浙江省外研版初中英语八年级上学期期中考试模拟试卷（16）

    Mark lived in a village far away. One day he became very ill and everyone thought he would1soon. They sent for a doctor. Two days2the doctor came and looked over the sick man. 3asked for a pen and a piece of paper to write down the name of the medicine. But there was no pen4paper in the village, because no one could write.

    The doctor5 up a piece of burnt wood from the fire and wrote the name of the medicine on the6 of the house. " Get this medicine for him, " he said, "and he will soon get 7. "Mark's family and friends did not know 8 to do. They could not read the strange words. Then a young man 9an idea. He took off the door of the house, put it on his carriage(马车) and drove to the nearest 10. He bought the medicine there, and Mark was soon well again.

    Lao She Teahouse opened in 1988. It is named after the famous Chinese writer, Lao She(1899-1966) . At Lao She Teahouse, visitors sit in an old Beijing setting, and can drink the delicious tea in China. They watch all kinds of traditional Chinese performances(表演) and enjoy delicious traditional Beijing-style snacks(小吃) . Since it opened, Lao She Teahouse has entertained(款待) many famous people all over the world. The teahouse can hold(容纳) up to 600 guests at a time. At Lao She Teahouse, there are opera fans activities from 2：30 to 5：00 on Monday, Wednesday and Friday afternoons. There are also opera and folk music performances from 2：30 to 5：00 on Tuesday and Thursday afternoons of each week. People can enjoy performances of Peking Opera, folk arts, acrobatics and magic shows from 7:40 to 9:20 every evening.

    To get there, take the subway to Qianmen Station.

    Tel: 010-63036830

    Ticket price：80 yuan, 120 yuan, 180 yuan or according to different seats, tea and pastries.

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                                                        Keeping a diary—a good way to improve English

     When I was at the age of thirteen, I began to keep a diary in English. At first it seemed difficult to me, but now it has begun to be easy. I know it's not possible to learn English well without more practice, I like reading, listening and speaking. After school I often go to the school library to read English stories. My English teacher always helps me translate some passages into Chinese. 

     I have little time to watch TV, or to play computer games. After I finish writing my diary, I always try to correct mistakes with the help of the dictionary. I think that keeping a diary is one of the best ways to improve our English study. 

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　　 Scientists have always wanted to know more about the universe.

　　Years ago they knew many things about the moon. They knew how big it was and how far away it was from the Earth. But they wanted to know more about it. They thought the best way was to send men to the moon.

　　The moon is about 384,000 kilometres away from the Earth. A plane cannot fly to the moon, because the air reaches only 240 kilometres away from the Earth. But something can fly even when there is no air. That is the rocket.

　　How does a rocket fly? There is gas (气体) in the rocket. When the gas is made very hot inside the rocket, it will rush out of the end of the rocket, so it can make the rocket fly up into the sky.

　　Rockets can fly out into the space. Rockets with men in them have been to the moon. Several satellites without men in them have flown to another planet much farther away than the moon. One day rockets may be able to go to any place in space.

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—Oh, he had an(交通事故) on his way to the party.

    Do you like to travel? Which means of transport do you like (well), cars, trains, ships or planes?

    The (fast) way of travelling is by plane. a plane, we can travel in one day to a place which it (take) a month or more to get to a hundred years ago.

    Travelling by train is (slow) than by plane, but we can see beautiful scenery during the travel. Modern trains have comfortable seats and dining compartments(车厢). They make the longest journey (enjoy).

    Some people like travelling by ship. There are large luxury liners(客轮) and river boats. They are not as (fast) as trains or planes, traveling by ship is a very pleasant way to spend a holiday.

    Many people like to travel by car because they can make their own timetable. They can travel (hundred) of miles a day, just as they wish. They can stop wherever they want to see something interesting or to enjoy a good meal at a good restaurant, or to spend a night at a hotel. That is  people like travelling by car for pleasant trips, while they usually take trains or planes for business.

根据以下提示信息, 以"My home town一Nanning"为题写一篇不少于80词的短文。可适当发挥。

1）南宁市比广西的其他任何城市都大, 位于广西的南部;

2）广西的首府, 现有约740万人口;

3）作为"绿城"(the Green City)而出名;

4）南宁冬天不冷, 夏天它也不是我国最热的地方;

5）南宁的人民很友好。

My home town-Nanning