浙江省S9联盟2021-2022学年高二上学期期中联考英语试题含答案

这是一份浙江省S9联盟2021-2022学年高二上学期期中联考英语试题含答案，共13页。试卷主要包含了 本试卷分试题卷和答题卷两部分， 考试结束后，只需上交答题卷等内容，欢迎下载使用。

英语学科 试题
考生须知：
1． 本试卷分试题卷和答题卷两部分。满分 150分，考试时间 120分钟。
2． 答题前，必须在答题卷的密封区内填写校名、班级和姓名。
3． 所有答案都必须做在答题卷标定的位置上，务必注意试题序号和答题序号相对应。
4． 考试结束后，只需上交答题卷。
第I卷
第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分）
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，并标在试卷的相应位置。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。
1. What des the wman think f freign films?
A. Bring. B. Wnderful. C. Interesting.
2.Why is the man's wife angry with him?
A. Because the man is t lazy.
B. Because the man ften cmes hme late.
C. Because the man desn't like ding husewrk.
3. Hw much did the wman ask the man fr?
A. $50. B. $100. C. $200.
4.Wh des the man think is t blame fr lsing the way?
A. The wman. B. The man. C. Neither.
5.Where des the wman want t take a pht?
A. In the lake. B. On the lake. C. Beside the lake.
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，各小题给出5秒钟的做答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第6段材料，回答第6至8题。
6. Where des the man usually get news?
A. On TV. B. Over the radi. C. In newspapers.
7. Why des the man want t read the newspaper tday?
A. T lk fr a jb.
B. T kill the time.
C. T learn a language.
8.What page des the man want t read?
A. The TV guide page.
B. The children page.
C. The sprts page.
听第7段材料，回答第9至11题。
9. Hw lng haven't the tw speakers seen each ther?
A. Fr tw days. B. Fr a week. C. Fr a mnth.
10. Why was the man eager t see the wman?
A. T have dinner with her.
B. T turn t her fr help.
C. T tell his stry.
11. What des the man want t get anxiusly?
A. A gd jb. B. A gd preparatin. C. A gd car.
听第8段材料，回答第12至14题。
12. What is the wman asking abut?
A. Jack's hliday n the seaside.
B. The by rescued frm danger.
C. The adventure that happened the day befre.
13.What happened t the little by?
A. He was badly hurt.
B. He fell ff the cliff.
C. He was stuck n the cliff.
14.Wh actually rescued the by?
A. Jack. B. The Cast Rescue Service. C. The peple nearby.
听第9段材料，回答第15至17题。
15.Where can the cnversatin happen?
A. At schl. B. In the street. C. At hme.
16. What did the man lse?
A. Bread. B. Candy. C. A pen.
17. Why did the wman believe Cynthia didn't take it?
A. Because they are friends.
B. Because she likes Cynthia.
C. Because they stayed tgether all day.
听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。
18.What is the actual reasn that Kng Xiangdng had his hair cut ff?
A. He started t lse his hair.
B. He thinks it is envirnmentally friendly.
C. He desn't like t use shamp r a hair dryer.
19. What is Kng Xiangdng running nw?
A. A band. B. A schl. C. A theatre.
20.What advice des Kng give the parents whse children are learning the pian?
A. Dn't frce their children t learn it.
B. Tell their children t play the pian as a career.
C. Ask their children t practice playing the pian mre.
第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分35分）
第一节 （共 10小题；每小题 2.5分，满分25分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（ A 、B 、 C 、和 D ）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
Mark Twain left schl when he was twelve. He had little schl educatin. In spite f this, he became the mst famus writer f his time. He made millins f dllars by writing. His real name was Samuel Langhrne Clemens, but he is better knwn all ver the wrld as Mark Twain，his pen name.
Mark Twain was brn in 1835 and he was nt a healthy baby. In fact, he was nt expected t live thrugh the first winter. But with his mther's care，he managed t survive. As a by，he caused much truble fr his parents. He used t play jkes n all his friends and neighbrs. He didn't like t g t schl, and he ften ran away frm hme. He always went in the directin f the nearby Mississippi. He was nearly drwned nine times.
After his father's death, Mark Twain began t wrk fr a printer, wh nly prvided him with fd and clthing. Then，he wrked as a printer，a riverbat pilt and later jined the army. But shrtly after that he became a miner. During this perid，he started t write shrt stries. Afterwards he became a fulltime writer.
In 1870, Mark Twain gt married. In the years that fllwed he wrte many bks including Tm Sawyer in 1876, and Huckleberry Finn in 1884, which made him famus, and brught him great frtune. Unfrtunately, Mark Twain gt int debts in bad investments (投资) and he had t write large numbers f stries t pay these debts. In 1904, his wife died, and then three f his children passed away. At the age f 70, his hair was cmpletely white. He bught many white suits and neckties. He wre nthing but white frm head t ft until his death n April 21,1910.
21．In his childhd, ________.
A. he learned a lt at schl B. he ften went swimming with ther bys
C. his mther ften wrried abut his safety D. he ften played games with ther bys
22．In rder t make a living, Mark Twain ________.
A. first wrked as a printer B. did many kinds f wrk
C. wrte stries in the beginning D. jined the army after he wrked in a mine
23．Frm the passage we can see that Mark Twain ________.
A. had a happy childhd B. was a gd by and always did what he was asked
C. was very naughty when he was yung D. lived a pleasant life
24．Befre his death，Mark Twain ________.
A. became a white man B. was in lw spirits
C. liked t buy all kinds f clthes D. had nthing n
B
A man in Brisbane, Australia, survived a huse fire early Wednesday mrning because his pet parrt, named Eric, sunded the alarm.
Antn was asleep when his hme caught fire just after 2:00 a.m., accrding t the Australian Bradcasting Crpratin (ABC). Antn didn’t hear the smke detectr(探测器). Instead, he heard Eric calling his name repeatedly, ABC reprted. “I heard a bang and Eric — my parrt— he started t yell s I wke up and I smelled a bit f smke,” Antn tld ABC. “I grabbed Eric, pened the dr and lked t the back f the huse and saw sme flames,” he added. “And s I grabbed my bag and blted dwnstairs.” Officials tld ABC that Antn’s hme did have a smke detectr, but it didn’t g ff befre Eric started calling “Antn! Antn!” Queensland Fire and Emergency Services Acting Inspectr Cam Thmas tld ABC that the firemen were able t cntain the fire befre it spread t ther prperties(财产).
Accrding t ABC, there may be a crime(犯罪)and plicemen are lking int what caused the fire. In the meantime, Antn is glad that he and Eric survived. “I’m in shck but I’m fine,” he tld ABC. “Everything’s all right s lng as I have myself and the bird.”
25. What is the right rder f the fllwing?
a. Antn saw sme flames.
b. Antn heard Eric calling his name.
c. Antn blted dwnstairs.
d. Antn’s huse caught fire at midnight.
e. Antn wke up and smelled the smke.
A. dbeac.B. debac.C. daebc.D. deabc
26. Hw did Antn feel abut the experience?
A. AwkwardB. Lucky.C. AmazedD. Annyed
27. What can be inferred frm the passage?
A. Eric gt badly injured in the fire.
B. The huse was burnt t the grund.
C. Smene might have set fire t the huse.
D. The plice culdn’t find the cause f the fire.
C
Being physically fit at age 18 is linked t a higher IQ, a new study finds. The researchers als shw that fitness predicts greater educatinal and prfessinal achievements later in life. Earlier studies have fund links between physical fitness and intelligence(智力)in animals, children and lder adults. But the relatinship in yung adults hasn’t been clear.
In the new study, researchers used data(数据)t examine ver 1.2 millin yung men brn in Sweden between 1950 and 1976. All the men had their physical fitness and intelligence assessed(评估) at age 18. The researchers cmpared this infrmatin t details f later achievements in academic(学术), scial and ecnmic aspects frm ther natinal databases and made sme findings.
Fitness in the 18-year-lds was strngly linked t scres n intelligence tests. “Being fit means that yu have gd heart and lung capacity and that yur brain gets plenty f xygen, ’’ says Dr. Michael Nilssn f the University f Gthenburg. “This may be ne f the reasns why we can see a clear link with fitness.” The researchers als fund that fit teens were mre likely t get a university degree later in life. Fitness at age 18 was als linked t landing better jbs, with higher pay r management respnsibilities.
The findings pint t the imprtance f encuraging physical fitness in teens. “If s, physical educatin is a subject that has an imprtant place in schls,” says Dr. Maria Aberg f the University f Gthernburg.
28. What is the new study abut?
A. The relatinship amng yung adults.
B. IQ differences between children and adults.
C. Educatinal and prfessinal achievements.
D. Teenagers’ physical health and intelligence.
29. Hw did the researchers make the findings?
A. By cmparing data.B. By listing sme examples.
C. By giving intelligence tests.D. By interviewing yung men.
30. What d the findings f the research suggest?
A. Similar researches shuld be made.
B. Jbs with higher pay are hard t get.
C. It’s time t imprve teenagers’ intelligence.
D. Physical educatin shuld be stressed in schls.
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。
Hw t Preserve Yur Culture
Lk at any bject in yur huse, meal yu eat, r gesture yu use, and yu'll find evidence f culture. Cultural traditins are everywhere and have shaped wh yu are. ____31____.
Share yur culture’s art
Each culture’s art has its wn unique characteristics. ___32___. Yu’ll be verjyed t share yur culture with peple frm ther places, such as yur hbbies, jbs, crafts, and what yu d fr fun. This includes traditinal art wrk yu wuld find in a museum.
___33___
Yur cuntry, village r religius grup almst certainly celebrate majr hlidays r cultural festivals. Travel t jin in these events t get a better understanding f yur culture. Yu can als rganize yur wn event if pssible.
Ck family recipes(菜谱）
___34___. Smell and taste have pwerful cnnectins t memry. As yu make bread r try t guess the right amunt f spices, yu might remember meals frm yur childhd r hlidays. Reading recipes can teach yu a lt. Even if sme f them are unfamiliar, thers have mst likely becme yur cmfrt fd r a surce f family pride.
Spend time with ther members f the cmmunity
The best way t preserve yur culture is t keep it alive.____35____. Yu can als gather fr rdinary meals, events, r just cnversatin. Many aspects f culture are difficult t learn in bks and museums, including etiquette, bdy language, and humr.
A. Attend r rganize majr events
B. It’s imprtant t cpy it frm thers
C. Yu can gather fr hlidays as a grup
D Find an expert willing t explain it t yu
E. Here are sme tips n hw t keep them strng
F. Try t learn recipes frm yur grandmther’s ckbk
G. Fr example, it has its wn clthing, music, strytelling traditins, and many mre
第三部分 语言运用（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, 并在答题卷上将该项涂黑。
After I had pictured it ver and ver again in my mind, the big day 36 arrived: my first day at senir high! I wke up early and rushed t my new 37 . The campus was still 38 when I arrived, s I decided t 39 a bit. I was lking at the phts n the nticebard when I 40 a vice behind me. “New here?” 41 , I saw a white-haired man. “Yes,” I replied. We chatted fr a while 42 I left fr the classrm. When my English teacher stepped int the classrm, I was 43 t see the same man I had met earlier.
“Gd mrning, everyne. Befre we start, please 44 yurself t the class. I’ll g first,” said the teacher. I tried t turn n my brain 45 the engine just wuldn’t start. I was rganizing my wrds in my head when the girl next t me gave me a nudge (用肘轻推) “It’s yur 46 !’’
With butterflies in my stmach, I 47 deeply. “Hi, I’m Meng Ha.” Everyne started 48 . I lked at them in 49 . “Nice t knw we 50 the same name,” said my new teacher. Althugh I was embarrassed, his wrds made me a lt mre 51 . When we had all intrduced urselves, Mr Meng said, “Well dne, everyne! I knw this isn’t 52 fr many f yu. 53 like this at senir high might smetimes put yu under pressure. But it all depends n 54 yu d. Keep calm and be prepared.”
Peple say, “Well begun, half dne.” I guess this was a gd 55 t my new schl life.
36 A. finallyB. actuallyC. suddenlyD. gradually
37. A. huseB. schlC. classrmD. garden
38. A. newB. quietC. nisyD. lvely
39. A. runB. studyC. explreD. mve
40. A. sensedB. sawC. feltD. heard
41 A. Lking dwnB. Wrking utC. Giving up D. Turning arund
42. A. asB. afterC. befreD. when
43. A. cnfusedB. surprisedC. curiusD. annyed
44. A. intrduceB. identifyC. registerD. deliver
45. A. andB. butC. rD. s
46. A. placeB. rderC. turnD. right
47. A. wantedB. thughtC. sleptD. breathed
48. A. quittingB. requestingC. laughingD. pretending
49. A. chargeB. fearC. pleasureD. truble
50. A. shareB. designC. fferD. prmte
51. A. relaxedB. shckedC. respnsibleD. awkward
52. A. suitableB. easyC. bviusD. hard
53. A. DisastersB. QuestinsC. Challenges D. Traditins
54. A. whenB. whereC. thatD. what
55. A. jbB. impressinC. endingD. beginning
第П卷
注意：将答案写在答题卡上。写在本试卷上无效。
语言运用（共两节，满分45分）
第二节（共10个小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1 个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。将答案填写在答题纸的相应位置。
There are several reasns why schl unifrms are gd idea. First f all, unifrms help the schl lk smart. The students feel that they belng t a particular grup. If every student in the schl wears the unifrm, nbdy ____56____(have) t wrry abut fashin. Everybdy wears __57____ same style f clthes. Unifrms can be useful in unexpected ways. A schl in Ireland has intrduced an interesting new unifrm. On the edge f the jacket, there is a piece f clth ____58____gives ff light in the dark. 59__
children are walking r cycling t schl n dark mrnings, car drivers can ____60____ (easy) see them.
But can unifrms help imprve schl standards? The key ____61____ this questin is nt clear. One study in America fund that students' grades ____62____(imprve) a little after the schl intrduced unifrms. But sme students didn't want t wear the unifrm, ____63____(think) it’s ugly. Other American studies shwed n ____64____(cnnect) between unifrms and schl perfrmance.
Schl unifrms are _____65_____(traditin) in Britain, but sme schls are starting t get rid f them. Sme very gd schls dn't have a unifrm plicy. Hwever, unifrms are still ppular. Pupils at abut 90 percent f British secndary schls wear unifrms.
第四部分 写作 （共两节, 满分40分）
第一节 应用文写作（满分15分）
假设你是李华, 你的朋友Tny去了美国上高中, 他写信告诉你他很不习惯美国的校园生活, 感到很孤独。请你根据要求用英语写一封信给他提建议：
1. 学好英语, 多交一些朋友, 从而增加和别人交流的机会；
2. 学会独立学习, 有困难向老师求助；
3. 积极参加各种活动, 使自己的生活更加丰富有趣；
4. 其他建议。
注意：1.词数80左右；2. 信的开头和结尾已给出, 不计入总词数；3. 可适当增加细节, 以使行文连贯。
Dear Tny,








Yurs, Li Hua
第二节 读后续写（满分25分）
阅读下面短文，根据所给情节进行续写，使之构成一个完整的故事。
One Saturday afternn, I was watching TV in the living rm with my grandpa when a blinding flash f lightning flashed acrss the sky, fllwed by a deafening sund, and the pictures n TV disappeared with that sund. Befre I realized what had happened, a gray-white shadw rushed in thrugh the pen windw and flew ver my head. Bang! It hit the wall and slid ff t the flr. Shaking with fear, I apprached it cautiusly and saw that it was a pigen(鸽子). It lked at me in fear, trying t pen its wings and struggling its feet, but apparently pwerless.
S I called my grandpa and immediately set ut t give it a helping hand. Taking it in my hands, I felt a few drps f warmth n my hands. It was bld! I gently spread its wings and there were a few red feathers inside. "Dn't wrry. We'll get it ut alive," Grandpa said t me. Then he gt the first-aid kit. With sme cttn, we dried the bld, cleaned the wund and then put it under a hairdryer t dry. All went smthly, fr the pigen had n strength left t resist. There happened t be an empty birdcage at hme, s I put it in gently and added a little water and sme grains.
Fr the next few days, the mment I gt hme frm schl, I wuld run t feed the pigen. And Grandpa helped a lt, tidying up the cage daily. Little by little, its strength returned. One evening, I fed it with the biscuit I was eating. It enjyed it! One week later, its wund almst healed（痊愈）; its feathers grew and it became brave. Whenever I sat at the table eating biscuits, it lked up at me, cing(咕咕地叫) cnstantly. T my jy, I culd als reach int the cage t tuch it. When I gently fingered its head, it playfully pecked(啄) at me. Finally it cmpletely recvered. But every time I was with it, it seemed restless in the cage. T make it happy and pretty, I tied an range string（线） arund its leg.
注意：
1. 所续写短文的词数应为150左右；
2. 应使用5个以上短文中标有下划线的关键词语；
3. 续写部分分为两段,每段的开头语已为你写好；
4. 续写完成后,请用下划线标出你所使用的关键词语。
Paragraph1: One day, hwever, when I returned hme, Grandpa met me at the dr, lking embarrassed. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Paragraph2: Sure enugh, I saw a pigen flying int the huse the next afternn! ______________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
浙江省S9联盟2021-2022学年高二上学期期中联考
英语学科答案
第一部分：听力（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
1-5. ABBAC 6-10. ABCCB 11-15. CCCBA 16-20. BCABA
第二部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分35分；第一节共 10小题；每小题 2.5分，满分25分；
第二节共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）
21-24 CBCB 25-27 ABC 28-30 DAD 31-35 EGAFC
第三部分 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
36-40 ABBCD 41-45 DCBAB 46-50 CDCBA 51-55 ABCDD
第П卷 非选择题部分（共 55 分）
（共10个小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
语法填空：
56. has/will have 57. the 58. which/that 59. When/Whether 60. easily
61. t62. imprved 63. thinking 64. cnnectin(s) 65. traditinal
应用文：
One pssible versin:
Dear Tny,
I'm srry t hear that yu feel it difficult t accustm yurself t new schl life in America. As yur best friend, I'd like t give yu sme suggestins.
First f all, learning English well is a must. Only when yu speak fluent English can yu find mre pprtunities t cmmunicate with thers. Secndly, yu'd better learn t study independently. Meanwhile, never hesitate t turn t yur teachers fr help when yu are in truble. What's mre, try t make mre friends and take an active part in varius activities rganized by yur schl, which will nt nly help yu remve yur lneliness but als make yur life mre interesting. Of curse, smetimes reading interesting bks can als give yu great fun.
What d yu think f my pinin? Believe in yurself and yu will enjy yur new schl life there sn.
Yurs,
Li Hua
续写
One day, hwever, when I returned hme, Grandpa met me at the dr, lking embarrassed. I asked him what had happened. He turned arund and pinted t the birdcage, aplgizing t me that the pigen slid ut when he was tidying up the cage and flew away thrugh the pen windw. Gne! I culdn't believe my ears. I rushed ver t the birdcage. Just empty! I stared at the remaining water and grains, tears streaming dwn my cheeks. "Where has it gne? Will it be hurt again? Will it cme back? ..." I asked Grandpa, sbbing. "It will fly back!" he cnvinced me, wiping away my tears gently.
Sure enugh, I saw a pigen flying int the huse the next afternn. It perched near the birdcage, cing. Despite great excitement, I apprached it quietly. It was gray-white and had an range string tied t ne leg. My pigen came back! "It must be hungry," Grandpa grinned. Immediately, I fed it with grains and then tipted t the windw and clsed it, urging Grandpa t cage it. But he didn't. "Pigens need freedm," he explained t me patiently. I was hesitant but lking at the pigen wandering and pecking at the grains peacefully, I realized Grandpa was right! I turned back t the windw and pened it.
听力材料：
听力原文
Text 1 M：D yu ften watch freign films? W：N. I dn't think they're interesting.
Text 2 W：Hw's yur wife these days? M：Well, I dn't knw. She is always quarrelling with me. W：Why is she angry with yu? M：Maybe I ften cme hme late.
Text 3 M：Can yu lend me 50 dllars? W：I wn't lend yu a cin. I asked yu fr 100 dllars tw weeks ag, and yu said n!
Text 4 W：See! The directins are difficult t understand. We have lst ur way. M：Yes, yu're right. Actually, yu didn't ask fr help until it was t late. S, in a sense, it's still yur fault.
Text 5 W：Excuse me, srry t truble yu. Can yu please take a pht f me? M：Of curse. N prblem. Where wuld yu like me t take it? W：Just by the lake. Thanks.
Text 6 M：Excuse me, where is the newspaper? W：Why d yu want t read the newspaper? Yu always watch the news n televisin. M：I knw. But I wn't be leaving fr anther hur. I want t read the newspaper t kill time. I want t read the sprts page in the newspaper. W：I'm srry. I already thrw it in the garbage. Bth Barbara and I read it. Yu never read the paper but watch TV, s I threw it away.
Text 7 W：Hi. Henry, what's the news? M：Where have yu been? I've been trying t see yu fr tw days. W：I went t New Yrk n business. What's up? M：I'm ut f wrk. W：Hw cme? Last time I saw yu, yu tld me it was a gd jb and yu wuld like t take it. That was nly ne mnth ag. Why this sudden change? M：It's a lng stry. In a wrd, I didn't d a gd jb f it. W：What are yu ging t d nw? M：I'm trying t find a jb as sn as pssible. Nancy desn't knw yet. I didn't tell her. I spent the past three days at the cffee shp next t yur ffice. S she thught I went t wrk as usual. W：That's nt the way t slve the prblem. Did yu lk in the advertisements clumn? M：Yes，I did. But I wasn't able t get any f the jbs that I was interested in. W：Listen. I'll see what I can d. OK? M：Thanks a lt.
Text 8 W：I saw yu n the news last night, Jack. S tell us what happened? M：Well, I was walking alne n the beach when I heard smene calling ut fr help. I lked up, and saw a little by up n the cliff, stuck there. W：What did yu d then? M：Well, my first thught was t run and get help, but the by was crying, lking as if he wuld fall ff the cliff at any mment .S I climbed up t get him dwn. The rcks were very lse. Yu knw, and I even slipped a cuple f times. W：Sunds scary. What happened next? M：I reached the by but culdn't get him dwn. We were bth stuck. W：S what did yu d? M：Well, I called fr help. Pretty sn there was a small crwd n the beach but n ne knew what t d. And then smene called the Cast Rescue Service. W：Ww! That was really adventurus.
Text 9 W：What are yu ding, Alex? M：I am lking fr my candy. Sme are gne. W：Wh culd take yur candy? M：I'm sure that Cynthia tk it. W：Cynthia? I dn't believe. M：I think she did! She was at schl yesterday. W：S was everyne else! It's a big schl. M：She likes candy. W：Lts f peple like candy. I think yu're mistaken. M：Wait a minute. Why are yu s sure she didn't take it? W：Because she stayed with me all day lng
Text 10. When the well-knwn pianist Kng Xiangdng first made it big in the early 1990s, he was called the “pian prince”. His smart lks and music wn the hearts f many female fans. Nw the “prince” has a new lk—with all his hair cut ff. “It is very envirnmentally friendly，” Kng said, smiling. “I never need t use shamp r a hair dryer！” The real reasn fr the change is that Kng started t lse his hair. Frm an rdinary pian student t an internatinally famus musician, the 38-year-ld Shanghainese pianist is nw president f a pian schl that has accepted mre than 20,000 students during the past nine years. Kng pinted ut a cmmn mistake fr parents wh were eager fr their children t learn pian. “Dn't push yur children t learn the instrument as a career unless the child feels he culdn't live withut it，” Kng said. He guesses that Shanghai has hundreds f thusands f children studying the pian seriusly. Perhaps strangely fr the president f a pian schl, he added: “Learning the pian is s hard—it means a child has almst n childhd.”