浙江省初中英语八年级上学期期中考试模拟试卷（6）

    Peter and Mike were in1class. Peter was born in a2family. But Mike's father was a businessman(商人) and got3money. When Peter got into trouble(困难) , he always helped him.

    Peter liked to do sports. He was good at 4. He ran5than any other student in their class. It was Sunday. Mike and Peter went to a forest to have a picnic. Mike took a lot of food there. It was a 6day. The birds were singing and there were all kinds of flowers. They ate and drank and then went7 in the river. They had a good time. Suddenly they heard a great noise. They found it was a tiger behind a big tree. They were both very8. Peter put on his shoes quickly and was going to run away. Mike stopped him and said, "It's no use running. The tiger runs 9faster than us. Let's find a way." "It doesn't matter," said Peter. "I'm10I'll run faster than you."

    Here are some English study skills for beginners.

    Listening

    Listening is a great way to improve your pronunciation and intonation(语调). You can start by listening to short stories for children because they are usually easy.

    Reading

    Reading is a good way to help you learn new words. And it will also help you learn English grammar. Children's books are great for beginners.

    Vocabulary

    When you come across new words in the reading, write them down in your notebook. You can write down the translation in your native language to help you understand.

    Speaking

    While doing your reading exercises, read them aloud. You can also look for some articles on the Internet to read.

    Learning any language needs practice-lots of practice. You don't have to spend hours studying each day; just 30 minutes a day for four or five days a week will help you improve it.

    On a small farm in Mexico, there are no schools. A bus is the school. The driver of the bus is the teacher. It's a school bus, but it doesn't take the children to school. It just goes round from place to place, and sometimes it comes to this farm. The bus will stay there for three months. The farmers call it a school on wheels(轮子) .

    Every time the bus comes, the farmers run to it, shouting and laughing. They warmly welcome the school bus.

    When the bus is on the farm, in the morning, the teacher teaches the small children. In the afternoon, the bigger children come to have their lessons because they must work in the morning. At night, the fathers and mothers come to school. They want to learn too. How the farmers hope that some day they can have a real school on their farm!

    Welcome to London! Now let me tell you something about this wonderful city. London, the capital of the United Kingdom, is the biggest city in Western Europe with over 7 million people. It sits by the River Thames. London has a history of more than 2,000 years. People all over the world are familiar with the city's red double-decker（双层的）buses and black taxis.

People

    The British Empire used to rule around the world, so many people from around the world moved to London. They have brought with them their own languages and cultures. More than 300 different languages are spoken in London.

Culture

    London is known for its museums. One important museum is British Museum. It is the oldest public museum in the world. There are two main art museums in London: the National Gallery and the Tate Gallery. Besides, London is also home to arts, such as theatre and music. The Globe Theatre, which was popular in the late 16th and early 17th centuries, was opened for performances of William Shakespeare's Central London.

Tourist attractions

    London has many wonderful places to visit. For example, the well-known Clock Tower, a 320-foot-high tower, was called the Big Ben. Another famous London building is Buckingham Palace. The members of royal（皇家的）family of England live there. Besides, Hyde Park is the largest open area in central London.

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    Here are some English study skills for beginners.

    Listening

    Listening is a great way to improve your pronunciation and intonation (语调)．You can start by listening to short stories for children because they are usually easy.

    Reading

    Reading is a good way to help you learn new words. And it will also help you learn English grammar. Children's books are great for beginners.

    Vocabulary

    When you come across new words in the reading, write them down in your notebook. You can write down the translation in your na tive language to help you understand.

    Speaking

    While doing your reading exercises, read them aloud. You can also look for some articles on the Internet to read.

    Learning any language needs practice—lots of practice. You don't have to spend hours studying each day; just 30 minutes a day for four or five days a week will help you improve it.

    Li Lei is a student I Class Twelve, Grade Seven. He plays basketball after school. And he often goes home late. H home is behind the school. His mother doesn't worry a him.

    O Sunday morning Li Lei usually goes to a shop w his mother. The shop is very big. There a lots of things in it. First, they buy some food. Then his mother says to Li Lei, “Would you like to b a pair of jeans?"

    “No, I don't want clothes for m , b I want to buy some for my grandma,” says Li Lei. His mother smiles, “You're a good boy. Let's g some for her.”

    New York is a very large city with more than eight million people. How do so many people move on their way to work or school? In New York you can travel by subway, bus, taxi and private car.

    The subway runs on the railroad lines under the city. Travelling by subway is the fastest way to get around the city. The second way to travel around the city is by public bus. It is a slower way to travel. This is because the traffic is very heavy.

    You can also travel around the city by taxi. This is very expensive, but the taxi will take you to every place you want to go. If the traffic is heavy, the taxi will be slow too.

    During the mornings and afternoons, there is the "rush hour". This is the time when the traffic is very heavy with people going to and from work. The last way to get around New York is using your private car. It is inconvenient（不方便的）because you will perhaps be driving during the "rush hour". The best time to travel around the city is from 9 am to 4 pm, because it isn't the "rush hour".

    假期就快到了, 同学们纷纷打算在假期出去旅游。就选择何种出行方式大家有不同的看法。请你根据表格中的提示，对此做简要介绍并表明你自己的观点。

要求：

1）包含表格中所给信息， 语句通顺、语法正确;

2）80词左右，开头已给出，不计入总词数。

    I did a survey about ways of transportation to choose during holidays among my classmates. Here are the results.