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
2、 ending. 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。
3、 13、 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 id
4、ler, 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
5、 all 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
6、, wealthy 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、 Ea
7、ch coin 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
8、最坏的 打算。 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、
9、Early to bed, early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise. 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 your mind to i t. 世 上 无 难 事 ， 只 怕 有 心 人 。 54、 Where theres a will, theres a way. 有志者事竟成。 55、 Practice makes perfe
10、ct （熟能生巧。 ） 56、 Pride goes before a fall （骄傲必败。 ） Superstar and 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
11、 , I can get rid of everything noisy around. Whats more, I can 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 th
12、en like a wonder. She is Susan Boyle, the superstar in my heart. 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
13、well as never to give up. She is like a sunshine that gives me hope. Where there is a will, there is a way. 2008 北京中考统一卷 单项选择（每题 1 分，共 18 分） 1. Im going skating. Would you like to go with _? A. me B. I C. my D. mine 2. Peter usually gets up early _ the morning. A. on B. in C. at D. of 3. Lucy and Li
14、ly _ sisters. They study at the same school. A. be B. am C. is D. are 4. Its a nice house _ it hasnt got a garden. A. and B. or C. but D. so 5. _ you speak Japanese? No, I cant. A. Can B. Must C. May D. Should 6. Im hungry. I want _ to eat. A. anything B. something C. everything D. nothing 7. _ did
15、you buy for your mom for Mothers Day? Some flowers. A. How B. Where C. When D. What 8. I think real cards are _ than e-cards. A. nice B. nicer C. nicest D. the nicest 9. My brothers ill in hospital. Im sorry _ that. A. hear B. hearing C. heard D. to hear 10. Dont turn on the TV. Grandma _ now. A. is
16、 sleeping B. will sleep C. slept D. sleeps 11. We were in Qingdao last week and _ great fun there. A. will have B. have had C. had D. have 12. Linda, when shall we take a walk? After I finish _ the dishes. A. wash B. washed C. to wash D. washing 13. Hello! Can I speak to Alice? Sorry. She isnt here
17、right now. She _ to the shop. A. goes B. will go C. has gone D. was going 14. Betty likes _ very much. She draws pictures every day. A. art B. music C. sport D. science 15. Hell send us a message as soon as he _ in Sichuan. A. is arriving B. will arrive C. arrived D. arrives 16. Whos the little baby
18、 in the photo, Susan? Its me. This photo _ ten years ago. A. takes B. is taken C. took D. was taken 17. Do you know _ for Shanghai last night? At 9:00. A. what time he leaves B. what time does he leave C. what time he left D. what time did he leave 18. Shall we go to the sea animal show tomorrow? _
19、A. Thank you. B. Good idea. C. It doesnt matter. D. Its very kind of you. 完形填空（每题 1 分，共 12 分） Gilbert joined the Science Club last summer. One day he was handed a piece of paper, a block of wood and four wheels; he was told to go home and 1 them all to “dad”. However, Gilberts mom knew that his dad
20、wasnt good at making things and decided that she would read the 2 and let Gilbert do the work. A few days later the block of wood was turning into a car that Gilbert 3 named “Blue Lightning”. Then he and his mother went to a car race together. But when they 4 there, Gilbert found that his car was th
21、e only one that had not been made by a “father-son” partnership (合作 ). The race began. One by one the cars were knocked out until it 5 to the final betweeen Gilbert and Jimmy. Just before the race, Gilbert asked 6 they could stop for a minute so that he could make a wish. After a long minute, Gilber
22、t said that he was 7 . People cheered as the race began. Jimmy stood with his father and watched their car racing down the road while Gilbert was surprised at the great 8 of his car as it rushed over the finishing line less than a second 9 Jimmys. Gilbert jumped up and down with 10 . Soon the club m
23、anager came over and asked him, “So, Gilbert, your wish was to 11 , right?” “Oh no, sir,” he replied. “I just wished that I wouldnt cry if I lost.” Children sometimes 12 adults with unexpected ideas. When Gilbert first saw the other cars, he didnt cry out, “Not fair! Other children had their fathers
24、 help!” Gilbert didnt wish for victory in the race; instead he wished for courage. 1. A. send B. return C. lend D. give 2. A. instructions B. passage C. message D. explanations 3. A. easily B. carefully C. proudly D. kindly 4. A. lived B. got C. met D. passed 5. A. ran B. moved C. came D. rushed 6.
25、A. whether B. why C. when D. where 7. A. sure B. ready C. tired D. sorry 8. A. effort B. energy C. speed D. value 9. A. past B. over C. after D. before 10. A. excitement B. enjoyment C. agreement D. achievement 11. A. change B. break C. leave D. win 12. A. satisfy B. surprise C. please D. encourage
26、阅读理解（每题 2 分，共 22 分） A What does the sign (标识 ) say? 1. What time does the university park open in March? A. At 6:00 am. B. At 6:30 am. C. At 8:00 am. D. At 8:30 am. 2. Which sign tells you not to smoke? A. Sign 2. B. Sign 4. C. Sign 6. D. Sign 8. 3. Where can you see Sign 9? A. On the playground. B.
27、 At he schol ibrary. C. Near the swimming pool. D. In the computer room. B Do you want to live a happier, less stressful (有压力的 ) life? Try laughing for no reason at all. Thats how thousands of people start their day at Laughter Clubs around the world and many doctors now think that having a good lau
28、gh might be one of the best ways to stay healthy. The first Laughter Club was started in Mumbai, India, in 1995 by Dr. Madan Kataria. “Young children laugh about 300 times a day. Adults laugh between 7 and 15 times a day,” says Dr. Kataria. “Everyones naturally good at laughing its the universal lan
29、guage. We want people to feel happy with their lives.” There are now more than 500 Laughter Clubs in India and over 1,300 worldwide. Many doctors are also interested in the effects (效果 ) of laughter on our health. According to a 5-year study at the UCLA School of Medicine in California, with laughin
30、g there is less stress in the body. Laughter improves our health against illness by about 40%. So, what happens at a Laughter Club? I went along to my nearest club in South London to find out. I was quite nervous at the beginning of the class, to be honest I wasnt interested in laughing with a group
31、 of strangers, and I was worried about looking stupid. Our laughter teacher told us to clap our hands and say “ho ho ho, ha ha ha,” while looking at each other. However, our bodies cant tell the difference between fake laughter and real laughter, so they still produce the same healthy effects. Surpr
32、isingly, it works! After ten minutes everybody in the room was laughing for real and some people just couldnt stop! At the end of the class I was surprised by how relaxed and comfortable I felt. So if youre under stress, then start laughing. You might be very pleased with the results! 4. In which co
33、untry was the first Laughter Club started? A. Britain. B. America. C. Australia. D. India. 5. How did the writer feel at the beginning of the class? A. Surprised. B. Pleased. C. Nervous. D. Stressful. 6. When did the people in the club begin to laugh for real? A. After a few minutes. B. After a few
34、hours. C. After a few seconds. D. After a few days. 7. Which of the following is true according to the passage? A. Fake laughter and real laughter are both good for health. B. 40% of the people in Laughter Clubs are good friends. C. Adults laugh more often than children in a day. D. Laughing is the
35、best way to prevent illness. C Each year Ben is glad when school is closed on Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Ben knows that this day honors an important man, but Ben does not feel connected to him. However, the small-world theory (理论 ) connects Ben to Dr. King. Bens mom (0) has a close friend, Amy (1).
36、 Amys uncle, Mark (2), once met and spoke to John Carter (3), the son of President Jimmy Carter (4). Jimmy Carter knew Dr. King (5). In a way, Ben is only “five people away” from Martin Luther King Jr. The small-world theory says that everyone in the world is connected through a short chain (链条 ) of
37、 people they know. Another name of this chain is degrees of separation. Each degree is a step that separates a person from someone he or she does not know. There are zero degrees of separation between a person and the people he or she knows directly. This means that there are zero degrees between Be
38、n and his mom. There is one degree of separation when just one person separates someone from a person he or she does not know. Ben knows his mom, but he hasnt met her close friend Amy. Therefore, Ben is one degree away from Amy. As the chain continues, Amys uncle, Mark, is two degrees. John Carter i
39、s three degrees, and his father is four degrees. Dr. King is five degrees away from Ben. The theory says that there are no more than six degrees of separation between any two people in the world. The small-world theory has a lot to do with math. The theory assumes (假定 ) that each person knows 100 pe
40、ople. Each one of those 100 people knows 50 different people. Each of those 50 people knows another 50 people, and so on. When someone continues the calculation to six degrees, it is like this: 100 50 50 50 50 50 = 31.25 10 9 . This number is greater than 31 billion (a billion = a thousand million).
41、 There are over 6 billion people in the world. These numbers show it is possible that six degrees of separation could include everyone in the world. Does the small-world theory work? No one has ever proved it. Maybe the theory just invites people to think a little more about their places in the worl
42、d. 8. Ben is two degrees away from _. A. Jimmy Carter B. John Carter C. Amy D. Mark 9. What is the meaning of “degrees of separation” in Paragraph 2? A. The chain to connect people. B. The relations between people. C. The steps of knowing strangers. D. The separation between strangers. 10. What is t
43、he small-world theory mainly about? A. How far Ben is away from Dr. King. B. How many people one can get to know. C. How people are connected in the world. D. How the degrees of separation are set up. 11. We can learn from the article that _. A. the small-world theory works B. more research is neede
44、d to prove the theory C. six degrees are needed to know the strangers D. the writers purpose is to help people find out their places 选词填空（每题 1 分，共 7 分） family, too, do, five, and, farmer, like ( At an English corner ) A: Hello! Im Peter. B: Hello! Im Liu Dong. Nice to meet you. A: Nice to meet you,
45、1 . B. Im from China. Wherere you from? A: Im from America. How many people are there in your 2 ? B: Therere 3 . Theyre my grandpa, grandma, father, mother and I. A: What do your parents 4 ? B: My fathers a teacher 5 my mother works in a bookstore. A: Does your father 6 his job? B: Sure. He likes te
46、aching very much. What about your parents? A: Both of them are 7 . They have a big farm. 完成句子（每题 2 分，共 10 分） 1. 邮局离这儿有些远，你最好坐车去。 The post office is a bit far from here. _ take a bus. 2. 为什么不早点儿把这个好消息告诉他呢？ _ tell him the good news a little earlier? 3. 王芳还没来，她怎么了？ Wang Fang hasnt come yet. _ her? 4. 很
47、多医护人员太忙了，顾不上吃饭。 Many doctors and nurses are _ to have their meals. 5. 战士们已连续工作了 18 个小时，有必要让他们停下来休息。 The soldiers have kept working for 18 hours, so _. 阅读与表达（每题 2 分，共 10 分） The Amazon rainforest is home to millions of different kinds of animals, plants, and birds. Most of the worlds fresh water is here and the forest plants clean the Earths air every day. Chico was born near the Amazon town, Brazil, in 1944 and started working when he was very young. Like the rest of his family, the boy got the money by taking a little rubber from the trees in t
