江苏省丹阳市吕城片2018-2019学年八年级下学期英语第一次调研考试试卷

—______. He won't come back until tomorrow.

—________. And I will miss you.

    Uncle Sam and Aunt Kate came to visit us from America last weekend. This was their first time to come to Hong Kong. Yesterday my family1them around Hong Kong.

    We got up early in the morning and had breakfast at home. First, we went to the tram(有轨电车) station and2a tram. This was Uncle Sam and Aunt Kate's first3on a tram. They thought that it was4and they liked the “Ding! Ding!” sound. We5the tram at Central. Then we took a boat to Tsim Sha Tsui. On the way, Uncle Sam took a video of many buildings. The wind blew softly on our faces. We6a lot.

    After having a rest, we went to a restaurant for7. It was famous for nice food. We8a lot of food. I liked pork pies best9I ate three. Aunt Kate liked rice dumplings most. After lunch, we went to the Avenue of Stars. Uncle Sam and Aunt Kate were very10when they saw the signatures (签名) and handprints (手印) of some famous stars. But it was a little fun to me. In all, we had a good time that day.

    How would we travel without maps? It would be a bit adventurous (冒险的) to set off from Oxford University to go to London Bridge if there was not a map of the London Underground at each station. In fact, a lot of the early map—makers were explorers (探险家), especially in the 15th and 16th centuries.

    So what did people do before there were maps? Well, it was quite easy to use natural signs like mountains and rivers if you were travelling on foot or riding a horse. People took small boats down rivers and followed coastlines (海岸线). And people world use time, not distance (距离), to measure(测量)the way they went; the next village was a three—hour ride, for example.

    In fact, in the early maps, people did not draw marks. They drew stars. It was very easy to the night sky and use it for navigation (航行). The sky was a lot clearer before the light pollution from cities appeared. When towns and cities were built, people drew road maps which gave distances and directions.

    The London Underground was opened in 1863 and it also used a road map style. But a man called Henry Beck realized that travelling by train was not the same as driving your car across London. Passengers only needed to know which stations to change. His new design for the Underground map was not very popular with the train companies at first. But the passengers loved it and 700,000 copies were printed in 1933.

    These days, of course, you can ride a bike, drive a car or go through a forest and know where you are exactly with a GPS. It's really difficult to get lost!

    I entered a university after years of hard study. I thought my life would be full of happiness and knowledge. But my life in the university is not as what I had expected. Then I became lazy and silent, even puzzled (困惑). I don't know what my future would be like.

    Four years in the university is only a short period. And a half of it has passed already. This year, many people, such as my parents and my friends, asked me what I wanted to do and they all told me to make a plan for my life with their thought. I don't want to take their advice. I want my own style. So I think carefully.

    I have been a young volunteer for five years. It has been a happy time and it is a big thing for me. Then I have a dream to join the University Student Volunteer Go West Program. I think I can be a teacher in the west. I would like to try my best to help them. I want to see the world clearly. To make it come true, I will work harder in the next two years. There is an old saying "Where there is a will, there is a way". I think my dream will come true in the near future.

    At last, I want to say to everybody, "Never give up your dreams, no matter how big or small they are. The path to dream may not be smooth and wide. Even there are some difficulties you will face. But hold on to the end, you can find there is no greater happiness than making our dream come true."

—He has gone to Shanghai on (busy).

    Travelling is a very good activity. When you get tired of your work or study, and when you have free time, you can go to a beautiful place to enjoy the beauty of nature or other cities. You can breathe fresh air, meet different people and make friends with them. It's good for your health to do so.

    But sometimes, travelling is not an enjoyable thing. For example, the weather can be changeable. There may be rain when you travel. You may catch a cold or be ill while travelling. The worst thing is that the thieves may steal(偷) your money. All these may happen to a tourist.

    When you go on a trip, you must get everything ready. Firstly, you must have clear information about the weather. Secondly, ask a friend to go with you so that you can help each other. Thirdly, you must be careful everywhere and try not to cause accidents. If you do this, you will surely enjoy your travel.

    Some time ago, a fire broke out(爆发) in a building late at night. Nearly all the families were s inside the house. After the firemen came, they rushed into the burning building and saved the people to the safe p.

    The crowds thought a the people were safe. But it was not so. Two little orphan(孤儿)girls were still asleep alone at the very top of the building, in a small room. N thought of them. Luckily, they lived with a dog.

    The dog tried to wake them up, but they couldn't hear him. He ran to the window and barked loudly for help. B no one noticed him. Then he climbed down the ladder (梯子) and tried to pull a fireman to the ladder. The fireman kicked him away, thinking he was mad. Then the dog ran to a fireman, jumped on him, ran to the ladder, barking all the time and looking back as if he was asking the fireman to follow him. This fireman r there must be someone in the little room, as the dog was acting so strangely. So he followed the dog u the ladder, there he saw the two girls and saved them.

    Where was the d? A brave fireman rushed into the room to look for him and found him lying near the window, choked (窒息) with smoke. He brought him down with care, but he was d. He gave up his life to save his friends. What a faithful friend.

1）我的家乡丹阳是一座历史悠久的城市，离上海大约三个小时车程。

2）我五岁时和父母一起搬到了这里。当时人们过着贫困的生活。

3）近几年来家乡发生了很大的变化。它看起来就像一个美丽的公园。

4）上周六，我们乘直达航班去香港。

5）在第一天，我们参观了最著名的主题公园之一，迪士尼乐园。在第二天，我们去海鲜馆享受美食和……

6）我相信…… （对未来生活的期待）

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