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2021年北京市西城區(qū)九年級(jí)二模英語試題

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Blindnessneedsnotpreventpeoplefromexcelling

AvideoclipofXiongLinghao,an18-year-oldblindgirlplayingBeethoven'sPathetique

SonatainaninternationalyouthpianocompetitioninShanghai,wentonline.

XiongLinghao,whostartedlearningthepianoatage6,saidherfavoritestarisLudwig

vanBeethoven,whobegantosufferfromhearingproblemsinhis20sandlaterwentcompletely

deaf.

Theirphysicalchallengesledbothofthemtoformaconnectionwiththeworldthrough

music,saidthe18-year-oldfromMianyang,SichuanProvince,whowasbompremature（早

產(chǎn)）andlosthereyesightinearlybabyhoodduetoamedicalaccident.

Xiong'smotherdiscoveredherdaughterhadatalentformusicearlyinherchildhood.Alage

3,shecouldplaychildren'ssongsonasmallelectricpianoathome.

“Thepianoismybestfriend,“saidXiong."Thepianohasaccompaniedmethroughoutmy

upsanddownsinitsownway.Itbringssomuchpleasureintomylifeandempowersmewith

determination.^^Learningtoplaythepiano,whichusuallyhas88keys,isnoteasyforpeople

whoareblind.Atfirst,herteacherhelpedherplaceherhandsandfingersproperly.

''RepeatedpracticeiskeybecauseIneedmusclememorytofindtherightkeys,“she

explained.payattentiontoeachminorstepineachphraseandneedtobefairlyexactwiththe

angleofhowIcontrolmyhands,wristsandfingers.”

Shehascomposedseveralsongs,includingonecalledthe“LittleDoginDream",where

sheimaginedherlifewiththecompanyofaguidedog.Lyrics（歌詞）like“blueskiesandrainbow

slides“wereusedbythegirl,whosaidshecould"see"theworldthroughmusic.Xiongexpects

togotoauniversityinBeijingandmajorinmusicperformanceormusicproduction.Ifshehad

visionforthreedays,Xiongsaid,shewouldseehowshelooks,cookabigmealforher

parentsandtakeawalkintheplacesshehasbeentohundredsoftimes.UIalsowouldliketosee

withmyeyeswhatthepianothathasaccompaniedmeformorethanadecadelookslike,“she

said.

34.WhendidXiongstartlearningthepiano?

35.WhorealizedXionghadatalentformusic?

36.WhydoesXiongconsiderthepianoherbestfriend?

37.WhatisXiong'sexpectationforthefuture?

38.WhathelpedXiongbecomeexcellent?

答案：

34.Shestartedlearningthepianoatage6.

35.Hermother.

36.Becausethepianohasaccompaniedherthroughoutherupsanddownsanditbringsher

pleasureandstrength.

37.SheexpectstogotoauniversityinBeijingandmajorinmusicperformanceormusic

production.

38.Hermotherandteacher,hertalentformusic,herstrongwill,herhardworkingand

persistence.

北京市西城區(qū)2020年九年級(jí)模擬測試英語試題（二模）

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IfyouliveinEuropeortheAmericas,youlikelypickupaforkeverydayandgivenothoughttoit.

Usingitprobablyseemsasnaturalasbreathing.Yetcomparedwiththeknifeandthespoon,which

appearedveryearly,theforkisalatecomertothetable.

ResearchesshowthattheforkwasfirstusedinAncientEgypt,China

andGreece.Sincethe4thcenturyBC,theforkmanagedtobecome

commononthetablesofuppersocietyinEasternEuropeandbythe

9thcentury,ittravelledtotheMiddleEastandstartedbeingusedby

theupperclassunderthename“baijyn”.ThisenabledtheforktoForksin（heMiddleEastinthe9thCentun

slowlybecomepopularintheseareas.

Inthe11thcentury,theforkcametoItalyinthedowryofaprincess（王妃的嫁妝）fromthe

MiddleEastwhomaiTiedanItalianofficial.Afterseeingtheprincessusethefork,thechurch

stronglycriticizedher,sayingthattheforkdisrespectedthepracticeofusingthefingers.Then

theforkdisappearedfromthetablefornearly300years.ItbegantogetacceptanceinItalyby

thelate16thcentury,becausetheupper-classItaliansexpressedrenewedinterestincleanliness.

However,mostEuropeancountriesacceptedtheforkonlybythe18thcenturyandUnitedStates

didn'twelcomeituntiltheearly19thcentury.

Duringitslife,theforkhaschangedintermsofappearance.Initsearlyuse,theforkhadonly

twotines（齒）.Asthecenturieswenton,itsdesignslowlystartedtakingonamodernlook.The

forkthatweknowtoday,whichhasfourtines,wasintroducedinthe18thcenturyinGermany.By

theearly20thcentury,theinventionofstainlesssleel（不銹專兇）enabledtheforktobemademore

easily.Sincethen,theforkhasn'tchangedmuchindesign.

34.Whichisalatecomertothetable,theknife,thespoonorthefork?

35.Inwhatcountrieswastheforkfirstused?

36.WhendidmostEuropeancountriesacceptthefork?

37.Whatenabledtheforktobemademoreeasily?

38.What'sthepassagemainlyabout?

答案：

34.Thefork.

35.InAncientEgypt,ChinaandGreece.

36.Bythe18thcentury.

37.Theinventionofstainlesssteel.

38.Thedevelopment/historyofthefork.

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330millionnatureloversfromallovertheworldvisitedUSnationalparksin2018.ThJs

summer,visitorswillhaveanewparktoexplore.IndianaDunesNationalParkstartedon

February15,2019.Just50milesfromChicago,theparkisdoableasa,daytriporamulti-day

adventure.

Located（位于）innorthwesternIndianaalongtheshoreofLakeMichigan,Indiana

Dunesisthefirstnationalparkinthisstate.TheparkisalreadyIndiana'smost-visitedsite,

withabout3.5millionvisitorseachyear.Here'swhattoknowbeforeyouvisit.

Thepark'smostimpressivefeatures（特點(diǎn)）areitstoweringsanddunes.Formedby

glacialmelt（冰川副!化）,thepark'snamesakedunescanreachheightsofalmost200feet.

StrongwindsblowingoffMichigancontinuallyshapeandchangethepark's15milesof

shoreline,ensuringaslightlydifferentexperienceeachtimeyouvisit.

Thewarmmonthsarethebesttimetotakefulladvantageofthepark'sbeach.Butthe

parkisworthvisitinginanyseason.Youcandodifferentactivitiesindifferentseasons.To

seebeautifulfallleaves,planyourvisitinautumn.Orexploretheparkinwinterandenjoy

farfewercrowds.Ifyouvisitinspring,justenjoyyourwalkforbeautifulflowers.

A3.5-milepathshowingthebesttheparkhastooffer.Themostfamousduneis

MountBaldy,andoncertaindaysyoucanactuallyclimbtothetopofthissandduneto

enjoyopenviewsofthesurroundinglandscape（風(fēng)景）.OtheroutdooractivitiesatIndiana

DunesNationalParkincludebiking,boating,andfishing.Ofcourse,.swimminginLake

Michiganisoneofthemostbelovedactivities,butit'simportanttobemindfulofchanging

waterconditions.Likeanocean,LakeMichigancanbecalmoneminuteanddangerousthe

next.

Thepark*sDunewoodCampgroundhas66campsitesandisequippedwithrestrooms

andshowers.Itisfirst-come,first-served,andthefeeis$25pernight.Ifyoudon'twant

tocamp,severalotheraccommodations（住宿）aroundIndianaDunesdon'trequiresleeping

inatent.Everythingfrombedandbreakfaststohotelsisavailable.

Ifyou'reflyingtotheMidwest,theaiiportsnearesttoIndianaDunesareSouthBend

InternationalinSouthBend,about45milesaway,andbothMidwayandO'H