2018-2019学年四川省宜宾市高二下学期调研考试英语试题(Word版)

（考试时间：120分钟 满分：150分）

第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分）

做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。

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。

例：How much is the shirt? A. ￡19.15. B. ￡9.18. C. ￡9.15. 答案是C。 1. What are the speakers doing probably? A. Enjoying their honeymoon.

B. Attending a wedding.

C. Seeing a movie.

2. How is the weather in the woman’s opinion? A. Warm.

B. Cold.

C. Hot.

3. How long did the man stay in Malaysia? A. 2 days.

B. 3 days.

C. 4 days.

4. Where does the woman think Bob was going? A. To the classroom.

B. To the dining room.

C. To the hospital.

5. What’s the man complaining about? A.The noise of flowing water. B. The shortage of water.

C. The waste of water.

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，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。

听第6段材料，回答第6至7题。

6. What special day is it today? A.The woman’s birthday.

B. Tree Planting Day.

7. What will the man do? A. Take shorter showers

B. Buy a bus pass.

听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。

8．Where does the conversation take place?

A. In the gym.

B. In a lab.

9．What does the man offer to do?

A. Lend his umbrella to the woman. B. Get the woman’s umbrella for her. C. Do the presentation for the woman.

10. What is the woman probably going to do right away?

A. Wait for the man.

B. Go for the presentation.

听第8段材料，回答第11至第13题。

11. What’s the relationship between the speakers?

A. Friends.

B. Strangers.

12. Where does the man live now?

A. In a polluted city.

B. On a lonely island. C. Beside a beautiful mountain.

13. Why does the woman come to the mountain?

A. To look for a place to live in. B. To collect some samples for study. C. To have a look at the man’s small house. 听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。 14. Why is the man ringing the woman?

A. To offer help.

B. To invite her to dinner.

C. Earth Day.

C. Plant a tree.

C. In the library.

C. Study for the exam.

C. Neighbours.

C. To discuss work schedule.

15. Where will the man go on Monday evening?

A. To the woman’s house.

B. To a restaurant.

C. To an airport.

16. When will the speakers meet?

A. On Wednesday morning.

B. On Thursday evening.

C. On Saturday afternoon.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。 17. What happened last night?

A. Something was broken.

B. Some things were stolen. C. Someone was missing.

18. Why can’t the clock be sold easily?

A. It isn’t valuable.

B. It has an obvious mark.

C. It doesn’t work.

19. How did the college get the antique glasses?

A. They were given by a director. B. They were presented by Arnolfini. C. They were donated by schoolmates.

20. Which object is the speaker worried about most?

A. The TV and video recorder. B. A painting of the college. C. The examination papers.

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，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

A long layover（滞留）can be absolutely annoying. What are you supposed to do if you've got six, eight, or 12 hours to kill before your next flight? Most of the time, your options are to eat an overpriced meal, or to browse an overpriced bookstore. Well, you might have more choices than you think. These are the airports with the world's coolest activities you'd never expect.

Munich Airport (MUC), Munich: Brewery（酿酒厂）tours

Where else but in Germany would you find not only a lively beer garden at an airport but also the actual brewery that supplies it? Airbräu is home to an award-winning lineup of cold ones and even offers brewery tours if you've got the time.

Los Angeles International (LAX), Los Angeles: Canine Friends

You're already anxious enough at the airport, and a long layover is bound to make it worse. Sounds like you need to take advantage of the therapy dogs at the Pets Unstressing Passengers program (PUP for short).

Incheon International (ICN), Seoul: Ice-Skating Rink

There's tons of stuff to do at Incheon International, including catching a movie or checking out a cultural museum. But what really sets it apart is the free ice-skating rink and ice forest, which opens seasonally. Don't worry: inline skating(直排轮滑) is available year-round. International (HKG), : Golf Simulator(模拟器)

Airport used to be home to a real nine-hole golf course, but it was closed in 2015 due to an expansion of the airport hotel. Still, while you're waiting for your flight, you can borrow some clubs and hit the Golfzon simulator located in Terminal 2. It's probably better for air traffic control this way. 21. If your flight from Munich to Hongkong is delayed, you may choose to________

A. walk a therapy dog

B. hit the Golfzon simulator C. visit a beer garden

D. enjoy the beer festival

22. What makes Incheon International better than others?

A. Visiting a cultural museum . B. Going skating as you like. C. Watching an interesting movie. D. Wandering in the ice forest year-round. 23. What’s the purpose of the passage?

A. To show must-see tourist attractions. B. To inform tourists of the airport facilities. C. To introduce interesting layover activities.

D. To tell passengers unique airports worldwide.

B

When she was just 17 years old, Jerry crashed into the back of a truck that was waiting to turn in a left

turn lane. The crash is a life-changing one for her. Because of the crash, she’s blind in one eye, lost her sense of smell, lost some of her hearing, lost the ability to create tears, and she cannot fall asleep naturally.

“Initially, I thought I would not be defeated but clearly I was completely wrong. Apart from the

medical problems, the hardest part about my life after the car accident was the fact that I was alone.” Jerry said, “Everyone was away at college, I wasn’t. I couldn’t drive, couldn’t go to college. My friends who used to hang around with me were there for me at first, but after a while they stopped coming by.”

“I looked up on her Facebook page, and she said on there: Can anybody please hang out with me

today? I don’t have any friends.” recalled Jerry’ mother, Ketty.

In time, Jerry and her mother teamed up with the US Department of Transportation’s National

Highway Traffic Safety Administration to make a video. They want to get the point across that texting while driving can have life-transforming consequences.

In the video Jerry appealed to drivers not to text while driving. She admitted she was checking and

sending messages via her phone when she crashed her car into the back of the truck.

“Don’t text your loved ones when you know they’re driving,” said Jerry’s mother. “It can change their

lives forever.”

“If you get a text, don’t look at it,” Jerry said. “It’s not worth it.”

24.What happened to Jerry when she was 17 years old? A. She lost all her friends. B. She couldn’t cry naturally. C. She suffered a traffic accident. D. She was waiting to turn left.

25.What was Jerry’s hardest part in her life after 17? A. Having no chance to attend college. B. Having no ability to live on. C. Having unsolved medical problems. D. Being alone without friends around her. 26.Why did Jerry regret texting while driving?

A.Because it caused her a life-changing result. B. Because she couldn’t see the message clearly. C. Because she was afraid to miss the message. D. Because she couldn’t send the message quickly. 27.The purpose of making the video was to . A. warn people not to use phones while driving B. call on people to help accident victims C. ask teens to be careful while riding D. expose the truth of the car crash

C

In emergency medical services (EMS), the treatment of choice for unconscious patients that are

breathing is to place them in the recovery position. The idea is to prevent getting stomach contents into the lungs.

The problem with the recovery position is the same as many other first aid treatments: it sounds good

in theory but nobody knows if it really works. Positioning someone to prevent them from aspirating(吸入) is absolutely free. Because there's nothing to gain, very few people do research on things like the recovery position.

There is only one study that looked at the effectiveness of different body positions on aspiration. In

that study, the recovery position was better if the unconscious person was lying flat on his or her back. However, the best option for protecting the airway—at least according to this study—was to make the patient lying on his or her belly. It turns out that if you are lying flat with your mouth at the lowest point, then the stuff coming out of your stomach won't find its way into your lungs.

Of course, it's not quite that simple. Most of us would hesitate to have our patient lie over completely. The recovery position is taught in a very precise way. Some first aid textbooks—and more advanced

texts as well—have the rescuer put the patient on his or her side with one leg bent and the head resting on an arm. However, the real world isn't like that. Understanding what you need to accomplish is more important than how you do it. Keep stuff out of your patients' lungs. If that means you roll them almost all the way on their bellies, do it. Make sure you are watching their breathing and if they stop, roll them back over and start CPR.

28. Why should unconscious patients be placed in the recovery position?

A. To assist them to recover consciousness. B. To make them feel comfortable. C. To keep them from choking. D. To cure them of their illnesses.

29. Which is the best way to protect the unconscious person in the study?

A. Lying with his or her face up. B. Bending one leg and having a rest. C. Lowering his or her head and sitting. D. Lying on his or her stomach.

30. What does the underlined word “precise” mean in Paragraph 5?

A. Clear and accurate. B. Perfect and helpful. C. Valuable and important. D. Simple and interesting.

31. What does the author mainly tell us in the passage?

A. First aid is necessary for an unconscious patient. B. A suitable recovery position in first aid is important. C. Reading books about first aid can help treat some patients. D. Laying a patient on the ground can help him or her recover.

D

Robots are increasingly being developed to think and act like humans. But one common human quality that has been difficult for engineers to recreate in machines is humor.

Most robots are powered by artificial intelligence, or AI. Some have performed better than humans in tests designed to measure machine intelligence.

Computer scientists have also hoped to give robots technical skills to help them recognize, process and react to humor. But these attempts have mostly failed.

Kiki Hempelmann is a computational language expert who studies humor at Texas A&M University. \"Artificial intelligence will never get jokes like humans do,\" he told the Associated Press. The main problem, Hempelmann says, is that robots completely miss the context of humor.

Tristan Miller is a computer scientist and linguist at Darmstadt University of Technology in Germany. In one research project, he studied more than 10,000 puns(双关语).

Puns are a kind of joke that uses a word with two meanings. For example, you could say, \"Balloons do not like pop music.\" The word \"pop\" can be a way of saying popular music; or, \"pop\" can be the sound a balloon makes when it explodes.

But a robot might not get the joke. Tristan Miller says that is because humor is a kind of creative language that is extremely difficult for computer intelligence to understand.

Despite the difficulties, Darmstadt University's Miller says there are good reasons to keep trying to teach humor to robots. It could make machines more relatable, especially if they can learn to understand sarcasm(讽刺), he noted. Humans use sarcasm to say one thing but mean another.

But Texas A&M's Kiki Hempelmann is not sure such attempts are a good idea. \"Teaching AI systems humor is dangerous because they may find it where it isn't, and they may use it where it's inappropriate,\" he said. \"Maybe bad AI will start killing people because it thinks it is funny,\" he added. 32. Which is difficult for robots to gain according to the passage? A. Thinking.

B. Humor. C. Intelligence.

D. Action.

33. What does Kiki mean by saying robots’ missing the context of humor? a. They lack creativity and skills. b. They have no sense of humor at all. c. They don’t understand the situation.

d. They have no related ideas that make a joke funny. A. ab

B. ac

C. bd

D. cd

34. What’s the main idea of the last paragraph? A. The risk of teaching humor to AI. B. The necessity of making AI smart. C. The reason to keep robots humorous. D. The possibility of robot understanding humor. 35. Which is the best title of the passage? A. To Be Smarter, Be Humorous. B. AI can Get Jokes Like Humans. C. How to Help Robots Learn Humor?

D. Why Robot Humor Mostly Falls Flat.

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。 If you desire to meet new friends, have fun and get into shape, basketball is the best sport for you regardless of whether you are a professional or an amateur. 36

Here are some of the benefits you can acquire from playing basketball. • Improve your fitness levels.

Playing basketball will definitely improve your fitness levels. Basketball is an amazing cardiovascular(心血管的) exercise. 37

Moreover, it aids in oxygen circulation and blood distribution throughout the body.

• Encourage teamwork.

Basketball requires team work to achieve a common objective. 38 This sport is great for kids, as it shows them how to work together in harmony to reach the goal.

• 39

It brings individuals together and helps create friendship and bonds. This provides a great opportunity for children who are shy, as it helps them interact with new friends, which will help your child function better in life.

40 Although there are no drawbacks associated to playing basketball, it is necessary that you perform other exercises to improve your speed and power.

A. Stay with friends. B. Develop social skills.

C. It is beneficial to people with heart problems. D. In all, you can play basketball as much as possible. E. It can cure people’s illnesses about heart and blood. F. The players have to work as a team to guarantee a win. G. Basketball is popular worldwide due to a variety of reasons.

第三部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）

第一节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

As the train pulled out, the passengers slowly settled down on their seats. I reserved the lower berth(卧铺), so I could enjoy the beauty outside from the moving train. An elderly lady 41 the front seat of mine. Looking at her, I guessed she must be in her eighties. At one point, our eyes 42 , she smiled at me, and with politeness, I gave her response. Both of us were 43 . And the train was 44 its speed.

It was 4:50 pm, evening time. So, 45 time was still a long way off. I couldn't 46 my curiosity any longer and asked, “Auntie! Where are you going?” She looked at me and kindly said, “ 47 camp, dear.”

Suddenly my enthusiasm 48 to know the reason. I politely said, “Aunty, you are visiting someone?”

She smiled 49 and said, “Yes!”

Just to continue the 50 , I talked to her in a very merry mood, “Auntie, you must be feeling so 51 to see your child or your grand children.”

Perhaps, this question 52 her a little but bravely she answered, “Oh, dear! You are so sweet! Anyways, I had only one son who joined the army but was 53 by the terrorist attack just few days before. I bought so many new winter for him. I thought why I would not 55 my son's clothes to some other 56 . So I would control my 57 and would be relieved 58 that my own son has worn it.”

I was shocked hearing her 59 story! But I saluted the old lady from the bottom of my heart, for her 60 heart! 41. A. occupied 42. A. rolled 43. A. busy 44. A. taking up 45. A. bed

B. served B. touched B. silent

C. covered C. met C. shy

D. offered D. lowered D. friendly D. giving up D. leisure D. resist

B. picking up B. study B. decide

C. bringing up C. work C. show

46. A. satisfy

47. A. Sports 48. A. doubled 49. A. secretly 50. A. journey 51. A. surprised 52. A. hooked 53. A. killed . A. food 55. A. lent

B. Tourist B. came B. proudly B. tradition B. excited B. tired B. injured B. shoes B. sold B. soldiers B. temper B. realizing

C. Winter

D. Army D. faded D. nervously D. friendship D. scared D. hurt D. frightened D. books D. spared D. camps D. loneliness D. knowing D. heartbreaking

C. stopped C. falsely

C. conversation C. worried C. amazed C. trapped C. clothes C. sewed C. charities

56. A. passengers 57. A. sorrow 58. A. dreaming

C. behaviour C. thinking C. boring

59. A. adventurous 60. A. sad

B. interesting B. light

C. brave D. heavy

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。

When watching a soccer game or basketball match, you might hear “come on” or “go for it” being shouted out by people who are trying 61 (encourage) their favorite team. But now, 62 new popular Chinese phrase “add oil” may 63 ( hear) more frequently at sporting events . According to China Daily, as the Oxford English Dictionary(OED) revealed its third quarterly update in early October, a direct translation of “jiayou”—“add oil”—has been added the British dictionary. As for the root of the phrase, some believe that it 65 (date) from the Grand Prix(汽车大奖赛) in the 1960s , in 66 crowds would cheer for 67 (much) fuel ,or oil, to be filled into the cars, BBC News Reported.

\"To 68 (direct) translate 'jiayou' into 'add oil' used to be a form of Chinglish that many English teachers would correct,” Chinese professor Hugo Tseng, 69 (teach) English at Soochow University in Taiwan Province, wrote in an article on his website. “It’s beyond 70 (imagine) that the dictionary OED would include and officially recognize its legitimacy.”

第四部分 写作（共两节，满分35分）

注意：将答案写在答题卡上，写在本试卷上无效。 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。作文有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。

Last week, I, along with the rest of my grade, went on a 18-hour survival training trip. On arriving at the destination, we put up our tents before making lunch. Then we participated in team-building activity such as dragon boat racing or rock climbing. They were extreme fun but tiring. The most exciting event was the boat racing, as I have never been in a dragon boat before. The thrilled feeling of riding over the waves will stay my mind forever. By the end of the day, they were all sweaty and exhausted. The next morning, take back with us our newly created memories, we returned back home.

第二节 书面表达（满分25分）

假定你是李华，你写信邀请朋友Henry参加China Daily为庆祝建国70周年举办的艺术展。信的内容包括：

1. 作品类别：摄影、书画、诗歌等 2. 截止日期：9月9日

3. 投稿邮箱：news@chinadaily.com.cn 注意：1. 词数100左右；

2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

3. 参考词汇：建国，the founding of the People’s Republic of China Dear Henry,

Yours sincerely,

Li Hua

宜宾市普通高中2017级调研考试题

英语参及评分意见

2019.7

第一部分（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分） 1-5 BCABA

6-10 CBCAB

11-15 ACBAC

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第二部分（共20小题，每小题2分，满分40分） 21-25 CBCCD

26-30 AACDA 31-35 BBDAD

36-40 GCFBD

第三部分（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

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46-50 DDABC

51-55 BDACD 56-60 BACDC

第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）

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第四部分

第一节 短文改错（共10小题; 每小题1分，满分10分）

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第二节 书面表达（满分25分） Dear Henry,

China Daily is going to hold an art exhibition on its web page to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the

founding of the People’s Republic of China. I bet you’ll be excited at the news, since you have such a keen interest in China and Chinese culture. The details are as follows:

Your work can either be photos, paintings, calligraphy, poetry or something else with the theme China

in your eyes. I remember you have taken some fantastic pictures, most of which are exactly on that theme. This is surely a good opportunity for more people to see them. If you want to participate, you can send your work to news@chinadaily.com.cn before the deadline September 9th.

Looking forward to hearing from you soon.

Yours sincerely, Li Hua

听第一段材料，回答第1题。 W: Isn’t Mary a beautiful bride?

M: Yes, she is, indeed. John looks very happy, too. 听第2段材料，回答第2题。 M: It is a bit warm today.

W: Warm? You could fry an egg on the street. I can’t stand this weather. 听第4段材料，回答第3题。 W: Where did you go on your holiday?

M: I spent three days in , two days in Malaysia and four days in . 听第4段材料，回答第4题。

M: I wonder why Bob was going so rapidly. He should have been more careful. He nearly knocked me over in the classroom.

W: Well, it’s lunch time. Maybe he’s just too hungry to wait. 听第5段材料，回答第5题。

M: Tina, I think that you needn’t wash your clothes so late.

W: I don’t catch what you said quite well. M: I mean, the flowing water makes lots of noise. W: Oh, sorry! I didn’t know it was bothering you. 第二节

听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几道小题。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，每小题将给出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。现在你有10秒钟的时间阅读下面两个小题 W: Hey. Today’s April 22nd. M: Oh... Uh... yeah. Happy birthday!

W: No. It’s not my birthday. It’s Earth Day. It’s a special day for everyone to think about what they can do to help protect the earth’s environment.

M: Huh. So, what are you going to do to help the environment? Plant a tree?

W: I decided I’m going to start taking shorter showers to save water. And this morning I bought a bus pass, so I can start taking the bus to work instead of driving my car. M: Great. I think I’ll join you. So, where can I get a bus pass? W: Just go over to the transportation office.

听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。现在你有15秒钟的时间阅读下面三个小题。 M: Hi, Lucy, I haven’t seen you for quite a while. So what are you doing in the library?

W: Hi, Jim, I have just realized that I am in a hurry to do a presentation, but the classroom is on the other side of the school and I have only 10 minutes left. I have to go now.

M: Just calm down, Lucy. It is raining outside. Did you bring an umbrella with you? W: God, I left it at home before I went to school this morning. What should I do right now?

M: Don’t worry, Lucy. Let’s figure it out together. I have an umbrella in my gym locker. I can lend my umbrella to you. Would you stay here and wait for me?

W: That’s very nice of you, Jimmy, but the gym is too far away from here. I can’t wait any longer, or else I will be late. Don’t bother. I’ll go at once.

听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。现在你有15秒钟的时间阅读下面三个小题 W: Goodness me! I never expected to see you here. How long have you been at this place?

M: I moved here last year. I built this small house at the edge of the mountain. W: Why do you live in such a lonely place?

M: I’m delighted to be here. It’s really beautiful. No pollution! No cars, and in fact, not much traffic of any kind!

W: Compared with the city, this is really like a fairyland. M: Yes, you are right. By the way, why do you come here?

W: I joined an organization to protect the environment. We want to collect some samples of wild animals and plants in the mountains and to see if they are suffering from pollution. M: That’s great! I can be a guide for you to go into the mountains. W: That sounds great. Thank you! M: My pleasure.

听第8段材料，回答第14至16题。现在你有15秒钟的时间阅读下面三个小题 M: Hi, Gina. This is Nelson. W: Hi, Nelson. How are you doing?

M: I’m doing fine, thanks. Ivan said you need help with your website. W: Yes, I was wondering if we could meet and talk about it. M: Sure. When’s a good time for you? W: How about Monday evening?

M: That’s not a good time for me. I’m picking up a friend at the airport. I could meet you for lunch, though.

W: I can’t. I’m having lunch with a friend. Maybe Tuesday, oh wait, no, Tuesday won’t work either. I have to go to the dentist in the morning, and I’m having dinner with John in the evening. How does your Wednesday look?

M: Wednesday is out for me. I’m at a meeting the whole day. Do you have any free time on Thursday? W: I have a long day at work, and then I’m going shopping with Lynn in the evening.

M: And Friday I’m busy the whole day. So do you work on Saturday? We may be able to meet in the afternoon.

W: Sounds good, see you.

听第10段独白，回答第17至20题。现在你有20秒钟的时间阅读下面四个小题

W: Good morning, everyone. Thank you for coming along. I’m afraid there is a serious matter which I’m

hoping we can clear up as soon as possible. Last night, someone broke into the staff room and a number of things are missing. I have already spoken to the police and I trust things will go no further. The police believe that whoever is responsible for the theft is probably a member of this college. Here are the missing things: First of all, a valuable clock which was presented to the college over a hundred years ago has disappeared. The clock cannot easily be sold, because it has the name of the college on the front and would immediately be recognized. A painting of the college by Arnolfini has also been stolen, and again this would easily be recognized as it shows the main college buildings.

Now, whoever took these objects also broke open the cupboard in the staff room and took some antique glasses, eight altogether. These were given to the college many years ago by another director.Not surprisingly, both the TV and video recorder have been taken. But perhaps the most worrying of all, is the fact that the end-of-term examination papers have been stolen. If these papers cannot be marked, everyone in the college will suffer. Now if you can help, or if you have seen or heard anything, please tell me.