浙江省初中英语八年级上学期期中考试模拟试卷（5）

    Chi Li is one of the best known Chinese writers in the west. She was born in the west. She was born in the 1950s.119, Chi entered a medical college in 1976. After she graduated, she2as a doctor at a hospital in Wuhan. As she loved3much more. she went to W uhan University to study Chinese language and literature in 1983. She chose4as her major(专业)。

    During the 1980s. Chi wrote many works full of love. In the 1990s， her works, such as Apart From Love and The Sun Was Born , were5lives of young people and everyday problems. Since 2003. Chi has6a higher level in her works. And many of her novels have received a7honor. Life Shore is one of her representative(有代表性的) works and8has been translated into many languages. The9shows the real life of a common woman in Wuhan.

    Chi says, “Writers don't need to be anyone. but they should be able to understand everyone. ”So she often travels10to get a feel of how the world is and tries to understand people from all social strata(阶层).

    Lao She Teahouse is in the heart of Beijing. People can learn Chinese culture easily here. The teahouse opened in 1988. It is named after the Teahouse, a play by the famous writer Lao She. Now people here not only drink tea，but also listen to music，watch magic shows and enjoy Beijing Opera, folk music, acrobatics and kung fu.

    Mark Twain was a great writer in America. He wrote many books. He liked telling jokes in his books. People liked reading them very much. And it was full of jokes in his life, too. Mark Twain liked reading. So he often borrowed books from other people. One day, he wanted to borrow a book from his neighbor. His neighbor was a mean man. He didn't want to lend it to Mark Twain. Then he had an idea. He said to Mark Twain, “I have a rule. You will have to read the book at my home. If you want to borrow it from me, you should never take it out." Mark Twain had to read that book at his neighbor's house.

    A month later, his neighbor went to borrow a cropper (割草机) from Mark Twain. Mark Twain said to him with a smile, "I make a rule, too. That is, you must use my cropper in my garden. If you borrow it, you can never take it out either."

    Many animals hide to stay alive. They hide in many ways. Some animals hide in leaves; some animals hide in snow. Usually their colors or shapes help protect them. It's hard to see an Arctic bear in snow. Its white fur helps protect it. Chameleons(变色龙) can hide by changing colors. Their skin turns the same color as what is around them. Some chameleons can change colors in five minutes.

    Many animals try to look bigger than they are to stay alive. Some animals can make other animals think they are very big. If they look very big, animals that are looking for food will run away. Bears can walk on two legs. They look very, very scary. Some animals will run away from them.

    Many animals try to stay around other animals. This helps them stay alive. Zebras stay close together so that they can help each other look out of danger. Seeing many stripes at once can also confuse animals that want to eat them. Some birds stay in a circle, each toward a different direction. In this way they can also help each other stay alive by looking around for animals that many want to eat one of them.

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    How did you spend your summer vacation last month? I'd like you what happened to me during my vacation.

    My parents planned a relaxing trip. We didn't worry about our work or studies. On the first day, before we started out for Shanghai, we saw on TV that the traffic was heavy. So we decided not to drive our car but to take the bullet train(高速火车) to Shanghai. It was the time that I had ridden on the bullet train.

    On the way, an American girl sat next to me and I talked to her. She told me that she came here for a short stay-her father came to China on business. In one year he would go back to his company in the US. “How are you getting along here?" I asked. “Pretty well. I enjoy the life here and the people are ， ” she said. With new friends around, she still missed her friends in the US very much. “It doesn't matter. I could always connect with them by letters, emails or making phone calls,” she said with a sweet smile.

    I really envied(羡慕) her for her chance to go through life in different cultures.

—He is a physicist and is busy with(研究) work every day.

—Can I join you？

    Sydney is a young city.。Its history goes back just over 200 years. But in Australia， it is the oldest city. It is also the country's largest city. Sydney is the capital of New South Wales and the most populous(人口稠密的) city of Australia.

    The climate(气候) of Sydney is very good. It's not too cold during the winter and not too hot during the summer. The sky is blue, the air is fresh, and birds sing in the garden. People who live in Sydney seem to have an easy lifestyle. They will tell you, “Don't worry.

    Many people think that Sydney is one of the most attractive cities in the world. It has many tall and modern buildings. Among them, Centrepoint Tower is the tallest. Standing on the 309- metre tower, you will have a great view(视野) of the city.

    Sydney is famous for its deep harbour(港口). The harbour has many bays (湾) and beautiful surf beaches. ; Among them, Bondi Beach is the most popular. Sydney Harbour is beautiful and it also serves as a large port. Ships carry wool, wheat and meat from Sydney to other countries.

    People living in Sydney like to call themselves Sydneysiders. They are mostly friendly and easy- going. When they are not working, they love to have a good time on the beach, swimming and sailing.

诸城概况：1）山东中东部的一座小城市；

2）人口超过100万；

3）具有2000多年的历史；

4）以恐龙(dinosaurs) 而闻名；

5）天气：一年有四季。春天多风，夏天炎热，秋天凉爽，冬天寒冷；

6）人文：人们友好、热心；

7）情感：热爱。

要求：要点齐全，语言简洁流畅；80词左右。

My home town—Zhucheng