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浙江省温州市2020年中考英语试卷
The balalaika, also called the "Russian guitar", is a traditional Russian musical instrument. It has a long neck, a wooden triangle-shaped body and strings. It is usually used to play Russian music by plucking* the strings with fingers or a pick.
Russians like the balalaika. The music played with it can be cheerful, as if the farmers were dancing happily to celebrate their harvest It can also be energetic, as if the workers were working hard to make their country richer and stronger. If a Russian moves to live or work abroad, he will probably take a balalaika with him. When he feels lonely and sad, he will play it to cheer himself up.
The balalaika was originally played by the poor in Russia. At that time, balalaikas were made by the players themselves. They were rough, simple and cheap with different numbers of strings, from two to even six. Later a Russian musician Vasily Vasil'yevich Andreev (1861-1918) improved the balalaka. He created a whole family of balalaikas of different sizes, all with three strings. The smallest balalaika is called Prima. It is 60-70cm long. The biggest, Contrabass, is almost 2metres high with a leg to sit on the floor. Andreev founded the first balalaika orchestra* in the world, mainly using balalaikas to perform. He gave concerts at the Universal Exposition in Paris in 1889, which was a great success.
Today, there are blalaika groups performing around the world. More and more people get to know the balalaika and are attracted by its Russian style music.
Last summer,Cathy's whole family went to New York City for their summer vacation. They stayed there for two weeks.
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{#blank#}5{#/blank#} On the island, they spent most of their time swimming sunbathing and playing on the beach. They all had a good time.
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A. In this museum, they saw a lot of famous paintings. B. It is the largest city in the United States. C. In the third week, the family decided to go back home. D. Millions of people visit it every year. E. In the second week, the family visited Long Island. F. It is the tallest building in New York City now. |
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Mary: I'm a Grade 8 student. I went to see it with my classmate Jane last Sunday. It is one of the best movies of the year for me. It has everything I wanted: good characters, a great story and more. We love it very much! Peter: My mother went to see the film with my 15-year-old brother last Saturday because both of them are big fans of Li Bai, a well-known poet（诗人） in China. | |
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