浙江嘉兴市八年级上学期英语期末考试试卷

    Betty is the tallest student at school, but she doesn't like being tall. The students in her class make 1 about her. "Betty, Betty, long as spaghetti(意大利面)! "They always sing to her.

    Ella is one of the cool students. She can play the guitar and sing very well. Wherever she goes, other students 2 her, and they do everything she does. Although Ella doesn't like it when the students sing to Betty, she 3 tells them to stop.

    One weekend, Ella went to stay with her grandfather on the farm. She saw a chicken in the corner by itself. It didn't have many feathers(羽毛) and was much 4 than the others.

    "What's the matter with the 5chicken?" she asked.

    Grandfather told her 6 chickens could act. "If one chicken is different from the others, they 7 it away, and sometimes it's so bad that the chicken dies!" .he said.

    Ella 8 the chicken and was lost in thought. "I want to take it home," she said.

    After several weeks, the chicken looked healthier. Ella was very happy. "It's fatter and the feathers are 9," she told her friends.

    Then she saw Betty sitting 10. "I'm going to talk to Betty," she said.

    "Betty, Betty, long as spaghetti?" one of her friends asked, "Why   11？"

    Ella did not answer.

    Ella soon found out that Betty could play the drums. "I can play the guitar," Ella said,"12 we can start a band(乐队)."

    Betty smiled and Ella felt like her smile was as 13 as the sun.

    They decided to call their band Chicken Beat. The band became very popular and all the students wanted to be 14 it. Betty and Ella let everyone join and 15 makes up silly songs now. They are busy making up beautiful songs.

    There are millions of different animals in the world, but some are in danger, and some may soon die out. People can never see them again. Mark and David wanted to find some of these rare animals, so they climbed mountains, crossed rivers, and walked through rainforests.

    A Bat, a Cat or a Squirrel?

    Mark and David found the aye-aye. The aye-aye has bright eyes. It has ears like a bat, a body like a cat and a tail(尾巴) like a squirrel. Some people think the aye-aye brings bad luck. They killed(杀死) many of them, and cut down a lot of trees where the aye-aye lives as well.

    A Strange Parrot

    Mark and David found the biggest parrot in the world that cannot fly. Many years ago, some animals came to the place the parrots lived in, and killed many of them. Now there are only a few left.

    Another Special Animal

    Mark and David went looking for a manatee. A manatee looks like a seal and a hippo. In some places where manatees live, the water in the river gets low. Then the manatee swims to the place where there is more water. Many get stranded(搁浅), and some are killed by other animals and people, too.

    After Mark and David returned, they made a film about these animals. They want to show the world these strange but interesting animals. They want the world to know there are not many of them left, and they all have a place in our world.

    When you borrow books from a library, you should return them so that others can read them later. However, some libraries allow people not to return anything. Unlike most other libraries, these libraries don't lend books, they lend seeds(种子)!

    In a seed library, people can borrow and donate(捐赠) seeds. It is different from a seed bank that only keeps seeds. It advises people to plant and share seeds. Seeds in a seed library are often kept dry and cool in small bags. People can read the name of the plant on the bag.

    If you want to grow your plants, such as potatoes or tomatoes, you can borrow seeds from a seed library. You can first choose the seeds you'd like to plant. Then, you can "borrow" the seeds and take them home. If you grow strong and healthy plants, you need to return the seeds. Some seed libraries also offer gardening books to teach you how to plant the seeds.

    Now there's only a small group of seed libraries in the world, but the number is growing. People build these seed libraries to protect the plant diversity(多样性), and they want others to know more about plants and planting. They believe that protecting the plant diversity is not only the job of scientists, but all of us.

    Many people are afraid of taking risks. Me too. Girls in my village usually get married at a young age, but I think this way of living is too boring. I finally chose to do something different- to take some risks.

    After leaving school, I gave myself a different present -- a three-day trip to Thailand (泰国). It was my first trip to another country and I kept thinking about the worst things that could happen.

    But the trip was very different from what I thought. Late on July 2, the plane arrived in Bangkok, the capital of the country. That evening became the most unforgettable moment in my life. Bangkok looked truly wonderful. The lights gave the city a fantastic look. It's very different from my hometown.

    The next morning, I woke up early. I couldn't wait to visit Bangkok. Many people say the best way to understand a culture is to       . So I did that first. I found lots of interesting things and tried different kinds of tasty street food at Chatuchak Market.

    Bangkok is also famous for its temples(寺庙). There're temples everywhere. I visited some of the best-known ones. I was so surprised when I saw these special and beautiful buildings.

    On the third day, I took the sky train to go through Bangkok. The trains were excellent. I had never seen such things in my life. I stopped by Siam Square to do some shopping and to watch a Thai movie.

    After flying back home, I started changing in many ways of my life. For sure, I will go back and further visit this exciting city next time!

    Growing up in a bad home, I learned to protect myself by not speaking up. When I was a  (孩子), I didn't want to say anything about my bad life.

    I'll finish my(大学) this year, and want to be a popular writer. Then I will start speaking up. How did I get to where I am today? What helped me? That's the friends with care and love (围绕) me. They taught me how to slow down, to live on, to be(勇敢的), and be thankful for what I got. They also taught me to turn my past experiences into power.

    Now my (希望) is to help others to see what is possible even in the darkest of times. I don't think I'm special in any way. I am just a (普通的) man and have no difference with anyone (其他). I don't know what tomorrow might bring. But one thing I learn is that if we can hold on, and find ways to get through the (麻烦), we'll not only live on, but become strong  (足够的).

    And with love of my friends, I'm looking forward to so much more than completing my education in the (将来). I believe my dreams will come true.

    Once there was a man named Tom. His eyes were in great pain. He visited the best doctors in the world. He also tried different kinds of medicine. nothing helped. One day, Tom met a famous eye doctor. He advised the man to look only green things for a long time.

    It was a very strange  (suggest), but Tom wanted to try it. He (buy) boxes of green paint and painted everything green in his house. To his surprise, it  (real) worked! The pain was starting to go away.

    Several weeks later,  friend in white visited Tom. While he (walk) towards Tom's house, Tom came running with a box of green paint and poured(倾倒) all the paint on him. The friend was very angry. Tom first said sorry to (he), and then said that he had to do this -- because he needed (see) green things only.

    The friend laughed(大笑) aloud after hearing that. "Why did you paint everything green?" he asked. "It would be much (easy) if you put on a pair of green glasses! You can paint all things green, but you cannot paint the whole world green!"

    When you're feeling low, helping yourself is the best thing to do. It may be the hardest, but no one can do that but you. Here is some advice for you.

要点：stay in a Chinese family; make dumplings; enjoy Beijing Opera; ...

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Dear Steve,

    I'm glad to hear you're coming to China next month.

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Yours,

Li Hua