书面表达学校将举行初中英语征文比赛，主题是介绍你的好朋友Nick。请你根据下列要点完成征文。具体内容如下：
1．就读于阳光中学八年级。大眼睛圆脸, 个子比我高得多.
2. 愿意替我保守秘密，是我的忠实朋友。擅长数学，经常帮同学辅导数学难题。
3. 他心目中的理想学校在早上8点开始上课，下午4点结束。每个月进行学校旅游一次。
4. 痴迷于DIY,喜欢修理东西，装饰房间。
5. 他妈妈的生日就要到了，他决定亲手为妈妈做一张生日卡片。
注意：
1. 要点齐全、语意连贯、语法正确、书写规范、适当发挥；
2. 词数80左右；开头已给出，不计入总词数。
My best friend
Nick is my best friend. __________________________________
根据短文内容和首字母提示，填写所缺单词。
In America, the school day usually starts at 9 a.m. and f 1. at about 4 p.m.. The school subjects are different from o 2._ . In China, we always have Chinese, Math, English, P.E. and so on. But in America, students have more lessons. For e 3. , they have cooking lessons once a week. Their school life isn’t j 4. about study. They have more things to do than the Chinese students do. There are many clubs in American schools as well. If the students s 5. ___ interest in sports, they can j 6. different sports clubs. American students also have some other clubs l 7. art clubs and singing clubs. From 2:30p.m. to 4:00p.m., they do different things in different clubs.
Maybe you think English is very popular in the world, so American students don’t n 8. to learn any other languages. But that’s not t 9. . American children from the age of seven have to learn a f 10. language. Spanish, French or Chinese are their favorite.
任务型阅读
阅读短文，根据所读内容，在1~10空格里填入适当的单词，每空一词。
Ann and John live in England. They will have a two-month holiday. They are planning a long journey around the world. Now they are looking through some travel information on the Internet.
First, they are planning to visit the Eiffel Tower in France. It stands near the River Seine in Paris. The tower has 1,711 steps, and is over 300 metres high. It was the tallest building at the time when it was finished in 1889.
Then they want to travel to Egypt to visit the pyramids. There are more than 90 pyramids in Egypt. The Great Pyramid is the biggest. It is nearly 5,000 years old. It’s one of the wonders of the world.
Next, they are going to Australia to visit the Sydney Opera House. It was finished in 1973. It’s about 183 metres long, 120 metres wide and 67 metres tall. Concert Hall is the largest hall of the building. It can hold（容纳）more than 2,600 audience（观众）.
Finally, they’d like to visit the Great Wall. The Great Wall is in the north of China. The Chinese began to build the Great Wall about 3,000 years ago. The wall we see today was mainly built in the Ming Dynasty.
For Ann and John, they always dream to travel around China, so they will spend the most time in China.
Ann and John’s travel 1. | ||
Ann and John’s holiday is two 2. long. They are going to travel to some famous places around the world. | ||
Countries | Places | Information |
3. | The Eiffel Tower | It stands near the River Seine in Paris. It is over 300 metres high with 1,711 4. . The building was finished in 1889. It was the 5.in the world at that time. |
Egypt | The pyramids | There are 90 pyramids in Egypt. The Great Pyramid is the biggest 6. a history of nearly 5,000 years. It’s one of the 7. in the world. |
8. | The Sydney Opera House | It was finished in 1973. It’s about 183 metres long, 120 metres wide and 67 metres 9._ .The largest hall of the building is Concert Hall. |
China | The Great Wall | It is in the 10. of China. The Chinese began to build it about 3,000 years ago. The wall we see today was mainly built in the Ming Dynasty. |
根据句子意思，用括号中所给单词的适当形式填空。
1.__________ (lucky), the police found the lost girl at last.
2.“Please keep on _____ (discuss) this Math problem after class.” Mr. Li said.
3.Children couldn’t wait ____ (open) the gift box on the morning of Christmas Day.
4.Not only his classmates but also he _______ (fly) kites on the playground every Sunday.
5.Our teacher will go to the UK for ______ (far) education（教育）next month.
请根据中文提示或句意，写出句中所缺单词，使句子通顺。
1.Jim has a good sense of _______ （幽默）and he loves telling jokes.
2.May is my __________(忠实的)friend and I often go to her for help.
3.Don’t tell it to others. It’s a s________ between you and me.
4.Please help y_______ to some fish, Tom and Simon. Don’t be so shy.
5.Children in poor areas can’t go to school, they have to work for their family i_________.
Do you have any friends from other countries? Do you know what they are like?
The Germans (德国人) are very quiet and they don’t get excited easily. They don’t want to say more words. They look serious, but they like all kinds of amusements (娱乐). They work hard and like tidiness. Most German women like to keep their houses clean.
In some ways, the English look the same as the Germans. They are also quiet and never talk too much with others. They are really polite, so we often hear “Thank you” or “Sorry” from them.
The French has long holidays. They like travelling and usually spend their long time in other countries. The French are more outgoing(外向的) than the Germans. It is very easy to make friends with them.
Compared to ( 与…比较) the French, the Americans are more outgoing. And they are even opener. They don’t like to depend on (依靠) others. So it is very popular that students in the USA do part-time jobs. In Americans’ eyes, working and success are important.
1.From the passage, we can learn that ______ are very quiet.
A. only the Germans
B. Only the Englishmen
C. only the French
D. Both the Germans and the English
2.What does the word “ tidiness” mean in Chinese?
A. 整洁 B. 安静 C. 随意 D. 时尚
3.______ are the most outgoing.
A. The Germans B. The French
C. The Englishmen D. The Americans
4.What can we learn about the French from the passage?
A. They are more outgoing than the Americans.
B. It is very easy to make friends with them.
C. They like traveling in their own country.
D. They don’t like to be too excited and are always hard-working.
5.What is the passage mainly(主要) about?
A. Different people’s hobbies.
B. Outgoing people
C. Hard-working people
D. Charactersitics (特征) of the people in different countries
