1、英语作文常用谚语、俗语 1、A liar is not believed when he speaks the truth. 说谎者即使讲真话也没人相信。 2、A little knowledge is a dangerous thing. 一知半解，自欺欺人。 3、All rivers run into sea. 海纳百川。 4、All roads lead to Rome. 条条大路通罗马。 5、All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. 只会用功不玩耍，聪明孩子也变傻。 6、A bad beginning makes a bad ending.
2、 不善始者不善终。 7、Actions speak loude r than words. 事实胜于雄辩。 8、A faithful friend i s hard to find. 知音难觅。 9、A friend in need is a friend indeed. 患难见真情。 10、A friend is easier l ost than found. 得朋友难，失朋友易。 11、A good beginning is half done. 良好的开端是成功的一半。 12、A good beginning makes a good ending. 善始者善终。 13、A good
3、book is a good friend. 好书如挚友。 14、A good medicine ta stes bitter. 良药苦口。 15、A mothers love ne ver changes. 母爱永恒。 16、An apple a day keeps the doctor away. 一天一苹果，不用请医生。 17、A single flower does not make a spring. 一花独放不是春，百花齐放春满园。 18、A years plan starts with spring. 一年之计在于春。 19、A young idler, an old begga
4、r. 少壮不努力，老大徒伤悲。 20、Better late than never. 不怕慢，单怕站。 21、By reading we en rich the mind.读书使人充实， 22、Care and diligence bring luck. 谨慎和勤奋才能抓住机遇。 23、Confidence in yourself i s the first step on the road to success. 自信是走向成功的第一步。 24、Custom is a second nature. 习惯是后天养成的。 25、Custom makes all things easy. 有个好习
5、惯，事事皆不难。 26、Doing is better than saying. 与其挂在嘴上，不如落实在行动上。 27、Do nothing by halves. 凡事不可半途而废。 28、 Dont put off till tomorrow what should be done today. 今日事，今日毕。 29、Dont trouble trouble unt il trouble troubles you. 不要自找麻烦。 30、Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise. 早睡早起身体
6、好。 31、Easier said than done. 说得容易，做得难。 32、Easy come, eas y go. 来也匆匆，去也匆匆。 33、Eat to live, but not live to eat. 人吃饭是为了活着，但活着不是为了吃饭。 34、Every man has his faults. 金无足赤，人无完人。 35、Every man is the archit ect of his own fortune. 自己的命运自己掌握。 36、Every minute counts. 分秒必争。 37、Each coin has two sides. 38、Fact s
7、peak louder than words. 事实胜于雄辩。 39、Failure is the mother of success. 失败是成功之母。 40、God helps those who help themselves. 自助者天助。 41、Health is better t han wealth. 健康胜过财富。 42、Honesty is the b est policy. 做人诚信为本。 43、Hope for the best, but prepare for the worst. 抱最好的愿望，做最坏的打算。 44、It is never too ol d to le
8、arn. 活到老，学到老。 45、Knowledge is power. 知识就是力量 46、Like mother, like daughter. 有其母必有其女。 47、No pain， no gain.（不劳无获。 ） 48、 You never know till you have tried. 不尝试，不知晓。 。 49、An idle youth, a needy age.少壮不努力，老大徒伤悲。 50、Diligence is the mother of success.勤奋是成功之母。 51、Early to bed, early to r ise, makes a man h
9、ealthy, wealthyandwise. 早睡早起，使人健康、富裕和聪颖。52、Experience is the best teacher.经验是最好的教师。 53、 Nothing in the world is difficult if you set 54、 Where theres a will, theres a way. 有志者事竟成。 55、 Practice makes perfect （熟能生巧。 ） 56、 Pride goes before a fall （骄傲必败。 ） Superstar and I Its common that many stud ents
10、 are crazy about those singers and actors. However, liyundi, a pianist, is the superstar in my heart. He is a man of few words and he even looks like the greatest pianistChopin. When listening to his music , I can get rid of everything noisy around. Whats more, I can feel his strong love for music.
11、Rome wasnt built in one day. He achieved the great success through huge effort. I can learn from him that we should never give up to realize our dreams. Superstar and I Her name first appeared as a joke then like a wonder. She is Susan Boyle, the superstar in my heart. Although shes not beautiful, h
12、er voice and spirit moved all the audience, including me. The song I dreamed a dream that she sang touche d everyones heart who had a dream and wanted to realize it. She taught me how to go on my dreams as well as never to give up. She is like a sunshine that gives me hope. Where there is a will, th
13、ere is a way. 2008年上海市初中毕业生统一学业考试 英语试卷 （满分150分，考试时间100分钟） 考生注意：本卷有10大题，共110小题。试题均采用连续编号，所有答案务必按照规定在答题纸上完成，做在试卷上不给分。 Part 1 Listening (第一部分 听力) I. Listen and choose the right picture (根据你听到的内容，选出相应的图片 ): (共 6 分 ) A B C D E F G 1. _ 2. _ 3. _ 4. _ 5. _ 6. _ II. Listen to the dialogue and choose the be
14、st answer to the question you hear (根据你听到的对话和问题，选出最恰当的答案 ): (共 10 分 ) 7. A) Cofe. B) Milk. C) Tea. D) Water. 8. A) Sue. B) Lucy. C) Sues cousin. D) Lucys sister. 9. A) A fireman. B) A driver. C) A clerk. D) A pilot. 10. A) Beijing. B) Xian. C) Guilin. D) Hainan Island. 11. A) For one day. B) For two
15、 days. C) For three days. D) For four days. 12. A) Have a picnic. B) Cook for his family. C) Go shopping. D) Have dinner with the woman. 13. A) In the classroom. B) In the library. C) In the language lab. D) In the computer room. 14. A) He didnt go to bed. B) He didnt sleep well. C) He has got a sto
16、machache. D) He has worked too hard. 15. A) In the kitchen. B) In the bedroom. C) In the sitting room. D) In the garden. 16. A) Waitress and customer. B) Teacher and student. C) Wife and husband. D) Boss and clerk. III. Listen to the passage and tell whether the following statements are true or fals
17、e (判断下列句子是否符合你听到的短文内容 , 符合的用 “T”表示，不符合的用 “F”表示 ): (共 7 分 ) 17. Zhang Ping came to London two years ago. 18. She works in a hotel in London. 19. She thinks London is a very interesting city. 20. She likes the big parks and some of the buildings in London. 21. She is never lonely because she has many
18、friends there. 22. A friend from Canada shares a room with her. 23. She likes London in some ways, but she still wants to work in shanghai. IV. Listen to the dialogue and complete the table (听对话，完成下列表格，每空格限填一词 ): (共 7 分 ) Part 2 Vocabulary and Grammar (第二部分 词汇和语法) V. Choose the best answer (选择最恰当的答案
19、 ): (共 20 分 ) 31. Some girls get sick after they try so hard to lose _ weight. A) a B) the C) / D) an 32. The plane will take off _ an hour. Please check in right now. A) at B) in C) on D) to 33. Did Mary visit that old town by _ last week? A) her B) she C) hers D) herself 34. After moving to their
20、new house, the Lees bought some _ in the mall nearby. A) furniture B) chair C) table D) shelf Personal Information Name: (24) Age: (25) Years living here: 55 years * Opinions on the Changes Good points: More tall buildings, (26) roads New hospitals, supermarkets and schools Children get (27) educati
21、on. Many young people study (28) . Old people have more time for fun. Weak points: Fewer (29) fields for children 35. _ her great joy, her daughter was finally saved by the doctors. A) In B) To C) At D) For 36. “Have _ try, you are so close to the answer,” the teacher said to Eric. A) the other B) o
22、ne another C) other D) another 37. Everyone likes Kevin because he talks to others _. A) friendly B) lovely C) politely D) luckily 38. Jenny goes to school _ than any other student in her class. A) early B) earlier C) earliest D) the earliest 39. Which one is heavier, the wooden ball _ the iron ball
23、? A) or B) and C) but D) so 40. Tim didnt have dinner _ he finished watching the cartoon. A) while B) unless C) until D) since 41. Landing on the moon sounds _. I hope I can go there one day. A) wonderful B) wonderfully C) terrible D) terribly 42. Soon you _ a senior high school student. Isnt it exc
24、iting! A) become B) will become C) became D) have become 43. I _ a copy of Yi Zhongtians book yet. I might buy one tomorrow. A) hadnt bought B) dont buy C) wont buy D) havent bought 44. You _ write the poem down. Our teacher will give us a copy. A) cant B) shouldnt C) neednt D) mustnt 45. Would you
25、like to play table tennis with me? I dont feel like it. I would rather _ at home and watch TV. A) stay B) to stay C) staying D) stayed 46. After Donghai Bridge _, it became a new tourist attraction. A) completed B) complete C) is completed D) was completed 47. How long can I _ this magazine? A) borr
26、ow B) return C) buy D) keep 48. As soon as he _ the bus, the poor man realized he had left his wallet on it. A) got on B) got off C) got to D) got in 49. The Oriental Pearl TV Tower is _ all Shanghai citizens. A) famous for B) familiar to C) pleased with D) interested in 50. I won the 100-meter race
27、 on our sports day. _ We are proud of you! A) Thats all right. B) Sorry to hear that. C) Congratulations. D) Id love to. VI. Choose the word or expression which is closest in meaning to the underlined part in each sentence（选择与下列各句中划线部分内容意思相近的单词或短语，用 A、 B、 C、D 等表示 ): (共 8 分 ) A) shakes hand B) does a
28、 favour C) apologized D) decided E) take place 51. She said sorry to Mike for taking his paper home by mistake. 52. The English party will be held three days before Christmas. 53. Her friend always gives her a hand whenever she is in trouble. 54. Nancy has made up her mind to work in the mountain ar
29、ea. A) boring B) is delicious C) dont know D) wonder E) again 55. Mm the soup tastes very nice! How did you make it? 56. Sorry, I didnt hear you clearly. Could you say it once more? 57. Do you feel it dull to take a walk for an hour every morning? Not at all. Its very good exercise. 58. How many par
30、ents will attend the Open Day in our school? I have no idea. VII. Complete the sentences with the given words in their proper forms（用括号中所给单词 的适当形式完成下列句子 ): (共 8 分 ) 59. Billy looks upset. What happened to _? (he) 60. It is said that eight _ of water a day can help you keep fit. (glass) 61. Linton is
31、 interested in Chinese history and this is his _ visit to Beijing. (four) 62. Dont throw the old watch away. It is still _. (use) 63. Fishing is one of my _ outdoor activities. (favour) 64. Grandpa is going to _ his house and live with us. (sale) 65. Nowadays too many boys want to become _. (act) 66
32、. Mary is good at writing. She will _ be a reporter in the future. (possible) VIII. Rewrite the following sentences as required（根据所给要求，改写下列句子。每空格限填一词 ): (共 10 分 ) 67. Susan has her piano lesson on Saturday afternoon. (改为一般疑问句 ) _ Susan _ her piano lesson on Saturday afternoon? 68. That new blue car
33、is my fathers. (对划线部分提问 ) _ _ is your fathers? 69. The new housing estate in the city center is very expensive.（改为感叹句） _ _ the new housing estate in the city center is ! 70. Why dont the twins look the same as each other? (保持句意基本不变 ) Why do the twins look _ _ each other? 71. What would Bob like to b
34、e in the future? Bob hasnt told his friends yet.（合并句子） Bob hasnt told his friends _ _ would like to be in the future. Part 3 Reading and Writing (第三部分 读写) IX. Reading comprehension (阅读理解 ): (共 58 分 ) A. Complete the following dialogue with proper sentences in the box (选出适当的句子完成下列对话 ): ( 6 分 ) A) Cer
35、tainly. B) Can I help you? C) Youre welcome. D) When can I get my tickets? E) Would you like me to try the later one? F) How do you like Harry Potter films? G) Can I take your name and telephone number, please? W: UCI booking line. 72 M: Helloyes Id like to book two tickets for the new Harry Potter
36、film, please. W: 73 When for? There are showings at 5:30 pm, 8 pm and 10:30 pm every day. M: In that case, I think the 5:30 one on Friday, please. W: Ill just check. Sorry, that showing is fully booked. 74 M: Er yes, please. If you could. W: Yes, there are seats for the 8 oclock showing. Do you want
37、 them? M: Yes, please. W: 75 M: Darren Brown. Its 6398 0102. 76 W: You can collect your tickets from the box office any time from 5 pm today until ten minutes before the start of the film on Friday. M: Thank you. W: 77 Goodbye. B. True or False（判断下列句子是否符合短文内容，符合的用 “T”表示，不符合的用 “F”表示 ): ( 6 分 ) I am a
38、n e-mail user. When I first started to use the e-mail system I used to read all my e-mail. I didnt have much mail. I was very excited about receiving any e-mail. I gave my friends my e-mail address. Soon I had more mail than I wanted. Some of the mail was junk mail (垃圾邮件 ). I was worried. I didnt wa
39、nt my mail to control me. Ive tried some methods to help me get control of my mail. First, I check my mail at the same time every day. Also I try to allow myself only 15-20 minutes every day to process my e-mail. This doesnt always work, but I try. Sometimes I save the messages. Sometimes I just rea
40、d them, maybe answer a few, and then delete them. Sometimes Im not at all interested in a message, so I dont even open it. I delete it right away. This is very much the way I go through the mail that the postal service delivers to my home. These methods are very simple. I have some friends who are v
41、ery clever with computers. From time to time, they teach me new tricks for managing my e-mail. Ive also learned to transfer (转存 ) some messages to a disk so they dont fill up my mail files (文件夹 ). Then I can read them later and maybe use them in my work. Im still amazed at what e-mail can do for me!
42、 Im still worried, however, about having too much to read. 78. The writer used to read all his e-mail because he didnt have much mail. 79. After giving his friends his e-mail address the writer had more mail than he wanted. 80. Sometimes the writer checks his mail in the morning and sometimes in the
43、 evening. 81. The writer always spends less than 15 minutes processing his e-mail. 82. Sometimes the writer doesnt open the mail because he is not at all interested in it. 83. The writer teaches his friends how to manage their e-mail. C. Choose the best answer（根据短文内容，选择最恰当的答案 ): ( 6 分 ) The traditio
44、n of birthday parties started a long time ago. There are some traditions that you can find almost anywhere, anytime, such as sending birthday cards, blowing out the candles on a birthday cake and singing the Happy Birthday song. Others are only found for certain ages and in certain countries. In Chi
45、na, on a childs second birthday, family members put many things on the floor around the child. According to Chinese tradition, the first thing that the child picks up tells you what profession the child will choose later in life. For Japanese children, the third, fifth and seventh birthdays are espe
46、cially important. At this age, there is a special celebration Shichi-Go-San (seven, five, three in Japanese) when children go to the temple wearing a new kimono (和服 ). The priest (僧侣 ) gives them special sweets, and the parents usually organize a party for their friends in their home. In Argentina, Mexico and several other Latin American countries, girls have a special birthday celebration when they reach
