江苏省南京市2022-2023学年高三上学期期初考试英语试题
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You don’t have to be a Grammy-award winner like Beyoncé to sing. Actually, it’s a skill you can learn and practice.
Give yourself permission to tryFrom the beginning, set your expectations in a reasonable place. Everybody can do music—singing with kids or in a chorus. You play the guitar, but you needn’t be a performer with a band.
Allow yourself to try without worrying about sounding “good” at first. Singing is a skill that takes practice and time to develop.
Practice stretching your speaking voice to your singing voiceA few exercises help make that transition:
Take a speaking phrase and start to stretch it. Make it a positive one, like “My voice is strong!” for the extra bonus of hearing some encouragement. While repeating the phrase, add some excitement to your speech—that’ll help you slide into singing naturally.
There are also many vocal (发声) exercises online.
Find your own singing styleTo find what songs and styles suit you best, a music talent has established a singing method (Click HERE to find out) focusing on creating strategies specific to you.
You can copy sounds but remember you’re trying to find your voice. Let Beyoncé be Beyoncé. Let whoever be whoever. That’s their identity. It’s important to say, “What do I sound like?”
Think about singing as a gateway to othersThis process is as much about self-acceptance as it is about building community.
Be it in a band or a chorus, you and a bunch of friends just get together and there’s something amazing about making music. It promises a really good and deep community.
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1．What does the author suggest readers do?
A．Dream big when starting singing.    B．Establish a music band with friends.
C．Copy songs and styles of famous singers.    D．Mix vocal exercises with self-motivation.
2．According to the text, singing practice can help you ________.
A．live a positive life    B．land a place in chorus
C．create music strategies    D．strengthen bonds with friends
3．The text is targeted at those who ________.
A．lack confidence in singing    B．run a band or a music studio
C．want to register for a music course    D．desire to win Grammy Awards
“Can we eat this one, Dad?” my four-year-old daughter, Alicia, asks. We’re on one of our Thursday adventures, searching the nearby woods for eatable mushrooms. She’s pointing at a bright-red cap covered with white dots. I pull out my handy mushroom-identification app, which notes that Amanita muscaria, while eatable if prepared properly, is also a known hallucinogen (致幻剂). I have a firm “tell them the truth and be as precise as possible” philosophy and explain what the app says, and that I don’t think our Thursday adventures are ready to get quite that adventurous yet.
Watching your kids learn new skills is extraordinarily rewarding, but I’ve experienced more personal growth than I have at any other point in my life.
Last year, after a winter of practicing skiing on the green tracks for beginners each week, Alicia was french-frying her way down blues and even attempted her first black. That month also witnessed me visiting the mountain more times than in the 15 years combined and I’ve got myself a partner for life.
It’s not all easy—but sometimes that’s the point. Alicia practices the violin every day, and
although she enjoys it, even 15 minutes of practice can upset her. The trick, I’ve found, is to let her watch me try to get better at something, too. I start taking piano lessons at 41 years old with the idea that if she sees me struggling as I practice and then improve, she’ll understand that things don’t come easy, even for grown-ups. I know there’s going to be a time when I’ll end up on the sideline cheering her on as she finds her own passions. I’m okay with this, and I’m hoping that by then she’ll carry the joy of practice and knowledge through life.
4．What does the father imply by saying “I’ve got myself a partner for life.”?
A．It is rewarding to learn new skills.    B．Skiing has become his lifelong hobby.
C．He will explore more with his daughter.    D．His daughter will accompany him forever.
5．Why does the father start learning to play the piano?
A．To prove it is never too old to learn.    B．To set a good example for his daughter.
C．To experience the joy of piano practice.    D．To share with his daughter musical knowledge.
6．Which of the following can best describe the father?
A．Rigid and humorous.    B．Cautious and inspiring.
C．Creative and thoughtful.    D．Ambitious and patient.
degrade7．Which can be a suitable title for the text?
A．The Thrill of the Skill    B．Practice Makes Perfect
C．Like Father, Like Daughter    D．The Power of Knowledge
Plastic fishing nets, the so-called ghost nets, abandoned yearly in the sea—about 1 million tons—are more than just rubbish; they’re a killer. Fish, sea birds, and turtles get caught in the netting and die, with more species at risk.
Much shocked at this, Pranveer Singh Rathore, a materials-science engineer and materials R&D manager at Samsung, and his team set themselves the task of giving new life to the deadly nets. Last month, Samsung revealed a new line of Galaxy products made in part from recycled plastic fishing nets for the first time. The company estimates this year alone it can recycle over 50 tons of ocean-bound plastic into the key components that will go into its smartphones, tablets, and computers, thus taking a bite out of the global ghost nets problem.
It’s no small task to give waste fishing nets a second act. The nets are typically made of a substance called nylon which tends to dramatically degrade (降解) the longer it sits in the ocean and is exposed to the sun. “This makes it nearly impossible to use abandoned fishing nets directly,” Rathore explains. Besides, high-performance smartphone, tablet, or PC has to be waterproof and can survive severe weather. The nylon in the fishing nets falls far short of that level of durability (耐用).

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