room accessible via a staircase and a master bedroom with steam shower and fireplace.    

$ 988 ,900. Susi and Paul Haviland, Stark Co. Realtors, (608) 576-9211.

Fox Point

This four- bed room bungalow was built in 1927. The interior(内部) features the original floors, built-ins, and leaded glass windows. The wooded house has a backyard and a three-car garage, and is in a highly ranked school district.

$ 274,900. Falk Ruvin Team, Coldwell Banker Residential Real Estate, (414) 688-3935.

Madison

Built in 2002, this five- bed room house overlooks Lake Mendota. Details include a chef's kitchen, a great room with arched ceiling, and a master suite with a spa bathroom. The landscaped house has stone walls, a heated three- car garage, and a boathouse.

$ 1, 800 ,000. Kristine Jaeger, Sprinkman Real Estate, (608) 217-1919.

21. Where can you find the home with the most bedrooms?

A. In De Pere.

B. In Middleton.

C. In Fox Point.

D. In Madison.

22. Which number should you call if you want to live near a good school?

A. (920) 265-5033.

B. (608) 576-9211.

C. (414) 688-3935.

D. (608) 217-1919.

23. How is the five-bedroom home different from the others?

A. It is the largest in area.

B. It has a three-car garage.

C. It is the lowest in price.

D. It features a nice lake view.

B

Winter, a dolphin with an artificial tail, died on November 12, 2021, whose story inspired a book and two heartwarming movies. The 1 6-year-old had been suffering from a terrible disease since November 1, 2021. The doctors at Florida's Clearwater Marine Aquarium(水族馆) tried several life saving efforts but in vain,

“She's the strongest little dolphin that I have ever met, and we learned so much from her and have been privileged to have 16 wonderful years with her,” Dr. Shelly Marquardt, a vet (善医) with the aquarium stated.

Winter's uplifting story began in December 2005 when her tail got caught in a crab trap line. Florida fisher Jim Savage released the little dolphin and rushed her to the Clearwater Marine Aquarium. While the dolphin-fittingly named Winter- survived, her badly-injured tail had to be cut off.

Believing she would be unable to swim, the aquarium's health experts placed the young dolphin on a special device in the water. However, winter was not going to let a “minor” inconvenience like a missing tail get in her way. She began using her broken tail to swim from side to side. While seeing the stubborn dolphin moving was encouraging, doctors feared it would hurt her back. Fortunately, two experts at the Hanger Clinic heard about Winter's sad situation and made her an artificial tail.

Winter gave hope to people worldwide, especially those living with disabilities. Grace Savage was one of them. The grandniece of the fisher who rescued the dolphin in 2005 suffers from infantile paralysis(小儿麻痹症).“She gives us inspiration to never give up,”Savage told FOX 13 during her 2019 aquarium visit.

24. What may have caused the death of Winter?

A. The improper treatment.

B. An incurable disease.

C. Her unbearable suffering.

D. Her badly-injured tail.

25. What can we learn about Winter from the passage?

A. Shelly offered immediate rescue to release her.

B. Jim Savage cut off Winter's tail to save her life.

C. Winter was not discouraged by physical disability.

D. The vets in the aquarium made her an artificial tail.

26. Why is Grace Savage mentioned in the last paragraph?

A. To show Winter's positive effects on humans.

B. To recall the comments Grace made on Winter.

C. To prove the aquarium is a good place to visit.

D. To tell how Grace lived with disabilities bravely.

27. Which of the following can best describe Winter's story?

A. Adversity makes a man wise, not rich.

B. What doesn't kill me makes me stronger.

C. The greater the difficulty, the greater the glory.

D. All things in their being are good for something.

C

Yellowstone National Park is boiling. The Wyoming park is filled with hot springs and geysers- all fueled by a bubbling (沸腾的) supervolcano.

Scientists agree the Yellow stone supervolcano is unlikely to blow anytime soon. Should it erupt, it would be a disaster. The eruption would shoot out enough rock and ash to cover most of the United States.

So in 2017, NASA scientists ran a thought experiment to see if they could stop a future super-eruption. The study was led by Brian Wilcox. His team came up with the idea of drilling a series of wells around the edge of the park and pumping cold water down into the hot rock. This would cool the boiling rock and prevent a disaster. As a bonus, the system would provide enough geothermal energy to power the entire country. The idea，however, has reached a standstill. Yellowstone and other national parks have long been protected from commercial energy development to ensure that these regions remain untouched.

Nowhere has geothermal energy had a greater effect on the environment than in New Zealand. Much like Yellowstone, the Wairakei Basin of the country's north island was once a bubbling scene where 70 geysers periodically fired jets of water into the air. That is, until 1958，when a geothermal power plant was developed nearby. Today, Wairakei does not host a single geyser. The power plant destroyed all 70 of them, along with 240 hot springs.

Should a project like this take place at the edges of Yellowstone National Park, it could easily leave the surface features untouched and still drill deep enough to generate geothermal power. Indeed, that was NASA's supposed solution.

But Richards does not like the idea. Even if a geothermal power plant did not destroy the region's features- from geysers and hot springs to mudpots- the plant would not go unnoticed in such an untouched area.

28. Why did the NASA scientists carry out the study?

A. To discover more clean and sustainable energy.

B. To estimate Yellowstone supervolcano's danger.

C. To seek how to prevent a future volcanic eruption.

D. To drill wells to provide easier access to hot water.

29. What does the underlined phrase in Paragraph 3 mean?

A. Come to a temporary stop.

B. Won governmental approval.

C. Led to a major breakthrough.

D. A roused much public concern,

30. What happened to geysers in the Wairakei Basin since a power plant was built?

A. They disappeared completely.

B. They mixed with hot springs.

C. They became more powerful.

D. They were put into better use.

31. Why does Richards disapprove of building a power plant there?

A. It could destroy the geysers in the park.

B. It would conflict with NASA's solution.

C. It might result in violent volcanic eruptions.

D. It would hurt the original scenery of the park.

D

Housework might seem a drag, but researchers have suggested tasks like dusting, cleaning floors and washing the windows might help adults to stay healthy into old age. A Singapore-based team of researchers said regular physical activity “improves physical and mental health, lowers the risks and effects of chronic(慢性的) diseases, and reduces falls, dependency and death rate among older adults”.

The team randomly asked adults to complete cognitive(认知的) function tests as well as activities to assess their physical abilities, such as standing up from a chair as quickly as they could. Participants were also tested on their levels of physical activity, including the amount of housework they did, and were assessed for their risk of having a fall based on measures such as knee extension strength. Most of those who reported doing high levels of heavy or light housework were women. After taking age and sex into account, the team found cognitive scores and attention scores were 8% and 14% higher respectively for older adults doing high amounts of heavy housework, compared with low levels. Sit-to-stand times were lower for older adults reporting high amounts of heavy housework compared with low amounts, while they were also assessed as being at lower risk of having a fall.

Gill Livingston, professor of psychiatry (精神病学) of older people, who was not involved in the work，said the study was interesting but had little meaning as people who are not so well may be expected to do less housework. “I think the advice would be that housework can be good exercise, which is good for your heart and brain. We cannot draw any conclusions from this study that it is specifically protective," she said.

32. What is the benefit of regular physical activity for adults?

A. To provide a cure for chronic diseases.

B. To promote their health and wellbeing.

C. To prevent them from accidents or death,

D. To help them to become socially adaptable.

33. What can we learn from the study of housework?

A. Age and sex are key factors in cognitive and attention ability.

B. Doing housework can improve cognitive and attention ability.

C. Women are more suitable for heavy or light housework than men.

D. Doing more housework can avoid the risk of the old having a fall.

34. What is Gill Livingston's attitude to the study of housework?

A. Unconcerned.

B. Subjective.

C. Critical.

D. Positive.

35. Where is the text most probably taken from?

A. A news report.

B. A social survey.

C. A sports journal.

D. A health magazine.

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。

Adapted from Liang Xiaosheng's award-winning novel, the realistic drama A Li felong Journey recently has been a huge hit on TV and online.  36 

Given that A Lifelong Journey is set in the 1960s, it's not surprising that the family has to deal with lots of social changes and uncertainties, like the restoration of Gaokao, the country' s reform and opening-up, the passion for private business and so on,   37   To create the neighborhood, the shooting crew built a set covering 8, 000 square meters in Changchun, Jilin province, collecting many old items, such as old-fashioned televisions and calendars, to re-create the past. The clothing, like Lei Feng-style hats, and interior spaces, also play an essential part, changing with time as the plot develops.

The five virtues in Confucianism- -benevolence(仁), righteousness(义), courtesy(礼)，wisdom and trust can be found in the lead character Zhou Bingkun, the youngest son in the family.  38   In the show, Zhou Bingkun used to be a factory worker, the one who has taken care of the big family and friends selflessly.

Following the lives of Zhou's family, the drama gives viewers an insight into the lives of ordinary Chinese.   39   It is the kind of show that strikes your heartstrings and leaves you in tears even if you've already read the book.   40 

A. No wonder viewers thought highly of this drama.

B. It is time to create such a drama to remember the bygone times.

C. China has witnessed dramatic changes over the past five decades.

D. And it explores themes of family, friendship and romance in a bittersweet story.

E. He was played by Lei Jiayin, who says he can almost “see his father" in the drama.

F. Disney has also announced it has acquired the drama series for an international release.

G. Most of the narrative took place in a shantytown(棚户区)，where Zhou's family lives.

第三部分语言运用(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。

I was hiking on a desert when I slipped off a high rock, breaking my leg. There was no phone   41  , and I hadn't told anyone where I was going. I had also, according to my GPS, taken a wrong   42   somewhere and was a mile off the actual trail.

But I believed someone would find me the next day. As the sun rose again,   43   returned. But I wasn't found that day. I sincerely   44   to whatever force might listen. Not until Day Three did I reach depression. The sadness of never seeing my beloved   45   over me like a wave. However, I gradually   46   myself as a part of the desert- -a quiet and free place. I felt relieved that my death would happen in the wild. Then I   47   into a quiet sleep. Though I was still   48   for my fourth day, I was at my absolute weakest. Had the helicopter not come to my   49  , I didn't know how much longer I would hang on.

It is a(n)   50   that we will die. My narrow   51   made me wonder how often I really appreciated life. Once we accept life will end, it becomes easier to   52   what we are afraid of. Everything becomes a   53   : the good and the bad. We can't   54   live and only enjoy the best bits. We can't treasure the   55   if we never have to live through the dark.

41. A. number   B. message  C. signal   D. call

42. A. look   B. ride   C. stop   D. turn

43. A. hope   B. stress    C. curiosity  D. hesitation

44. A. replied   B. prayed   C. explained  D. responded

45. A. swept   B. hung    C. spilled   D. flowed

46. A. abandoned  B. accepted  C. recommended D. revealed

47. A. dived   B. knocked  C. broke   D. fell

48. A. turning over  B. looking back C. holding on  D. wandering about

49. A. mind   B. attention  C. support  D. rescue

50. A. advantage  B. certainty  C. excuse   D. relief

51. A. blow   B. defeat   C. escape   D. adventure

52. A. take place of  B. live up to  C. make up for  D. let go of

53. A. bonus   B. thought  C. priority  D. promise

54. A. proudly   B. casually  C. selectively  D. cautiously

55. A. color   B. light   C. beauty   D. happiness

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。

Chinese singer Liu Geng hong posts fitness videos on Douyin, where he works out to the fast-paced tune of Jay Chou's. His online fitness videos have proved   56   huge hit with people exercising at home. So far his Douyin account   57   (rocket) to 55 million followers and 53 million likes, fueling people s interest in indoor exercise.

Pu Zhengning, associate professor of Southeast University, says the epidemic(流行病) has limited access   58   gyms and fitness centers, so simple aerobic(有氧健身) exercises requiring no   59  (equip) are perfect for people at home. And that is exactly   60   has made Liu rise to fame on his social media platforms.

As an alternative to people   61   (gather) to keep fit, the phenomenon is also helpful for epidemic prevention. In a March report, the number of fitness videos on the platform in 2021   62   (be) up by 134 percent, while followers of fitness trainers increased by 208 percent   63   (compare) with 2020.

“Cloud fitness” is no flash in the pan, offering a great alternative to expensive gym memberships. In the past, aerobics on TV proved   64   (extreme) popular, and nowadays it's even easier to follow along and learn from   65   (instructor) on social media.

第四部分写作(共两节，满分40分)

第一节(满分15分)

假定你是某国际中学的李华,将参加校志愿者协会慰问社区的留守儿童。请写信邀请你校交换生Cathy一起参加,内容包括:

1.活动内容; 2.发出邀请。

提示词:留守儿童left-behind children

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。

Dear Cathy,

Looking forward to your reply.

Yours,

Li Hua

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。

Flora and her dad were going to move. This Friday, a truck would come for the furniture. Then the next week, the workers would dig up the yard where Flora and her dad had grown flowers and change it into a parking lot.

“Our poor flowers,” Flora murmured, looking at the bright purple blooms. She sat outside, selling things she didn't want to take to the new house. Beside her hung a sign that said Yard Sale. Her yard sale was the first one of the year on Apple Street, and several of her neighbors came over to have a look.

Her dad came out with a dish piled high with nuts. “Here's a snack for everyone,” he said. He loved sharing things. Most of all，he loved sharing jokes. He smiled when he saw Flora's sign and blinked(眨眼) at the customers around her.

“Got problems with your selling? You seem to be unhappy," he asked. He surely knew the real reason why she was upset. .

“Little Flora is trying to sell her stuff out," joked Mrs. Ciro. “Or is she worrying about her flowers?”

“How much for the weed by your sign?” asked Quincy Johnson, smiling widely.

Flora frowned. She didn't think their jokes were funny. The yard was already sold and soon their poor flowers would be destroyed. The new house didn't have any flowers at all, With a sigh, Flora dug her heels(鞋后跟) deep into the grass.

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。

Feeling the soft earth under her heels, she came up with a good idea.                                                                             

She only carried two pots of flowers inside.                                                                                                                         

湖北省部分市州2021-2022年春季学期高二期末考试

英语答案

听力：AACBC  ABBCB  BCACA  BACBA

阅读理解：ACD  BCAB  CAAD  BBCD  七选五：FGEDA

完形填空：CDABA  BDCDB  CDACB

语法填空：

56. a    考查不定冠词。a huge hit 大获成功。
57. has rocketed  考查现在完成时态。根据时间状语so far，可知此处用现在完成时态。
58. to    考查介词to。词组have access to有权享用，可以使用。
59. equipment   考查词性转换。equip——equipment。
60. what    考查疑问代词what引导表语从句。
61. gathering   考查非谓语动词现在分词作定语。
62. was    考查动词的一般过去时态。the number 做主语，谓语动词用单数。
63. compared   考查非谓语动词过去分词作状语。
64. extremely   考查副词作状语。
65. instructors   考查名词单复数形式。

写作第一节：

Dear Cathy,

How is everything going? Our school volunteer association plans to visit the left-behind children in the community this weekend. We are wondering whether you can join us?

With their parents working far away, those left-behind children are in need of love and care. Therefore, we are scheduled to do our bits to help them. Not only will we bring them the carefully-selected gifts, but also we will have fun together by playing games and giving performances. Since you have always been enthusiastic about voluntary work, I sincerely invite you to join us in playing the guitar. Your participation will surely add pleasure to this meaningful day.

Looking forward to your reply.

Yours,

                                           Li Hua

写作第二节：

  Feeling the soft earth under her heels, she came up with a good idea. With great expectation, she rushed to her dad and told him in a low voice. “Brilliant! Just go ahead!” her dad nodded in agreement. With the help of her dad, she fetched some flowerpots and some tools from the garage. She carefully dug up flowers and gently planted them in every pot. When she looked at every lovely flower in its new nice home, a sweet smile spread unconsciously across her face.

She only carried two pots of flowers inside. They would come along with the family to decorate the new house. Then Flora lined up the other pots near her sign. This time it was her turn to joke customers. “How much are the flowers?” Johnson asked jokingly while other customers gathering around waited for her response. To their surprise, Flora blinked her eyes and spoke out proudly, “Zero cents! Pick any pot you like!” What a smart and thoughtful girl! Her dad patted on her shoulder, with his usual grin on his face.

听力原稿：

(Text 1)

M: Sit down, please. Tell me what happened.

W: Thanks, sir. I was sleeping when I heard a loud noise in the kitchen. I got up and went downstairs quietly. Then I saw a man going out of the window.

M: Your name and address, please.

(Text 2)

M: What time are you setting off?

W: I’m catching the 10:15 train to Paris tomorrow morning.

M: I’ll meet my cousin at the airport at 8:00. Then I’ll drive you to the railway station and see you off.

(Text 3)

W: What type of work are you looking for?

M: I used to be a typist and then a program designer. And I would appreciate the possibility of working in any firm connected with electrical engineering.

(Text 4)

W: Is that you, Ben?

M: Yes, I’m sorry to call you at work. But I have no choice.

W: That’s okay. Is there a problem with the house?

M: There is a problem ...

(Text 5)

W: I’ve got the tickets to my hometown online. It’s very convenient that we can do a great many things online.

M: Great. Nowadays, life has changed so much because of high technology.

(Text 6)

M: Excuse me. I’m just ... just coming to sit over here. How’s the meeting going? What have I missed?

W: Nothing too much. He just started around five minutes ago. He himself was ten minutes late. M: Did he say anything about the mid-term?

W: What?

M: About the mid-term test we took ten days ago. Did he say anything about when he was going to hand the papers back to us?

W: He almost finished marking them. He said we will have them this Thursday. Anyone who failed will take another test next Tuesday.

M: OK, got it. Thank you. I think I did it quite well.

(Text 7)

W: Welcome to the department, Yuki. Let me show you around and tell you about your new colleagues. I’ll introduce you to them all in a while, as they’ll be away on business after lunch. It’s only a couple of hours to go.

M: Great. Thanks. So, who are those people over there?

W: That’s the order management team. Luciana is the team leader, mainly dealing with the new orders. She’s the tallest one standing beside the table with short, dark hair.

M: In the purple dress?

W: Yeah, that’s her favourite colour. You’ll probably work closely with her while you are learning about our ordering process and she is skilled in this field.

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M: Hello! Celina!

W: Well, well, Patrick Eastwood. How have you been?

M: Good, great, actually. How are you? I haven’t seen you for ... a decade?

W: Much longer than that. About fifteen years, since we left college.

M: OK. What are you doing here? I heard you’d moved to London.

W: I lived in Reading and Oxford for over ten years. So I was in London just for a couple of years. But it didn’t work out.

M: Oh. I’m sorry to hear that. Are you ... OK?

W: I’m fine! The dream job wasn’t really a dream, you know? Um ... London is great but it’s so expensive. I mean, just the rent on a flat is ...uh … extremely expensive.

M: I see.

W: So I came back to Cambridge. I’ve been back here for almost five months, living with my mom and dad, which is, er ..interesting.

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W: Have you ever called a friend of yours at three o’clock in the morning just to chat? And the choices are: Never, sometimes, or often.

M: Well, I’ve spoken to Helen till the early hours on the next day for many times. Last year when she had all those problems at college, it was I who had talked to her every night for a week, taking my experience as an example.

W: OK, I think we can put you down for “often”; don’t you think so? Question Two. Do your friends search for you when they want to cheer up, get some good advice or just get someone to listen to them?

M: What a terrible question! Those last two options are pretty much the same, wouldn’t you say?

W: Just give me an answer. I think you’re getting nervous—you’re giving the answer after a long time of thinking!

M: Very funny! OK, I’d say people come to me quite often when they’ve got a problem as they know I’ll give them good advice.

W: So?

M: I will listen to them but also give advice, so it’s really the second option.

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Good evening, everyone. This is Kim Steven. I am pleased to announce a concert at City Hall next Friday at 8 pm, which is ten days later. The musicians are all local teenagers. With the help of their teachers, they have worked hard before and after school throughout the year to make the performance a celebration and a success. You won’t want to miss this evening of entertainment. I had the opportunity to visit the hall while the students were practicing, and there were some very talented musicians. There are only 500 tickets, so be sure to get yours early. If the tickets aren’t sold out, they will be available in Room 405, City Hall, or Room 400 at Morton Heights High School. The new school is at 250 Morton Avenue, three blocks north of the old school. There’s free parking on either side of the new school. Support these 100 hard-working young musicians and ensure a good attendance next Friday.