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杭西高2020年6月高一英语试卷（模块二测试）命题人：江湘娟，审核人：朱力芳第I卷选择题部分第一部分听力（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纸上。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。1.Howmuchdidthebankloseaccordingtotheman?A.S2,000.000.B.$4,000,000.C.$6,000,000.2.Howwillthewomangettoherdestinati

on?A.Bybus.B.Bytrain.C.Bytaxi3.Wheredoestheconversationmostprobablytakeplace?A.Inahotel.B.Inapostoffice.C.Inthewoman'shouse.4.Whatdoest

hewomanmean?A.Shecan'tswimwell.B.Rockclimbingcanbedangerous.C.Themanshouldn'tgoonanouting.5.Whatarethespeakersmainlytalkingabout?A.Anewtypeoftour.B.A

musicgroupC.ATVprogram.第二节听下面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、7题。6.Whatplacedoesthewomanwanttogoto?A.StateOffice.B.RoyalHotelC.King'sSquare7.Whatdoesthemantellthewomantodo?A.TakebusC28a

tNewburyRoad.B.TaketheundergroundtoMilleRoad.C.TakebusS79toAdministrationRoad.听第7段材料,回答第8、9题8.Whycan'tthewom

anbuytheshoesatthesalepricenow?A.She'soutoftown.B.Theshoeshavebeensoldout.C.Thesalehasn'tstartedyet.9.Whenwillthewomanbebacktotown?A.T

hisSaturday.B.NextMonday.C.Intwoweeks.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10.WheredidthewomangolastSunday?A.ToBeirutCafe.B.ToRick’sRestauran

t.C.ToRamona.11.WhatwasthewomandissatisfiedwithaboutRamona?A.Thefood.B.Theservers.C.Theatmosphere.12.Whatdoesthewomanthi

nkofBeirutCafe?A.It’sperfect.B.It’ssmall.C.It’sexpensive.听第9段材料回答第13至16题。13.WhendidAmydecidetobeadressdesigner?A.Whenshewasstillatschool.B.When

shewasrunningabigstore.C.Whenshewasworkingasashopassistant.14.WhatisthemostimportantskillforadesigneraccordingtoAmy?

A.Understandinghowtocreateclothes.B.Knowingaboutdifferentmaterials.C.Remainpatientindifficultsituati

ons.15.WhatdoesAmyparticularlylikeaboutherwork?A.Beingabletosellherdesigns.B.Havinghernamerecognized.C.Seeingherclothesonshow.16.WhatprojectisAm

yworkingonatthemoment?A.AshowinNewYork.B.Acollectionofclothesforafilm.C.AnewrangeofsuitsforaLondonstore.听第10段材料回答第17~20题。17.Howlongdoest

hestarwatchingsessionlast?A.Fourhours.B.Sixhours.C.Tenhours.18.HowdoestheTrackerStar-WatchingCentergetmoney?A.Bysellingtickets.B.Bychargingmembership

fees.C.Byacceptingmoneyfromthepublic.19.Whatdovisitorsdofirstduringeveningprograms?A.Listentolecturesfromtheexpertstaff.B.LearnabouttheCenterand

itsprograms.C.Watchtheskyoutsidewithspecialtelescopes.20.WhatdoweknowabouttheTrackerStar-WatchingCenter?A.ItisatthefootofMintalMountain.B.The

temperaturetherefallsbelowzeroatnight.C.VisitorscanbuysomethingtowearattheCenterstore.第二部分：阅读理解（共10小题；每小题2.5分，满分25分

）AIwasneververyneat,whilemyroommateKatewasextremelyorganized.Eachofherobjectshaditsplace,butminealwayshidsomewhere.Sheevenlabeled(贴

标签)everything.Ialwayslookedforeverything.Overtime,KategotneaterandIgotmessier.Shewouldpushmydirtyclothingover,andIwouldlaymybooksonhertid

ydesk.Webothgottiredofeachother.Warbrokeoutoneevening.Katecameintotheroom.Soon,Iheardherscreaming,"Takeyourshoesaway!Whyundermybed!"Deafen

ed,Isawmyshoesflyingatme.Ijumpedtomyfeetandstartedyelling.Sheyelledbacklouder.Theroomwasfilledwithanger.Wecouldnothavestayedtogetherfor

asingleminutebutforaphonecall.Kateansweredit.Fromherendoftheconversation,Icouldtellrightawayhergrandmawasseriouslyill.Whens

hehungup,shequicklycrawled(爬)underhercovers,sobbing.Obviously,thatwassomethingsheshouldnotgothroughalone.Allofa

sudden,awarmfeelingofsympathyroseupinmyheart.Slowly,Icollectedthepencils,tookbackthebooks,mademybed,cleanedthesocksa

ndsweptthefloorevenonherside.IgotsointomyworkthatIevendidn’tnoticeKatehadsatup.Shewaswatching,hertea

rsdriedandherexpressiononeofdisbelief.Then,shereachedoutherhandstograspmine.Ilookedupintohereyes.Shesmiledatme,"Thanks."KateandIstayedroommatesfor

therestoftheyear.Wedidn’talwaysagree,butwelearnedthekeytolivingtogether:givingin,cleaningupandholdingon.21.Whatm

adeKatesoangryoneevening?A.Shecouldn'tfindherbooks.B.Sheheardtheauthorshoutingloud.C.Shegotthenewsthathergrandmawasill.

D.Shesawtheauthor'sshoesbeneathherbed.22.Theauthortidieduptheroommostprobablybecause_____.A.shewasscaredbyKate'sangerB.shehatedherselfforbeingsom

essyC.shewantedtoshowhercareD.shewasaskedbyKatetodoso23.HowisParagraph1mainlydeveloped?A.Byanalyzingcauses.B.

Byshowingdifferences.C.Bydescribingaprocess.D.Byfollowingtimeorder.BAnearthquakeisoneofthemostcommonnaturaldisasters.Itmaycausegreatdamage.Soitiswise

tolearnsomesimplesafetytipstoprotectyourselforyourfamilymembers.Fragileitemslikethosemadeofglassareeasilybrokenandshouldusuallybepla

cedonalowersurface,nearthegroundinsteadofplacingtheminthecupboardshigherup.Neverplacethemnearyourbed,sofasandotherfurniture

whereyouwouldbesittingorlyingdown.Sowhenthereisastrongmovement,thesepieceswillfallonthefloordirectlyandnotonyou.Thereisastrongchanceofshort

circuitsandfireduringanearthquake.Makesureyouturnoffelectricalconnectionsandgasimmediatelywhenanearth

quakehappens.Duringanearthquake,liebeneathanobjectthatisnoteasilydamaged.Donotgonearobjectsthatcoulddire

ctlyfallonyou.Neverusetheelevatortogodown.Stayinsideuntiltheshakingstopsanditissafetogooutside.Researchhasshownthatmostinjurieshappenwhenpeoplei

nsidebuildingstrytogoout.Usethestaircases(楼梯)atalltimes.Ifyouareoutdoors,donottakeshelterunderatree,street

lights,electricpolesortallbuildings.Ifyouaredriving,stopyourcarandstayinasafeplace.Donotparkyourcarunderatreeoranyta

llobject.Iftrappedinruins,coveryourmouthwithahandkerchieforclothing.Taponapipeorthewallsorescuerscanfindyou.Usea

whistle(哨子)ifoneisavailable.Nevershoutforhelp.Shoutingcancauseyoutobreatheindangerousamountsofdust.Donotlightamatchbecauseyoumaybu

myourself.24.Thepurposeofthepassageistotellreaders.A.thedamagecausedbyearthquakesB.therescueworkafterearthquakesC.howtopreventear

thquakesD.whattodoaboutearthquakes25.Theunderlinedword"Fragile"inParagraph2probablymeans.A.easilyfoundB.easilybrokenC.

expensiveD.heavy26.Toreducetheinjuryfromtheearthquake,itemsmadeofglassshouldbeput.A.inthecupboardsB.onalowersurfaceC.inthebedro

omD.inaplacewherechildrencan'treachthemCAwarmdrinkofmilkbeforebedhaslongbeenthebestchoiceforthosewantingagoo

dnight’ssleep.Butnowastudyhasfounditreallydoeshelppeoplenodoff—ifitismilkedfromacowatnight.Researchershavediscoveredth

at"nightmilk"containsmoremelatonin(褪黑激素),whichhasbeenproventohelppeoplefeelsleepyandreduceanxiety.Thestudy,byresearchersfromSeoul,SouthKor

ea,involvedmicebeingfedwithdriedmilkpowdermadefromcowsmilkedbothduringthedayandatnight.Thosegivennightmil

k,whichcontained10timestheamountofmelatonin,werelessactiveandlessanxiousthanthosefedwiththemilkcollectedduringdaytime,accordingtothestud

ypublishedinTheJournalofMedicinalFood.Nightmilkquickenedthestartofsleepandcausedthemicetosleeplonger.Whiletheeffectofcowsmilkh

arvestedatdifferenttimehasnotbeentestedonhumansuptonow,takingmelatonindrugshasbeensuggestedtothosewhoarestrugglingtof

allasleepatnight.Previousstudieshavealsoindicatedthatmilkcanbeexcellentforhelpingsleepbecauseofthecalciumcontent,whichhelpspeople

torelax.Milkisalsosugar-freeandadditive-freewithnutritionistsrecommendingskimmedmilkasthebestchoicebeforebedas

itistheleastfattening.Themorefatyoutakeinbeforebedtime,thegreaterburdenyouwillputonyourbodyatnight.27.Ac

cordingtothetext,themicefedwithdaytimemilk_______.A.startedsleepmoreeasilyB.weremoreanxiousC.werelessactiveD.wokeuplater28.Whichofthefollowingistr

ueofmelatoninaccordingtothetext?A.It'sbeentestedonmicefortenyearsB.ItcanmakepeoplemoreenergeticC.Itexistsinmilkin

greatamountD.It'susedinsleepingdrugs29.Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?A.NightMilkandSleepB.FatSugarandHealthC.AnExperimentonMiceD.MilkDrinkingandH

ealth30.Howdoestheauthorsupportthethemeofthetext?A.Bygivingexamples.B.Bystatingarguments.C.Byexplainingstatisticaldata.D.Byprovidingresearchre

sults.第二节：任务型阅读：(每题2分，共10分)阅读以下短文，选择合适的选项填入空格处，并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。选项中有两项是多余选项。DifferentculturesTheculturesoftheEastandtheWestr

eallydistinguisheachotheralot.31_________Theoriginoftheeasternculturesismainlyfromtwocountries:ChinaandIndia.Bot

hofthetwoculturesaredevelopedbyrivers---theYellowRiverinChinaandtheHinduRiverinIndia.32_________Whenthetwomot

herriversgavebirthtotheEasternculture,anotherfamousculturewasbroughtupontheMesopotamianPlain-theMesopotamianCivilization.Thiscivilizationlateronde

velopedintotheculturesofAncientGreeceandAncientRome.33_________LiketheChineseculture,theEuropeanculturealsocrossedwaters.WhentheBritishs

ettleddowninAmerica,theirculturewentwiththemovertheAtlanticOcean.SotheAmericanculturedoesn’tdistinguishfromtheEuropeanc

ulturealot.34_________Takethelanguagesystemforexample.IntheEast,mostlanguagesbelongtothepictographiclanguagewhiletheWesternlanguagesare

mostlybasedontheLatinsystem.Othercauseslikehumanracedifferencecountsaswell.Butwhat’smore,duetothefardistanceandthesteepareasbetweentheEastandWest,t

hetwoculturesseldomcommunicateuntilrecentcenturies.Sotheygrewuptotallyintheirownwayswithalmostno-inter

ference（干扰）fromtheother.Thedifferencesareeverywhere.35_________Butdifferentculturesmaketheworldof21stcenturymorecolorful.Theculturalgapsho

uldnotbetheobstacle(障碍)tothecivilizationofhumanbeing.Itoughttobethemotivationofourgoingfarther.A.Theyareobviousa

ndaffectpeople’swaysofthinkingandtheirviewsoftheworld.B.Theyhelpedthetwoculturesdevelopforcenturiesandf

ormtheirownstyles.C.Thisisbecausetheculturesystemsaretwoseparatesystemsonthewhole.D.Atthesametime,someotherdifferencesaddtotheculturaldifference

s.E.Andthesetwoarewell-knownasthebaseoftheEuropeanculture.F.Oneimportantthingistolearnaboutothercultures.G.Letusworktogethe

rtokeepavarietyofculture.第三部分：语言运用第一节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36-55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。LastyearIi

ntroducedmynewpolicyonabsencestomyclasses:Nonewouldbe36exceptforillnessorpersonalemergency.Eventhoughthiswasagainstthe37rules,mystudentsdidn’t38.

Whenthosewhomissedclassesreceivedwarningnoticesfromme,theyknewIwas39.Moststudentsseemedtorealizethatit40theirownstudies,andfollo

wedtherule.41,itwasalsoarulethattheyshouldfollowthroughouttheirlives.Itoldmyclassthat42studentswanttodowellinsc

hool,theyhavetogotoclasses43.Likeotherteachers,Ifeel44__whenIcarefullyprepareforaclassbutonlyafewstudentscome,Iwantmystudentstogetthe45__thatIca

reabouttheirlearningand46__themtocareaboutmyprofessional(职业的)effort.Tomy47__,studentsperformanceinmyclassesimprovedi

ntheend.Sucharesultissurelyworth48__.Therearealsootheradvantageshavinga49__classroom.Forexample,discussionsare50__,homeworkisg

enerally51__ontime,andveryfewstudentsmisstests.Ofcourse,Iwasalittle52__thanusual,especiallyatfirstI53__ormailednotestose

veralstudentsabouttheircuts(缺课),somemorethanonce.Thereisno54__thatthiskindofpolicyiseasierinasmallschool.Butitcanworkalm

ostanyplacewhereateachercaresenoughtomakeitwork.The55_thingiscaring.36.A.acceptedB.foundC.invitedD.allowed37.A.clubB.companyC.schoolD.family38.A.he

lpB.careC.knowD.forget39A.braveB.seriousC.excitedD.nervous40.A.madeuseofB.gotalongwithC.didgoodtoD.keptawaywith41.A.InfactB.IntimeC.Atfirst

D.Atmost42.A.afterB.ifC.thoughD.until43.A.hardlyB.suddenlyC.completelyD.regularly44.A.impatientB.impoliteC.unhappyD.unlucky45.A.praiseB.chanceC

.messageD.suggestion46.A.agreeB.chooseC.promiseD.expect47.A.angerB.surpriseC.regretD.shame48.A.givin

gupB.thinkingoverC.showingoffD.breakingdown49.A.fullB.bigC.brightD.clean50.A.easierB.clearerC.livelierD.shorter51.A.givenB.markedC.finishedD.

corrected52.A.busierB.kinderC.richerD.cleverer53.A.stoppedB.calledC.returnedD.followed54.A.doubtB.timeC.needD.risk55.A.boringB.strangeC.interestin

gD.important第二节：语法填空（（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面短文，根据上下文填入适当的词，或使用括号中的词语的适当形式填空，并将答案填写在答题卡上标号的相应位置。Wereyouthefirstorthelastchildinyourfami

ly?Orwereyouamiddleoranonlychild?Somepeoplethink56_matterswhereyouwereborninyourfamily.Buttherearedifferentideasabou

twhatbirthordermeans.Somepeoplesaythatoldestchildren,57__aresmartandstrong-willed,areverylikely58____(succeed).Thereason59__thisis

simple.Parentshavealotoftimefortheirfirstchildandgivehimorheralotofattention.Anonlychildwillsucceedfo

r60___samereason.Whathappenstothe61childreninthefamily?Middlechildrendon’tgetsomuchattention,sotheydon’tfeelthat

important.Ifafamilyhasmanychildren,themiddleonesometimesgetslostinthecrowd.Theyoungestchild,62,oftengetsspecialtreatment.Oftenthischildgrowsuptobe

funny.Butarecentstudysawthingsquite63(difference).Thestudyfoundthatfirstchildrenbelievedinfamilyrules.Theydidn’ttakem

anychancesin64lives.Theyusually65_____(follow)orders.Rulesdidn’tmeanasmuchtolaterchildreninthefamily.Theytookchancesandth

eyoftendidbetterinlife.第四部分：写作一、单词拼写（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）66.Englishisoneofthe_(官放的)languagesusedinIndia.67.-D

oyouthinkit’sagoodideatomakefriendswithyourstudents?-(实际上),Ido.Ithinkit’sagreatidea.68.Myfather’sillnessc_____________usgre

atly.69.Lisa,Ididn’t_____________(认出)you---you’vehadyourhaircut.70.Afteryearsofregulartreatment,she_________（最终）becamehealthy.71.E

veryadvantagehasits______________.72.Thebuildingwascompletely（毁坏）byfire.73.ThenewsofScott’sdeath(震惊)theworldyearsago.74.Weshou

ldbegratefultoourparentsfortheir（无私的）love.75.Boysandgirlsare（平等的）,andthustheyshouldbetreatedfairly.二、短语填空，根据要求完成句子。(10分)（每空

一词）76.___________________（经历）thosethingsthatseemimpossible,andachievewhatweneverbelievedwecould.77.Iwork

edhardand_______________________(与同学老师们相处融洽)myteachersandclassmates.78.Thebook____________atruestory.这本书以真实的故

事为原型（base）。79.Nowadays,theInternet_______________________________(起重要作用)inourlives.80.Theirworkhasinfluencedotherwriters____

______________.(自那以后)81.FinallyI________(让步)andacceptedthejobontheirterms.82.Infifteenterriblesecondsalargecity______（

沦为废墟）83._______________heraccent(根据她的口音判断)，shemustbefromSichuanProvince.84.Don’t_____(别灰心)，whateverhappens.85.She___he

rlife_____（贡献）helpingthepatients.三、写作（20分）AProposal（倡议书）OnWildlifeprotection野生动物是人类的朋友,但是由于人类乱捕滥杀以及野生动物栖息地的人为破坏等原因

，致使野生动物的数量日益减少，许多物种濒临灭绝。请以学生会的名义根据这一现状写一封倡议书，呼吁全社会携手保护野生动物。要点包括：1、野生动物的现状及产生的原因；2、保护野生动物的倡议。注意：1、作文开头已经给出，请接着完成。可自己补充内容，使文章更加连贯。2、字数要求：8

0左右AProposal（倡议书）OnWildlifeprotectionLet’smovetheworldtoprotectthewildlife.Wildanimalsareman’sclosefri

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———————————————————————————————杭西高2020年6月高一英语答案听力：30分1-5.BCAAC6-10ABCBC11-15AACAB16-20BACBC阅读理解：25分21-23：DCB24-26：DBB27-30：BDA

D任务型阅读：10分31-35CBEDA完形30分36-40DCBBC41~45.ABDCC46~50.DBCAC51~55.CABAD语法填空答案：15分56．it57.who58.tosucceed59.for6

0.the61.other62.however/though63.differently64.their65.followed单词拼写（10分）76.official67.Actually68.concerns

69.recognize70.finally71.disadvantage72.destroyed73.socked74.selfless75.equal完成句子(10分)76.Gothrough77.gotalongwellwith7

8.isbasedon79.playsanimportantrolein80.eversince81.gavein82.layinruins83.Judgingfromheraccent84.loseheart85.devotedto写作：20分Let’s

movetheworldtoprotectthewildlife.Wildanimalsareman’sclosefriends.Unfortunately,thenumberofthemisnowdecreasingsharplyandsomespeciesar

eindangerofextinction.Over-huntingandtheirhabitatdestructionarethemainreasonsforthedepressingsituation.The

refore,itistimeforustotakeaction.Thereisnobetterwaythanraisingpeople’sawarenessoftheimportanceofwildlifeprotection.Andweshouldn’

tbuyproductsmadefromendangeredanimalsordestroytheirhabitat.What’smore,wecandonatemoneytoorganizationssuchasCWCA.Inadditionit’snecessaryforth

egovernmenttopassstrictlawstopunishlaw-breakinghuntersandsetupmorenaturereserves.let’sworkhandinhandtoprotectwil

dlife.TheStudents’Union听力录音稿（Text1）W:Doyouknowthebankwasrobbedyesterdayafternoon?Itwasrobbedof$2million.M:Really?Itwasreportedintoday’snew

spaperthatthebankwasrobbedtwiceasmuchasthatamountyoutoldme.(Text2)W:Hello?Areyouthenexttaxi?I’dliketogotothestation,please.M:Busortrain?W:Oh,sorry

.Thetrainstation.M:OK.Getinthen.(Text3)M:I’dliketomakealongdistancecall.M:Allright.MayIhavethetelephonenumberyouarecallingandyourroomnumberplease?(Te

xt4)M:Howaboutgoingonanoutingwithusnextweek?Weareplanningonrockclimbingandboatinginthenationalpark.W:Soundsgood,butI’dbetter

warnyou,IhaveneverbeeninaboatandI’mnotmuchofaswimmer,either.(Text5)M:Ohnothat’sterrible.Pleaseturnoffthe

TV.W:No,wait.That’sTeenStar.It’sanewshow,whereschoolkidsformagroupandgoonaconcerttour.M:That’scrazy.I’llneverlet

yougoonatourlikethat.(Text6)W:Excuseme.IsStateOfficeinthisbuilding?M:Notanymore.Itmovedtoanewbuilding

lastmonth.ThisplacehasbeenRoyalHotelsincethen.W:ThenwhereisStateOffice?M:It’sinNewburyRoad.W:Howcanwegetthere?M:Take

busC28.Thestopisjustthereacrosstheroad,thenchangefortheS79atKingsSquare.Getoffatthe3rdstop.Thereisanundergroundstationthere.Getontheblueline.Go

asfarasMilleRoad.TaketheexitforAdministrationRoad.YouwillseetheStateOfficerightinfrontofyou.(Text7)W:Iwouldliketo

purchasetheseshoes.Theyare20%off,right.Isawanadvertisementonnewspaperthatsaidallshoeswere20%off.M:I’msorryMa’ma,butoursalestartso

nSaturday.Ifyouwant,Icanholdthemforyouandyoucancomebackandbuythemthisweekendatthesaleprice.W:Ican’tcomebackthisSaturdaybecauseIwillbeout

oftown.Howlongdoesthesalelast?IcancomebacknextMonday.M:Thesalesroundsforthenexttwoweekssoyoucancomeinany

daynextweektobuythem.(Text8)W:Idon’tthinkwecanfindagoodrestaurantaroundhereatthistime.M:Idon’tagreea

small,reasonablypricedonewilldo.Romanaisanexcellentrestaurant.W:IwenttherelastSunday.Iwastheonlycustomer.TherestaurantspecializesinAmeric

anfood,right?M:Yeah.W:Mysteakwasalmostlawandthefrieswereoily.M:Thenlet’stryRicky’sRestaurant.W:Well,theserversofRic

k’sareslowandunfriendly.M:Thenlet’sgototheBeirutcafe.W:Doyoumeantheoneonthecornerof12thandMaple?Ilikeit.The

rearelotsofdifferentsmalldishes.Theatmosphereislovelyandthesurfaceisgood.There’slivemusicanddancingonweekends.M:Itmustbeexpensivethere.W:Notrea

lly.Areviewinthisnewspapersaysthatyouwillspendabout$32aperson.(Text9)M:Amy,whendidyoudecidetoworkasadressdesigner?W:Well,itwasn’tuntilIlefts

choolandworkedasanassistantinabigstorethatIknewIwantedajobindressdesigning.M:Sowhatskillsdoesadressdesignerneed?W:Well,it’suseful

toknowaboutmaterialslikewoolandcotton.Themostimportantthingthoughisknowledgeofthetechniquesusedincreat

ingclothes.Youalsohavetobepatientaswell.M:Whatdoyoufindmostenjoyableaboutworkingindressdesign?W:It’sgreat

thatclothesstoresknowexactlywhoyouarewhenyouringup-that’sthebestthingforme.It’shardworksellingmydesigns,butit’sgoodtoearnmoneydoingsomethingyo

ulove.M:Andareyouworkingonanynewprojectsatthemoment?W:Well,mybigambitionistoputonashowinNewYork,butnotluckyet!Ihavebeenaskedtodesignthecl

othesforfilmthough,soI’mworkingonthatandI’mtalkingwithabigstoreinLondonaboutthepossibilityofdoingaspecialrangeofsuitsformen.(Text10)W:Areyo

uinterestedinfindingoutmoreaboutthestarsandplanetsinthenightskies?ThencomeandenjoyusattheTrackerStarWatchingCenter.Weholdthepopul

arstar-watchingsessionsalmosteverynightoftheyearfrom6:00to10:00.TheCentreisrunentirelyonthemoneygiventousbythep

ublic.Soalthoughthereisnoactualchargeforyourtickets,wearealwaysgratefulwhenpeoplechoosetogiveusalargeorsmallamountsofmoney.D

uringoureveningprograms,youwillfirstseeadocumentarythattellsyouallaboutthehistoryoftheCenterandallthestars-watchingprogramsthat

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