2023年浙江省温州市南浦实验中学等校中考三模英语试题(含解析).pdfVIP

2023年浙江省温州市南浦实验中学等校中考三模英语试题

学校:___________姓名：___________班级：___________考号：___________

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IwaselevenyearsoldwhenIaskedmymomforpianolessons.Atthattime,ourfamily

wasinpoorcondition.Shesaid1butapolite“no”,wearingasmileonherface.

Thatdidn’tstopme.I2howtomakeakeyboardontheInternet,drewthekeys

onapieceofpaperandstuckittomydesk.Iwould3onanonlinepianokeyboard,

keepthesoundsinmindand“play”backonmypaperone.Ispent4monthsplaying

withouttouchingarealone.HalfayearpassedmymomrealizedIwas5,she

borrowedmoneyfromherfriendsandrelativesandboughtmetenlessons.Iwasshockedby

howwonderfulthe6ofarealpianowaswhilehavingthefirstlesson.Aftereight

lessons,Ipassedmylevelone.Whenitwasover,wecouldn’t7morelessons.Ihadto

practiceonmypaperpiano8arealone.Inthisway,Ipassedmylevelthreeandfive

then.

Oneevening,mymomsaidshehada9forme:itwasanelectronickeyboard,

boughtwithmoreborrowedmoney.Thatnight,Iplayedforherforthefirsttime.Shewas

10,withtearsinhereyes.

Myschooldidn’toffermusicA-levels.IfoundthePurcellSchoolforyoung11.

ButIhadtopassadifficulttest.TheexamwassodifficultthatIfeltbeatenduringthe

process.12.Iwasofferedaplace.

Itakeprideinmyself13IwasawardedtheseniorprizewhenIgraduatedand

nowbecomeateacherattheGuildhallSchool,aworld’sleadingmusicschool.Ithasbeenten

yearssinceI14mypaperpiano.ThefunthingisthatIcontinuetopractiseinmy

mind,awayfromtherealpiano,whatwecallmentalpractice.

Todaymymumstillkeepsmyfirstpaperpianoathome.Behindthepaperpianohides