四川省瀘州市江陽區(qū)四瀘州高級中學(xué)2024-2025學(xué)年高二上學(xué)期1月期末英語試題

瀘州市瀘州高級中學(xué)20242025學(xué)年上期高二期末測試題英語注意事項:1.答卷前，考生務(wù)必把自己的姓名、準(zhǔn)考證號填寫在答題卡上。2.考生作答時，選擇題用2B鉛筆將答題卡對應(yīng)題目的答案標(biāo)號涂黑，其余各題用0.5毫米黑色墨跡簽字筆將答案寫在答題卡上,在本試卷、草稿紙上答題無效。3.全卷滿分150分，考試時間120分鐘?？荚嚱Y(jié)束后，將本試卷和答題卡一并交回。第I卷（選擇題95分）第一部分聽力（共兩節(jié)，滿分30分）第一節(jié)（共5小題；每小題1.5分，滿分7.5分）聽下面5段對話。每段對話后有一個小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個選項中選出最佳選項。聽完每段對話后，你都有10秒鐘的時間來回答有關(guān)小題和閱讀下一小題。每段對話僅讀一遍。1．Whatarethespeakersmainlytalkingabout?A．Apanda. B．Afemale. C．Ablogger.2．Whichmoviedoesthemanprefer?A．LostintheStars. B．NeverSayNever. C．Chang’an.3．WhereisMr.Williamsnowprobably?A．Inhisoffice. B．Intheboss’soffice. C．Inthemeetingroom.4．WhenwillthespeakersgiveEricaparty?A．ThisThursday. B．NextFriday. C．ThisFriday.5．Whydoesthewomancalltheman?A．Toputoffanappointment. B．Tomakeanapology. C．Tocancelaflight.第二節(jié)（共15小題，每小題15分，滿分22.5分)聽下面5段對話或獨白。每段對話或獨白后有幾個小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個選項中選出最佳選項。聽每段對話或獨白前，你將有時間閱讀各個小題，每小題5秒鐘；聽完后，各小題將給出5秒鐘的作答時間，每段對話或獨白讀兩遍。聽下面一段較長對話，回答以下小題。6．Whoisillinthehospital?A．Jack’smother. B．Jack’sfather. C．Jack’swife.7．WhenwillJackprobablygotothehospital?A．Intheevening. B．Rightnow. C．Tomorrow.聽下面一段較長對話，回答以下小題。8．Howlongisthemovie?A．Twohours. B．Threehours. C．Fourhours.9．Whatisthemangoingtodotoday?A．Goforacycleride. B．Workonhisschoolpaper. C．Finishwatchingthemovie.聽下面一段較長對話，回答以下小題。10．Whathasbeenbuiltonthebeach?A．Amodernfactory. B．Anewtheatre. C．Ahugetower.11．Whathappenedtothetheater?A．Itwasrebuilt. B．Itwastorndown. C．Itwaschangedintoapark.12．Howdoesthemanfeelatlast?A．Pleased. B．Bored. C．Disappointed.聽下面一段較長對話，回答以下小題。13．HowdidBlaynefirstlearntoskateboard?A．Hehadafewlessons. B．Hepracticedbyvideos. C．Helearnedfromhiscousin.14．WheredoesBlayneliketoskateboardmostrightnow?A．Thepathbythebeach. B．Theschoolplayground. C．Thebasketballcourt.15．HowdoesBlaynekeepfit?A．Byjoiningahealthclub.B．Byworkingoutinahomegym.C．Bylengtheningskateboardingtime.16．WhatadvicedoesBlaynegivetotheyoungtakingupskateboarding?A．Spendingtimepracticing.B．Learningitatanearlyage.C．Beginningwithacheapboard.聽下面一段獨白，回答以下小題。17．WhydidthemanetoGhaliya’shouse?A．TousetheInternet.B．Topickuphischildren.C．Toaskforanoldmobilephone.18．WhatdoesGhaliyado?A．Agarbagecollector. B．Ateacher. C．Ajournalist.19．Howdidthejournalistsannouncetheiractivity?A．Throughsocialmedia.B．Throughthenewspaper.C．Throughtheschoolwebsite.20．Howmanymobilephoneshavebeengiventothestudents?A．About200. B．About300. C．About350.第二部分閱讀（共兩節(jié)，滿分50分）第一節(jié)（共15小題；每小題2.5分，滿分37.5分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中選出最佳選項。AThesmallscreenisalreadybringingsomebiglaughsin2024.Fromanimated(動畫的)ediestoworkplacesatire.Checkoutsomeofthefunniestshowsyoucan’tmissouton.NightCourtMelissaRauch,JohnLarroquetteandtheirNightCourtcostarsaremakingaebacktothescreen.Fansgotatasteofwhat’stoeinaspecialholidayepisode,whichaireddaysbeforetheseason2premiere(首映)onFeb.7.ThefestiveepisodesawRauch’sJudgeAbbyStoneandLarroquette’sDanFielding—whomhealsoplayedintheoriginalseries—dressingupasSantaClausandanelftoavoidspoilingonelittlegirl’sChristmas.NotDeadYetGinaRodrigueziscontinuingherroleasobituarywriterNell(訃告)Serrano,whodiscoversshecanseethenewlydeadpeopleaboutwhomshe’sassignedtowrite.Initssecondseason,whichpremieresonJan.2,NotDeadYetissuretoebackwithmorehauntinglyfunnyperformancesfromthemaincastandguestghosts.GrimsburgFox’snewanimatedseries,Grimsburg,wasalreadyrenewedforasecondseasonmorethanayearbeforeitsseason1premiereonJan.7.JonHammvoicesthesit’scentralcharacterMarvinFlute,whoistheleadingdetectiveinthefictionaltownofGrimsburg.HammtalkedabouthisnewroleonTheTonightShow,explainingthatwhileMarvinFluteisn’tnecessarily“l(fā)ivinghisbestlife”,heis“verygoodatsolvingcrimes”.YoungSheldonTheBigBangTheory’shitprequel(前傳)isbackforthelastseason,whichissettopremiereonFeb.15.CBSrevealedthatYoungSheldonwillendwithanhourlongfinalepisodeairingonMay16.Thoughthisseason’sarrivalisbittersweet,thecasthasspokenoutabouttheirexcitementabouttheepisodestoe.21．Whichofthefourediesisreleasedfirstthisyear?A．NightCourt. B．NotDeadYet. C．Grimsburg. D．YoungSheldon.22．WhatisspecialaboutGrimsburg?A．Ithasmorethanoneseason. B．Itisananimatededy.C．Itfeaturesfunnyperformances. D．Itisstarredbyfamousactors.23．Inwhichsectionofawebsitemaythistextappear?A．Fashion. B．Opinion. C．Leisure. D．Literature.BBackinmychildhooddays,IlivedinasmalltownthathadaCarnegielibrary.Everyweek,withoutfail,Iwouldmakeavisittothislibrarytoborrowthreebooks.Oneofthemostdefiningaspectsofmylifehasbeenthechallengeoflivingwithastammer(口吃).It’saconditionthatcanbeincrediblyburdensomeanddistressing,particularlyifyouhappentobeateenager.However,itturnedouttobebeneficialinshapingmeintoafemalewriterinmylaterlife.Becauseofmystammer,thelibrarybecamemyfavoriteplace.Tome,itwasmorethanjustabuilding;itwasashelterwhereIcouldescapeintothepagesofcountlessstoriesandmunicatewiththeworldwithoutthefearofbeingjudged.Withoutdistractionfromtheoutsideworld,Ieagerlyabsorbedknowledgeaboutvarioussubjects,fromsciencefictiontohistory,frombiographiestopoetry.Eachbookwasasteppingstone,leadingmefurtherintothevastoceanofknowledgeandimagination.AsIgrewolder,myloveforreadingevolvedintoapassionforwriting.Ibegantopenmyownstories.Mystammer,whichhadoncebeenasourceoffrustration,becameacatalyst(催化劑)forcreativity.Itforcedmetochoosemywordscarefully,tothinkbeforeIspoke,andtowritewithintention.Thelibrary,withitsendlessrowsofbooksandthequiethumofotherreaders,wasmyclassroom.Ittaughtmethatstorieshavethepowertochangelives,totransportustodifferentworlds,andtohelpusunderstandourselvesandothers.Itwasthere,inthatsmalltownlibrary,thatIdiscoveredthewriterwithinme.Anditwasthatdiscoverythatshapedmyfuture,leadingmetoacareerwhereIcouldsharemyownstoriesand,hopefully,inspireothersasIhadbeeninspired.24．Howdidstammerinfluencetheauthor?A．Itstoppedherfrommakingfriends. B．Itcontributedtoherwritingcareer.C．Itbroughtherjoyoftalkingtowriters. D．Ithadabadeffectonherschoolperformance.25．WhatcanweknowabouttheauthorfromParagraph3?A．Shereadawiderangeofbooks. B．Sheputupashelterinthelibrary.C．Shefearedtomunicatewithpeople. D．Sheonceworkedasaparttimelibrarian.26．Whatdoesthelastparagraphmainlytalkabout?A．Thebenefitsofsharingstories. B．Theprocedureforbeingawriter.C．Thereasonswhytheauthorlovesbooks. D．Thesignificanceofthelibrarytotheauthor.27．Whichofthefollowingwordsbestdescribetheauthor?A．Curiousandoutgoing. B．Humorousandpositive.C．Hardworkingandpersistent. D．Talentedandwarmhearted.CForWangPengfeiandTianXiaowei,CentralAcademyofDramagraduates,WilliamShakespeare’sworkswereamustreadduringtheircollegedays.Aftergraduation,theyhavebeenworkingtogetheronChineseplayswithWangasaproducerandTianasadirector.In2020,afterthecoronaviruspandemic(疫情)hit,Tianconsideredcreatingaplay.Sincemostofhisworkswerebasedonclassicworks,Tiandecidedtowriteanoriginalplay.Thisturnedouttobeathreehourlongplay,titledWill,exploringthelifestoryofShakespeare.“WhenweresearchedShakespeare’sownlifestory,wefoundthatwesharedlotsofexperiencesandemotionswithhim.”saysWangwhenaskedabouttheinspiration.Tianagrees:“Wesharethepassionfortheater.Wefaceproblemsafterweleftschool,suchaslookingforjobopportunitiestomakeendsmeet,andstrugglingbetweenrealityanddreams.Weseeourselvesthroughthisplay,Will.”Withfouractorsandactressesplayingmorethan30roles,theplayfollowstheman,Will,who,attheageof5,enteredthetheaterofStratfordCityHallbyaccidentandbecameattachedtoit.Beforeadulthood,hewenttoLondontoseekhistheaterdreamandlaunchedhiscareer,whichbroughthimfortuneandfame(名聲).Theninhislateryears,hereturnedtoStratford,hishometownandstayedthereuntilhisdeath.Premiered(首映)onJuly22,theplaywasstagedinBeijingandShenzhenandwaswarmlyreceivedbybothaudiencesandcritics.In2022,itwillstartanewroundofshowsinBeijinginAprilandJulyandisexpectedtobewatchedbyabout13,000.Whenaskedaboutthefeeling,Wangsays,“BothTianandIfeltlikereturningtoourschooldayswhenwefullydevotedintocreatingplaysandwerenotdistracted.Itfeltgreat.”28．WhatdoweknowaboutTian?A．HeknewlittleaboutShakespeare. B．Headaptedaplayfromclassics.C．HehasteamedupwithWang. D．Hehasservedasaproducer.29．WhatisParagraph3mainlyabout?A．WhatmadethemcreateWill. B．HowtheydraftedWill.C．ThenecessityofwatchingWill. D．TheintroductiontoWill.30．Howdoestheauthordeveloptheplay?A．Bymakingaparison. B．Byfollowingthetimeorder.C．Bygivingvariousexamples. D．Byanalyzingcauseandeffect.31．What’sthebesttitleforthetext?A．BringingShakespearetolife B．Shakespeare’sinfluenceonChinaC．ThepopularityofShakespeare D．SayinghellotoShakespeareDForyears,scientistshavedebatedwhetherhumansortheclimatehavecausedthepopulationoflargemammalstodeclinedramaticallyoverthepastseveralthousandyears.AnewstudyfromAarhusUniversityconfirmsthatclimatecannotbetheexplanation.About100,000yearsago,thefirstmodernhumansmigratedoutofAfricainlargenumbers.Theywereverygoodatadaptingtonewhabitats,andtheysettledinalmosteverykindoflandscape—fromdesertstojunglestotheicytaigainthefarnorth.Partofthesuccesswashuman’sabilitytohuntlargeanimals.Withcleverhuntingtechniquesandspeciallybuiltweapons,theyperfectedtheartofkillingeventhemostdangerousmammals.Butunfortunately,thegreatsuccessofourancestorscameattheexpenseoftheotherlargemammals.Itiswellknownthatnumerouslargespecieswentextinctduringthetimeofworldwidecolonizationbymodernhumans.Now,newresearchfromAarhusUniversityrevealsthatthoselargemammalsthatsurvivedalsoexperiencedadramaticdecline.BystudyingtheDNAof139livingspeciesoflargemammals,scientistshavebeenabletoshowthattheabundancesofalmostallspeciesfelldramaticallyabout50,000yearsago.ThisisaccordingtoJensChristianSvenning,aprofessorandheadoftheDanishNationalResearchFoundation’sCenterforEcologicalDynamicsinaNovelBiosphere(ECONOVO)atAarhusUniversityandtheinitiatorofthestudy.“We’vestudiedtheevolutionoflargemammalianpopulationsoverthepast750,000years.Forthefirst700,000years,thepopulationswerefairlystable.But50,000yearsago,thepopulationsfelldramaticallyandneverrecovered,”hesays,andcontinues:“Forthepast800,000years,theglobehasfluctuated(波動)betweeniceagesandinterglacialperiodsaboutevery100,000years.Iftheclimatewasthecause,weshouldseegreaterfluctuationswhentheclimatechanged50,000yearsearlier.Butwedon’t.Humansare,therefore,themostlikelyexplanation.”32．Whatdotheunderlinedwords“thesuccess”meaninParagraph3?A．Theevolutionoflargemammals.B．Theprosperityofvarioushabitats.C．Theachievementofhumanmigration.D．Theprogressinhuntingtechniques.33．AccordingtoSvenning,whathappened50,000yearsago?A．Populationsoflargemammalssignificantlydropped.B．Livingconditionsoflargemammalsremainedstable.C．Globalclimatedramaticallychanged.D．Alargenumberofglacierssuddenlymelt.34．What’susedasaclueoftheresearchaccordingtothelasttwoparagraphs?A．Species. B．Place. C．Time. D．Climate.35．Whichcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?A．ClimateImpactonAnimalsB．ChangesofPrehistoricEnvironmentC．EvolutionofLargeMammalPopulationsD．HumanInfluenceonGiantMammals第二節(jié)（共5小題；每小題2.5分，滿分12.5分）Astechnologybeesaninseparablepartofourdailylives,itiscrucialforeducatorstoteachchildrensafetechhabitsfromayoungage.36.TeachtheimportanceofprivacyOnefundamentaltechhabitthateverychildshouldlearnistheimportanceofprivacy.Educatorsshouldteachchildrentoneversharepersonalinformation,suchastheirfullname,address,orphonenumber,onlineorwithstrangers.37Settimelimitsonscreentime38,childrenarespendingmoretimeinfrontofscreensthaneverbefore.Educatorsshouldencourageparentstosettimelimitsonscreentimetoensurechildrenarenotspendingexcessivehoursonline.Balancingscreentimewithoutdooractivitiesandfacetofaceinteractionsisessentialforachild’soverallwellbeing.MonitoronlineactivitiesEducatorsshouldworkcloselywithparentstomonitorchildren’sonlineactivitiesandsetparentalcontrolsondevicesandapps.39,educatorscanidentifyanyredflagsorwarningsignsofunsafebehavior.Monitoringonlineactivitiesiscrucialinensuringchildren’ssafetyinthedigitalworld.40Cvberbllyinghasbeeaprevalentissueintoddy’sdigitalage,withchildrenbeingtargetedonlinethroughsocialmediaplatformsandmessagingapps.Educatorsshouldeducatechildrenabouttheharmfuleffectsofcyberbullyingandencouragethemtospeakupiftheywitnessorexperienceanyformofonlineharassment.A．Withthepopularityofdigitaldevices.B．EducatechildrenaboutcyberbullyingC．BykeepingchildrenawayfromdigitaldevicesD．Don’tbeafraidwhenfacedwithcyberbullyingE．BykeepingacloseeyeonwhatchildrenaredoingonlineF．HerearetipsforeducatorstohelpchildrendevelopsafetechhabitsG．Thiswillhelpprotectchildrenfrompotentialidentitytheftoronlinepredators第三部分語言運用（共兩節(jié)，滿分30分）第一節(jié)（共15小題；每小題1分，滿分15分）閱讀下面短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項。HowCoronavirusIsChangingtheDatingGamefortheBetterIfyouaresingleanddating,youarenodoubtfacingspecialchallengesduringthispandemic.Butasabiologicalanthropologist(人類學(xué)家)whohasspentsome40yearsstudyingromanticlovearoundtheworldandthebrainactivityofthisancientanduniversalhumanpassion,Ihaveetorecognizethatinsomeways,coronavirushasgivenyoua41.Foremost,coronavirushas42thingsdown.Thispandemichasforcedsinglestoreturntoamoretraditional43:gettingtoknowsomeonebeforefallinginlove.Iamhopefulthatthe44modeofdatingwillgivesinglesadditionaltimetoselectatrulyappropriatemateaswellasenableromancetodevelopslowly—evenflourishlongterm.Let’slookatsomeofthewaysinwhichcoronavirushaschangedthedatinggame,andhowthosechangesmightprovidesomelastingbenefits.VideoChatsAreInDuringthesecondweekendofApril,datingsiteMatchaskedmembersseveralquestionsabouthowtheyhavechangedtheircourtshiphabitssincetheworldshutdown.Anastonishing6,004menandwomen45.Andtheyaredoingsomethingnew:videochatting.BeforeCOVID19,onlysixpercentofthesesingleswereusingvideochattingtocourt.Now,69percentare46tovideochattingwithapotentialpartner.AndtherearesomerealadvantagestoseeingthesepotentialpartnersonFaceTime,Zoom,orsomeotherinternet47.Wearewalkingbillboardsofwhoweare.Yourhaircut(orlackofhaircutduringthesepandemictimes),yourpreppyshirt,yourrevealingblouse...Alltheseandmanymorevisibletraits(特質(zhì))signalyour48,education,andinterests.49,specificbrainregionsrespondalmost50toassesstwothingsaboutalikelymate:theirpersonalityandtheirphysicalappeal.Wedothiswithinsecondsofseeinghimorher.TimetoTalkDuringthecoronaviruslockdowns,manyofyounowhavemoretime.Youarenot51inthemorning,mutingtowork,ormeetingpalsafterofficehours.Manyofyouhavemoretimetotalk.52,youhavesomethingimportanttotalkabout.Duringthispandemic,singlesarelikelytosharefarmore53thoughtsoffearandhopeandgettoknowvitalthingsaboutapotentialpartnerfast.Psychologistsreportthatthis54—theprocessofdisclosingone’sinnermostfeelings,attitudesandexperiencespromotescloseness,loveand55.Thesearethefoundationstonesofastrongpartnership.41．A．concern B．gift C．theory D．promise42．A．tied B．torn C．worn D．slowed43．A．circle B．ceremony C．pattern D．method44．A．rediscovered B．efficient C．creative D．unwanted45．A．a(chǎn)greed B．declined C．replied D．engaged46．A．linked B．open C．limited D．reduced47．A．platform B．website C．connection D．a(chǎn)ccess48．A．experience B．taste C．partner D．background49．A．Indeed B．Therefore C．Also D．However50．A．pletely B．instantly C．positively D．a(chǎn)ppropriately51．A．dressing B．studying C．oversleeping D．videochatting52．A．Instead B．Therefore C．Otherwise D．Moreover53．A．meaningful B．forting C．disturbing D．immediate54．A．selfimprovementB．selfreflection C．selfconsciousness D．selfrevelation55．A．mitment B．favor C．partnership D．confidence第II卷（非選擇題55分）第二節(jié)（共10小題;每小題1.5分，滿分15分）閱讀下面短文，在空白處填入1個適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。Whenitestoaddictivefoodsandfoodswhicharemorethanworthyofbeingspreadalloversocialmedia,Chinesesugarpaintingdeservessometimeinthespotlight.Sugarpaintingis56conventionalChineseformoffolkart.Hotliquidsugarisused57(create)twodimensionalfigureslikesmallanimals.Sugarartisprettypopular58children,butit’sbeautifulenoughtoattractjustaboutanyone.Hotsugarispouredslowlyinathinlinefromasmallspoonontoaflatsurface(usuallymadeofmetal)andtheoutlineofthefigure59(draw)witharelativelythickstreamofsugar.Afterthemainoutlineisdone,thinner60(support)stringsofsugarareplacedtosupporttheoutlineandfillinthefigureofthebodyina61(bine)ofswirls,zigzagsorotherpatterns.Thewholedesignisheldbyawoodenstick.Customers62(traditional)spin(旋轉(zhuǎn))anarrowonawheel,whichlandsonacertainfigure63(inspire)bynatureorwildlifeinformslikeadragon,fish,monkey,dog,birdorflowerbasket.ThisancientSichuanartformmightnotbeasmonasitoncewas,64itstillhasthepowertointeresttourists65eacrosstalentedstreetartistsmakingtheseamazingcreations.第四部分寫作（共兩節(jié)，滿分40分）第一節(jié)（滿分15分）66．假定你是李華，最近參加了校英語文學(xué)俱樂部組織的經(jīng)典文學(xué)賞析活動，收獲頗豐，因此你想加入該俱樂部。請給俱樂部負(fù)責(zé)人Chis寫一封郵件，內(nèi)容包括：1.申請原因；2.希望獲準(zhǔn)。注意：1.詞數(shù)80左右；2.可以適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)，以使行文連貫。DearChris,_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yours,LiHua第二節(jié)（滿分25分）67．閱讀下面短文，根據(jù)所給情節(jié)進(jìn)行續(xù)寫，使之構(gòu)成一個完整的故事。Ahmadsatatatableintheschoolcafeteria.Theelectionforfifthgradeclasspresidentwasonlyabouttwoweeksaway,andAhmadknewitwastimetobeginseriouslycampaigning.“Ithinkyouneedacatchyslogan,”saidhisfriend，twirling(旋轉(zhuǎn))apencilashethought.

“HowaboutAuthenticandApproachable:AlwaysAhmad?”Ahmadbeamed.

“It’sgotaniceringtoit.”“Youneedsomethingthatpeoplewillremember.Theywon’tforgetthatOliviawasthefourthgradepresidentlastyearandthey’lllikethefactthatshehasexperience,“hisfriendadded.Ahmadnodded,grinning.“Iknow,butIthinkIcanbringsomefreshideas.

DoyouknowOlivia’splansforthecampaign?”O(jiān)livia,meanwhile,satatherkitchentablewithhertwinsister.Theywereeatingcupcakeswhilediscussingwhattoputonthesignstheyplannedtomake.Atthecenterofthetablewereposterboardinbrightcolors,markers,pens,coloredpencils,andcrayons.“Whereshouldwestart?”askedhersister,brushingthecreamfromherhands.“Whatdoyouwantpeopletoknowaboutyou?”

Oliviaraisedherheadandthoughtforamoment.“IwantthemtoknowI’mahardworker,“shesaid,eyesbrightandalert.“Ihaveexperienceasclasspresident.Ialsohavealotofideasofmakingthisagreatschoolyear.”“Experienceistrulyimportant,”mentedhersister.

“Dadoncetoldmehewouldvoteforsomeonewhohadproventobethekindofleaderhewaslookingforinhispany.”AnenormousgrinspreadacrossOlivia’sface.“WhataboutOliviaforPresidentAllOriginal,AllExperience,”suggestedhersister.

“Oh,orOliviaforPresident,OpportunityforAll?““Ilikebothofthose,”exclaimed

Olivia.“Thefirstoneremindsthevotersofmyexperience.

ThesecondoneletsthemknowIwilllistentotheirideasandworkforandwiththem.

”Herwordsfellasshetookoutafatredmarkerandbeganthefirstposter.注意：1．續(xù)寫詞數(shù)應(yīng)為150左右;2．請按如下格式在答題卡的相應(yīng)位置作答。Paragraph1:Twoweekslaterontheelection,Ms.Pondannounced,“Now,wehavetwocandidateswithsamevotes.”_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Paragraph2:AhmadwenttothefrontoftheroomtobeginhisspeechafterOlivia.__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________