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襄阳四中 2020 届高三年级下学期英语测试
考试时间：2020 年 4 月 19 日 7:30 — 9:30 时间：120 分钟 分值：150 分
注意事项：
1. 答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。
2. 回答选择题时，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
橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上，写在本试卷上无效。
3. 考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。
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。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 will Mary do tonight?
A. Go to the theatre. B. Take care of her father. C. Prepare supper at home.
2. What’s the probable relationship between the speakers?
A. Colleagues. B. Teacher and student. C. Customer and waiter.
3. How did the girl read the book?
A. She read it slowly. B. She read some parts of it. C. She read it page by page.
4. What are the speakers talking about?
A. A painting. B. Painting classes. C. The man’s daughter.
5. What was the woman’s dream?
A. A lawyer. B. A worker. C. A footballer.
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、7 题。
6. What time is it now?
A. 5:50. B. 6:00. C. 6:40.
7. Where are the speakers?2
A. At the station. B. At the airport. C. At a bookstore.
听第 7 段材料，回答第 8 至 10 题。
8. What does the man think of the department store?
A. Large. B. Famous. C. Deserted.
9. What’s close to the men’s clothing store?
A. A bank. B. A theater. C. A food store.
10. Where does the post office lie?
A. Across the street. B. Next to the theatre. C. Three blocks away.
听第 8 段材料，回答第 11 至 13 题。
11. How does the man advise going to the park?
A. On foot. B. By bus. C. By bike.
12. What will the speakers do on Saturday night?
A. Relax at home. B. Organize a party. C. Have dinner with friends.
13. When will they visit the museum on Sunday?
A. In the morning. B. In the afternoon. C. In the evening.
听第 9 段材料，回答第 14 至 17 题。
14. What is the man speaker?
A. A manager. B. A secretary. C. A roommate.
15. What happened to the woman?
A. Her window was broken. B. Her house was broken into. C. Some children scolded her.
16. Why will the man come over?
A. To comfort the woman. B. To seek for some clues. C. To know about the damage.
17. How did the woman feel when hearing “he can bill me directly”?
A. Calm. B. Joyful. C. Surprised.
听第 10 段材料，回答第 18 至 20 题。
18. Why did Steve like staying on the hills?
A. The views were excellent.
B. He could get full relaxation.
C. It contributed to imagination.
19. What stories does Steve love writing?
A. Fairy tales. B. Horrible stories. C. Fantastic stories.
20. What life is Steve living?
A. A quiet life. B. A busy life. C. A hard life.
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 A、B、C 和 D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项。3
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New York’s best classes for kids include sports classes, performing arts classes, art classes, language
programs and baby classes. Make sure your kids are ready for new adventures with these super-cool offerings!
92nd Street Y Classes
At this institution your musician can learn how to play an instrument. After-school classes examine different
musical pieces and encourage work in a group setting. At the end of the program, mini Mozarts can impress their
family and friends at open-house performances. Plus, when they’re not jamming, kids can take advantage of
homework help in the Clubhouse, where they are divided up by grade level. Ages 5-15.
The Cliffs at LIC
After a day of fighting the academic obstacle course at school, your favorite achievers can reach new heights
on a rock-climbing wall. The Cliffs offerings allow developing bodies to build muscle strength. For example,
introductory sessions teach climbers how to tie safety knots ( 结 ) as well as other basics, mastering them with
hands-on games and activities. The Cliffs at LIC, Long Island City. Ages 6-18.
Staten Island Skating Pavilion
This large area maintains its year-round frosty temperatures for ice-skating fun. Courses are offered every
day for a variety of interests and skill levels, and public and freestyle sessions are available for children who want
to spend some afternoons there without instruction. Ages 4 and up.
West Side YMCA
If your child wants to learn how to swim, you’d be pressed to find more options than those offered at the Y.
Kids are grouped by age and capability. The courses cover personal safety and stroke techniques. If your offspring
prefer dry land, the Y also offers dance, basketball and football. Visit website for class descriptions and detailed
price information. Ages 5-18.
21. Who is the passage intended for?
A. Elementary school teachers. B. Children around school age.
C. Families looking for attraction. D. Parents with under-age children.
22. Which event will you attend for occasional academic help?
A. The Cliffs at LIC. B. West Side YMCA.
C. 92nd Street Y Classes. D. Staten Island Skating Pavilion.
23. What does Staten Island Skating Pavilion provide?
A. A mini open-house performance at the end of the program.
B. Introductory lessons on how to overcome the learning obstacles.
C. Cold temperatures all the year round for ice-skating.
D. Teaching of skating in divided groups according to their age.
B
That morning, I dropped our eldest at kindergarten and returned home to let our two younger children play
while I worked on my medical report. It was wonderful, but it hit me that my career in hospital wasn’t making a
difference in anyone’s life. I needed something that would stretch my limits and push me to grow. My career
enabled me to work from home. I could work from home, and become a foster (领养) mother, providing safety for
a child who needed it desperately.
On Monday morning, I picked up the phone and dialed the number I had googled for the nearest Department
of Children’s Services. The man on the other end was receptive to my questions and explained the next step of4
training, involving eight weeks of classes designed to prepare and educate foster parents. We continued through all
the classes, the home visits, background checks, and seemingly endless steps.
Five long months after we were approved, the phone rang. In the middle of the night, I woke my husband and
rushed to East Tennessee Children’s Hospital. Our placement was waiting for us in the emergency room, sick and
lack of nutrition. It didn’t take long for us to realize the full depth of her suffering. Six months later, her half-
brother came to us by our request. We now had five children under our care.
On August 12, 2016, our family of seven walked into a small courtroom. The children’s lawyer and social
worker were there. With just a few words, our adoption was finalized. These two amazing children weren’t going
home, because they were already home. We are their forever family, and they are our forever children. We may
not be able to change the entire world, but we have changed the world entirely for our new children.
24. How did the author feel about her hospital work?
A. Packed with chances. B. Unusually demanding.
C. Filled with challenges. D. Lacking in motivation.
25. What led the author to decide to adopt children?
A. She wanted to make a difference in other people.
B. She felt sympathetic for abused children she knew.
C. She experienced training to raise children properly.
D. She felt confident about her ability to raise children.
26. What does the underlined word “placement” in Para. 3 refer to?
A. The need to get trained. B. The child to be adopted.
C. The approval of adoption. D. The official at the hospital.
27. Why did the author appear at the courtroom?
A. To receive another adopted child. B. To put the adopted kids elsewhere.
C. To make the adoption officially legal. D. To begin the kids’ adoption in her home.
C
The kakapo, a bird that lives in New Zealand, is not designed for survival. Weighing up to 4 kilograms, it is
the world’s fattest parrot. It mates ( 交 配 ) only when the rimu tree is in fruit, which happens every few years. It
developed gradually in the absence of land-based natural enemies, so instead of flying above the trees it walks like
a duck across the dry forest floor. When it moves unsteadily across something that might kill it, it will stand still.
Such unusual characteristics turned it into fast food for human settlers, and for the cats and rats they brought
with them. It seemed to have disappeared by the 1970s, until scientists came across two undiscovered populations
in the country’s south. These survivors were eventually moved to small enemy-free islands, researchers have spent
decades trying to get them to breed (繁殖).
The scientist’s patience is finally rewarded. The rimu was in fruit this year, and more than 80 chicks hatched,
making this the best breeding season on record. Many have survived into adolescence, increasing the number of
adult kakapos by a third, to 200 birds.
Another danger to the kakapo is a lack of genetic diversity. This is one reason why fewer than half of kakapo
eggs hatch. By arranging the genome ( 基 因 组 ) of every living bird, scientists can identify closely-related
individuals and put them on different islands. Every bird is fitted with something to track its slightest movement.
If a female mates with an “unsuitable” male, the process can be stopped.
All these efforts cost almost New Zealand $ 1.3 million this breeding season. Yet the kakapo’s future still5
looks unsafe. Earlier this year a severe disease tore through the population. And tiny as the number of kakapos is,
space is running out on the two islands where most of them live. New enemy-free settlement must soon be found.
28. Which of the following is a danger for the survival of the kakapo?
A. It is the smallest bird in the world. B. It lacks exercise and usually stands still.
C. It adapts slowly in genetic development. D. It can’t respond actively when facing danger.
29. In what way may the scientists’ patience be rewarded?
A. 50 chicks hatched have survived into adults this year.
B. Two survivors were moved to enemy-free islands.
C. They tried to make the rimu tree in fruit this year.
D. They hatched 80 kakapos’ eggs this year.
30. Why did the scientists put kakapo in different islands?
A. To hatch more kakapos’ eggs. B. To stop females mating with males.
C. To increase the population of kakapo. D. To stop closely-related kakapos mating.
31. According to the author, the efforts to protect the kakapo in New Zealand are .
A. successful B. inadequate C. doubtful D. unsafe
D
“New and improved.” These words are put in so many marketing campaigns that we tend to accept them as
linked. But many new drugs aren’t an improvement over the best existing drug for a given condition, and the fast
drug-approval processes in recent years have added to the uncertainty about their advantages.
A recent report in the British Medical Journal, “New Drugs: Where Did We Go Wrong and What Can We Do
Better?” analyzed the issue. The authors looked at 216 drugs approved between 2011 and 2017: 152 were newly
developed, and 64 were existing medicine approved for new uses. Only 25% offered a major advantage over the
established treatment, and fully 58% had no confirmed added benefit to reduce symptoms or improve health-
related quality of life.
“This doesn’t mean there’s no added benefit,” lead author Wieseler said. “It just means we have no positive
proof. Either we have no studies or have studies not good enough.” Wieseler and her co-authors work for a
German institute which evaluates new treatments and advises on whether the country’s health care system should
pay a premium ( 补 贴 ) for them. Such organizations, known as health technology assessment (HTA) agencies,
work a little differently in the US, says Sean Tunis, a researcher in Baltimore: “If payers think a new drug isn’t
better than an existing drug, these agencies will require that hospitals try the cheaper drug first.”
Germanys HTA demands trials to prove that a new treatment beats the existing standard. This isn’t always
practical. For one thing, such studies can be expensive and time-consuming, with no guarantee of success.
Secondly, it can discourage companies from attempting to develop new alternatives. This is already happening.
Drug developers are increasingly focused on areas where there are no good treatments to compete with, such as
rare diseases.
This lack of meaningful data to guide patients is a major point of Wieseler’s paper. With accelerated approval,
there are more products approved, with a greater amount of uncertainty about risks and benefits. But there are
other solutions besides drug trials. One idea is to require postmarket studies to track the effectiveness of newly
approved drugs — a step too often neglected.
32. What message does the recent report convey?
A. Improved drugs have advantages over old ones.6
B. Many new drugs have no improved advantages.
C. Before 2017 no improvement was made to drugs.
D. The approval processes for new drugs are too fast.
33. What will US HTA agencies do when no advantage is found in new drugs?
A. Get hospitals to use the cheaper drugs. B. Remove government premium on them.
C. Arrange financial support for the patients. D. Put new drugs on further trials and studies.
34. What’s the disadvantage of Germany’s HTA trial demands?
A. Getting patients to depend on the government for support.
B. Making drug companies think of illegal ways to cut cost.
C. Holding companies back from improving existing drugs.
D. Pushing companies to try alternatives for existing drugs.
35. What is the best title for the text?
A. The Advantage of Existing Drugs B. A Dilemma with New Drug Alternatives
C. Misunderstanding of New and Old Drugs D. People’s Preference for New or Old Drugs
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。
From Mozart to pop music, tons of people enjoy listening to different types of music while they paint, write
or draw. Many believe that music helps improve creativity. But an international study is challenging that
viewpoint. 36
To come to their conclusions, researchers had participants complete verbal ( 文字的) problems designed to
inspire creativity while sitting in a quiet room. 37 They found that background music significantly hurt the
participants’ ability to complete tasks associated with verbal creativity.
The tasks were simple word games. 38 Then, they were asked to find a single word associated with all
three that could be combined to form a common phrase or word. Participants completed the tasks in either a quiet
room, or while exposed to three different types of music: music with unfamiliar lines, instrumental music, or
music with familiar lines.
Dr. Melatchie and his colleagues conclude that music interferes with (干扰) the verbal working memory of
the brain. 39 Also, as far as the library background noises having seemingly no effect, the researchers
believe that is the case because library noises create an environment of steady state that doesn’t interrupt
concentration.
“ 40 Instead, they demonstrate that music, regardless of the presence of its content, consistently
interrupts creative performance in insight problem solving,” the study reads.
A. And this in turn holds back creativity.
B. It has nothing to do with the positive reaction.
C. Then again, they were tested while music was played in the background.
D. Psychologists say that their findings indicate music actually blocks creativity.
E. Before the experiment, the participants didn’t study the music they would listen.
F. For example, participants were given three words, such as dress, dial, and flower.
G. To conclude, the findings here challenge the popular view that music builds up creativity.7
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，从短文后各题所给的 A、B、C 和 D 四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
I was driving home with my son Giacomo, 15, on the A40 when I suddenly saw a small plane coming down.
Out of nowhere, it 41 some 200 yards away from where we were 42 , overturning and bursting into flames.
We were going 70 miles an hour and I managed to 43 ; otherwise we would have crashed into it ourselves.
I jumped out, 44 Giacomo in the car. I remember 45 at him to stay there since we really didn’t have time
to mess around.
Flames were coming out of the cockpit (驾驶舱) and I could hear screaming, so I climbed under the wing
and tried to 46 the windows in but failed, and with the heat of the 47 coming over the top of the plane,
I 48 I might have to give up or I’d be in great danger myself. I found the small windows at the back of the
plane had cracked ( 破 裂 ), so my best bet was to kick those through. It 49 and, looking back, we were
unbelievably 50 ; otherwise, it would have been a completely different 51 .
I pulled a teenage girl and boy out. Then another guy, Joel Snarr, arrived on the 52 to help at just the
right time. I don’t think I would have been able to get the 53 out — he was a big guy. 54 , Joel seized
him by the arms and got him out just in time. I could 55 straight away Joel had a military background by
how he 56 himself. We’d just got all three of them, Stuart Moore, who’d flown the plane, and his nephew
and niece, to a safe 57 when the plane exploded.
The emergency services 58 pretty quickly, and then they did their duty. When I got back to my
59 , Giacomo and I stared at each other, almost laughing in 60 . It was a very strange moment — things
like this only happen in films.
41. A. disappeared B. landed C. crashed D. exploded
42. A. living B. standing C. flying D. driving
43. A. roll B. stop C. pass D. speed
44. A. greeting B. saving C. blaming D. leaving
45. A. shouting B. aiming C. looking D. smiling
46. A. fix B. clean C. kick D. shut
47. A. steam B. fire C. water D. engine
48. A. sensed B. expected C. imagined D. admitted
49. A. lasted B. worked C. counted D. ended
50. A. afraid B. brave C. cautious D. lucky
51. A. challenge B. adventure C. story D. lesson
52. A. scene B. march C. way D. go
53. A. steward B. pilot C. driver D. rescuer
54. A. Strangely B. Secretly C. Instead D. However
55. A. describe B. argue C. tell D. agree
56. A. conducted B. adapted C. helped D. accustomed
57. A. return B. distance C. room D. journey
58. A. went away B. set out C. turned up D. shut down
59. A. house B. plane C. cinema D. car
60. A. relief B. surprise C. sorrow D. confusion
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。8
Acupuncture ( 针 灸 ) is a traditional Chinese medical practice of treating 61 (vary) physical and mental
conditions. It gained respect and interest in the United States after New York Times journalist James Reston visited
China with President Nixon and needed an operation. Chinese doctors used acupuncture on Reston after surgery
62 (reduce) his pain, and his recovery was swift. Curious about this, Reston 63 (allow) to watch surgery
on patients 64 received acupuncture for anesthesia ( 麻 醉 ). Patients talked with their doctors during the
operation and then walked back to their rooms 65 their own.
The effectiveness of acupuncture left Reston such a deep impression that he wrote a front-page article in the
New York Times about his operation 66 (immediate) after he returned to the United States. “A leading
medical specialist sent by Premier Chou En-lai 67 (remove) my appendix ( 阑 尾 ). I was conscious in 68
whole process.”
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) began to sponsor some of their top physicians to visit China to
investigate acupuncture and its possible 69 (function) in western medicine. With years 70 (go) by,
acupuncture has earned itself a great reputation across the world with magical effect.
第四部分 写作 (共两节, 满分 35 分)
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，请你修改同桌写的以下作文。文中共有 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。
删减：把多余的词用斜线( \ )划掉。
修改：在错词下面划一横线, 并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
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。
The first a few weeks of the term are over and it has definitely been a new experience. Having school
lesson online is something I’ve only read about in articles where discuss future technology. Now I am living in
the future! It took myself some time to get used to my new Internet classroom. At first, I couldn’t always hear
what the teacher or my classmates are saying. Sometime I wasn’t well prepared. Slowly, however, I adapted the
new learning environment but now things are going smoothly. Of course, I still miss seeing my classmates and
play together outside. Hopeful, we can meet in person soon.
第二节 书面表达 (满分 25 分)
假定你是李华，你校计划组织主题为“培养毅力（perseverance），快乐环保”的远足活动（hiking trip）。
请你写一封邮件，邀请你校外教 Jason 参加，内容包括：
1. 发出邀请；
2. 活动安排；
3. 注意事项。
注意：
1. 词数 100 左右；
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。1
襄阳四中 2020 届高三年级下学期英语测试(4.19)
参考答案
听力理解：1-5CCBAA 6-10BBAAC 11-15CCBAA 16-20CBCCA
阅读理解：21-23DCC 24-27DABC 28-31DADB 32-35BACB 36-40DCFAG
完形填空：41-45 CDBDA 46-50 CBABD 51-55 CABDC 56-60 ABCDA
语法填空：61. various/varied 62. to reduce 63. was allowed 64. who/that 65. on
66. immediately 67. removed 68. the 69. functions 70. going
短文改错：1. 去掉 a 2. lesson → lessons 3. where → which/that 4. myself → me
5. are → were 6. Sometime → Sometimes 7. adapted 后加 to 8. but → and
9. play → playing 10. Hopeful → Hopefully
书面表达：One possible version:
Dear Jason,
A hiking trip themed “Developing Perseverance, Protecting the Environment Happily” is going to be held by
our school next week. I am writing to sincerely invite you to join us in the meaningful activity.
Aimed at enriching our experiences and exercising our willpower, this activity is scheduled to take place
from 7: 00 am to 5: 00 pm next Tuesday. All the students and staff in Senior 3 will gather on the playground at 6:
30 am, attending a brief opening ceremony. Then we will set off and walk 20 kilometers along the Hanjiang River
before we make a return trip to school. If we are lucky enough to have you join us, please keep in mind that you
should wear a pair of sneakers that fits well. The wrong shoes may hurt your feet. What’s more, apart from
enjoying the natural scenery, we are expected to pick up trash along the way to protect the river from being
polluted.
It would be highly appreciated if you could let me know whether you can come or not at your earliest
convenience. Your involvement is certain to add pleasure to this activity, thus making it more enjoyable and
unforgettable!
听力原文：
Text 1
W: Jim, I can’t go to the theatre with you tonight.
M: Why not, Mary?
W: I have to make dinner for my family, because my mother is sick.
Text 2
W: A table for three, please.
M: Do you want that table near the window?
W: Yes, please.
M: I’ll get you a menu right away.
Yours
Li Hua2
Text 3
M: Have you finished reading the book you borrowed from the library?
W: Oh, I didn’t read it straight through the way you read a book. I just covered a few pages which interested me
most.
Text 4
W: I really like this painting. Who made it?
M: My daughter. She has been taking painting classes.
W: Really? This looks like a professional painting.
Text 5
W: John, what was your dream when you were young?
M: I dreamed to be a footballer. However, I didn’t realize it.
W: What a pity! I had meant to be a lawyer. But now I'm just a common worker.
Text 6
W: Excuse me. Is this the gate for FM Fight 810?
M: Yes, leaving for Paris.
W: Good. Will the plane take off right away?
M: It leaves at 6:40, so there is still 40 minutes to go. W:
It will be very late in Paris when we arrive, won’t it?
M: Yes. It will be about 10:40 pm when the plane lands at the Paris Airport.
W: Is the airport far away from downtown Paris?
M: Yes. One hour’s drive at least.
Text 7
W: There are a lot of stores, office buildings, and theatres near here.
M: What is the largest building on the left?
W: That’s a department store. It sells clothing, furniture, food — almost everything.
M: Do you buy everything in the same store? I need some clothes.
W: There’s a men’s clothing store next to the bank building on the right. There are also some good stores on
Lincoln Street.
M: That’s a beautiful theatre on the corner.
W: Yes, there’s a new play there tonight. The building next to the theatre is a hotel.
M: Is that the post office across the street?
W: No, it’s just three blocks straight ahead.
Text 8
W: Well, do you want to have a picnic in the park on Saturday?
M: A good idea. And we can ride our bikes for a while, too.
W: Then there’s the party.3
M: Party?
W: Mark and Mary invited us to dinner on Saturday night.
M: Ah, I had forgotten. What time will we get home?
W: Probably late. Mary wants to go out after dinner to a place where we can dance.
M: Then we’ll sleep all day on Sunday.
W: Oh, not all day. Don’t you have something special on Sunday?
M: We talked about going to a new movie.
W: Oh, yes! We can go in the evening. There are some new paintings in the museum that I want to take a look at
in the afternoon.
M: It sounds like a busy weekend.
Text 9
W: This is Janet Smith in apartment 23. May I speak to the apartment manager?
M: Speaking. What can I do for you?
W: Something happened to my window. It's broken.
M: Do you have an idea who might be responsible for the window?
W: It’s the local kids in the apartments.
M: How did you come to that conclusion?
W: There was a baseball in my living room along with the broken glass. I saw a group of them playing in the lot
just before I went out to my car.
M: I’ll call a repairman, but it might take two days.
W: How about if I call a friend of mine who is a repairman?
M: That's no problem. I'll come by right now to look at the damage.
W: Okay. Come on over. But tell me, who pays for this?
M: You can pay for it, and I can pay you back. Or he can bill me directly.
W: I'm glad to hear that. I don’t want to get stuck with the bill.
M: I will bill the kid's parents if I ever find out which kid did it.
Text 10
I am Steve. I grew up in South Wales. My favorite place to play was out on the hills where my imagination
had plenty of space to expand. My family moved out of Wales when I was thirteen. I went to a new school. One of
my subjects was French. Because I had never learned any French, my teacher told me to sit in the corner and write
anything I was interested in. That’s the time I started writing, just for myself, and I’ve been writing ever since. I
enjoy writing fantastic stories. I think they’re like the old fairy tales, and can teach you important things. But I
never write horrible stories. I am in my forties on the outside, twelve on the inside. I like rock music, Indian and
Chinese food, and I enjoy drinking. I live in a small village with my wife Mary, ducks, cats, goats, hens and lots
of rabbits. If you’d like to find out more about me and hope to buy my books, go to my blog.
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