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湖北省武汉市学年高二下学期期中联考2019-2020英语试卷(满分分,考试时间分钟)150120第卷(共分)I100本试卷分第卷(选择题)和第卷(非选择题)考试结束,将本试卷和答题卡一并交回I II注意事项答第卷前,考试务必将自己的姓名、考号填写在答题卡上
1.I选出每小题答案后,用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑如需改动,用橡皮擦干净
2.后,再选涂其他答案标号不能答在本试卷上,否则无效第一部分听力(共两节,满分30分)第一节(共5个小题,每小题
1.5分,满分7・5分)听下面的段对话每段对话后都有一个小题,从题中所给的三个选项中选出最佳选项,并标在试卷5A,B,C的相应位置听完每段对话后,你都有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10A.In thehall.B.In the kitchen.C.In the bedroom.
1.Where arethe flowersnow
2.What is the womantalking aboutA.A place to park.B.A placeto live.C.A placeto rentout.
3.What willthe womando thisafternoonA.Have herhair cut.B.Watch afilm.C.See adentist.
4.What doesthe womanwant to eatA.A chickensandwich.B.Chicken pasta.C.Beef noodles.
5.When doesthe manadvise the woman tocollect hercomputerA.This Friday.B.Next Monday.C.Next Tuesday.第二节(共个小题,每小题分,满分分)听下面段对话或独白每段对话或独白后有几个小题,15L
522.55从题中所给的、、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A BC阅读各个小题,每小题秒钟;听完后,各小题将给出秒钟的作答时间每段对话或独白读两遍55听第段材料,回答第、题
6676.Where doesthe conversationprobably takeplaceA.In asupermarket.B.In arestaurant.C.At astation.
7.What willthe womando nextA.Do somecleaning.B.Do someshopping.C.Meet acustomer.请听第段材料,回答第、题
7898.What didthewomanthink of the foodat the partyA.It was not enough.B.It wasnot delicious.C.It wasnot varied.
9.What wasthe manunsatisfied withabout thepartyA.The venue.B.The music.C.The lighting.请听第段材料,回答第至题
8101210.How muchmoney doesthe manneed toborrow from the bankA.£10,
000.B.£15,
000.C.£20,
000.
11.What didrob wantthe manto doA.Find a good location.B.Decorate thecoffee shop.C.Do thepromotions.
12.What isthe probablerelationship betweenthe speakersA.Colleagues.B.Business partners.C.Husband andwife.请听第段材料,回答第至题
9131613.Why doesFrank cometo thecenterA.To visita show.B.To hold an exhibition.C.To advertisehis design.
14.Where didFrank growupA.In Liverpool.B.In Edinburgh.C.In Glasgow.
15.Why didFrank go to AmericaA.To gosightseeing.B.To geta degree.
16.Who C.To findhis interest.inspired frankto makepotsA.His wife.B.His mother.C.His father-in-law.请听第段材料,回答第至题
10172017.What isthe dateprobably todayA.July2nd.B.July10th.C.July16th.
18.What willsome of the moneybe usedforA.Improving thelibrary.B.Building aswimming pool.C.Supporting medical research.
19.When doesthe speakersuggest listenersarriveA.Between9:00and9:
30.B.Between9:30and10:
00.C.Between10:00and10:
15.
20.Which sportistheleast popularC.High jump.A.Volleyball.B.Long jump.第二部分阅读理解(共两节,满分35分)第一节(共小题;每小题分,满分分)
102.525阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(、、和)中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂里A BC DOADearSir,It isnot oftenthat a woman canthank personallythe inventorof devicesthat makelife livablefor her.I feelthat itismy dutyto tellyou howmuch wewomen ofthis smalltown owea lotof thanksto you.I aman officerin theDistrictWomens Cluband myhusband isa doctor.We have a largehouse soas Ido practicallyall myown housework,my dutiesare many.Still,I enjoymy housework(洗衣机运and donot feelthat Ientirely loseout onlifes pleasures.Right now,I hearmy washingmachine chugging转声音).The houseis lightedby electricity.I cookon an electric stoveand washdishes in an electricdishwasher.I clean(按摩).the housewith electriccleaners.When Irest,I take anelectricmassage Iforget Imliving in a tinytown.But Imremindedwhen theautomatic alarmin mystove ringsand knowmy dinneris nowcooking.The doctorcomes home.He findsa wifenot tiredand dissatisfied.Instead,he seesawomanwaiting,who hasworkedfaithfully.She isnow restedand readyto servethe tiredman anddiscuss thingsof the day.Possibly hebringshome aguest withoutwarning,but electricitysaves theday for the hostess.Please acceptmy appreciation,Mr.Edison,from themost trulygrateful ofwomen.I knowyou musthave receivedthethanks of other womenbefore but I believemen arelike womenafter alland like to knowthat theirwork isappreciated.Ido thinkthe worldis oftennot thankfulenough forsuch workand thevalue of it.Sincerely.Mrs.W.C.Lathrop
21.What canwelearn about the authorA.She isan officer.B.She livesdowntown.C.She isbadly indebt.D.She worksin ahospital.
22.What canbe inferredfrom Paragraph2A.The womanhas abad memory.B.The womanlikes doinghousework.C.The houseis affectedby powercuts.D.The washingmachine isbroken.
23.Whafs the authors purposeof writingthis letterA.To givea reply.B.To make an apology.C.To askfor help.D.To expressher thanks.BI usemaps.Not thetiny,annoyingly limitedones onsmartphones.I usereal paper maps that you openfrom arectangleand rarelyrefold properly.Maps you can takeout torapidly scanon theroad inunfamiliar places.Paper maps(指方向)are therefor youevery timeyou needthem andneed norecharging.They simplyand dependablyorient andinform.Ive traveledin andout of the statewith mygrandson Connoroften enoughto havelong sinceintroduced himto thiswayof gettingfrom placeto place.His firstresponse as an8-year-old wasGrandma,just usethe GPS.But thatwas nohelpsince theone in my oldHonda Fit was hopelesslyout ofdate.As for a smartphone,I didntown one.And soConnor(分is learningto use paper mapstoo.Opening onemyself isakin totexting whiledriving,perhaps evenmore distracting散注意力的)fdr me.Ive doneit,but Ivereformed.Our next trip willbe tovisit friendsin Connecticut,and Ivejust pickedup newcopies of the statesroad maps.Iveyellow-highlighted ourroute fromProvidence,Rhode Island,to OldSaybrook andDurham inConnecticut,then back toProvidence.It isa prettyfamiliar routefor me,as Ivespent multiplesummers doinggeologic fieldworkin theforests andtheConnecticut RiverValley.Still,I wouldntthink ofdriving withoutpapermaps.It would be tooout ofcharacter.Itwould belike travelingwithout agood bookoramoral compass.Going overthe routewith now13-year-old Connorso thathe canfollow alongand occasionallyanswer arouting(毅力)question whileIm drivingmay takesome perseveranceon mypart.He looksat roadmaps thesame wayhe looks(导航)at myold collegetypewriter ormy momsNokia phone.However,his nexttutorial onnavigating with paper isaround the corner,and Imdetermined thathe shouldlearn theropes.By the time hesdriving himself,Ill putnew mapsofIndia surroundingstates inhis car.Who knowswhen acellphone mightquit ora GPSsystem mightstop workingI could reallyannoy Connorby informinghim ofdirectional signsfrom the sun,moon,and stars.But enoughisenough for a teenager.For thisnexttripat least,well staygrounded inmaps.
24.What doesthe authorlike aboutpaper mapsA.They canbe neatlyrefolded.B.They canbe easilycarried.C.They arequite reliable.D.They arevery cheap.
25.What doesthe underlinedword akinin Paragraph2meanA.Difficult.B.Similar.C.Suitable.D.Dangerous.
26.Why doesthe authorneed roadmaps duringher nexttrip toConnecticutA.She isunfamiliar withthis place.B.She isused todriving withmaps.C.Her grandsoninsists onbringing maps.D.Her geologicfieldwork requiresmaps.
27.What willtheauthorteach Connorduring theirnext tripA.How todrive acar.B.How todraw amap.C.How to usepapermaps.D.How tonavigate by thesun.C(细When youfeel asneeze ora coughcoming on,covering yourmouth preventsthe spreadof infectiousgerms菌).You probablyknew that.But theway youcover upalso matters,and there are plentyof peoplewho haventyet heard(肘部),the advicefrom healthofficials:If notissue isavailable,you shouldaim into your elbownot yourhand.Evenif that means breakinga long-held habit.If somebodysneezes into their hands,that createsan opportunityfor thosegerms to be passedon toother people,or()pollute otherobjects thatpeople touch,said Dr.Vincent Hill,of theCenters for Disease Controland PreventionCDC.(呼吸道飞沫)Germs aremost commonlyspread by the respiratorydroplets producedfrom sneezingand coughing.These(把手),troublemakers area realheadache.When theyland onyour hands,theyre passedon tothings likedoor knobsliftbuttons andother surfacesthe peoplearound youare likely to alsotouch.“You oryour co-workers mightbe forgivenfor not knowing that.The CDCguidance hasbecome officialonly in thelast10to15years,Dr.Hill saidDr.Georges Benjamin,executive directoroftheAmerican PublicHealth Association,said hebegan hearingthe suggestionmore oftenabout10years ago.That meansthat adultsmay havemissed the advice.Children,however,are frequentlytaught inschool theproper wayto coughor sneeze.Mary Anne,a professorat theUniversityof Missouri-Kansas CitySchool ofMedicine,traced thesuggestion tosneeze into your armto2003,whenSARS fearswere widespread.To beclear,the methoddoesnt getrid of all risk.Studies haveshown thateven maskscant preventall dropletsfromfloating in the air.A drumthat cannever bebeaten enough:Make sureyou paymore visitstoyourbathroom sinkandmake yourhands clean,Dr.Jackson suggested.
28.According toParagraph1,what istheadvicefrom healthofficialsA.Keep tissueat hand.B.Sneeze intoyour arm.C.Avoid coughingin front ofotherpeople.D.Cover yourmouth witha handwhen coughing.
29.What doesthe underlinedpart Thesetroublemaker^^in Paragraph2refer toA.Bad habits.B.Polluted objects.C.Sneezing andcoughing.D.The respiratorydroplets.
30.What dowe knowabout theCDC guidanceA.It wasmade officialin
2003.B.It wasan ideaofaSARS patient.C.It isrelatively newto thepublic.D.It ishard topractice inschools.第二节(共小题;每小题分,共分)5210根据短文内容,从短文后的七个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(太阳能灯)Tips onbuying outdoorsolar lightsAssolar lightingis becominguseful forhomes,many differentsuch outdoorlights cannow befound insupermarkets.Here aresome helpfultips forcustomers.Does yourarea receiveenough directlighting31_So you shouldnt evengive ita thoughtif youlive inan areathat doesntget muchsunlight.These lightsneeddirect sunlight,or theyjust wontwork verywell.―32―The expensiveone usuallymeans goodquality.Choosing thecheapest oneswill resultin manyproblems.For once,its bestto buymore expensivelights ofhigh quality.33At leastyou shouldknow thedifference betweena$10light anda$45light.(安装).Buy lightsthat requireless installationMostsolar lightsare simplydriven into the ground.Therefore,you shouldntdeal with the difficultyin installingasystem thatinvolves anythingmore thanthat.34You dontneed tobuy lightsthat requirehalfan houreach toplant into the groundbecause thats just awaste oftime.Make surethe lights can storeenough energy.Different solar lightscanstore differentamounts ofenergy.35Therefore,youshouldchoose lightsthat are ableto storeenough energyto lastfor quite a fewhours ormore,at leastthose thatwill lastfrom nightfallthroughoutmost ofthe nightand partofthemorning A.Buy manysolarlightsinstead ofjust oneor two.B.They shouldtakeafew minuteseach to get into the ground.C.That doesntmean youhave tospend allyour money.D.It meanssome willstay litlonger thanthe othersE.Solar lightsare becomingmore andmore popular.F.Without sunlight,solar lightingis useless.G.Choose somethinga bitmore expensivefor once.第三部分英语知识运用(共两节,满分45分)第一节(共小题;每小题分,满分分)20L530阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项(、、和)中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,并在A BC D答题卡上将该项涂黑As thenew yeardawned,I wasat oneofthelowest pointsof mylife.In themorning,I satinapark and
36.the()sorrows ofthe pastyear.After somuch loss,I felta n
37.to givemyself tothe
38.—
38.—the snow-covered winter,(决心)
39.bytheunfolding ofnew lifein spring.As Iwalked
40.inw Yearsresolution took
40.inmymind.My resolution(忧愁became Less grief
41.green and I lookedfor
41.to putit into
42.Therefore,I gladly
42.the ArnoldArboretumtraining programfor volunteerschool fieldguides.Nancy,the programdirector,provided uswith
43..ays of
43..I buriedmyself intothe springcurriculum on(授粉pollination
44.hick notebookwas
44.with informationand diagramsabout howtrees andflowers producethe seedsthatmake surethe specieswill
45..While intraining,I feltlike beinga student
46..After weeksof training,itwastime tobe a
47..
47..When sixtythird-graders
48.the yellowschool busfor theFlowersChange class,I beganto provideoutdoor
49.experiences forthem andgave thema dayfull ofinformation,excitement,and surprises.Throughout myfirst springof
50.Lessgrief,more green”,my sensescame aliveand
51..I movedbeyond wonderandastonishment aboutnature to a better
52.ofit.I learnedabouttheworkings ofa childsmind alongwith the
53.of treesandflowers.I wenton tobe aproud andenthusiastic ArnoldArboretum fieldguide forfour seasons.I
54.carry allthatunderstanding andcuriosity aboutwhat I dont knoweach timeIm outin
55..And Istill lookat aflower throughthe eyesofa third-grader.
36.A.looked backon B.put upwith C.made upforD.stepped awayfrom
37.A.pain B.effort C.need D.drop
38.A.seasons B.purposes C.directions D.instructions
39.A.proved B.followed C.required D.decided
40.A.courage B.part C.action D.shape
41.A.ways B.reasons C.rules D.contents
42.A.changed B.designed C.joined D.operated
43.A.vacation B.meeting C.training D.competition
44.A.filled B.connected C.burdened D.decorated
45.A.move B.return C.appear D.continue
46.A.alone B.again C.away D.aside
47.A.teacher B.guide C.reporter D.student
48.A.kept offB.pointed atC.pushed againstD.piled off
49.A.learning B.social C.emotional D.farming
50.A.analyzing B.practicing C.reading D.writing
51.A.existed B.failed C.expanded D.remained
52.A.selection B.understanding C.description D.preparation
53.A.sizes B.colours C.styles D.workings
54.A seldomB.never C.ever D.still
55.A.class B.school C.nature D.business第卷共分II55第二节共小题,每小题分,共分10L515阅读下面材料,在空格处填入适当的内容或使用括号中单词的正确形式You wouldnot havewanted toexperience
56.Peggy Whitsonexperienced onApril,19,
2008.During herreturn fromtheInternational SpaceStation,the spaceshipshe waslying aboard
57.fail toseparate fullyfrom apropulsion推进舱.module Thedead
58.weigh hangingfromtheship causedit tofall intothe atmosphereatatoo-fast angle,which waslikely toburn thecrew beforethey reachedthe ground.Finally,the moduleseparated,and thecrew
59.safelanded.However,the nextchance shegot,she wentbacktospace,without
60.frighten bythe danger.Whiston servedin
61.number ofscientific rolesbefore becoming an astronaut.Over thecourse of15years,Whitson,who retiredfrom NASAin2018,completed threemissions tothe station.She stayedmore timein spacethan anyotherAmerican astronaut;walked inspace10times,foratotal
62.60hours and21mintes;became thefirst woman
63.command thestation,in2008,then didit againin
2017.She leavesNASA a
64.good andmore storiedplace thanshefound it.Other womenand menmay breaksome ofher
65.record;her firstswill alwaysbe hers.第四部分写作(共两节满分分)40第一节应用文(满分分)15假定你是李华,想邀请外教一起参观中国剪纸()艺术展请给他写封邮件,内容包括:Henry paper-cutting.展览时间、地点1展览内容
2.注意词数左右;.可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯
1.802Dear Henry,Yours sincerely,Li Hua第二节读后续写(满分分)25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Sally hadtrouble speakingin socialsituations.P ma registerednurse andI lovekids anddogs.I wanted touseBellato bringher joy,comfort andconfidence theway onlya dogcan.That morningin January,her teacherled ustoaroom bythe schooloffice.Sally hasnt spokenoutside herhome in,two years,z she told me.Her parentshave takenher to doctors,but nothinghas worked.z/A littlegirl stoodshyly justinsidethe doorway.Iler eyesbrightened whennoticing mydog.“This isIsabella Rose.I callher Bella,I said.Would youlike topet herShe doesntknowanyone hereand shedlike tomeet you.She doestricks.Would youliketosee”Sally nodded.I motionedwith myhand.Bella laydown and〃〃〃then rolledover.Sally,s eyescheered up.She11do itfor youtoo,“I said.I canteach you.I showedSally the hand signalsfor variouscommands.She wasa naturalwith Bella.Soon Sallywas ableto takeBella at herpace allon herown.I couldsee herstanding taller,more sureof herselfeach timewe met.〃One morning,when shewas workingwith Bella,I hearda tinyvoice,barely awhisper Gooddog.Sally didnttake hereyes offBella,but I wanted tojump forjoy.Sally spokea littlemore eachweek,only toBellaatfirst,but thentome.Later,she startedgiving voicecommands withher hand signals andher confidencerose.Still,she hadn,t spokeninher classroom.“Could youbring Bellato myclass andshow theother kidsher tricks”Sally askedme oneday.An ideastruck me.〃〃Why dontyoudo it”I said.I knowyou can.You reas goodwith Bellaas I am.Now,Sally stoodnervously infrontof herkindergarten class,with Bellasitting calmlyby herside.Her classmatesfocused onSally,waiting forher tospeak.注意*9,每段的开头语已为你写好;,请用下划线标出你所使用的关键词语Paragraph1But nota wordcame out.Paragraph2The nextweek,she toldme shewanted totry again,looking up at mewith determination.英语试卷答案听力1-5CBCAC6-10BACAB11-15CCBAC16-20CACBC阅读理解(每小题2分,共40分)()()()七选五A21-23ABD B24-27CBBC C28-30BDC31-35FGCBD完形填空(每小题L5分,共30分)36-40ACABD41-45ACCAD46-50BBDAB51-55CBDDC语法填空(每小题分,共15分)
56.what;
57.failed;
58.weight;
59.safely;6O.being frightened;
61.a;
62.of;
63.to command;
64.better;
65.records书面表达(共25分)第一节Dear Henry,Iamwriting toinvite youto attendthe Chinesepaper-cutting artexhibition tobe heldin theart galleryfrom8:00am to5:00pm nextSunday inour citycenter.Paper-cutting isa traditionalart formin China,which hasa historyof morethan1,500years.People oftenbeautifytheir homewithpaper-cutting duringfestivals aswell asweddings.In thisexhibition,youcansee paper-cutting withawide varietyof patterns.In addition,therearewell-known artistswho willperform howto cutpaper on the spot.I wishthatyou couldgrasp thisopportunity tolearn traditionalChinese culturefurther.Looking forwardtoyourreply.第二节【范文】Yours sincerely,Paragraph1But nota wordcame out.Sally hadbeen soexcited aboutputting ona dogshow forher class.She hadbeen quitefamiliarwith thehandsignalsand hadpracticed forweeks.Now hereyes foundmine.I noddedencouragingly.She took一一a deepbreath andopened hermouth.Her mouththen herwhole bodyseemed toclose inon itselfin defeat.Sallystood offtotheside,head down.I feltawful.Sally returnedto herseat,not lookingat anyone,not evenBella.Paragraph2The nextweek,shetoldme shewanted totry again,looking upatmewith determination.“Are yousure”I asked.〃〃You dont wantto waittill nextyear”No,she said.Today,I cando it.Then weheaded toSally sclassroom.Thekids weresitting ina circleonthefloor listeningtotheteacher.We walkedtothefrontofthe room.I shookSally shandsand steppedback.For afew seconds,she stoodsilently,staring ather classmates.Finally shewhispered,“This isIsabellaRose.z,Then,a littlelouder withmore confidence,“Isabella Rose.,z[思路点拨]前文概要是一个患有社交障碍、不敢在公共场合讲话的小女孩当作为护士的〃我〃知道她的情况后,〃我〃让〃Sally我〃训练的小狗去带给她欢乐、安慰和自信,并帮助她走出社交障碍和在一起的渐渐开心Bella Bella Sally,起来,也逐渐有了自信后来,慢慢地开始和小声交流,随后也开始和〃我〃进行交流一天,Sally BellaSally问〃我〃能否在她的同学面前让表演,〃我〃突发奇想想让自己来做这件事现在紧张地站BellaSallySally在同学面前,所有人都在等待着她开口说话的开头是〃但是(她)没有说出一个字〃,由此可知,该段讲的应是在众人瞩目下的心理活Paragraph1Sally动她可能由于紧张、恐惧,最终没有勇气在同学们面前讲话而的开头暗示,虽然可能努Paragraph2Sally力想在同学面前发声,但最终还是失败了写作时可用到的关键词有等Sally,Bella,thehandsignals,classroom的开头是〃第二周,她坚定地抬头看着我,告诉我她想再试一次〃显然接下来的内容可能是Paragraph2Sally的第二次努力她虽然感到紧张、害怕,但最终在同学们面前开口说话了写作时可用到的关键词有confidence,等teacher,classroom,classmates听力文本Text1W:Where haveyou putthe flowersI leftthem onthe tablein thehall withsome letters.M:Well,they werein theway there,so Iveput theminavase inthebedroom.W:Okay thanks,but Ithink Illput theminthekitchen.Text2M:What typeof placeare youlooking for,MadamW:Something small,andI dont wantto sharewith others.I donthave acar soIdontneed agarage.Text3W:Sorry,Ryan.I cantgo tothe cinemawith youtoday.I havegot anappointment fora dentalcheck-upat
3.Could wemakeit tomorrowM:OK.but Icant comeuntil5because I have to gotothe hairdressersimmediately afterschool.Text4M:I personallylike thechicken pastawith creammushroom sauce,but thebeef noodlesare alsovery nice.What willyouorderW:Hmm.Td liketo havethe grilledchicken,but canIhavea sandwichinstead ofpastaText5W:When canI collectmy computerM:Well,were a bit busyat themoment butwe canget roundto itby Friday.So if you comearound nextMonday...Oh,Monday isholiday,so poproundthefollowing daythen.Text6M:Im gladweve nearlyfinished now!What aday!W:Mine hasntbeen toobad—thekitchenheres notthat stressfulto workin.Youvebeen dealingwith thecustomers.M:Yeah,but itllbe yourturn nextSaturday,wont itW:Yeah.then Illbe exhausted!Ill walkwith youtothestation ifyoure ready.M:OK,butIneed tostop at the supermarketto getsomething formy mum.W:Oh,well,ril meetyou there-Ive stillgot abit ofclearing uptodo.Ill seeyou outsidethe supermarketentrance intenminutes.Text7M:So whatdid youthink ofthepartythen Therewas certainlyno shortageof stufftoeat.W:True enough,though therewere justcheeseburgers andchips youcould getin oneevening-there couldvebeen abitmore varietyifyouask me.But Ithought thelive bandwas great.Where didthey findthemM:Idontknow.I guesssomebody atcollege mustknow themsomehow-anyway theycertainly livenedthings up.But thecollege gymwasnotthe idealplacetoholdaparty.W:Youre rightthere,but atleast thelighting wasincredible.M:Sure.Text8M:Hello,Daisy.Ifs me.Im stillin Brighton.Rob9sjustleft.I sawhis businessplan-to opena coffeeshop.W:So whydoes heneed youM:Rob askedme ifIwanted to gointo businesswith him.He toldme that the planhad alreadybeen approvedbythebank-hes borrowedf
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000.And hewanted toknow whetherI couldcome upwith theother half.W:Where arewe goingtogetthat amountof moneyM:Well,weve gotflO,000saved up,and wecould takeout abank loanfortherest.W:Lets justdo it.M:Yeah,it lookslike anexcellent investment.Hed beenlooking foragoodlocation sinceAugust.Now hesfound theperfectplace.And hesaid thathed beentalking toa designer,you know,to redothe insideoftheshop.He wantedtoknow ifId helpwiththeadvertising,which,of courseI*dbehappy to.Text9W:Fm withFrank Irvinewhose currentexhibition hereattheStudio DesignCenter isattracting quiteabitof attention.Frank,youre notthat youngtobehaving afirst majorshow.M:Yes,I wasborn in1948,after all.W:In Glasgow,was thatM:Actually no.My fatherwas fromEdinburgh andI wasborn there.But wemoved toLiverpool threeyears laterbecausemy motherwantedtolive nearher family.W:When did you startgetting interestedin makingpotsM:Well,asachild.1was intoengines.A bitlate intheday,I everstarted adegree inphysics.But bythetimeI wastwenty,I wasaware thatthere mightbe somethingelse Iwantedtodo.W:So whatdidyoudoM:Well,I startedtraveling.I wentto Americafirst whereI metmy wife,Carole.W:And herfather thepotter ArthurSaundersM:Yes.And afterthat wecame backto England,I wasvisiting themquitealot andseeing herfather working.And finallyIasked ifIcouldhaveago.Once Idstarted,I couldntstop!Text10OK,so theMini OlympicGames.Parents makesure your kids dontmiss theopportunity toshine!The Gamesare onJulythe sixteenth,which isnow onlyfourteen daysaway,and thelatest your children canenter isthe tenth.You justneedto payflO,and you11makeavaluable contributionto ourthree aims.Firstly,we wantto raiseas muchmoney aswe canformedicalresearchattheChildrens HealthCentre.Secondly,we hopeto raisemoney tobuild anew library,next totheswimming pool.Last but not least,we wantto encouragechildren totake partin sport.On theday itself,please gethere withyourchildrenany timeafter9:30,when thegates open,and nolater than10:00,as eventsbegin at10:15and theygo straightthrough until3:
30.Theres awide rangeof events.Interest islikelytobethe greatestinthefootball match,with volleyballcomingaclose second.If Icould makea finalrequest-weve hadplentyentries forthe longjump,butnotenough forthe highjump,and wedont wantto cancelthat,so pleasesee ifyou canpersuadeyourkidstogofor that.Thank you.。