浙江省新目标（Go for it）版初中英语八年级上学期期中模拟试卷（4）

    The Simpsons are the most popular family in the world. Every week, many people all over the world stay at home to watch them on TV.

    This is a cartoon family of five people: all of them have bad-looking yellow faces and big white eyes. The parents are Marge and Homer. Marge has blue hair. She loves her hair very much. She is always very kind to her family. Homer works in a factory and spends all his free time watching TV and eating donuts (炸面圈). He always eats with his mouth open and he is too fat.

    Bart is the oldest child. He always gets low marks. He doesn't like to do his homework and often makes his parents angry. He likes playing tricks on his sister, Lisa. Lisa is a little younger than Bart and is always top of the class at school. She's the smartest person in the family. Maggie is the youngest child. She can't talk or walk but she's always in good mood (心情). She can only say one word: "Daddy".

    The Sim psons started in 1989 and it's still very popular now. People of all ages like it because the Simpsons are like a real family. They aren't perfect (完美的) or beautiful like a lot of families on TV.

    There are four great places to have fun in Sunshine Town.

    A healthy eating habit along with enough exercise can help you keep healthy. When you are young, it is important to give your body what it needs, If you skip meals, you can't get enough calories(卡路里). And then you may feel tired. By the way, the calorie is just another word for energy. About 50% of your calories should come from rice, bread, vegetables and fruit. You also need to drink a lot of water, 6 to 8 glasses a day. Drinking enough water can make your body work better and make you healthy.

    Exercise can help to make you look good, feel good and be healthy. Scientists say that kids should spend at least 30 minutes exercising a day, five times a week. It is easy to do! You can walk or ride your bike to school, and play sports at school. However, kids often give up sports, saying they have no time left after finishing their homework. In fact, doing exercise can help them sleep better and do better in their lessons.

    If you follow the advice above, you will look and feel much better and become healthier.

    BBC services on TV, radio and online. I often listen to BBC for studying English and getting the news. And you? BBC is the largest broadcasting corporation (公司) in the world. It enriches (丰富) people's life with all kinds of programmes. It is a public service broadcaster. It serves (服务) 8 national TV channels (频道) , 10 national radio stations, 40 local radio stations and a website,www. bbc. co. uk. Let's know more information from the next form.

    The first cartoons came out in newspapers. They told stories by using pictures. In this movie, an artist drew pictures of two faces on a blackboard. The faces came to life. There were lot of animals in early cartoons. One well-known early cartoon character was Felix the Cat. Walt Disney started to make cartoons in the 1920s. But in Disney's cartoon, it was called Alice in Cartoon Land. Walt Disney's most famous cartoon character was Mickey Mouse. It was made in 1928, first in a black-and-white movie without sound, then very soon after that in a talking movie and later in color.

    Today, over a hundred years later, cartoons are still popular with people. Because they are so special. Who is more popular than cartoons with both kids and adults?

    London is one of the largest cities in the world. What other 1 do you know about it? Do you know there are three "Londons"?

    One is the City of London, the oldest part of London. It is the country's' financial (金融的) center. The City is 2 in the day. Lots of people work there. But at night the City is a different 3. Most people who work there don't 4 there. The City is quiet at night.

    Another is the West End 5 lots of popular shops and hotels. It's the 6 part of London. There are great theaters, cinemas, museums, long streets of fine shops, and parks. So many people around the world 7 the West End every year. The Houses of Parliament, Whitehall, the Buckingham Palace are also in the West End. Whitehall is very 8 street. Most of government offices (政府机关) are there.

    If the City is the "money" of London, and the West End is the "goods (商品)" of London, 9 the East End is the "hands" of London. There are lots of factories in the East End, and many people work there. Many of 10 live a poor life.

— He lost his bike.

    Bob's Bargain Department Store is the cheapest store in town.  (尽管) it's the cheapest, it isn't the most popular. People don't shop there very often  (因为) lots of people say the things there are the  (最差的)in town.

    The Lord and Lady Department Store sells very good things. In  (事实)，some people say the things there are the best in town. They are  (有创造性的). They sell the most fashionable clothes. However, the things are also the most  (昂贵的), so people don't often shop there, And it is (相当) far from the town center.

    The Super Saver Department Store is the most popular store in town.  (每个人) likes to go there in town. All  (种类) of things there aren't the most expensive. It doesn't have the  (最好的) things, but they're more fashionable than the clothes at many other stores. And it is convenient to get there, too.

    My name is Grace. There are three people in my family. We like different TV shows.