浙江省外研版初中英语八年级上学期期中考试模拟试卷（13）

    Lou Gehrig was one of the world's greatest baseball players. He was born in 1903，and started1for the New York Yankees in 1923. When he was in the training camp, he improved(提高) so much that he was2American League's Most Valuable Player. He played in over 2,000 games. It was a3that wasn't broken(打破) for 50 years.

    Then something4happened, though. He could hardly swing(挥动) his bat, and he5run any more. He knew something was wrong. He went to the6. Doctors said he had an illness called ALS. It can7a person unable(不能的) to go around. He knew he couldn't play baseball any more, so he8the team. Though he could no longer play baseball, he still worked. He took a9working for the New York State Parole Commission. He kept working10he died in 1941.

    Amsterdam is the bike capital of the world. Biking is a fun and easy way of getting around Amsterdam.

    Students go to school by bicycle. People ride their bicycles to work. Travellers ride bicycles freely around the city. Even police work on bicycles. You can see these in Amsterdam every day. There are many roads and traffic signs(标记) for bicycles. There are also many places for bicycle parking.

    If you travel in Amsterdam, you don't need to take a bus or taxi, just a bicycle. You can ride the bicycle along the roads and the streets enjoying the scenery(风景). The city has a lot of bicycle shops to choose from. If you do not want to buy a bicycle, you can go to bicycle rentals(租赁). They are in almost every part of the city. Going for a ride is enjoyable. It's a good idea to find an experienced guide. Because he would take you to some of the city's most beautiful places. Riding bicycles in Amsterdam is of great fun and relaxing; just remember to follow the traffic rules(规则).

    Laura and her brother John were shopping. They saw this sign(标识) ：

Bananas 5 kilos for $3.00.Buy some and enjoy their delicious flavour (滋味) ! Looking at it, Laura laughed.

    "What's funny?" asked John.

    "They didn't spell' flavor' right. 'said Laura.

    "No. They used British English, 'said John." Both of them are right.'

    "What do you mean?" asked Laura.

    "American and British English are different, 'said John.

    "What are the differences?" asked Laura.

    "One big difference between American and British English is the word. For example, pants are called trousers by the British.'

    "How different! "said Laura.

    "British people also speak with a different pronunciation from American people. Some words are also spelled differently by the British. They put 'o' and "u' together in some words like colour, favourite, and flavour, "said John

    "But which one is right? "asked Laura.

    "Both two kinds of English are correct. Smart people always remember this," said John.

    "How do you know so much about English?" asked Laura.

    "Haha, you know I'm a reporter. I went to many countries and met many interesting people and things," said John.

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       If someone asks me, “Do you like music?”I'm sure I will answer him or her” Of course, I do.” Because I think music is an important part of our lives.

　　 Different people have different ideas about music. For me, I like rock music because it's so exciting. And my favourite rock band, the” Foxy Ladies (酷妹) “is one of the most famous rock bands in the world. I also like pop music. My classmate Li Lan loves dance music, because she enjoys dancing. My best friend, Jane, likes jazz music. She thinks jazz is really cool.

     “I like dance music and rock very much，”says my brother,“because they are amazing.”

　　But my mother thinks rock is boring.“I like some relaxing music，”she says. That's why she likes country music, I think.

    All around the world there are many kinds of animals. And more and more of them are in(危险) now. The tiger in (东北) China is one of them. The tigers don't have (足够的) food to eat or places to live in. The (形势) is very serious.

    The (人口) is becoming larger and larger. People need more and more places to live and more food to eat. So they take away(夺去) their land and (森林) .And their water isn't good to drink because people made it dirty.

    We need to (保护) them and help them live in (和平) .We shouldn't cut down their forests any more. The local (政府) should set up more (自然) parks for them. What else, we should make the water clean. It's our duty to keep a good environment for both the animals and ourselves.

    In Britain, cars, buses and bikes must keep running on the left side of the street. If a person wants to cross a street, he must be very careful. Before he crosses a street, he has to stop and look to the right first and then the left. While in China, we look to the left first instead.

    When visitors are in London, they should learn how to take buses and the underground. The most important of all, they must know in which direction they are going and which bus and which line they should take. At the bus stop they should wait for their buses to come. As soon as they get on a bus, they must pay for their fares.

提示：1）介绍一下你最喜欢的濒危动物；

2）濒危原因；

3）保护它们的建议。

Why Should We Protect Wild Animals?