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 e
2、nding. 不善始者不善终。 7、 Actions speak louder than words. 事实胜于雄辩。 8、 A faithful friend is 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 lost 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。 1
3、3、 A good book is a good friend. 好书如挚友。 14、 A good medicine tastes bitter. 良药苦口。 15、 A mothers love never 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
4、, an old beggar. 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 enrich 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 is 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 al
5、l things easy. 有个好习惯， 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 until trouble troubles you. 不要自找麻烦。 30、 Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, w
6、ealthy and wise. 早睡早起身体好。 31、 Easier said than done. 说得容易，做得难。 32、 Easy come, easy 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 architect of his own fortune. 自己的命运自己掌握。 36、 Every minute counts. 分秒必争。 37、 Each c
7、oin has two sides. 38、 Fact speak 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 than wealth. 健康胜过财富。 42、 Honesty is the best 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
8、算。 44、 It is never too old to learn. 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
9、 bed, early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy andwise. 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
10、 I Its common that many students 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
11、feel his strong love for music. 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
12、. Although shes not beautiful, her voice and spirit moved all the audience, including me. The song I dreamed a dream that she sang touched 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
13、hope. Where there is a will, there is a way. 2008 年天津市初中毕业生学业考试试卷 英 语 试卷分第 卷（选择题页）和第 卷（非选择题）两部分，第 卷第1至8页，第 卷第9至12 页。试卷满分 120 分。考试时间 100 分钟。考试结束后，将试卷和答题卡一并交回 祝各位考生答题顺利！ 第卷 （选择题 共 75 分） 注意事项： 1. 答第 卷前务必将你的姓名、准考证号用蓝黑色钢笔（签字笔）或圆珠笔填在“答题卡”上；用 2B 铅笔考试科目对应信息点涂黑。在指定位置粘贴考试用条形码。 2. 答案在试卷上无效。每小题选出答案后，用 2B 铅笔把答题卡
14、上对应题目的答案标号的信息点涂黑。如需修改，务必用橡皮先将原答案擦干净，在选涂其它答案标号的信息点。 一、听力理解（本大题共 30 小题，每小题 1 分，计 30 分） A）在下列每小题内，你将听到一个或两个句子并看到供选择的 A、B、C 三幅图画。找出与你所听到句子相匹配的图画。 B）在下列每小题内，你将听到一个问句并看到供选择的 A、 B、 C 三个答语。找出能正确回答你所听到那个问句的答案。 5. A. It is six oclock. B. Its October 10th. C. Its a public holiday. 6. A. Fourteen. B. Sixteen. C
15、. Fifteen. 7. A. Not at all. B. Thats all right. C. Certainly. Here you are. 8. A. Either is OK. B. Thank you. C. This way, please. 9. A. It is wet. B. It was sunny. C. It is cloudy. 10. A. Yes, I think so. B. Ill do it. C. Yes, its difficult. 11. A. No, I cant. B. Yes, I can. C. Of course, go ahead
16、. 12. Three years ago. B. In three years. C. For three years. 13. A. Its from China. B. He likes it very much. C. He thinks its 10 yuan. 14. A. I hate you. B. I dont want to stay here. C. Sorry. Its getting late and I must go now. C）下面你将听到 10 组对话，每组对话都有一个问题。根据对话内容，从每组所给的三 A、B、 C 三个选项中找出能回答所提问题的最佳选项。
17、 15. Did the woman know who won the match? A. Its hard to say. B. No, she didnt. C. Yes, she did. 16. Where is the woman from? A. New York. B. England. C. London. 17. Where are the two speakers? A. In a classroom. B. On a farm. C. In a dining room. 18. Whats Li Yings son. A. He is an engineer. B. He
18、 is a doctor. C. He is a cook. 19. What kind of music does the man like? A. Jazz. B. Rock music. C. Pop music. 20. Who gave the party for the girl? A. her aunt. B. He friend. C. Her mother. 21. What is the man probably going to do? A. To take a train. B. To take a taxi. C. To take a bus. 22. Whats w
19、rong with Mike? A. He hurt his foot. B. He hurt his leg. C. Nothing was wrong with him. 23. What are they doing? A. They are singing songs. B. They are walking. C. They are making a phone call. 24. Why hasnt Jane received the email? A. Because she is ill. B. Because she is too tired. C. Because here
20、 computer doesnt work. C）听下面长对话或独白，每段长对话或独白后都有几个问题，从题中所给的 A、 B、 C 三个选项中选出最佳选项。 听下面一段材料，回答第 25 至 27 题。 25. What was the won doing last month? A. Se was taking care of her sick mother B. She was writing a novel. C. She was taking care of her father while she was writing a novel. 26. How is the womans
21、father now? A. He was getting worse. B. He is much better. C. He doesnt feel well. 27. What does the woman want the man to do? A. To read a novel. B. To move the heavy box. C. To take her father to the hospital. 听下面一段材料，回答第 28 至 30 题。 28. Why do Lan Lans parents send her to s sports school? A. Becau
22、se Lan Lan likes sports. B. Because they live near the school. C. Because Lan Lan is a lazu girl. 29. What does Lan Lan drink for breakfast? A. Tea. B. Coffee. C. Orange juice. 30. How does she go to the gym every morning? A. By bus. B. On foot. C. By bicycle. 二、单项填空 （本大题共 15 小题，每小题 1 分，计 15 分） 从每小题
23、 A、 B、 C、 D 中选出一个能填入句中空白处的最佳答案。 31. Is here? No, John and Bob have asked for leave. A. nobody B. anybody C. somebody D. everybody 32. Mr. Smith that building. His house is the fifth floor. A. in, on B. of, to C. on, in D. to, at 33. Hey! If you want to find about new cartoons, have a look at this .
24、Its great. A. time B. website C. photo D. rock 34. Jack enjoys watching TV, while Tom is interested in listening to music. A. the B. / C. a D. an 35. Before Mozart was 6, he the violin, piano and organ. A. carried B. made C. played D. created 36. Last week I met my friend Li Ming but I forgot his te
25、lephone number. A. ask B. asking C. and ask D. to ask 37. Tony go to the opera on Saturday because he is going to have a meeting. A. cant B. might C. mustnt D. should 38. Help! Wang Qiang an accident. A. was having B. had had C. has had D. will have 39. The telephone by Alexander Graham Bell in 1876
26、. A. was invented B. has been invented C. is invented D. will be invented 40. The also wrote of beautiful pieces of music for the orchestra. A. hundred B. six hundred C. a hundred D. hundreds 41. The Chiang Jiang river is about 6300 kilometers . A. long B. tal C. wide D. high 42. What do you think o
27、f the football match? Wonderful. They have never played . A. best B. better C. worse D. worst 43. Can you tell me ? Yesterday. A. when did he buy the car B. where did he buy the car C. when he bought the car D. where he bought the car 44. they arrived early at the airport, they never missed the flig
28、ht. A. If B. because C. As soon as D. although 45. The camel I rode had a bad temper, and I got tired. A. that B. whose C. who D. where 三、完形填空 （本大题共 10 小题，每小题 1 分，计 10 分） 阅读下面短文，从各题 A、B、C、D 中选出一个能填入文章中相应空白处的最佳答案。 The picture show eighteen year- old Katy Ross in Nepal, small country in north India. K
29、aty 46 school 8 months ago and soon she will go to university. She loves traveling and decided to visit Asia 47 she goes to university. Katy is living with a family in the capital of Nepal. She has 48 a lot about the country since she arrived 4 months ago. The family has two children but many uncles
30、 and cousins live with 49 in their big house. They have taken Katy to many parties. Katy teaches for four hours a day at small 50 . All the classes are in English and the pupils have spoken English since the 51 of six. The older children speak English very 52 . Katy has taught writing, grammar and a
31、rt, all in English. She enjoys art the most. And she thinks the children like the lessons best, too. Katy has not a lot of time to 53 Nepal, but soon she will stop teaching and travel around Nepal 54 a friend. “After that” Katy says, “ we will visit more countries in Asia. Were not 55 which ones yet
32、.” 46. A. left B. found C. visited D. reached 47. before B. when C. after D. while 48. A. used B. taught C. made D. learnt 49. A. us B. him C. her D. them 50. A. shop B. cinema C. school D. factory 51. A. life B. age C. number D. amount 52. A. had B. good C. fine D. well 53. A. se B. hear C. lok D.
33、smel 54. A. of B. on C. with D. in 5. A. tired B. sure C. afraid D. hapy 四、阅读理解（共 10 小题，每小题 2 分，共 20 分） 阅读下列短文，并做每篇后面的题目，从各题 A、 B、 C、 D 中选出能回答所提问题或完成所给句子的最佳答案。 A When I was 16 years ago a boy gave me an important gift. It was a smile. It was the early autumn of my first year at a junior high school,
34、 and my old school was far away. As a result, no one knew who I was. I was very lonely, and afraid to make friends with anyone. Every time I heard the other students talking and laughing, I felt my heart break. I couldnt talk about anyone with my problems. And I didnt my parents to worry about me. T
35、hen one day, my classmates talked happily with their friends, but I sat at my desk unhappily as usual. At that moment, a boy entered the classroom. I didnt know who he was. He passed me and then turned back. He looked at me, without a word, a smile. Suddenly, I felt the touch of something bright and
36、 friendly. It made me feel happy, lively and warm. That smile changed my life. I started to talk with other students and made friends. Day by day, I became closer to everyone in my class. The boy with the lucky smile has become my best friend now. One day I asked him why he smiled, but he couldnt re
37、member smiling at me! It doesnt matter because all the dark days have gone. I believe that the world is what you think it is. If you think it lonely, you might always be alone. So smile at world and it will smile back. 56. Why was the smile an important gift? A. Because the writers old school was fa
38、r away. B. Because the writer didnt know who the boy was. C. Because the smile didnt mean anything to the boy. D. Because it made the writer feel happy, lively and warm. 57. The writer didnt talk to anyone in her new school about her problem because . A. she was always unhappy B. she didnt have any
39、friends there C. she was in the first year at the junior high school D. she didnt want her parents to worry about her 58. How did the smile change her life? A. She started to make friends. B. She became the best friend with the boy. C. Her parents didnt worry about her any more. D. She realized that
40、 she was lonely. 59. Where does she now think her feeling of unhappiness came from? A. From her old school. B. From her parents. C. From herself D. From her classmate at the new school B When we asked students what they want to be, they often talk about unusual jobs, things like teachers and doctors
41、. But if you think about it, many people dont plan to do their jobs. They just start doing them by accident. We have talked to two people with unusual jobs. Emily is a dentist but she doesnt work with people. She works with horses. After university she took care of animals health for several years,
42、but she notices that there were few people who could help horses teeth. She deicide to go to college and study again. Then she had to buy special tools, but she is never out of work. Shed always very busy taking care of horses teeth. “I couldnt be a dentist for people now,” Emily said, “because I re
43、ally enjoy working with horses.” As soon as David could read, he read books about robots, but the robots he build today dont look like the strange robot people in his books. He build robots for industry. Early one he made up his mind to study math, science and computers so that he could break into t
44、he world of robot engineering. “Some of the math is very difficult.” say David, “but you must study math to be an engineer.” Fortunately he got top marks in all his math exams. 60. Emily doesnt want to be a dentist because . A. the pay is low B. she has to buy special tools C. she will be out of wor
45、k D. she likes working with horses 61. To become a robot engineer, David . A. need to worry B. bought a lot of robots C. had to study hard D. didnt have to go to college 62. David got top marks in all his math exams, although . A. math was not easy to study B. he has to study math to be an engineer
46、C. he could break into the world of robot engineering D. he made up his mind to study math, science and computers C We all dream although we remember only a few of our dreams. Some people train themselves to remember their dreams. As soon as they wake up, they record what their dreams were about. Sc
47、ientists believe that we have different kinds of sleep. One kind is called R.E.M. R.E.W. stands for rapid eye movement. During this kind of sleep our eyes move quickly, even though they are closed. Although we are asleep, there is a lot of brain activities. We probably have dreams at this time. Sometimes people talk in their sleep. In these dreams the dreamer is usually unhappy or worried about something. The worst of the dreams are so frightening that we call them nightmares. In a nig
