浙江省初中英语八年级上学期期中考试模拟试卷（1）

    Giant pandas are beautiful black- and- white animals. They look like1.They mainly live in China. They are very2and peaceful. They like eating3. They seldom eat meat. Baby giant pandas spend a lot of time4their mum's milk more than fourteen hours a day! Mother giant 0-pandas have only one5two babies at a time. There are no more than 2,000 giant pandas in the world now. Sadly it's very6for giant pandas to stay alive(活着的) in the wild. Their number is getting7because their living places are becoming farmlands. If farmers keep taking up the land, giant pandas won't have anywhere to live. A Also, people kill them8their fur(毛皮). If this goes on, then there will be no giant pandas in the world. So， what action(行动) can we take? We should9letters to newspapers and magazines about giant pandas in China. We should tell them about the problems for giant pandas. If more people know about these. problems， then maybe they will do something10.

    Americans like to have different kinds of parties such as birthday parties, surprise parties, tea parties and house warming parties. Pajama(睡衣) parties are one of the most popular kinds of parties in the US. At a pajama party, a group of friends spend the night at a person's house. It is a great way for children or teenagers to get together and have a good time.

    To hold a pajama party, the host will usually plan some fun activities such as watching movies, playing board games or video games. He or she should also prepare some delicious sweets, fruits and fun food like pizza. Guests at a pajama party should bring their own pajamas, toothbrushes, pillows(枕头) and blankets(毛毯).

    If a pajama party is mainly for fun, a prom is no doubt a very important thing in most American schools. A prom is a formal(正式的) dance party that is held at a high school. The party is usually held near the end of the senior year, the last year of high school, so it is often called the graduation(毕业) dance. Students should wear formal clothes at the prom.

    Kelly's favourite subject is PE But she had a hard time in PE classes. She was not good at jumping very far, she had trouble throwing a ball, and she couldn't run really fast. Sometimes, some kids laughed at her .So why does Kelly love PE class?

    The reason is that her teacher Mr Burns always tells her to do her best. Though she only ran for a few minutes, Mr Burns said, "Good job! Next time you will be able to go a little longer."Mr Burns even put a small box on the floor, so Kelly would be able to practise jumping over it.

    That night when Kelly finished dinner, she put three boxes and began practising jumping over them. She made it! Kelly thought to herself, "Tomorrow I will be able to jump over those boxes in the PE class."

    There was a relay race(接力赛)on Tuesday. Kelly was afraid that she would not be able to go very far. When Kelly ran, she heard the kids shouting, "Go Kelly! You can do it!" That was all she needed to hear. Kelly ran fast. She finished first! The kids cheered for her. Kelly felt so good. "Thank you, Mr Burns, "said Kelly." Kelly, you ran in the race, not me." "Yes, but you always said I could do it."

    Jimmy is a very kind young man. He works in a big supermarket. His workmates like him very much. Last month Jimmy caught a bad cold, and he stayed in bed for about two weeks. But after he got well, something happened-he couldn't stop winking(眨眼) . When he stayed at home, he was all right as usual. But if he went out, he couldn't stop his eyes from winking.

    Jimmy went to work the next morning. On the way he met a policeman and winked at him. The policeman felt surprised but said nothing. Then he met an old man and winked at him. The old man thought he must be mad. But still he didn't say a word.

    Real trouble started when he met women. First he met a young lady. He winked at her. The woman's face turned red, and ran away as fast as she could. And then he met an old woman who carried a walking stick. Jimmy winked at her. She looked closely at him. Jimmy winked again.

    Without saying a word, she hit Jimmy on the head with her walking stick. "Take that!" she cried out. "This is a lesson(教训) for you."

Poor Jimmy! How could he explain it? He ran away quickly. From then on, he always wears a pair of dark glasses when he goes out.

    Last month, I went to London with my mum and dad. Firstly, I had a picture in my head of Big Ben, cute taxis, the River Thames and so on.

    London is as good as I know it! As soon as I got off the train into St. Pancras Station, I found I was in heaven. You can see lots of people from every culture. The taxi drivers spoke in this city's English, which was almost like another language. And there were many "old" London taxis, just like the ones you see in the films.

    I found the people to be really friendly, for the most part. And the city was clean and exciting. I saw a show and it was popular in the country. I took many pictures of the interesting places. Big Ben sat tall over the River Thames, just as I saw in all the pictures and films. London is truly one of the most magical(神奇的)cities in the world.

    Maupassant(莫泊桑) was one of the well-known writers of short in the nineteenth century in France. His novels made readers excited and enjoyable.

    During his school days, he decided to become a writer. Then he began to write something. Because of the Franco-Prussian War(普法战争), he had to stop .After the war, he went to Paris to look for a job, where he met some great writers and learned a lot from them.

    Working as a clerk(职员), Maupassant was too busy and he had no time to more material(素材) for his story. And he found it to finish his dream. So he left his office to spend all his time on his interest. At the age of thirty－four, he became quite famous.

— What (激动人心的) news!

—I can't find my backpack.

    The students' life today is very busy. They are under pressure(压力)every day. They need a break from it .Parents ask children to do something else.let them relax in front of the TV. A hobby is the (good)answer.

    There are many different kinds of hobbies. Chess is a good example. It is a very(enjoy)game and it also helps children develop their thinking skills.

    (collect)something is also a good hobby for children. A child can collect almost anything. Collecting can be interesting and fun. They teach children a lot. For example，gardening is a useful hobby it is a physical activity and it also (teach)children about nature. Children may become experts in something if they (real)love their hobbies.

    Children will also learn to become organized. Hobbies will also teach children a lot about responsibility(责任).

The moon landing

    It's always been man's dream to fly like a bird in the sky. Back in 1865, a French writer once wrote about man's landing on the moon on a special airplane with three people inside, and the first person to touch the ground on the moon would be an American. That was considered(被认为) to be a crazy(疯狂的) idea at that time. Over one hundred years later, in July 1969, however, this impossible dream did come true.

    It was a big day in the history of the 20th century. On that day, a special airplane took three brave (勇敢的) men from Cape Kennedy at a very high speed. The trip to the moon took over 100 hours. In fact, it was the first time that man had ever “walked” in outer space. On the trip, two of the spacemen spent two hours on the moon walking like flying, and the other stayed in the spaceship. They studied the appearance of the moon. Four days later, the spaceship Apollo 11，returned to the earth and the astronauts were welcomed by people around the country. The man who took the first step， Neil Armstrong, said, "That's a small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind.” This has been said again and again in every language around the world since then.

How do students get to school?

    How do the students in our school get to school every day? Here is the result.