浙江省杭州市初中英语八年级上学期期中考试模拟试卷（1）

    One day a dog saw a lion running to him, The dog quickly stood near some bones(骨头)on the ground. Then the dog began to "eat" the bones with his back to the lion. Just as the lion was about to jump, the dog said, "That was one delicious lion! I want to know if there are any more around here."

    Hearing this, the young lion felt scared and ran away.

    A squirrel(松鼠) saw this. He told the lion about the dog's trick(恶作剧). The young lion was angry. "Jump on my back and see what's going to happen to that dog!" the young lion shouted.

    The dog saw the lion coming with the squirrel. But he didn't run, he pretended he didn't see them. When they got close, the dog said, "Where's my squirrel? I sent him off an hour ago to bring me another lion.

假设上周你对你家周围的几家服装店进行了一次调查，调查结果如下表所示。请根据表格内容，用英语写一篇调查报告。不少于70词。

    What comes to your mind when you hear the word "twins"? Born on the same day? Looking almost the same? Or having the same hobbies? Well, I have a twin brother who was born on a different day from me. We do not look very much alike and we are always interested in different things.

Twelve years ago, my brother, Wayne, was born at eleven fifty-eight on the night of May 28. Five minutes later, I was born一on May 29. Since we were born, I have always been heavier and stronger than Wayne, so people usually think I am the older brother.

    But Wayne is always smarter than L He loves reading and learns many things quickly. He knows a lot about animals, although he does not spend much time with our dogs and birds. He knows e lot about bicycles, but never likes to ride bikes as much as I do.

    Though we are very different, I love my brother very much. I hope both of us can have a happy life in the future.

⑴ People might grow plants and vegetables in the sea in about 50 years.

⑵ The Lost World is an exciting American movie. People, especially school students, may like it better in free time.

⑶ Though you could buy the world, you could not buy a happy family, good friends or knowledge (知识).

⑷ For parents with children, an important problem is getting the children away from the television to do their homework.

⑸ When you need help for your homework, go to the library. You may find magazines, newspapers and big dictionaries there. They can always help you.

A: Do you like to watch TV when you are free, Jane?

B: Yes, Dave. 1 think it can make me .

A: What's your favorite TV program?

B: I like Around the World best. It can tell us what is in the world.

A: How about Sports News?

B: Well, I don't it. I watch it sometimes.

A: I'm different. I like sports shows. What do you think of soap ?

B: I don't like them at all. They are too boring and not .

A: Really? But I like them a lot.

    7-year-old Tom likes cartoons very much. When the cartoons begin on TV, he does nothing until they're over, Sometimes he would wait for a long time and go to bed late. In the morning his mother has to wake him up, or he'll be late for school.

    Yesterday Tom heard there would be an interesting cartoon today. This morning, as soon as he got up, he turned on the television, but he didn't see the program on it, He had to have breakfast and then go to school. After school he ran home while his mother was cooking lunch in the kitchen, He hurried to the sitting room and turned on the television again, but he couldn't find the cartoon. He rushed into the kitchen and asked his mother for help.

    "It's only ten to twelve now," said the" woman. Your program will be after dinner."

    "Well, let's have dinner right now!"

    Last autumn, my family and I went to England and we 1 two weeks in Cornwall. It 2us five hours to get there by car. We did a lot of different, 3we went for long walks, played games, rode bicycles and swam in the lake.

    I played happily at first, but then something terrible-4. One morning I went to the forest near the hotel by 5 I walked and walked I watched the 6 singing in the trees and took some photos of them. When I got 7, I wanted to go back to the hotel 8 food. But I couldn't find the way back. I 9 different ways. However, at last I was still in the 10place.

    "Oh, God! I'm so afraid! 11 should I do? "I thought. Later it started to rain. I didn't have a(n) 12 so I was wet and cold .

    I 13 to stay under a tree and waited for my parents. After a few hours they 14 in front of me. It was dark and I was. 15, hungry and scared. I'll never go to the forest again.

    There is a saying in China that goes, "Women hold up half the sky." Now, let's look at some famous women who have a big influence in China.

    If you are like me and you love drawing a lot, then I'm sure you'll(喜爱) "Drawing with Mark" "Drawing with Mark" is a great  (有教育意义的) show and Mark is really helpful. He gives kids some tips on how to draw. Kids can also learn three or four fun facts  (有 关) what they are drawing. "Happy Tails" is about cats and dogs. Mark shows how to  (画) them and talks about how to look after  (它们), too. In" A Day with the Dinosaurs(恐龙)"，Mark visits the Museum of Boston and speaks to a scientist to learn what  (发生) to the dinosaurs, when they  (出现) on the earth and how long they lived. In "Reach for the Stars", Mark is also at the Museum of Boston. He speaks to another (著名的) scientist about the stars, I learn how far we are from the stars. If you love drawing, you can  (观看) this show. You can have fun with the tips Mark gives you, The tips will help you to become a  (成功的) artist.

    Marie Kondo is good at organizing(整理). Although she is not a popular star or a young actress, she.  (become) very famous in the world. She has written some on organizing. In her books, Marie says that if you hope to spend (little) time on housework, you should make things right  first. She tells people not to keep things by season. She also thinks we can do housework  (cheap) without spending a lot of money. For example, she asks people not to  money on expensive organizing boxes.

    She was  (interest) in organizing when she was young. As a little girl,  of her hobbies was to read books about organizing. In school, she cleaned up bookshelves while her classmates were having a, (wonder) time in P. E. classes.

    Some people don't think her ideas  right. However, she has a large number of fans. She has made many speeches on TV. And someone made a movie about her life stories. And she is very famous now.