浙江省杭州市初中英语八年级上学期期中考试模拟试卷（2）

请根据下面表格中的提示，以“My free time activities"为题，写一篇70词左右的短文，介绍自己的业余活动及各项活动的频率及好处。

My free time activities

    Travel Tips for Holidays Abroad Everyone loves holidays abroad. They give us the chance to see some sights, have some fun and relax. However, holidays aren't always a great experience. Follow these tips to make sure you enjoy your holiday.

    Please get everything ready. Every year, thousands of people miss flights because they are not ready, they arrive at the airport too late, or even go to the wrong airport!

    How much do you know about the place you are going to visit? Learning a little about the culture of a country will help you a lot. Learning a few words of another language can also help you make new friends.

    Try to keep the place that you visit clean. Don't throw rubbish here and there. You'd better use buses or trains instead of taxis when you arrive.

    You can help a local community a lot by staying in local hotels and eating in local restaurants. This means that your money will go to local people.

    You don't want to forget your holiday. Write a book about your holiday. You can show it to friends, or just use it to remember all the good times you had! And don't forget the new friends you made during your holiday. Then next time you go on holiday, you can visit them again.

    Being outgoing is good for your life. Those people who are more outgoing like to meet lots of people and have more fun in life. In fact, being outgoing is not so hard as you think. Even shy people can be outgoing.

    You can start to become outgoing with your best friends or a group of friends. But the real challenge comes when you meet strangers or new friends. Smile more and usually they will reply to your smile. In this way, you may have some talks.

    Start a talk. Just a simple "Hello." or "How is it going?" is a good start. If you want to make interesting I talks, you can read news in newspapers and prepare your views, or surf the Internet for new information and then keep that in mind.

    The easiest way to become more outgoing is to go out. This is also the most important step. Go to a park, beach, club, party or any other place that you think can be fun, and you may make new friends there.

    A few weeks ago, John went to a new school. He likes it better than his1school. The classrooms are big and 2. Every classroom has a computer in it, The 3 is also great! There are lots of books, magazines and newspapers in it. It also has4chairs and students can sit on them when they 5. The food in the school dining hall is delicious and 6 All of the students like to 7 there. The beef noodles are John's favorite. John's favorite 8 in the school is the lecture(演 讲) hall. The students often 9 there to listen to speeches, Last week John went there for an interesting speech and he 10it.

    The school has many 11. There is a music festival every June. The sports meeting is 12 one of the most popular activities at the school. It is 13 September every year, John is happy that he can14 at this school, He enjoys his life here 15 he has the best teachers and the friendliest classmates.

A: Hi, Jeff! This movie is on in so many movie these days.

B: Really? My friend saw it last week. He told me that it a great movie.

A: Yeah. Would you like to go to it this evening?

B: Sure, Which do you think is the best movie theater near here?

A: City Theater. It has the best and the best seats.

B: But it's too far. And it is the most expensive, I think Gold Theater is the best one.

A: How much is a ticket there?

B: It's only fifteen yuan if we show our student ID cards.

A: Great! Let's go there at 6:30 p. m.

B: OK. See you then!

    Yasutaro Koide, the world's oldest man, died at the age of 113, in Nagoya, Japan on January 19, 2016. But along with his many years, Koide also left us with a piece of advice for a long and fruitful life.

    Koide was born on March 13, 1903. He learned sewing and worked as a tailor(裁缝) for a men's clothes shop in most of his life. He moved to live with his daughter when he was 107 years old. When he turned 110, Koide could still read newspapers without glasses and could eat well without dentures(假牙). In August, 2015, Guinness World Records confirmed(认证) that he was the world's oldest man.

    Koide always loved sitting in front of his sewing machine, enjoying making all kinds of clothes by hand. Being a tailor was his only and last job before his death.

    When he was given the world record in 2015, he told reporters about his secret of living a long life, "No smoking or overdrinking! Be happy about everything. Never overdo things. Work and live with happiness.

    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.

    Sonia is 14 years old. She couldn't stand Beijing Opera in the past. She thought it  meaningless. When she met Beijing Opera programs on TV, she always changed  to other programs. Like most middle school students, Sonia liked pop music. Ten months ago, Sonia's father (find) a job in Beijing, so she also went to Beijing. She started  (study) at No.15 Middle School, and she started to learn Beijing Opera in music  (class) every week, Sonia and her classmates listen to Beijing Opera and sing along  the actors. Little by little Sonia is  (interest) in Beijing Opera. Now she likes to see Beijing Opera on TV. And she  (join) her school Beijing Opera club. Sonia said, "I can learn a  about Chinese history from Beijing Opera. It's  (use) for all people to learn about Beijing Opera, I everyone studies it, the old art won't disappear.

    Do you want to watch movie called The Bear? Please learn more about it and experience some serious feelings.

    It tells us a story between two bears. A young baby bear loses his mother in a terrible accident, and he has to live by himself. He meets a lot of problems and lives a hard life.

    Another strong bear is run after by the hunters. They can't catch him but finally hurt him, so he can't move easily. When the baby bear meets him，he wants to become his friend. At first, the strong bear doesn't like him but finally he is touched by the young bear's kindness. So he helps the baby bear solve many problems like his fighting with a cougar(美洲狮).

    There aren't any talking animals, but the movie is funny for kids of most ages. However, we wouldn't call it a children's movie. From the exciting movie about the two bears, a cougar and the hunters, we can know that the true meaning about life is that "The greatest skill(技能) is not to kill but to let live".