2023衢州五校联盟高二上学期1月期末联考试题英语含答案

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衢州五校联盟2022学年第一学期高二年级期末联考
英语试题
命题：常山一中 汪治 徐辉辉 饶美君 审题：开化中学 廖秋 余朝军
第Ⅰ卷
考生须知：
1.本卷共8页满分150分，考试时间120分钟；
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3.所有答案必须写在答题纸上，写在试卷上无效；
4.考试结束后，只需上交答题纸。
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. Why hasn’t the woman been smiling recently?
A. She is feeling sad. B. Her tooth got broken. C. There is nothing funny to smile at.
2. What is the man going to do?
A. Wait for an ambulance. B. Drive to the hospital. C. Order a taxi.
3. What size does the man want?
A. Size 8. B. Size 9. C. Size 10.
4. How does the man feel now?
A. Tired. B. Sick. C. Hungry.
5. Which place is the man moving out of?
A. His house. B. The dormitory. C. The woman’s apartment.
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，回答第6、7题。
6. How long has the woman been writing her blog?
A. For 50 days. B. For 6 months. C. For 10 months.
7. When does the woman do most of her writing?
A. On Wednesdays. B. On Saturdays. C. On Sundays.
听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。
8. What has happened to the man?
A. He has got married. B. He has made a sale. C. He has been promoted.
9. What will the speakers do tonight?
A. Eat out. B. Go for a drive. C. Visit a friend.
10. Who is the woman?
A. The man’s wife. B. The man’s manager. C. The man’s co-worker.
听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。
11. What does the man think of China?
A. It is amusing. B. It is confusing. C. It is relaxing.
12. How does the woman think China and the West are the same?
A. They are both civilized.
B. They learn things in the same way.
C. They depend on each other in development.
13. Where are the speakers?
A. In Rome. B. In China. C. In Greece.
听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。
14. Where did the speakers first meet?
A. At junior school. B. At high school. C. At university.
15. What kind of book is the man writing?
A. Biography. B. Fiction. C. Fantasy.
16. How many hours a day does the woman write?
A. 4. B. 7. C. 9.
17. What does the woman do for writing?
A. She waits to be inspired. B. She travels to do research. C. She has strict discipline.
听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。
18. What is the general idea of the story?
A. A British company has rescued a Chinese company.
B. A Chinese company has rescued a British company.
C. The British and Chinese have rescued a company.
19. What will Jingye do next?
A. Invest in the company. B. Employ more people. C. Sell the factories.
20. Who controlled the company before the rescue?
A. A private company. B. The Chinese government. C. The British government.
第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分50分）
第一节（共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
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Movies Recommendations
Avatar: The Way Of The Water (CGI sci-fi)
James Cameron’s 2009 Avatar is the highest-grossing film of all time, so it’s surprising it’s taken 13 years for the sequel（续集）. Set more than a decade after the events of the first movie, Avatar: The Way Of The Water returns to see Jake and Neytiri with a family. In the previous film, Jake (Sam Worthington), a former human, befriends the Na’vi after becoming a part of the Avatar Programme. He eventually takes their side in their conflict with the humans and leads them to victory, meanwhile falling in love with Neytiri (Zoe Saldana) and leaving his human body to become one of the Na’vi.
In this new movie, the humans return to cause great damage to the planet of Pandora, and Jake leads the Na’vi army into battle to protect it. The live action scenes were filmed in New Zealand, which were then overlayed with CGI (computer generated imagery) to transform the characters and seascape into an amazing fantasy world.
The Lost King (Drama Comedy)
Based on true events, this is the story of one woman’s search for King Richard Ⅲ’s remains, which had been lost for over 500 years. Amateur historian Philippa Langley (Sally Hawkins), whose persistent research is met with incomprehension by her friends and family, and doubt and confusion by experts and academics. She takes on the country’s most eminent historians, forcing them to think again about one of England’s most controversial kings.
Bones And All (Romantic Horror)
Based on the 2015 book of the same name, this coming-of-age movie is both tender and haunting. Abandoned by her mother, Maren (Taylor Russell), a young woman on the margins of society, sets off on a journey of self-discovery, when she meets Lee (Timothee Chalamet), a homeless drifter（流浪汉）. Together they embark on a road trip through the back country of the US. But a trail of pain and tragedy follows her like a ghost. With Lee’s help, she desperately tries to return to be normal.
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (Action, Adventure, Fantasy)
Following the events of Spider-Man No Way Home, Doctor Strange unwittingly（不知不觉地）casts a forbidden spell that accidentally opens up the multiverse（平行宇宙）. With help from Wong and Scarlet Witch, Strange confronts various versions of himself as well as teaming up with the young America Chavez while traveling through various realities and working to restore reality as he knows it. Along the way, Strange and his allies realize they must take on a powerful new adversary（对手）who seeks to take over the multiverse.
21. What will Jake do in the new Avatar sequel?
A. He will make friends with the Na’vi.
B. He will film a movie in New Zealand.
C. He and Neytiri will unite as a family.
D. He will take the humans side in the conflict with the Na’vi.
22. If you are interested in history, which one do you prefer?
A. Bones And All. B. Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness.
C. Avatar: The Way Of The Water. D. The Lost King.
23. What do we know about the Doctor Strange?
A. He meets with a powerful new adversary.
B. He encounters the young America Chavez.
C. He opens up the multiverse on purpose.
D. He fails to travel through various realities and to restore reality.
B
The spot of red was what first caught Randy Heiss’s attention on December 16, 2018. He was hiking the remote expanse of land behind his ranch in Patagonia, Arizona, a town near the US-Mexico border, when he spotted a balloon on the grass. Heiss walked towards and that’s when he noticed the balloon’s string was attached to a piece of paper.
Heiss flipped the paper over. It was a numbered list, all in Spanish. “My Spanish isn’t very good, but I could see it was a Christmas list,” he said. Heiss was charmed. He suspected that a little child had tried to send Santa Claus a Christmas wish list by balloon, something he used to do himself when he was a kid. Nobody had ever returned the letters Heiss had sent aloft, but he wondered whether he could find the girl who had sent this one.
It would be difficult, but he had a few clues. About 32 kilometres to the southwest, just across the border, was the city of Nogales, Mexico. Heiss brought the note home to his wife, who is fluent in Spanish and helped him translate the list. They determined that it was probably a girl who had asked for a doll and dollhouse.
Heiss then posted on Facebook about his quest, attaching photos, hoping some of his friends in Nogales might know the girl’s family. A few days passed with no leads; Heiss worried that time was running out before Christmas. On December 19, 2018, he decided to send a private Facebook message to Radio XENY, an AM radio station based in Nogales. The Radio XENY host Cesar Barron talked on the air about the quest to find the girl and posted about it on the station’s Facebook page.
The next morning, Heiss awoke to another message from Radio XENY. They had located the eight-year-old girl, Dayami, and her family. Heiss went shopping with his wife. They bought just about everything on Dayami’s list except for the dollhouse (it was sold out). Then the Heisses arrived at the Radio XENY offices with presents by the armload – and finally met the very excited little girl.
“Her eyes were wide open with wonder,” Heiss said of the girl’s reaction. “We now have friends for life,” Heiss said. “And, for a day, that border fence with its concertina wire melted away.”
24. Which of the following is not correct according to the passage?
A. The balloon was spotted near the US-Mexico border.
B. On the balloon was a numbered list in French.
C. When Heiss was a kid he did the same thing as the little girl did.
D. He had a few clues on how to find the girl.
25. Why did Heiss feel worried when his Facebook quest was in vain?
A. His wife can’t wait to go shopping.
B. A private Facebook message to Radio XENY was difficult to send.
C. Considerable time and effort were needed to melt away the border fence.
D. He was afraid to fail to present the girl with what she wanted in time.
26. Which of the following can best describe Heiss?
A. Funny and honest B. Brave and Persistent
C. Determined and caring D. Outgoing and experienced
27. Which can be a suitable title for the text?
A. Heiss’ Christmas Experience B. Dayami’s Christmas Adventure
C. Border Fence Melting Away D. A Christmas Wish List Attached To A Balloon
C
When ivory hunters target elephants, the hunters can affect more than just animal numbers. In Mozambique, past hunting pressure led to an increase of naturally tuskless（无长牙的）elephants in one park, a study finds.
During 1977 to 1992, people hunted elephants and other wildlife for food and ivory. This caused the number of these large animals to drop more than 90 percent in the country’s Gorongosa National Park. Records show that as elephant numbers plummeted, the proportion of tuskless female African savanna elephants rose from about 18 percent to 51 percent.
Decades of poaching appear to have made tusklessness more beneficial from an evolutionary perspective in Gorongosa, encouraging the rapid increase of tuskless females with mutations（变异）in two tooth genes, researchers report in Science.
“The rapid killing of tusked individuals changed the makeup of features in the elephant population in only two decades, leaving behind more tuskless individuals,” say evolutionary biologist Shane Campbell-Staton and his colleagues. “The tuskless feature is heritable（可继承的）, and the evolutionary change in the population may stick around for several generations at least, even as poaching eases.”
The team also analyzed the genetic instruction books of 18 tusked and tuskless females, zeroing in on two genes with mutations in tuskless females. “In humans, the influence of one of those genes can cause tooth fragility and the absence of a pair of upper teeth at the front of their mouth,” Campbell-Staton says, “Abnormalities in the other gene’s protein product can cause incorrect formation of the tooth root and tooth loss.”
Hunting “changing the course of evolution” in Gorongosa’s elephants, Campbell-Staton says, can have profound effects through the ecosystem given elephants’ dramatic impact on their surroundings. “Tusks are not just decorative. They serve a purpose,” he says, detailing how elephants use tusks to dig for water and strip tree bark for food. “If an elephant doesn’t have the tool to do those things, then what happens?”
28. Which of the following is true according to the study?
A. Ivory hunters killed elephants for their tusks.
B. Elephants lost their tusks due to natural evolution.
C. Hunting affects the number and appearance of elephants.
D. Human activities brought about great changes to the ecosystem.
29. What does the underlined word “plummeted” in paragraph 2 probably mean?
A. Decreased. B. Increased. C. Remained stable. D. Became Unpredictable.
30. What do we know about the tuskless elephants?
A. They have the same genes as the tusked.
B. Their tuskless feature can be passed down.
C. Their tuskless feature doesn’t exist in males.
D. They have a biological advantage over the tusked.
31. Why does Campbell-Staton mention the example of human teeth?
A. To explain the cause of gene mutations.
B. To show the impact of mutated tooth genes.
C. To raise humans’ awareness of protecting teeth.
D. To call for actions to protect tuskless elephants.
D
With the growing trend of listening to stories on meditation apps（冥想应用）, travel tales—sometimes featuring surrounding sounds of places such as rainforests in Borneo—are helping people get restful sleep. Imagine a voice softly telling as listeners close their eyes and snuggle down in their beds. Are you paying attention? Actually, it doesn’t matter.
According to the CDC, some 70 million Americans struggle with chronic sleep problems. To help with this, many adults are bringing back bedtime stories through meditation apps. Nearly a third of the Calm app’s 300 bedtime stories, which have been listened to more than 450 million times, are about travel. Some 45% of the bedtime stories on the app Breethe are travel-related. Earlier this year, half of the top 10 bedtime stories were travel-themed.
Travel bedtime stories are typically an audio retelling of a trip and rely heavily on descriptions, with occasional surrounding noises like ocean waves, train tracks, or soft music. Train stories are particularly popular at bedtime. “You need movement in a bedtime story—if things are static（静止的）, it’s too dull and the listener will get restless,” says Martha Bayless, a professor at the University of Oregon’s Folklore and Public Culture Program. “But the movement has to be non-threatening and soothing. The train is the perfect vehicle for sleep, engaging the senses in a gentle way.”
One possible reason why travel bedtime stories calm our brains is “mirror neurons（镜像神经元）,” says Rachel Salas, a neurologist at Johns Hopkins Center for Sleep and Wellness. “These brain cells might combine our own experiences with someone else’s. For example, a tale of train travel could bring a sense of nostalgia（怀旧）for our own past journeys. The comforting sense of something familiar can help with relaxation and sleep. Additionally, the sound of a train chugging along the tracks serves as a type of white noise that lulls people to sleep,” Salas adds.
“In most travel bedtime stories, nothing much happens,” says Bayless. “The bedtime stories are about the quiet period between adventures, which is what sleep is also about.”
32. In which aspect do people benefit from travel tales?
A. Promoting sleep. B. Inspiring imagination.
C. Improving concentration. D. Gaining travel information.
33. What do the numbers in paragraph 2 mainly indicate?
A. Most adults suffer a lot from a lack of sleep.
B. Adequate quality sleep is essential to human health.
C. Meditation apps help people reduce stress effectively.
D. Travel-related bedtime stories are more appealing to listeners.
34. Rachel Salas’s words in paragraph 4 serve as ______.
A. evidence of the significance of mirror neurons
B. an explanation as to why travel tales help with sleep
C. a description of adventurous travel experiences
D. an analysis of how sleep affects people’s memory
35. In which section of a newspaper may this article appear?
A. Travel. B. Opinion. C. Entertainment. D. Science.
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。
Going on holiday doesn’t have to be bad for the environment, and there are still plenty of ways you can have a much-deserved break without harming the environment.
Forget planes.
While most forms of transport produce carbon dioxide, planes have a massive carbon footprint because of the huge number of miles they travel. 36 Many of us ignore the endless beautiful scenery around us. There’s the unparalleled beauty of the Mississippi River. Alternatively, you can drive your car to the Grand Canyon to see its splendor.
Pack with care.
37 All of their bottles, from shampoo（洗发水）and conditioner to body wash and moisturizer（润肤霜）, are now made from recycled plastic that can be repurposed again and again so no new plastic is produced. And their iconic soap bars now also come in plastic-free packaging.
38
Hotels can be huge producers of greenhouse gases. Think about the water that’s wasted and all the buffet food that goes uneaten. So choose an eco-friendly option instead. Camping and a home stay—where you live with a family in their own home—are two of the best options. But if you insist on staying in the hotel, pick one made from sustainable（可持续的）materials. 39
Buy gifts responsibly.
Bringing back gifts for friends and loved ones is part of the fun of a holiday. 40 Avoid anything plastic or if it is plastic, make sure it is 100% recyclable, and make sure your friends will love whatever you give them so it isn’t just thrown in the bin headed for landfill.
A. Think about green accommodation.
B. Consider living in an eco-friendly hotel.
C. But make sure you choose items carefully.
D. Take brand-name beauty and bath products with you.
E. It’s also acceptable to live in a hotel using new energy.
F. So why not skip flying in favor of a holiday closer to home?
G. So why do planes consume so much fuel compared with other transport?
第三部分 语言运用（共两节，满分30分）
第一节 完形填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Five years ago, a friend asked me to look after his cat while he went on holiday, and I realized the idea had potential on a bigger scale. So I moved to London and decided to 41 cat sitting.
For me, cat sitting is about 42 two groups of people who need what the other can offer. I get to stay in people’s 43 without rent while they’re on holiday. The owners get 44 cat sitting. It also means that there is someone to keep an eye on their homes while they are away. It seems a fairer 45 than just watering plants or walking dogs—I’m more of a cat person.
I have always loved cats, and their gentle temper makes them ideal 46 for someone working from home. Cats have such different personalities, so it’s not surprising that I 47 more with some than others. An owner once told me not to 48 her cat to sit on me, as it had happened only once. But just four days later, the cat came over and sat on my lap. I sent her a photo!
Cat sitting helps me with my 49 anxiety disorder, too. I want to be around people, but sometimes I can’t. Sometimes, this anxiety even 50 me from leaving the house. But since becoming a cat sitter, my mental health has 51 . Having my own 52 gives me the power to plan my day. I can recharge when I need to and can go out and meet people when I want. The cats have 53 helped.
Now I have stayed in 25 houses, 54 30 cats and saved more than 10,000 pounds that would have gone on 55 . One day I want to save up for a flat so I can have a cat of my own.
41. A. handle B. observe C. start D. tackle
42. A. connecting B. convincing C. comparing D. defending
43. A. offices B. chests C. groceries D. homes
44. A. serious B. tough C. free D. severe
45. A. trial B. exchange C. assumption D. extension
46. A. companions B. assistants C. instructors D. employers
47. A. hate B. approve C. witness D. interact
48. A. command B. expect C. oppose D. permit
49. A. social B. cultural C. initial D. internal
50. A. saves B. protects C. discourages D. distinguishes
51. A. improved B. suffered C. worsened D. formed
52. A. cat B. occupation C. flat D. space
53. A. hardly B. barely C. really D. narrowly
54. A. subscribed to B. given away C. brought up D. cared for
55. A. holiday B. rent C. consumption D. credit
第Ⅱ卷
注意：将答案写在答题卡上。写在本试卷上无效。
第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。
Beijing is speeding up efforts to offer drugs for people 56 (suffer) from a surge in COVID-19 during the ongoing outbreak of the Omicron variant.
The demand for medicines treating flu-like symptoms such as fever, cough and ache saw 57 , significant increase in the capital recently as new infections rise rapidly. Many residents failed 58 (buy) drugs in short supply, such as common cold medicine Lianhua Qingwen and anti-fever medications.
To cope with the situation, five major pharmaceutical wholesalers（药品批发商）in Beijing have sped up logistics services to quickly transport medicines to hospitals and drugstores, Beijing Daily reported.
At the distribution center of China Resources Pharmaceutical Group, trucks 59 (line) up to load drugs in mid-December. Ma Chunlin, a driver, woke up at 3:30 am to fetch drugs from the center and sent them to warehouses in different districts and hospitals. It was with a special traffic pass for drug logistics 60 Ma could freely drive any time of day.
Huang Dan, deputy general manager of the Beijing regional branch of the company, said Lianhua Qingwen, ibuprofen and 999 Cold Remedy had arrived in Beijing and it 61 (help) maintain supply. Huang told The Beijing News that the excessive demand resulted 62 people’s view of the disease. “Stocking up on drugs is unnecessary,” Huang said. “For example, a patient only needs one box of febrifuge（退烧药）to follow the course of the disease.”
Major online medical service platform JD Health also felt pressure on its supply chain, 63 sales for flu and cough drugs grew by 40 percent this year. So far, JD Health 64 (cooperate) with over 30 pharmaceutical companies to make sure customers can purchase quality drugs 65 stable prices.
第四部分 写作（共两节，满分40分）
第一节 应用文写作（满分15分）
假设你是高二学生李华，已与留学生好友Mark约好周六讨论身边的低碳生活的情况，现你因故需要推迟，请给Mark写一封邮件说明情况。内容包括：
1.表达歉意；2.说明原因；3.另约时间
注意：
1、词数80左右；2、可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
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第二节 读后续写（满分25分）
阅读下面短文，根据所给情节进行续写，使之构成一个完整的故事。
Mary waited anxiously for her turn in the empty dressing room. Never had she been so nervous before. This competition was of vital importance to her comeback. “If I can win today,” she said to herself, “I can dance on the national stage next month.” Three months ago, her left arm was seriously injured in a car accident. After the medical treatment, she began to recover slowly. She practiced over and over again in order to regain her dancing skills.”
“Hi, Mary,” in rushed her friend Jessica. “How is your arm? Is it going to influence your performance?”
“I guess it can be tolerated for I am to win the match.” said Mary with a determined look.
“Admirable! But I hear that a girl called Linda is really gifted and strong. She can be your real well-matched competitor. Come on!”
After Jessica left, Mary decided to practice her most difficult spin. “If I don’t try harder, I won’t grasp this chance.” She thought. But her arm began to hurt, making her worried. “Mary, what makes you think you have a chance tonight?” she said to herself. After the pain was gone, she continued to warm up.
A slim girl hurried in and put down an equipment bag on the chair. Then, she took out her dance dress quickly and put it on skillfully. Seeing Mary, she smiled politely and said “Hi, I’m Linda. I am the next one!” Mary nodded in reply but felt uncomfortable. “This is just my competitor. Because of her, I may lose tonight.” Her mind was wandering when Linda let out a scream, “Oh, God, I can’t find my music tape!” Linda searched her bag but in vain. “It may be missing on the way.” With these words, she then rushed out.
Paragraph 1:
Suddenly, Mary caught sight of a black box under the chair where Linda put her bag.
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Hearing her name called Mary walked on the stage with her heart beating faster and faster.
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衢州五校联盟2022学年第一学期高二年级期末联考
英语参考答案及评分标准
一、听力（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
1-5 BCCAB 6-10 BCCAA 11-15 BABAC 16-20 BCBAC
二、阅读理解（共两节，满分50分）
第一节（共15小题；每小题2.5，满分37.5分）
21-23 CDA 24-27 BDCC 28-31 CABB 32-35 ADBD
第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）
36-40 FDAEC
三、语言运用（共两节，满分30分）
第一节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
41-45 CADCB 46-50 ADBAC 51-55 ADCDB
第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
56. suffering 57. a 58. to buy 59. lined 60. that
61. would help 62. from 63. whose 64. has cooperated 65. at
四、写作（共两节，满分40分）
第一节：应用文写作（满分15分）
One possible version：
Dear Mark,
How is everything going? We have planned to discuss the low-carbon life around us on Saturday, but I am afraid I couldn’t make it.
I was severely injured in a soccer game last night. The doctor examined me carefully and told me that I had to stay in bed for at least one week. I asked him whether there was any possibility that I could recover faster, yet the answer was negative. My condition doesn’t allow me to go anywhere until my legs are fully recovered.
It is a pity for me to miss this chance that I have been longing for. Shall we put it off until next weekend if my condition permits? Looking forward to your reply.
Yours,
Li Hua
第二节：读后续写（满分25分）
Suddenly, Mary caught sight of a black box under the chair where Linda put her bag. She bent over to pick it up. “Linda’s music tape!” She cried out in surprise. “It must have rolled out of her bag, while she got changed here.” At this moment, an idea flashed through her mind, which made her rooted to the spot. “Without her music tape, Linda will surely lose; without this real competitor, I will definitely win.” At the thought of this, Mary shivered slightly. She was in a dilemma, wondering what to do next. “Do I really want to win so much?” She hesitated for a second and then hurried out to give the music tape to Linda, who was extremely anxious in the corridor. Linda was so grateful to Mary, and finished her dancing successfully.
Hearing her name called, Mary walked on the stage with her heart beating faster and faster. Nervous as she was, she stepped onto the stage with a big smile. She danced skillfully to the music and completed her most difficult spin smoothly. “Good,” she thought to herself, “my injured arm is awesome today.” As the music ended, thunderous applause filled the stadium. With the final marks announced, Mary knew she achieved her goal and tears began to well up in her eyes. (Possible ending 1) As she headed back to the dressing room, Linda came up to her cheerfully and held her hand tightly, “Congratulations! You’ve done an amazing performance! You win!” Mary smiled happily, “I win.” (Possible ending 2) As she headed back to the dressing room, she thought about the music tape. “No one will know how close I really came to losing,” Mary said softly to herself.